Movies like Johanna (2016)
The best movies like Johanna (2016) are Men of Honor (2000), The Deepest Breath (2023) and Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025). If Johanna hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMen of Honor (2000)7.5/10 from 2,630 votes
- NewestSkyscraper Live (2026)Released 2026
Men of Honor (2000)
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Deepest Breath (2023)
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTitan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025)
OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the King Of Thieves and his villainous crew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForever Young (1992)
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrozen in Love (2018)
When struggling bookstore owner Mary and the bad boy of professional hockey, Adam, are teamed together to help facilitate an image makeover for the other, they soon realize that opposites attract and they find themselves unexpectedly frozen in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaster of the World (1961)
A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Knight Before Christmas (2019)
A medieval English knight is magically transported to present day where he ends up falling for a high school science teacher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWaterworld (1995)
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisSkyscraper Live (2026)
No ropes. No fear. Free solo legend Alex Honnold risks it all in a high-stakes, live ascent of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers in Taipei, Taiwan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFuneral in Berlin (1966)
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinter Castle (2019)
When Jenny attends her sister’s winter wedding at an ice hotel, her heart melts over the best man, the problem is he unexpectedly brings a “plus one,” seemingly dashing her hopes for a wintery romance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Chance for Christmas (2015)
When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute reindeer, belongs to a precocious 8-year-old girl and her mother Annie. As he races to get Frankie up to the North Pole, he realizes that he’s actually falling in love with Annie and has to find a way to win her over and save Christmas at the same time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisLadder 49 (2004)
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Gabby Douglas Story (2014)
The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrimes of Passion (1984)
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChateau Christmas (2020)
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarry Me at Christmas (2017)
Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect dress for the bride and orchestrating an exquisite event. What Madeline didn’t expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride’s gorgeous brother, movie star, Jonny Blaze. Jonny came to the quirky town of Fool’s Gold to support his sister -- not to fall in love. Yet Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he’s ever met, and she finds the real Jonny even more captivating than her celebrity crush. Will the action star be brave enough to take on the role of a lifetime?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Johanna?
The closest matches to Johanna are Men of Honor (2000), The Deepest Breath (2023) and Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Johanna?
Start with Men of Honor (2000), the closest match to Johanna.
What is the highest-rated movie like Johanna?
Men of Honor (2000), rated 7.5/10 by 2,630 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Johanna?
Skyscraper Live (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Johanna?
Yes: Men of Honor (2000), The Deepest Breath (2023) and Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025).
How are movies similar to Johanna chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Johanna, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.