20 movies like Cuba Crossing, ordered by similarity : Adrift(2018), The Gun Runners(1958), Jaws(1975), The Odyssey(2016), Fair Wind to Java(1952), Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002), Papillon(2017), Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956), Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018), The Four Feathers(1939), The World in His Arms(1952), Old Ironsides(1926) ...
Adventure
USA|West Germany
1980
90 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Robert Vaughn Caren Kaye Raymond St. Jacques Woody Strode Sybil Danning Mary Lou Gassen Albert Salmi Michael V. Gazzo Monty Rock III
ex-soldier boss mafioso ship captain girlfriend first mate suspenseful thrilling key west, fla. cuba boat sea jail bar journey assassination plot politics hostage situation deception set-up
Adventurer gets caught up in a plot to kill Fidel Castro.
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.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA
1975
124 Minutes
Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfuss Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Carl Gottlieb Jeffrey Kramer Susan Backlinie Jonathan Filley Ted Grossman Chris Rebello
captain police officer scientist mayor victim police chief thrilling suspenseful frightening new england boat amity island small town beach ocean man vs. nature deception death fear shark attack
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Adventure, Drama
2016
123 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Pierre Niney Audrey Tautou Laurent Lucas Benjamin Lavernhe Vincent Heneine Thibault de Montalembert Roger Van Hool
pioneer innovator filmmaker researcher conservationist inspiring engaging sea research station pioneering innovation filmmaking research sea sea creatures sea rescue discovery rescue 1970s
Thirty years in the life of Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the researcher, scientist, inventor, and filmmaker whose contributions made the general public more curious about the sea.
Adventure
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Vera Ralston Robert Douglas Victor McLaglen John Russell Buddy Baer Claude Jarman Jr. Grant Withers Howard Petrie Paul Fix Bill Murphy
sea captain mate woman pirate dancer treasure hunter gory suspenseful thrilling intense emotional raw sea boat pirate ship island indonesia treasure island diamonds treasure hunting
In 1883, an American merchant ship's captain is searching for a treasure in diamonds from a sunken Dutch ship in the vicinity of a volcanic island in the Dutch East Indies.
Adventure, Drama
Australia
2002
94 Minutes
Everlyn Sampi Tianna Sansbury Laura Monaghan David Gulpilil Kenneth Branagh Deborah Mailman Jason Clarke Ningali Lawford Myarn Lawford Garry McDonald Roy Billing
aboriginal servant police officer government official girl sister emotional inspiring suspenseful australia outback racism journey identity conquest deception abduction escape pursuit growing up
In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.
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.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Adventure
UK
1939
115 Minutes
John Clements Ralph Richardson C. Aubrey Smith June Duprez Allan Jeayes Jack Allen Donald Gray Frederick Culley Amid Taftazani Henry Oscar John Laurie
military officer friend girlfriend soldier emotional melodramatic africa desert war zone armed conflict expedition imperialism deception honor redemption quest adventure discovery transformation 1890s
A timid British Army officer has quit and burns his last day summons to a war in Egypt. Calling him a coward, his girl friend and 3 officer friends give him a white feather. In redemption, he shadows his friends in war to save their lives.
Adventure
USA
1952
104 Minutes
Gregory Peck Ann Blyth Anthony Quinn John McIntire Carl Esmond Andrea King Eugenie Leontovich Hans Conried Rhys Williams Sig Ruman Gregory Gaye
captain first mate pilot countess merchant prince gripping spirited melodramatic san francisco ship alaska sea island fur trade impersonation forced marriage romance wager seduction
In San Francisco in 1850, a Russian Countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a Russian Prince and falls into the arms of an American sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in Russian Alaska.
Adventure
USA
1926
112 Minutes
George Bancroft Wallace Beery William Conklin Nick De Ruiz Effie Ellsler Charles Farrell Eddie Fetherston George Godfrey Frank Jonasson Duke Kahanamoku Boris Karloff
young man sea captain crew member pirate lieutenant love interest madcap suspenseful gripping ship mediterranean sea tripoli piracy travel capture seafaring navy battle adventure rescue
An American fighting ship battles Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean in the 18th century.
Adventure
USA
1952
122 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Dewey Martin Elizabeth Threatt Arthur Hunnicutt Buddy Baer Steven Geray Hank Worden Jim Davis Henri Letondal Robert Hunter Booth Colman
trader indian friend man cowboy princess spectacular brutal thrilling gutsy inspiring powerful the west missouri indian territory wilderness jail river survival journey
The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.
Adventure
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charlton Heston Michael Redgrave Emlyn Williams Cecil Parker Alexander Knox Virginia McKenna Richard Harris
ship captain lawyer shipmate daughter emotional suspenseful ship shipwreck courtroom high seas english channel seafaring deception schemes trial sabotage mystery discovery 1950s
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Adventure
Taiwan|Hong Kong
1971
180 Minutes
Feng Hsu Chun Shih Pai Ying Roy Chiao Tien Peng Cho Kin Cheung Bing-yuk Sit Hon Wang Shui Ying-Chieh Han Man Chung-san
artist mother princess monk general rival thrilling melodramatic suspenseful incredible china village forest countryside hideout ruins unusual romance on the run politics mother/son relationship
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
Adventure
USA
1922
71 Minutes
Dorothy Dalton Rudolph Valentino Walter Long Emilius Jorgenson Maude Wayne Cecil Holland George Kuwa
playboy beautiful woman ship captain sailor thrilling melodramatic ship mexico san francisco sea kidnapping secret identity seafaring bootlegging mutiny treasure rivalry love adventure escape
A milquetoast young man of society toughens up once he's shanghaied and falls for the captain's tomboy daughter.
Adventure
USA
1969
101 Minutes
Maximilian Schell Diane Baker Brian Keith Barbara Werle John Leyton Rossano Brazzi Sal Mineo Katherine Cannon Jacqui Chan Marc Lawrence Geoffrey Holder
captain boat captain ship captain adventurer man thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping sea ship volcano eruptions danger fear difficult decision treasure adventure discovery escape
In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of convicts upset his plans.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Mexico
2009
96 Minutes
Paulina Gaitán Edgar Flores Kristyan Ferrer Tenoch Huerta Diana García Luis Fernando Peña Héctor Jiménez Marco Antonio Aguirre Giovanni Florido
teen girl estranged father immigrant gang member girlfriend gang leader suspenseful emotional honduras mexican-american border mexico train river immigrants father/daughter relationship reunion journey crime family quest
A Honduran young girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
154 Minutes
Peter O'Toole James Mason Curt Jurgens Eli Wallach Jack Hawkins Paul Lukas Daliah Lavi Akim Tamiroff
seaman trader captain war lord chief woman brooding powerful gutsy suspenseful melancholy boat river village south sea cargo ship indian ocean redemption guerrilla warfare seafaring
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Adventure
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Victor Mature Louise Platt Leo Carrillo
captain daughter sailor first mate british soldier traitor spectacular suspenseful amusing emotional ship high seas france port war of 1812 betrayal seafaring civilian deaths transportation revenge
When her father dies, a young woman helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.