20 movies like The Old Man and the Sea, ordered by similarity : Thunder Bay(1953), The Silver Horde(1930), Beneath the 12-Mile Reef(1953), Finding Dory(2016), Finding Nemo(2003), Big Fish & Begonia(2016), Isle of Dogs(2018), Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018), Sealed Cargo(1951), Kirikou and the Men and Women(2012), The Gun Runners(1958), Legend of the Lost(1957) ...
Adventure
USA
1958
86 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Felipe Pazos Harry Bellaver Donald Diamond Don Blackman Joey Ray Richard Alameda Tony Rosa Carlos Rivera Robert Alderette Mauritz Hugo
fisherman young boy dockworker fish brooding dreamy profound cuba boat casablanca, morocco africa fishing bad luck obsession underdog quest discovery 1950s
An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.
Adventure
USA
1953
102 Minutes
James Stewart Joanne Dru Dan Duryea Gilbert Roland Marcia Henderson Robert Monet Jay C. Flippen Antonio Moreno Harry Morgan Fortunio Bonanova
oil driller oil worker fisherman daughter sister love interest engaging spirited louisiana coast oil drilling platform fishing boat family home small town prospecting oil culture clash fishing small-town life rivalry
Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.
Adventure
USA
1930
76 Minutes
fisherman love interest romantic rival man young woman businesswoman emotional engaging gripping alaska family home small town fishing village romance love triangle class distinctions fishing schemes employment rivalry
A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
Adventure
USA
1953
102 Minutes
Robert Wagner Terry Moore Gilbert Roland J. Carrol Naish Richard Boone Angela Clarke Peter Graves Jay Novello Jacques Aubuchon Gloria Gordon Harry Carey Jr.
scuba diver business owner father daughter son fisherman spectacular melodramatic dreamy boat gulf of mexico florida star-crossed lovers fishing passion parental pressure family feud sabotage rivalry forbidden love
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2016
103 Minutes
fish friend whale man woman child confident amusing cheeky ocean conservatory zoo park shipwreck boat friendship memory loss search hijinx family
Friendly but forgetful blue tang Dory begins a search for her long-lost parents, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Australia
2003
100 Minutes
fish bird clownfish turtle shark dentist witty charming heartwarming great barrier reef sydney australia ocean floor dentist's office father/son relationship friendship abduction separation courage daunting task
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
China
2016
105 Minutes
Chun Zhang
young girl young boy dolphin fish friend rat charming engaging striking heartwarming touching incredible fantasy world magical world kindness courage souls friendship animation adventure
A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and forms a connection with a human boy.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Germany|Japan|USA|UK
2018
101 Minutes
dog boy stray animal friend politician police officer playful amusing endearing spirited hilarious offbeat japan island dump airplane gondola headquarters rule breaking isolation
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2018
112 Minutes
video game character friend entrepreneur gamer opponent villain uplifting amusing quirky playful video game virtual world arcade video games running away quest self-discovery saving the day quest adventure
Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.
Adventure
USA
1951
90 Minutes
fisherman woman captain spy nazi sailor intense suspenseful melodramatic newfoundland boat port massachusetts world war ii hostage situation sabotage ambush rescue underdog discovery
In 1943, an American fishing boat has a fateful encounter with a seriously damaged Danish schooner off of Canada's Atlantic coast.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
France
2012
85 Minutes
boy sorcerer man woman grandfather old man amusing charming dreamy emotional lighthearted spirited africa village tree senegal hut desert fairy tales magic
Once again, Kirikou's noble Grandfather tell us more of his grandson's untold adventures.
Adventure
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Audie Murphy Eddie Albert Patricia Owens Everett Sloane Gita Hall Richard Jaeckel Paul Birch Jack Elam John Harding Peggy Maley Carl Rogers
skipper arms dealer wife first mate revolutionary femme fatale suspenseful gritty thrilling melodramatic key west, fla. cuba sea boat house gun running cuban revolution debt moral dilemma murder
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
Adventure
Italy|USA
1957
109 Minutes
John Wayne Sophia Loren Rossano Brazzi Kurt Kaszner Sonia Moser Angela Portaluri Ibrahim el Hadish
explorer guide prostitute african native thrilling tense africa timbuktu desert temple treasure journey betrayal survival unlikely allies quest discovery revenge 1950s
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
Adventure
UK
1954
102 Minutes
insurance investigator broker secretary superintendent captain fugitive engaging melodramatic spectacular tense thrilling spirited jungle africa america diamonds insurance fraud deception suspicion safari
In Rhodesia, the accidental death of a diamond broker raises suspicions with his American insurer which sends a claims investigator to clarify the matter.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
China|USA
2019
96 Minutes
Ashley Judd Jonah Hauer-King Edward James Olmos Alexandra Shipp Chris Bauer Barry Watson Wes Studi Motell Foster John Cassini Brian Markinson Patrick Gallagher
dog puppy pet owner boy veteran stranger charming touching emotional heartwarming house mountain woods hospital city dog travel lost dog homecoming human-animal friendship
A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
USA
2017
109 Minutes
young boy musician idol dog ghost skeleton dreamy gripping spectacular powerful mexico city apartment villa mansion purgatory music idolization aspirations hope
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Animation, Adventure
1998
74 Minutes
Mabutho "Kid" Sithole
young boy mother sorceress warrior wise man bleak positive africa village evil plot journey drought death superhuman abilities quest underdog unknown era
A tiny child and his warrior uncle battle a sorceress who dried up the village well and ate her foes.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Ireland|UK
2005
100 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Samantha Morton John Lynch Peter Dinklage Steve Pemberton Jemma Redgrave Jonathan Mason Hester Odgers Edward Fox John Standing Gregor Fisher
dog young boy mother father duke granddaughter moving incredible heartwarming england scotland mine countryside town field lassie financial troubles human-animal friendship world war ii journey
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2008
100 Minutes
young boy princess father fish charming uplifting heartwarming village ocean under the sea castle magic desire transformation 2000s
A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
France|Belgium|Ireland|Netherlands|USA|Denmark|Brazil|Germany|Austria|Hungary|UK|Japan
2009
78 Minutes
Nora Twomey Paul Young
young boy illuminator uncle monk fairy cat suspenseful dreamy heartwarming monastery countryside fortress river forest scriptorium war religion survival writing good versus evil
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Adventure, Action
UK|South Africa
2004
110 Minutes
Michael Power Moshidi Motshegwa Terence Reis Richard Mofe-Damijo Thami Ngubeni Patrick Shai
journalist african government official president arms dealer dictator brooding fiery suspenseful africa europe countryside metropolis conspiracy moral dilemma journalism environment poverty government cover-up quest
The President of an African country decrees that the Arms budget will be diverted in to the "Water For All", project. The journalist, Michael Power, discovers a Coup set by the arms dealers.