20 movies like Deep Water, ordered by similarity : The Silent World(1956), South(1919), The Anthropologist(2015), Rodents of Unusual Size(2017), Free Solo(2018), The Human Race(1998), This Is Not a Movie(2019), Aida's Secrets(2016), Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections(2020), Apollo 11(2019), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019) ...
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.
Documentary
USA
1956
86 Minutes
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Frederic Duman Alberto Falco Jacques-Yves Cousteau
explorer sailor diver jacques cousteau engaging passionate boat indian ocean under the sea underwater expedition swimming fish man vs. nature marine life adventure discovery quest 1950s
Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.
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
Russia|Peru|Kiribati|USA
2015
81 Minutes
Daniel A. Miller
anthropologist mother daughter traveler expert narrator fascinating emotional gripping jungle new york city airplane mountain village boat anthropology climate change travel civilization bonding
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST considers the fate of the planet from the perspective of an American teenager. Over five years, she travels alongside her mother, an anthropologist studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
Documentary
USA
2017
71 Minutes
Jeff Springer
animal fisherman hunter bounty hunter brash brutal uneasy tense louisiana swamp small town boat wilderness animal kingdom invasion hunting conservationism man vs. beast pursuit quest
A story about giant swamp rats invading coastal Louisiana and the defiant people on the edge of the world, who are defending their communities, culture, and livelihoods from the onslaught of this curious and unexpected invasive species.
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
USA
1998
87 Minutes
sailor ship captain cook survivor inspiring gripping uplifting emotional pacific ocean san pedro, calif. honolulu yacht yachting hiv race overcoming the odds quest adventure 1990s
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
war correspondent journalist british man writer enemy foreigner suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gripping emotional afghanistan war zone iraq syria iraq war war journalism danger
The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Documentary
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
birth mother man brother father canadian israeli emotional fascinating intense israel canada airport nursing home car house separation secrets reunion questioning doubt
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2020
91 Minutes
Russell Michaels
hacker national security advisor politician political consultant political candidate computer computer expert computer programmer bleak brooding chilling confident dark disheartening disturbing engaging fascinating gripping intense powerful
Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
2019
93 Minutes
buzz aldrin neil armstrong astronaut engaging fascinating inspiring patriotic space space shuttle spacecraft moon apollo program moon space space race adventure discovery mystery quest 1960s
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
david crosby musician creative emotional engaging fascinating melancholy moving powerful united states biography music music business life aging adventure quest 2010s
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Documentary
USA
2004
89 Minutes
senator soldier president journalist roommate friend patriotic moving washington, d.c. vietnam river boat john kerry vietnam war peace movement politics navy discovery rise 1960s
A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.
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
Switzerland|China|Russia|South Korea|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Maxim Arbugaev
hunter geneticist scientist expert researcher mammoth confident fascinating incredible uneasy tense intricate arctic ocean office building laboratory convention excavation man vs. nature genetic engineering scientific experiments
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never ... See full summary »
Documentary
France|Switzerland|Spain|USA|United Arab Emirates|Monaco
2009
102 Minutes
Jacques Cluzaud
filmmaker fish whale seal dolphin animal fascinating incredible profound ocean under the sea antarctica science biology oceans ecology animal rights sea creatures discovery adventure
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
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.
Documentary
USA
2011
110 Minutes
race car driver inspiring intense fiery fascinating engaging emotional passionate united states race race car driving success challenge championship discovery quest transformation rise 2010s
Shot around the world in 2010 and 2011 and narrated by Ewan McGregor, 'Fastest' captures the intense and thrilling reality of the MotoGP World Championship, documenting a pivotal moment in ... See full summary »
Drama, War
UK|USA
1961
157 Minutes
Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley Baker Anthony Quayle James Darren Irene Papas Gia Scala James Robertson Justice Richard Harris
captain explosives expert resistance fighter security head soldier sister engaging tense brash gripping intense greece boat mountain village island cliff sabotage covert operations mountain climbing
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Documentary
USA|UK
2017
81 Minutes
Andreas Neumann
iggy pop rock star musician band member guitarist drummer fascinating engaging inspiring striking spirited positive america england recording sessions unlikely allies collaboration rock music concert tour power of music
Directed by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme, American Valhalla tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens... See full summary »