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Pioneer (2013)
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Original name: Pionér
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Germany, Sweden, France, Finland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
Style:
captivating, tense, realistic, serious, stylized, suspense, educational, suspenseful, interesting
Plot:
underwater, oil, oil industry, investigation, obsession, conspiracy, uncover truth, twists and turns, ocean, danger, scuba diving, desire, sea, diving, greed, oil field, death, accident, hallucination, water, creature, abyss, animal, nordic, seafaring ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
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Most similar movies to Pioneer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about danger, ocean, sea, underwater, underwater scene, scuba diving and diving mostly in Drama, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like Pioneer: Black Sea (2014), Pressure (2015), Dark Tide (2012), Sanctum (2011), The Burning Sea (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
submarine, underwater, sea, treasure hunt, boat, ocean, survival, gold, isolation, danger, sunken ship, greed ...
Time:
year 1941, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
black sea, scotland, ukraine, crimea, russia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?
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suspense, rough, exciting, suspenseful, depressing ...
Plot:
underwater, diver, trapped, survival, claustrophobia, self sacrifice, rescue, storm, scuba diving, friendship, diving, wilderness survival ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Germany, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A traumatized shark expert (Halle Berry) must battle her own fears to lead a thrill-seeking businessman on a dive into a dangerous section of water known as "Shark Alley."
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
shark, ocean, shark attack, underwater, diver, scuba diving, man versus nature, dangerous animal, diving, haunted by the past, escapades, loss of partner ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, cape town south africa
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
survival, cave, expedition, disaster, danger, underwater, death, forces of nature, underground, water, struggle for survival, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
papua new guinea
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
disaster, oil rig, sea, catastrophe, north sea, ocean, submarine, oil industry, natural disaster, trapped, mission, trap ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When their yacht capsizes during a storm; four men face almost certain death.
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
sea, lost at sea, death, desert island, ship, fear, survival, courage, storm, boat, sailing, wilderness survival ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
diving, friendship, sea, diver, underwater, love affair, passion, male male relationship, melancholy, danger, water, escapades ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
greece, south america, italy, sicily, south of france ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on an astonishing true incident that took place on the frigid seas off Iceland in 1984, The Deep fashions a modern-day everyman myth about the sole survivor of a shipwreck, whose superhuman will to survive made him both an inexplicable ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, uplifting, weird
Plot:
storm at sea, ocean, fisherman, shipwreck, struggle for survival, drowning, against the odds, danger, hopes, sea disaster, survivor, disaster ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
iceland, atlantic ocean
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Belgium, UK, Malta, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
underwater, scuba diving, sister sister relationship, diver, diving, saving a life, risk, threat, death threat, life risking, sisters, angry ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway, Belgium
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Two Swedish/Norwegian half sisters go on a winter diving trip in Northern Norway, when they get trapped after a rockslide.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, absurd ...
Plot:
survival, ocean, underwater, trap, diving, winter, isolation, sister sister relationship, rescue from drowning, rescue, friendship, danger ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An architect (Daniel Hendler) trails a man (Gustavo Garzón) who was hiding under his girlfriend's (Dolores Fonzi) bed.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
true love, lovers, investigation, jealousy, obsession, danger, rivalry, couples, stalking, infidelity, unfaithful, violent content ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Three friends from California are filming an audition tape for an extreme reality game show. They document their journey to Australia where they will be doing their most dangerous activity.... Shark Cage Diving. A catastrophic turn of events leaves ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, bloody, intense ...
Plot:
animal attack, shark, ocean, shark attack, diving, underwater, found footage, killer animal, danger, friends, fish, water ...
Place:
oceania, california, australia, new zealand
Similarity:
56%
208K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, exciting, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
ocean, ufo, underwater, first contact, disaster, sea, submarine, space and aliens, survival, heroic mission, alien encounter, alien ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, future
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, submarine, nuclear submarine, rescue, drowning, daring rescue, survival, heroes, save the day, danger, tough heroes, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
pentagon
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, danger, twists and turns, love, stalking, surveillance, deception, adultery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
55%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters...
Style:
tense, suspense, scenic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, ocean, shark, treasure hunt, scuba diving, diving, shipwreck, chase, sea, kidnapping, see through clothes, betrayal ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
haiti, caribbean
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Searing and luscious, "Beautiful" tells the story of Daniel, a shy and introverted 14 year old boy residing in Sunshine Hills, a suburb living in the grip of fear following the rumoured abductions of three teenage girls. Daniel's two ...
Style:
suspense, scary, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, suburbs, youth, investigation, dishonesty, uncover truth, danger, teenage life, blind ambition, suburban life, teenager, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Style:
scary, suspense, sexy, clever, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, shark, shark attack, stranded, diving, ocean, panic, isolation, lost at sea, shipwreck, animal attack, fish ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
caribbean, australia
Similarity:
55%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the ...
Style:
harsh, suspense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
killer whale, whale, survival, ocean, killer animal, animal attack, sea, vengeance, ship, revenge, fish, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
newfoundland, antarctica
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A businessman must explain to his lawyers how he came to be found in a locked hotel room with his dead partner, whose body was covered in money.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, captivating, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, murder, uncover truth, lovers, murder suspect, dark secret, lawyer, parents, couples, dishonesty, deception, revenge ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While covering the annual Nobel Banquet for tabloid Kvällspressen, crime reporter Annika Bengtzon witnesses a spectacular murder right in front of her. Two people are shot, one of them the controversial Laureate in Medicine, Aaron Wiesel. Annika is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
journalism, journalist, murder, investigation, uncover truth, danger, media, dishonesty, nordic, reporter, writers, investigative journalism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
54%
368
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
ocean, sailing, scuba diving, bare legs, greed, gold, underwater, jealousy, sailboat, treasure, betrayal, paranoia ...
Time:
80s
Place:
key west florida
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fog and the Night is the search of an investigator who has lost his confidence in his organization and whose happy"family father" order has been disrupted by his young lover.And introverted man due to his profession , not a big talker or ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, bleak
Plot:
fighting the system, investigation, uncover truth, partner, society, dishonesty, murder, life is a bitch, who to trust, rivalry, friendship, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water ...
Style:
scary, rough, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, family in danger, human nature, yacht, drowning, danger, social relations, sea, uninhibited rivalry, diving, shipwreck, survival horror ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, Malaysia, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and the dangerous secret behind the adoption agency they trusted. Risking their own lives, they ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
missing child, couples, couple relations, uncover truth, investigation, kidnapping, daughter, adoption, cons and scams, chases and races, family problems, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, male objectification, murder, private detective, investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty, intrigue, rivalry, nothing to lose, private investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Style:
psychotronic, serious, exciting, rough, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, ocean, giant monster, disaster, diving, kaiju, scuba diving, monster, giant octopus, sea, octopus, diver ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, independent film
Plot:
spy, yacht, military, sailing, ocean, espionage, state affairs, danger, undercover, conquering, heroes, ship ...
Time:
1900s, year 1979, 20th century
Place:
germany, britain, england
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, investigation, undercover, police corruption, journalism, media, law enforcement, uncover truth, legal, working undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After popular and charismatic megachurch leader Hamilton Spears commits suicide, his teenage daughter Hannah's life goes off the rails. The only thing keeping her together is her new boyfriend, Oliver. When she finds evidence pointing to a ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, clergy, amateur detective, uncover truth, youth, society, dishonesty, danger, teenager, soul, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
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