20 best movies like The Storm (2009)


List of the best movies like The Storm (2009): Deepwater Horizon, Born To Fight, King Jack, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Dirty God, Cyrano, My Love, Kenau, Savannah, Bad Genius, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:15

    A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, family
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:35

    Steve Austin is Dan Barnes, a former heavyweight boxer who hangs up his gloves to escape his violent lifestyle. Dans life is quickly turned upside down when the resident boxing champion makes his presence felt by dominating all opponents who stand in his way. In order to put the title holder in his place, Dan prepares an unseasoned newcomer for the biggest challenge of his life.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    Growing up in a rural town filled with violent delinquents, Jack has learned to do what it takes to survive, despite having an oblivious mother and no father. After his aunt falls ill and a younger cousin comes to stay with him, the hardened 15-year-old discovers the importance of friendship, family, and looking for happiness even in the most desolate of circumstances.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama
    CountryIndia
    Duration01:30

    A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Republic of Ireland

    Jade is a young mother in the prime of her life when an acid attack leaves her severely burned. While her face has been reconstructed, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Descending a self-destructive path with relationships crumbling, Jade must take drastic action to reclaim her life.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, history
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:52

    Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant Coquelin to perform the main role in his new play. But there is a problem: Coquelin wants to premiere it at Christmas and Edmond has not written a single word.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
    CountryNetherlands, Hungary, Belgium

    While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by her stubborn closeness.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, family, history
    CountryUSA

    Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama
    CountryThailand
    Duration01:02

    Welcome to an exam-cheating business run by Lynn, a straight-A student who gets the idea for her business after helping Grace and Pat. Grace is a prominent school activist who can’t get the grades she needs. Pat is a filthy-rich boy who believes money can buy anything. Lynn’s business skyrockets and the money starts to flood in as scores of students offer her cold hard cash in exchange for exam answers.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:13

    In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryNetherlands
    Duration01:21

    Ten-year-old Jojo lives with his father, a security guard with a volatile personality who drinks to manage the unspoken despair he feels about his wife's absence, which he refuses to discuss with his son. In the midst of so much uncertainty, Jojo finds comfort and happiness in caring for an abandoned baby bird, a jackdaw, who is even more vulnerable than himself.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, history, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has yet won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, family
    CountryAustralia, Japan
    Duration01:36

    Dylan discovers he has a knack for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to help rally his grieving dad, Jack, and face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, drama, history
    CountryChina
    Duration02:00

    The story of two warring generals fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, biography, history, sport
    CountryTaiwan

    A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryBelgium, Netherlands
    Duration01:38

    Two young man share an incurable illness. Is their love for the women in their lives strong enough to conquer their fear of dying?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryDenmark, Sweden, Netherlands
    Duration02:57

    Erik, a lecturer in architecture, inherits his father’s large old house in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen. His wife Anna, a well-known television newscaster, suggests that they invite their friends to come and live with them. In this way she hopes to evade the boredom that has begun to seep into their marriage. Before long, a dozen women, men and children move into the country house, make collective decisions, engage in discussions and go swimming together in the nearby Øresund strait. They also rub each other up the wrong way on account of their smaller and larger idiosyncrasies. Their fragile equilibrium threatens to come undone when Erik falls in love with his student Emma and the young woman moves into the house. Fourteen-year-old Freja, daughter of Erik and Anna, aloofly observes these goings-on and seeks her own way.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryChina, Hong Kong
    Duration02:26

    A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    What happens when three sets of BFF's become enemies?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration02:04

    A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genredrama, music
    CountryNetherlands
    Duration01:38

    An hour before the five best Dutch dance crews fly to a contest in New York, the subsidized trip is cancelled. Five dancers from totally different crews don't want to give up their free plane ticket and go anyway. In New York they realize what they've done. They have no money, no plan and no crew. But... They came to dance so there is only one thing to do. Together they form a new crew and do everything they can to enter the contest they came for. In the mean time... they have to survive two weeks in New York without any cash. Written by Tijs van Marle

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUSA, India
    Duration02:26

      Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountrySouth Korea
      Duration02:06

      Korea, 1950. A child's vow to take care of his family marks the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning sixty years.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, drama, history
      CountryTaiwan
      Duration04:36

      Mouna Rudo was born and raised among the Seediq people, an indigenous tribe in Taiwan, and as he grew to be a man he became a member of the Seediq Bale, a courageous band of native warriors. However, Rudo's way of life is threatened under the yoke of occupying forces from Japan, who took over the nation in 1895. As Rudo sees the traditions and honor of his people stripped away, he realizes the time has come to fight back, and in 1930 he brings together a group of former Seediq Bale soldiers, many of whom have been reduced to infighting, and molds them into a revolutionary army. Rudo and his comrades make their stand when they confront Japanese occupation troops at a youth athletic event, leading to a violent confrontation between the Seediq forces and their oppressors. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:22

      When Laura and Christine meet Maria, their friendship takes an intense turn to vulnerability, love and sex.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, family, biography, history, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

        Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, adventure, family
        CountryNetherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, France
        Duration01:35

        Nono, a Dutch kid lacking two days being thirteen, runs away from problems at home and, disguised as a girl, takes up with the world's cleverest thief, who unbeknownst to Nono, may hold the bizarre key to his true identity.

        Markimdb: 3.4
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:26

        Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley outwits Dobermans, Shepherds and Collies, while stealing hearts in his own unique and lovable way. Get your paws on MARLEY & ME: THE PUPPY YEARS and fetch big laughs for the whole family!

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:44

        The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.

        Markimdb: 3.4
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA

        Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret navigation equipment needed to guide the main airborne assault on D-Day.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:34

        A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction, drama, crime
        CountryDenmark
        Duration01:31

        Nordvest is a gangsterfilm set in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Casper (18), the oldest of 3 siblings, survives life on the streets by committing burglaries for the neighbourhood boss, Jamal. When Casper gets an offer to work for Jamal’s rival Björn, he jumps at the chance for a better life, making his way into a world of drugs and prostitution. As things escalate between Björn and Jamal, Casper finds himself and his family dead center of a conflict, that threatens to destroy them.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, comedy, drama
        CountryCanada

        Summer war games between the neighborhood kids turns deadly serious when jealousy and betrayal enter the mix, in this alternately hilarious and horrifying black comedy that mixes equal parts Lord of the Flies and Roald Dahl.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:30

        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: 7.3
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountrySouth Korea
        Duration02:00

        A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centers on the struggles of 71 student soldiers who fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events based on the opening moves of the Battle of P'ohang-dong, the film exposes the personal and physical conflicts that these students faced when finding themselves on the last line of defense at P'ohang-dong Girl's Middle School against the NKPA's advancement, needing to hold out until back up from other Korean troops and the Allies arrived.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
        Duration01:36

        Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative ― and sometimes mishap-filled ― cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own!

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, western, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        A story of love, friendship, survival and triumph spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:40

        Lena is a talented midwife and gynaecologist, her husband Serezha is an actor at a provincial drama theatre. They are close and gentle with each other, but there is no sex. Lena suspects that Serezha has an affair, but she worries quietly and does not reveal her jealousy. Instead of sorting out her relationship with her husband, Lena starts to betray him with chance acquaintances. Gradually Lena’s parallel life gets out of control and changes her original life.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, France, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
        Duration01:40

        A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
        CountryNetherlands
        Duration02:25

        When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, drama, family
        CountryHong Kong

        Ten years ago, five students joined a martial arts school and learned the disciplines of Wushu and the bonds of friendship. Today, both will be put to the test after they and a former student stumble into a child kidnapping ring

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryChina, South Korea, Hong Kong
        Duration01:42

        The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama, sport
        CountryUSA

        Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genredrama, adventure, family
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:20

        The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryAustralia, Germany, USA
        Duration01:45

        For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his colorful "flying circus" of Fokker fighter planes, during the time from his arrival at the war front to his death in combat. On the other side is Roy Brown of the Royal Air Force, sometimes credited with shooting Richthofen down.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama, family
        CountryUSA

        After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.




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