20 movies like Alpha, ordered by similarity : Apocalypto(2006), The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale(2015), In the Heart of the Sea(2015), Gran Paradiso(2000), Baahubali: The Beginning(2015), Iceman(2017), Everest(2015), The Martian(2015), Walking Out(2017), Deliverance(1972), The Red Tent(1971), Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015) ...
Adventure, Drama
USA|Canada|China
2018
97 Minutes
Kodi Smit-McPhee Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Marcin Kowalczyk Jens Hultén Natassia Malthe Spencer Bogaert Mercedes de la Zerda Leonor Varela
tribesman tribal leader wolf young man hunter saber-toothed cat bleak brutal intense inspiring plains cliff cave ocean survival migration hunting isolation family reunification fall
In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship that would change humanity.
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico|UK
2006
137 Minutes
Rudy Youngblood Raoul Trujillo Dalia Hernandez Gerardo Taracena Jonathan Brewer Fernando Hernandez Rodolfo Palacios Morris Birdyellowhead Maria Isidra Hoil Antonio Monroi Carlos Emilio Baez
prisoner tribal leader wife child explorer hunter gritty suspenseful touching brutal central america waterfall village pyramid yucatan jungle violence rape prophecy torture
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
South Korea
2015
139 Minutes
Min-sik Choi Man-sik Jeong Sang-ho Kim Eun-woo Lee Jung Suk Won Ren Ôsugi Hyun Seung-min Yoo-Bin Sung
hunter japanese man korean person tiger tense suspenseful sad moving shocking patriotic passionate korea hunting occupation challenge adventure resilience adventure escape pursuit
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
Drama, Action, Adventure, History
USA|Australia|Spain
2015
116 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Benjamin Walker Cillian Murphy Brendan Gleeson Ben Whishaw Michelle Fairley Tom Holland Paul Anderson Frank Dillane Joseph Mawle Edward Ashley
captain crew member whale wife family member child bleak emotional intense tense powerful somber ship ocean raft cabin house bar whaling animal attack
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
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.
Adventure, Drama, Action
India
2015
159 Minutes
Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Sathyaraj Nassar Ramya Krishnan Subbaraju Adivi Sesh
young man prince mother brother mentor lover intense powerful fascinating confident passionate emotional india kingdom village town house mansion good vs. evil family ties
In ancient India, an adventurous and daring man becomes involved in a decades-old feud between two warring peoples.
Adventure, Drama
2017
96 Minutes
Jürgen Vogel André Hennicke Sabin Tambrea Susanne Wuest Violetta Schurawlow Axel Stein Franco Nero Paula Renzler
clansman father son murderer hunter bleak brash gripping intense powerful striking suspenseful alps camp mountain prehistoric times revenge atrocities tribal life mission
A Neolithic clan leader seeks vengeance for the brutal massacre of his clan and the desecration of the group's holy shrine.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Hungary|Jordan
2015
142 Minutes
Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Jeff Daniels Michael Peña Kate Mara Sean Bean Sebastian Stan Aksel Hennie Donald Glover Mackenzie Davis
astronaut survivor president scientist wife crew member brooding emotional intense tense dark nasa facility camp mars spacecraft space station control room space travel stranded mars
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Bill McKinney Herbert Coward James Dickey Ed Ramey Seamon Glass
salesman hillbilly best friend police officer madman city slicker creepy brutal dark disturbing tense frightening georgia river wilderness small town tent american south escape survival
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Adventure, Drama
1971
121 Minutes
Sean Connery Claudia Cardinale Peter Finch Hardy Kruger Massimo Girotti Luigi Vannuchi Mario Adorf Eduard Martsevich Nikita Mikhalkov Donatas Banionis
elderly man explorer ghost roald amundsen aviator captain bleak brutal frightening gripping north pole italy norway airship ship umberto nobile exploration disaster survival haunting
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (Sean Connery) leads a 1928 North Pole air search for Italian explorer Umberto Nobile (Peter Finch).
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Drama
India
2015
163 Minutes
Salman Khan Kareena Kapoor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Harshaali Malhotra Najeem Khan Ali Quli Mirza Deepti Naval Om Puri
man mute person girl parent father daughter emotional endearing gripping uplifting india village pakistan train border lost returning home religious beliefs helping others adventure
An Indian man with a magnanimous heart takes a young mute Pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family.
Drama, Adventure
USA
2017
134 Minutes
Josh Brolin Miles Teller Jeff Bridges Jennifer Connelly James Badge Dale Taylor Kitsch Andie MacDowell Geoff Stults Alex Russell Thad Luckinbill Ben Hardy
firefighter young man rookie fire chief wife baby intense emotional fiery passionate arizona forest firehouse small town mountain firefighting fire heroism love pursuit
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
War, Adventure, Drama
USA
2003
139 Minutes
Russell Crowe Paul Bettany Billy Boyd James D'Arcy Lee Ingleby George Innes Mark Lewis Jones Chris Larkin Richard McCabe Robert Pugh David Threlfall
captain surgeon sailor confident spirited tense ship h.m.s. surprise ocean galapagos islands dangerous assignment napoleonic wars naval warfare friendship pursuit quest underdog 1800s
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Drama, Adventure, History, Western
USA|Hong Kong|Taiwan
2015
156 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hardy Domhnall Gleeson Will Poulter Forrest Goodluck Paul Anderson Kristoffer Joner Joshua Burge Duane Howard Melaw Nakehk'o Fabrice Adde
trapper team leader confidante family member native bear bleak brooding intense woods boat united states hut river village abandonment animal attack survival betrayal determination
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, History
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Russell Crowe Jennifer Connelly Emma Watson Anthony Hopkins Ray Winstone Logan Lerman Douglas Booth Leo McHugh Carroll Dakota Goyo
god wife son adopted daughter animal husband brutal chilling intense ark sea mount ararat turkey forest house apocalypse flooding god anger sin
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Adventure, Drama
2018
98 Minutes
Sam Elliott Aidan Turner Ron Livingston Sean Bridgers Rizwan Manji Ellar Coltrane Mark Steger Larry Miller Caitlin Fitzgerald
veteran man bigfoot engaging gripping unrestrained suspenseful rousing united states wilderness hunting save humanity plagues the past pursuit 2010s
Decades after ending World War II by assassinating Adolf Hitler in an undercover operation, unsung American hero Calvin Barr is called upon by the government to hunt down the fabled Bigfoot, the carrier of a deadly plague that could destroy humanity.
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.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
Kate Winslet Idris Elba Beau Bridges Dermot Mulroney Linda Sorensen Vincent Gale Marci T. House Dania Nassar Lee Majdoub Andres Joseph Nancy Sivak
doctor journalist pilot neurosurgeon photojournalist survivor bleak frightening gripping suspenseful tense moving mountain airplane airport lake restaurant cave stranded airplane crash
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.