Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Waterman

If you loved Waterman, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Riding Giants

Riding Giants

2004★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta....

#2
The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer

1966★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel ...

#3
I Am Ali

I Am Ali

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the ...

#4
Battleship

Battleship

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper i...

#5
Red Army

Red Army

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, follow...

#6
Waterworld

Waterworld

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waterman for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape,...

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