5 Best Movies About Surviving Underwater to Watch if You Liked Last Breath
Films that adhere to the best traditions of the genre.
Last Breath is Alex Parkinson's feature-length directorial debut. Six years earlier, he made a documentary about the same story.
Based on real events, this dramatic thriller tells the story of three divers who become trapped in a deep-sea trap at the bottom of the North Sea.
1. Pressure, 2015
An accident occurs in the western part of the Indian Ocean, damaging an oil pipeline. A team of four engineers is sent to repair it. They descend to the depths in a special capsule. Suddenly, a storm begins and the ship sinks, leaving the divers at the bottom.
With only an 18-hour oxygen supply and a barely functioning radio, the engineers try to survive, hoping for a miracle. Each of them has a reason to return home.
2. Below, 2002
The vast Atlantic Ocean in 1943, at the height of World War II. The crew of an American submarine takes on board the surviving crew members of a British floating hospital that crashed.
Among the new recruits are a silent man, a wounded man on crutches, and a nurse named Claire. Sailors are known to be superstitious, believing that a woman on a ship brings trouble. So, when strange and inexplicable events begin to occur on the boat, Claire becomes the immediate suspect.
3. Underwater, 2020
An explosion occurs at an underwater research station located near the Mariana Trench at great depths. Part of the complex is destroyed, and the few survivors barely escape to undamaged sections.
There is no connection to the surface, the rescue capsules are inaccessible, and walking along the ocean floor to the neighboring station is the only way to escape.
The survivors decide to take the risk, but during the journey, they discover unknown predators that have risen from the depths of the trench, ready to feed on humans.
4. Breaking Surface, 2020
Christmas is the perfect opportunity to escape the daily grind and spend time with family. So, on the eve of the holidays, Ida goes to visit her mother and younger sister, Tuva.
Together, they decide to reminisce about the past by going winter diving. However, this small family tradition turns into a disaster when Tuva becomes trapped on the ocean floor.
Her oxygen supply is running out, and there is no connection. Every minute of delay could be fatal. Now, Ida must pull herself together and do everything she can to save her sister.
5. DeepStar Six, 1989
In the underwater laboratory DeepStar Six, scientists are exploring the possibility of establishing a long-term colony on the ocean floor. They are also preparing a site for installing nuclear missiles.
The surface of a deep-sea cave is the best option. However, a collapse occurs during the work to clear it, awakening a terrible prehistoric monster.
The researchers can only evacuate, but the escape route is almost completely cut off – the monster has destroyed many vital compartments, including the decompression module.