Movies Like Taking Back the Waves

Loved Taking Back the Waves? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Explorer: The Last Tepui 2022 ★ 7.6
The Way Way Back 2013 ★ 7.1
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2011 ★ 7.6
Swades 2004 ★ 7.3
Scent of a Woman 1974 ★ 7.4
All Is Lost 2013 ★ 6.6
That Day, on the Beach 1983 ★ 7.6
The Wave 2015 ★ 6.7
A Scene at the Sea 1991 ★ 7.4
The Tourist 2022 ★ 6.8
Chacun pour tous 2018 ★ 6.1
Breaking the Waves 1996 ★ 7.5
mid90s 2018 ★ 7.5
On the Beach 2000 ★ 6.2
Tidal Wave 2009 ★ 6.9
The Way Back 2020 ★ 6.6
The Salt Path 2025 ★ 6.7
Waves 2019 ★ 7.4
The Poseidon Adventure 1972 ★ 7.2
People We Meet on Vacation 2026 ★ 7.0
Meet the Leroys 2024 ★ 6.2
Pauline at the Beach 1983 ★ 7.0
The Last Wave 1977 ★ 6.7
Walk. Ride. Rodeo. 2019 ★ 7.0