Movies like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)
The best movies like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down) are 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Woody Woodpecker (2017). If Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down) hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Wolf and the Lion (2021)7.5/10 from 517 votes
- NewestDeep Water (2026)Released 2026
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDolphin Tale (2011)
A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWoody Woodpecker (2017)
Woody Woodpecker enters a turf war with a big city lawyer wanting to tear down his home in an effort to build a house to flip.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnder the Sea 3D (2009)
Imagine a world of incredible color and beauty. Of crabs wearing jellyfish for hats. Of fish disguised as frogs, stones and shag carpets. Of a kaleidoscope of life dancing and weaving, floating and darting in an underwater wonderland. Now, go explore it! Howard Hall and his filmmaking team, who brought you Deep Sea and Into the Deep, take you into tropical waters alive with adventure: the Great Barrier Reef and other South Pacific realms. Narrated by Jim Carrey and featuring astonishing camerawork, this amazing film brings you face to fin with Nature's marvels, from the terrible grandeur (and terrible teeth) of a Great White to the comic antics of a lovestruck cuttlefish. Excitement and fun run deep Under the Sea!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDolphin Reef (2018)
Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Abyss (1989)
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLast Breath (2025)
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeep Water (2026)
A group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeast (2022)
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Sea (2024)
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelow (2002)
In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions, mental deceptions and runaway fears that lurk just below the surface of the ocean.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPetals on the Wind (2014)
This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wolf and the Lion (2021)
After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable bond, but their world soon collapses as the forest ranger discovers the animals and takes them away. The two cub brothers must now embark on a treacherous journey across Canada to be reunited with one another and Alma once more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPuff: Wonders of the Reef (2021)
A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMomo (2025)
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond the Reach (2014)
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Art of Flight (2011)
Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBad Sister (2015)
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a fatal attraction to Zoe's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHunting Season (2025)
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShot Through (TBA)
How do we react when a gun is fired? Even if it is only aimed at something that is supposedly lifeless? Tom Dale raises these questions in his work Shot Through. The video begins with a drum set standing in a forest. A shot is heard. And a second. Many others follow. The editing accelerates the destruction of the drums. Through the alternating shots, the viewer witnesses the various facets of the carnage – the explosion of the wood or the denting of metal – and the issue of materiality is shifted into focus. After the hail of bullets has ceased, closeups are shown of the drum, which has been shot to pieces. Comparisons to a gutted corpse are deliberate, and the drums transformed from a thing into animal-like creatures. The forest setting is reminiscent of a hunting scene, although it is alienated from the ethics of hunting and instead portrays the execution of the objects.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Monument Valley Flight Attempt (TBA)
An art film included in Wholphin Issue Number 5.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Maurice at the World's Fair (2010)
A humorous take on a story from author/illustrator, Maurice Sendak's childhood, produced with love by Spike Jonze, with Catherine Keener and friends for Maurice Sendak on his 80th birthday.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Creature Within (2009)
A portrait of Maurice Sendak's self-doubts. Included in Wholphin Issue Number 9
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Melbourne Years (2009)
An animated director's statement. Included in Wholphin Issue Number 9
Why it matches: Similar story and style
John "Kung Fu" Wang (TBA)
A short instructional video included in Wholphin Issue Number 5
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Southern Exposure (TBA)
Three physicists go for a jog in -30 degree weather at the South Pole, naked.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Man in the Grey Suit (TBA)
An excerpt from a nature documentary included in Wholphin Issue Number 6
Why it matches: Similar story and style
One Day with the S.L.A. (TBA)
A documentary included in Wholphin Issue Number 5
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Ptychogastria, Spatulate: Apprehensions Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down (A.K.A. A Deep Metaphor for Something I'd Rather Not Talk About) (TBA)
A chronicling of staid deep-sea research. Included in Wholphin Issue Number 10.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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What are the best movies like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)?
The closest matches to Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down) are 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Woody Woodpecker (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)?
Start with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), the closest match to Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down).
What is the highest-rated movie like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)?
The Wolf and the Lion (2021), rated 7.5/10 by 517 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)?
Deep Water (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down)?
Yes: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Woody Woodpecker (2017).
How are movies similar to Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down) chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Alive Right Now, Somewhere (More Mbari Encounters Eight and a Half Empire State Buildings Down), then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.