Movies Like Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

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

The Hurricane

1937·1h 44m·★ 7.1·John Ford

4 shared themes: south seas, tahiti, shark...Fans also likedAdventure & Drama & Romance

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

Themes: love of one's life, black and whiteTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

Themes: pre-code, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

Themes: pre-code, black and whiteTMDB recommends

The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

Themes: pre-code, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007·2h 49m·★ 7.2·Gore Verbinski

Themes: exotic island, love of one's lifeFans also liked

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023·2h 20m·★ 8.5·Kemp Powers

Themes: sacrifice, romance

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961·1h 55m·★ 7.5·Blake Edwards

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

King Kong

2005·3h 8m·★ 7.2·Peter Jackson

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

Amélie

2001·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

TMDB recommends

Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003·2h 23m·★ 8.1·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommends

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommends

Cast Away

2000·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Robert Zemeckis

Fans also likedAdventure & Drama

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006·2h 31m·★ 7.4·Gore Verbinski

TMDB recommends

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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One Way Passage

1932·1h 8m·★ 7.5·Tay Garnett

Fans also likedRomance & Drama

The Last Song

2010·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Julie Anne Robinson

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

People We Meet on Vacation

2026·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Brett Haley

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