Movies like Adrift (2018)
The best movies like Adrift (2018) are Pressure (2015), Survive (2024) and Infinite Storm (2022). If Adrift hooked you with its thriller and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCast Away (2000)7.7/10 from 12,725 votes
- NewestWhalefall (2026)Released 2026
Pressure (2015)
Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSurvive (2024)
A couple celebrates their son’s birthday in the middle of the ocean on their boat. A violent storm hits and it brings up hungry creatures from the depths and they fight for their survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisInfinite Storm (2022)
One woman's journey for self-discovery and turns into a harrowing tale of survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 33 (2015)
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCast Away (2000)
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArctic (2018)
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost and he must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shallows (2016)
While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Finest Hours (2016)
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHorizon Line (2020)
A couple flying on a small plane to attend a tropical island wedding must fight for their lives after their pilot suffers a heart attack.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlive (1993)
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgainst the Sun (2014)
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhalefall (2026)
Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGold (2022)
In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty, with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools while the other remains with the gold. The man who remains must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his fate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgainst the Ice (2022)
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Heart of the Sea (2015)
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHero Dog: The Journey Home (2021)
Chinook the Alaskan Malamute must lead a shipwrecked blind man out of the wilderness, while the man's children launch a rescue mission of their own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOut Come the Wolves (2024)
At a cabin deep in the wilderness, a weekend of hunting turns to mayhem and a fight for survival when a pack of wolves attack a man, his female best friend and her fiance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisVertical Limit (2000)
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Squall (1996)
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Occupant (2025)
Desperate to save her sister, Abby takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness. Stranded in the mountains after her helicopter crashes, she finds hope through John, a mysterious helper radioing from nearby. As he guides her through the harsh conditions, Abby struggles to survive, and her grip on reality falters until she is faced with an impossible choice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Mountain Between Us (2017)
Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Edge (1997)
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Is Lost (2013)
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJungle (2017)
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeast of War (2025)
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like this127 Hours (2010)
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dive (2023)
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOpen Water (2004)
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both thriller & adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Adrift?
The closest matches to Adrift are Pressure (2015), Survive (2024) and Infinite Storm (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Adrift?
People who watched Adrift most often go on to Pressure (2015), Survive (2024) and Infinite Storm (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like Adrift?
Cast Away (2000), rated 7.7/10 by 12,725 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Adrift?
Whalefall (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Adrift?
Yes: Pressure (2015), Infinite Storm (2022) and The 33 (2015).
How are movies similar to Adrift chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Adrift, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.