Movies Like The Rescue

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

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

2022·1h 37m·★ 7.4·Rory Kennedy

4 shared themes: search and rescue, rescue operation, rescue team...Fans also likedDocumentary & Drama

Thirteen Lives

2022·2h 27m·★ 7.8·Ron Howard

4 shared themes: cave diving, cave, thailand...Fans also liked

The Last Descent

2016·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Isaac Halasima

Themes: cave, trapped, rescueFans also liked

World Trade Center

2006·2h 9m·★ 6.0·Oliver Stone

Themes: rescue team, trapped, rescueFans also liked

The Impossible

2012·1h 53m·★ 7.5·J. A. Bayona

Themes: thailand, natural disasterFans also liked

Last Breath

2019·1h 25m·★ 7.6·Alex Parkinson

Themes: underwater rescue, rescueFans also liked

Ace in the Hole

1951·1h 51m·★ 8.0·Billy Wilder

Themes: trapped, rescueFans also liked

Dante's Peak

1997·1h 48m·★ 6.1·Roger Donaldson

Themes: natural disaster, rescueFans also liked

Red One

2024·2h 4m·★ 6.2·Jake Kasdan

Themes: rescue team, rescue

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

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El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

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It Ain't Over

2023·1h 38m·★ 8.2·Sean Mullin

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New Trial

2017·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Kim Tae-yun

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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Backdraft

1991·2h 17m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

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Midway

1976·2h 12m·★ 6.8·Jack Smight

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021·2h 6m·★ 6.6·Michael Showalter

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Walking Tall

2004·1h 26m·★ 6.2·Kevin Bray

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Saipan

2025·1h 31m·★ 6.1

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Louder Than Words

2013·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Anthony Fabian

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