Movies Like The Old Man and the Sea

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

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

1992·20m·★ 7.8·Aleksandr Petrov

2 shared crewThemes: paint-on-glass, short filmDir. Aleksandr Petrov

The Old Man and the Sea

1958·1h 26m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

Themes: fisherman, seaFans also likedAdventure & Drama

Shark Tale

2004·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Bibo Bergeron

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Ciao Alberto

2021·7m·★ 6.9·McKenna Jean Harris

Themes: short film, seaFans also liked

The Beach

2000·1h 59m·★ 6.6·Danny Boyle

Themes: shark attack, sharkDrama & Adventure

Finding Nemo

2003·1h 40m·★ 8.2·Andrew Stanton

Themes: fish, sharkAnimation & Adventure

Jaws

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg

Themes: shark attack, shark

Dangerous Animals

2025·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Sean Byrne

Themes: shark attack, shark

Jaws 2

1978·1h 57m·★ 5.8·Jeannot Szwarc

Themes: shark attack, shark

Deep Blue Sea

1999·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Renny Harlin

Themes: shark attack, shark

Thrash

2026·1h 26m·★ 5.0·Tommy Wirkola

Themes: shark attack, shark

Watership Down

1978·1h 32m·★ 7.5·Martin Rosen

Fans also likedAdventure & Animation & Drama

Strings

2004·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Anders Rønnow Klarlund

Fans also likedAdventure & Animation & Drama

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Two by Two: Overboard!

2020·1h 25m·★ 5.8·Toby Genkel

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No Time for Nuts

2006·7m·★ 7.5·Chris Renaud

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My Penguin Friend

2024·1h 38m·★ 6.8·David Schurmann

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How Good Is The Old Man and the Sea?

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