Movies Like Hostile Waters

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Poseidon

2006·1h 38m·★ 5.7·Wolfgang Petersen

Themes: atlantic ocean, shipwreckTMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Crimson Tide

1995·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Tony Scott

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama & War

Kursk

2018·1h 58m·★ 6.6·Thomas Vinterberg

Fans also likedStarring Max von SydowDrama & Thriller

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

The Island of Thirty Coffins

1979·5h·★ 7.7·Marcel Cravenne

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Titanic

1997·3h 14m·★ 8.0·James Cameron

Themes: atlantic ocean, shipwreck

Jaws

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg

Themes: atlantic ocean, shipwreck

The Bedford Incident

1965·1h 42m·★ 7.3·James B. Harris

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & War

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002·2h 18m·★ 6.7·Kathryn Bigelow

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & War

By Dawn's Early Light

1990·1h 41m·★ 6.9·Jack Sholder

Fans also likedTV Movie & Drama & Thriller

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946·2h 51m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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Sicko

2007·2h 3m·★ 8.0·Michael Moore

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The Abyss

1989·2h 20m·★ 7.5·James Cameron

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Operation Petticoat

1959·2h 4m·★ 7.2·Blake Edwards

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Zabriskie Point

1970·1h 53m·★ 6.9·Michelangelo Antonioni

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The Cruel Sea

1953·2h 6m·★ 7.4·Charles Frend

Fans also likedDrama & War

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Robert Wise

Fans also likedDrama & War

Wendy and Lucy

2008·1h 20m·★ 7.1·Kelly Reichardt

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U-571

2000·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Jonathan Mostow

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How Good Is Hostile Waters?

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