Movies like Breaking Surface
If Breaking Surface's mix of diving, affectation and norway stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Breaking Surface's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Directed by Todor Chapkanov · 87 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, ambivalent, appreciative · Also drama and thriller
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for.
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NYAD
2023 · Directed by Jimmy Chin · 120 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, absurd, admiring · From the same decade (2020s)
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
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Beast
2018 · Directed by Michael Pearce · 107 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, sister sister relationship, admiring
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
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Mortal
2020 · Directed by André Øvredal · 104 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, aggressive, absurd · From the same decade (2020s)
A young boy must discover the origins of his extraordinary powers before he is captured by authorities hell-bent on condemning him for an accidental murder.
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The Dive
2023 · Directed by Maximilian Erlenwein · 91 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, angry, desperate · From the same decade (2020s)
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to…
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Up
2009 · Directed by Pete Docter · 96 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: dog, enthusiastic
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Directed by Michael Jelenic · 93 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, adoring · From the same decade (2020s)
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world.
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American Sniper
2014 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 133 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: affectation, appreciative
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history.
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Rogue Agent
2022 · Directed by Declan Lawn · 115 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: exhilarated · Also thriller and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
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Men of Honor
2000 · Directed by George Tillman Jr. · 129 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: diving
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in…
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The Swimmers
2022 · Directed by Sally El Hosaini · 134 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: admiring · From the same decade (2020s)
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
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Apex
2026 · Directed by Baltasar Kormákur · 96 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: norway · From the same decade (2020s)
A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she's prey.