
Movies that feel likeDeepwater Horizon (2016)
If you loved Deepwater Horizon, the closest films we have are Lone Survivor (2013), Creed II (2018) and Southpaw (2015). All three share Deepwater Horizon's contemplative and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Sound of Freedom (2023).
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If Deepwater Horizon hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Peter Berg
The difference: Sits closer to war than Deepwater Horizon does

Contemplative where it counts, kinetic underneath

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Common ground: a true story
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Peter Berg working the same nerve twice
The difference: Trades the stillness of Deepwater Horizon for an angle of its own

Kinetic action in both cases
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Deepwater Horizon does




Both are built on the same subject: a true story
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Deepwater Horizon does
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