Movies Like Lifeboat

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

The Cruel Sea

1953·2h 6m·★ 7.4·Charles Frend

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Life of Pi

2012·2h 7m·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

Themes: lifeboat, sea

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Simon Stone

Themes: boat, journalist

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001·2h 38m·★ 7.3·Hardy Martins

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The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Midway

1976·2h 12m·★ 6.8·Jack Smight

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Victors

1963·2h 55m·★ 6.9·Carl Foreman

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

TMDB recommends

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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Dunkirk

2017·1h 47m·★ 7.8·Christopher Nolan

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Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommends

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Little Boy

2015·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Alejandro Monteverde

Fans also likedDrama & War

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommends

Mister Roberts

1955·2h 3m·★ 7.6·John Ford

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The Bedford Incident

1965·1h 42m·★ 7.3·James B. Harris

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Battle of Britain

1969·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Guy Hamilton

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Run Silent, Run Deep

1958·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Robert Wise

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How Good Is Lifeboat?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.