20 movies like Islands in the Stream, ordered by similarity : Woodpeckers(2017), The Silver Horde(1930), Ocean Waves(1993), The Red Turtle(2016), Papillon(2017), The Sheltering Sky(1990), Djam(2017), Sky Without Stars(1955), The Last Days of Pompeii(1959), X-Men: First Class(2011), Barfi!(2012), Carol(2015) ...
Adventure
1977
105 Minutes
George C. Scott David Hemmings Claire Bloom Gilbert Roland Susan Tyrrell Richard Evans Julius Harris Hart Bochner Brad Savage Michael James Wixted Charles Lampkin
man friend son wife refugee dreamy emotional inspiring melancholy moving profound sad uneasy bahamas self-discovery family relationships aging altruism self-sacrifice metamorphosis
A Hemingwayesque artist (George C. Scott) plays and drinks in the 1940s Bahamas, visited by his first wife (Claire Bloom) and three sons.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
5.9/10
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, Anime
1993
72 Minutes
student teacher young girl young boy lover friend amusing charming confident dreamy heartwarming passionate asia japan tokyo osaka, japan school college friendship friends vs girlfriend
The arrival of a pretty transfer student from Tokyo sets in motion a change in the relationship between two best friends.
7.5/10
Animation, Adventure
France|Belgium|Japan|USA
2016
80 Minutes
castaway man turtle woman lover son charming creative emotional melodramatic fascinating heartwarming island shipwreck ship beach cave love relationships island life
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
6.8/10
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
7.2/10
Adventure, Drama, Music
France|Greece|Turkey
2017
97 Minutes
Daphne Patakia Simon Abkarian Maryne Cayon Kimon Kouris Solon Lekkas Yannis Bostantzoglou Eleftheria Komi Michalis Iatropoulos
greek person frenchwoman young woman beautiful girl best friend party girl emotional engaging melodramatic charming intense heartwarming istanbul turkey island bar coming of age friendship helping others partying
Djam, a Greek girl, is sent to Istanbul on a mission to find a motor-boat part of her uncle, a former sailor and great fan of the Greek musical style rebetiko. In the city, she meets Avril,... See full summary »
7.1/10
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
german woman son border patrol officer love interest great-grandmother emotional melodramatic engaging heartwarming passionate charming east germany germany west germany border mother/son relationship east/west clash family relationships father/son relationship
A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.
5.7/10
Adventure, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany|Monaco
1959
105 Minutes
Steve Reeves Christine Kaufmann Barbara Carroll Fernando Rey Ángel Aranda Anne-Marie Baumann Mimmo Palmara Guillermo Marín
roman roman catholic murderer gang member love interest young woman intense melodramatic engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional italy pompeii, italy volcano tragedy relationships religious differences religious beliefs volcano
A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2011
126 Minutes
James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Rose Byrne Jennifer Lawrence January Jones Nicholas Hoult Oliver Platt Jason Flemyng Lucas Till Edi Gathegi Kevin Bacon
nazi cia agent friend mutant magneto professor x gripping emotional profound thrilling germany new york city cia office airship mansion russia nuclear war unlikely friendship cuban missile crisis genetics
Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) work with other mutants to prevent a nuclear nightmare, but a situation soon tears the close friends apart.
8.1/10
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
India
2012
150 Minutes
Ranbir Kapoor Priyanka Chopra Ileana D'Cruz Saurabh Shukla Rupa Ganguly Ashish Vidyarthi Bholaraj Sapkota Jishu Sengupta
deaf person young woman husband autistic person emotional sad intense melodramatic touching heartwarming india deafness wedding autism broken heart jealousy unconditional love love temptation rivalry
Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.
7.2/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
6.1/10
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Bahamas|USA
2020
91 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Alex Winter Kristen Schaal Samara Weaving Brigette Lundy-Paine William Sadler Anthony Carrigan Erinn Hayes Jayma Mays Amy Stoch Holland Taylor
time traveler aging musician best friend wife robot daughter uplifting positive charming heartwarming thrilling cheeky wedding reception therapist's office phone booth garage hell prison time travel music
Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
6.1/10
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA|France|Australia|Japan|Ireland|Germany|Finland|China|Belgium
2018
89 Minutes
caveman pig tribal leader tribesman conquistador prisoner amusing lighthearted emotional cheeky cheery charming forest village woods stadium city prison camp conquest saving the day
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
7.8/10
Adventure, Comedy, Action
India
1987
179 Minutes
Anil Kapoor Boney Kapoor Sridevi Amrish Puri Satish Kaushik Ashok Kumar Harish Patel Venus Pujari Tapan Shah Ahmed Khan Annu Kapoor
invisible man orphan supervillain young woman henchman amusing hilarious moving touching heartwarming passionate india house bungalow orphanage good vs. evil invisibility death of a child megalomania family relationships
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
7.8/10
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
UK
2016
89 Minutes
queen young woman troll young man parent missing person charming amusing endearing engaging lighthearted heartwarming kingdom fairy tale land adventure perseverance coming-of-age love relationships fairy tales
An in-depth look at Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene who had a dramatic life that saw him battle with drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis, and mental illness that resulted in his eventual suicide.
7.2/10
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA
2004
92 Minutes
Ben Tibber Joan Plowright Jim Caviezel Maria Bonnevie Silvia De Santis Francesco De Vito Paco Reconti Hristo Shopov Alessandro Sperduti Adrian McCourt Clem Tibber
young boy prisoner young girl old woman mother friend powerful emotional prison camp bulgaria greece denmark ship prisoners of war prison break coming of age friendship reunion trust escape
A twelve-year-old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark.
6.8/10
Adventure, Drama
Germany
2000
106 Minutes
Ken Duken Regula Grauwiller Gregor Torzs Max Herbrechter Frank Giering Erhan Emre Alexander Hörbe Antje Westermann Gerhard Garbers Monika Hackermann Rainer Werner
mountain climber doctor friend adventurer disabled person man intense touching inspiring sad emotional positive mountain hospital village accident mountain climbing paralysis living with disability depression
Three jailers, a wheelchaired man and a mentally handicapped girl climb a mountain in the alps along with their supervisors.
7.9/10
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
6.3/10
Adventure, Romance
Germany
1995
89 Minutes
Katja Riemann Martina Gedeck August Zirner Kai Wiesinger Moritz J. Bleibtreu Karin Rasenack
radio personality brother boyfriend friend love interest dentist offbeat witty hamburg, germany party gym relationships advice affair mother/daughter relationship radio personal ads love transformation revenge
Monika, the host of a daily radio call-in show on the verge of beco- ming a thirtysomething, has almost given up all hopes of finding the man of her dreams when her gay brother convinces ... See full summary »
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