20 movies like South, ordered by similarity : The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition(2000), Adrift(2018), Deep Water(2006), Abandoned(2015), For Sama(2019), Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Elstree 1976(2015), Dinosaur 13(2014), Atomic Homefront(2017), Abortion: Stories Women Tell(2016), Shirkers(2018), The Cold Blue(2018) ...
Documentary
Australia|UK
1919
88 Minutes
explorer sailor crew member documentarian captain ernest shackleton engaging tense gripping antarctica ship south georgia island glacier boat exploration shipwreck filmmaking wildlife survival endurance
The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sails south, breaking the ice, and ultimately getting trapped by the fast-changing weather. The ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|UK|Germany|Sweden
2000
93 Minutes
explorer crew member cameraman narrator scientist engaging fascinating incredible antarctica exploration science survival ernest shackleton quest rescue discovery 2000s
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key ... See full summary »
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
Documentary
UK
2006
93 Minutes
englishman sailor contestant engaging gripping intense sad sea england boat donald crowhurst contest boats boat race golden globe financial troubles adventure quest 1960s
A documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.
Action, Drama
New Zealand
2015
86 Minutes
Dominic Purcell Peter Feeney Owen Black Siobhan Marshall Greg Johnson Daniel Cleary Serena Cotton Rachel Nash
man shipwreck survivor survivor friend explorer sailor engaging emotional melodramatic thrilling gripping suspenseful sea boat ocean home danger shipwreck sinking ship survival
In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
filmmaker director crafty creative engaging fascinating inspiring quirky united states austin texas hollywood biography life life lessons life story life's work filmmaking film independent filmmaking
A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Documentary
UK
2015
90 Minutes
actor actress extra filmmaker crew member engaging fascinating united states documentaries documentary filmmaking film life career acting biography interview discovery 1970s
Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
documentarian american citizen fascinating gripping eerie disturbing sad united states city corruption earth greed save humanity documentary filmmaking discovery escape quest rescue revenge
A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
woman mother abortionist emotional engaging gripping intense moving united states illinois missouri abortion life life lessons life story support group difficult choices difficult decision sacrifice 21st century
This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Documentary
USA|UK
2018
96 Minutes
teen girl mentor friend filmmaker novelist mysterious man confident creative fascinating engaging emotional intricate singapore united states los angeles street basement car filmmaking mentorship
A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
Documentary, War
USA
2018
72 Minutes
director actor documentarian inspiring touching powerful fascinating studio movie set cinema footage filmmaking documentary filmmaking filmmaker documentaries discovery transformation rescue 1940s
A tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
Documentary
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Jimmy Chin
rock climber climber confident engaging fascinating gripping inspiring incredible intense raw wild yosemite valley united states adventure challenge climbing nature discovery quest adventure
Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
Documentary
2003
81 Minutes
stuntwoman woman senior citizen actress friend quentin tarantino engaging inspiring touching hollywood, calif. convention california film set zoe bell jeannie epper stunts sexism friendship filmmaking underdog
Documentary
Ireland
2016
77 Minutes
documentarian young man director narrator moving heartwarming emotional inspiring ireland life disease living with disability filmmaking pursuit underdog 2010s
It's Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.
Documentary
USA
2007
99 Minutes
scientist documentarian researcher fascinating antarctica isolation werner herzog wildlife survival penguins discovery 21st century
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
Documentary
2007
90 Minutes
elephant lion bear whale engaging powerful earth africa arctic ocean mother/child relationship environment global warming survival animals ecology quest 2000s
A polar bear, an elephant and humpback whale all struggle to raise their young and keep them safe from predators.
Documentary
Norway|Sweden
1951
73 Minutes
explorer scientist sailor filmmaker engaging fascinating pacific ocean peru polynesia raft exploration expedition daunting task historical events scientific experiments quest adventure discovery 1940s
A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Documentary
USA|France
2003
60 Minutes
director actor historian fascinating engaging incredible ocean historical events cinema history shipwreck hms titanic discovery adventure mystery 1910s
James Cameron and Bill Paxton, director and actor of the 1997 film Titanic, travel to the final undersea resting place of the ill-fated ship of dreams.
Documentary
USA
2019
91 Minutes
man magician filmmaker documentarian entertainer bleak amusing gripping melancholy tense united states illness death life performance inspiration magic diagnosis drugs comeback
What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.