Movies about lifeguards

Movies about lifeguards
List of the best movies about lifeguards selected by visitors to our site: The Ice Road, Baywatch, Malibu Rescue, The Tower, The Lifeguard, Ladder 49, The Guardian, San Andreas, Only the Brave, As the Light Goes Out.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA
CharactersLifeguards, Truckers, Brothers, Drivers, Old men
PlotSnow, Cold, Fear, Avalanches, Post-traumatic syndrome
PlaceOcean, Caves, Canada
StyleFor men

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
Duration02:16
CharactersHackers, Lifeguards, Bodyguards, Friends, Bodybuilders
PlotRacing, Dancing, Basketball, Motorcycles, Investigation
PlaceSea, Ocean, Party, Beach, Yachts
TimeSummer
StyleUnexpected ending, Light, Fascinating, For a group of friends

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

Markimdb: 5
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
CharactersLifeguards
PlotInvestigation, Surfing, Chase, Swimming
PlaceSea, Party, Beach, Yachts
StyleUnexpected ending, Light, Fascinating

When a long list of shenanigans lands Tyler in hot water, he’s forced to suit up and spend his summer training for an elite junior lifeguard program.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, drama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration02:01
CharactersFirefighters
PlotLove, Survival, Self-sacrifice, Fires
PlaceHelicopters, Asia, Korea
StyleExciting, Action, Serious, For men, Disturbing

On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana to work the event. His Christmas is saved when Yoon-hee, the food mall manager with a secret crush on Dae-ho, offers to babysit Hana during the party. Meanwhile, Young-ki the legendary fire chief of Yoido Station has finally promised his first holiday date night to his long suffering wife. The party is in full swing with the spectacular sight of two helicopters flying overhead just to spray snow on the partygoers and make everything perfect. When unthinkable disaster strikes, Dae-ho and Young-ki must summon all their strength and courage to save the lives of thousands but at what cost to themselves and their loved ones?

Markimdb: 5.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:34
CharactersTeens, Lifeguards, Cats, Reporters
PlotWater
PlaceCollege, USA, New York
StyleRomantic, Touching, Serious

A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Heroes, Friends
PlotFriendship, Funeral, Fires
StyleAction, Soulful, Heavy, Touching, Serious

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:19
CharactersTeachers, Lifeguards, Military, Teachers
PlotFriendship, Death, Swimming
PlaceOcean, Alaska, Helicopters
StyleExciting, Disturbing

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:23
CharactersLifeguards, Tough guys, Fathers
PlotSurvival, Disasters, Apocalypse, Earthquake, Adventure
PlaceHelicopters
StyleExciting, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:24
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Friends, Partners
PlotOn real events, Drug addict, Water, Fires
PlaceAircraft, Mountains, Party, USA
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Action, To cry, Tense

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, drama
CountryHong Kong
Duration01:55
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Heroes, Partners
PlotFriendship, Death, Political, Self-sacrifice, Fires
TimeNew Year
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious

The bond of brotherhood is always stronger when you can be pitched into a life and death situation at any time and the only thing that gets you through the inferno is the trust that your brother will have your back. The firefighters of Hong Kong’s Pillar Point division who are expecting a quiet night to see off their retiring chief find their faith in each other stretched to the limits when a small fire at a liquor warehouse threatens to plunge the whole of Hong kong into darkness if it spreads to a nearby power plant supplying natural gas. Politics, rivalry, and suspicion all come into play when dubious decisions are made, warnings are ignored and colleagues start to fall. Can the Pillar Point brotherhood survive the night, if not the fire, with their trust in each other intact?

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Belgium
Duration02:17
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Investigators
PlotInvestigation, Funeral
PlaceChicago, Office
StyleExciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense

They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryCanada, USA
CharactersFirefighters, Strong women
PlotSurvival, Fires
PlaceForest, USA
StyleWomens in main roles

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, family, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:09
CharactersFirefighters, Terrorists, Heroes
PlotOn real events, Survival, Fires
PlaceNew York
StyleHeavy, Serious, Disturbing

On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, drama
CountryRussia
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Heroes, Partners
PlotSurvival, Fires
PlaceRussia
StyleExciting, To cry, Atmospheric, Serious, Disturbing

A heroic story about firefighters and rescuers. What we call an act of bravery is just a usual routine for them, if only one can get used to mortal danger and extreme risk. When people in distress seem to have nobody who may help them, rescuers come to fight against merciless forces of nature.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration02:29
CharactersTeens, Snipers, Heroes, Military, Alcoholics
PlotLove, War, On real events, Survival, Death
PlaceJapan, Bunker
TimeWorld War II
StylePopular, To cry, Inspirational, Patriotic, Tense

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India, Spain, Canada, China
CharactersMilitary, Soldier
PlotWar
TimeWorld War I
StyleExciting, Worth watching

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:26
CharactersFirefighters, Lifeguards, Investigators
PlotInvestigation
PlaceCalifornia
StyleDisturbing

An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, drama
CountryJapan
Duration02:09
CharactersLifeguards
PlotSurvival, Tsunami
PlaceJapan, Asia
StyleTense, Touching, Serious, Disturbing

While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), Tetsuya Yoshioka (Ryuta Sato) and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi (Masaya Kato) head together to the gas plant. During their rescue efforts an explosion occurs that traps Daisuke, Natsu Nishizawa Kazue Fukiishi and worker Hisayoneo Kizima (Gaku Hamada). Daisuke then looks for a way out for his party with a man he just meets Takuya Hotori. Because of the typhoon, even a helicopter cannot approach the Regalia. Meanwhile, at the head office of the Japan Coast Guard, the Japanese coast guard tries to find a way to rescue the trapped people, but the government officials put national interests first. Tension arises between these two parties. Daisuke's wife Tamakisai Senzaki (Ai Kato) prays for the safe return of Daisuke not only for her sake, but for their new born son.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFirefighters, Scientists, Tough guys
PlotWedding, Friendship, Birthday, Internet, Parenting
PlaceForest
StyleCute, Fascinating

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, drama
CountryChina
CharactersFirefighters, Heroes
PlotOil, Rivalry, Fires
PlaceChina
StyleExciting, Fascinating, Serious

Based on real life events, the film revolves around the heroic efforts of a team of firefighters as they attempt to deal with a fire that breaks out at an oil refinery in Dalian

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:54
CharactersDogs, Lifeguards, Heroes, Taxi drivers
PlotSurvival, Disasters, Adventure, Flooding
PlaceHelicopters
StyleAction, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.

Duration02:01
CharactersSpecial Forces, Military, Soldier, Marines
PlotWar, Border
PlaceVillage, Jungle, Africa, Helicopters
StyleHeavy, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:02
CharactersFirefighters
PlotFires
StyleInspirational, Touching, Serious

In Albany, the marriage of Caleb and Catherine Holt is in crisis and they decide to divorce. However, Caleb's father, John, proposes that his son delays their separation process for forty days and follow a procedure called "The Love Dare" to make them love each other again.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:30
PlotLove, On real events, Survival, Dancing, Adventure
PlaceSea, Ships, Ocean
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Action, Tense, Serious

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:33
CharactersFirefighters, Heroes, Disabled people, FBI, Fathers
PlotRobbery, Conspiracies, Fires
PlaceChina, Helicopters
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense

Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:49
CharactersSnipers, Military, Friends, Soldier, Warriors
PlotWar, Tanks, Death, Self-sacrifice
PlaceFrance
TimeWorld War II
StyleFascinating, Heavy, Epic, Depressive

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, adventure, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:28
CharactersHippies
PlotOn real events, Survival, Adventure, Travel, The escape
PlaceNature, Forest, Alaska, USA
StylePsychological problems, Mind-altering, Inspirational, Philosophical, Fascinating

The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror
CountryRussia

Based on real events. In a densely forested area north of St. Petersburg people have been going missing for three decades. The few corpses ever found were naked. On October 14, 2017 a team of volunteers went out into the woods in search of a missing teenager. Soon, all communication with them was lost. Locals believe they were taken by the same dark spirit that took the others. They call it the Limping Widow.

Markimdb: 9
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration03:15
CharactersHeroes, Jews
PlotWar, On real events, Survival
PlaceConcentration camp, Ghetto, Germany
TimeWorld War II
StylePopular, Exciting, Fascinating, Touching, Depressive

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama
CountryCanada
CharactersSnake, Investigators
PlotSurvival
PlaceIslands, Hotels
StyleDisturbing

A set of vipers has been taken by scientists to mutate them to make a cure for cancer. As their experiment goes awry, the vipers escape into the woods - they're not only biting people, they're actually killing people, in a little town.





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