Movies like Maria of the Sea

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   Limite

   Strong story similarity

   1931 · 120 min · Adventure · Drama

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   Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: silent film
   • a closely matched era

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   The Manxman

   Similar atmosphere

   1929 · 100 min · Drama · Romance

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   A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle

   Same director

   1930 · 95 min · Comedy · Documentary · History

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   Caleidoscope of documentary-like scenes and re-enacted episodes of a day in the life of a large port town – Lisbon, from the old district around Saint George's Castle down to the docks and the 'Sagres' on the Tagus river, to the new commercial districts.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   L'Âge d'or

   Similar atmosphere

   1930 · 63 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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   The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Inés de Castro

   Same director

   1944 · 82 min · Drama · History · Romance

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   In 1336, Pedro, heir to the Portuguese crown, marries Constanza Manuel de Villena, a Castilian noblewoman, for political reasons; but the impulsive prince ends up giving in to his love for Inés de Castro, his wife's lady-in-waiting.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   April Showers

   Similar atmosphere

   1923 · 60 min · Drama · Romance

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   Danny O'Rourke is the son of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Eager to join the police force, Danny fails his exams. The failure causes him to neglect his sweetheart Maggie, whose father is a police lieutenant. His attentions turn instead towards society girl Miriam Welton. When Danny’s sister, Shannon, is arrested for shoplifting, Danny turns to boxing to save her. He works his way towards the championship but discovers the final bought has been rigged. Danny fights anyhow and he is beaten, but it is discovered that a mistake had been made on his exams and he actually was eligible to join the police force after all. Considered a lost film.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared theme: silent film

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   The Black Pirate

   Shared themes

   1926 · 94 min · Action · Adventure · Drama

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   A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.

   Why it connects

   • shared theme: silent film
   • a closely matched era

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   Red Pearls

   Shared themes

   1930 · 73 min · Crime · Drama

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   A Japanese merchant attempts to drive one of his rivals mad by impersonating a man he had once murdered.

   Why it connects

   • shared theme: silent film
   • a closely matched era

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   The Wolf Man

   Shared themes

   1924 · 60 min · Drama · Horror

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   Gerald Stanley (John Gilbert) is an English gentleman who is engaged to Beatrice Joyce (Alma Frances). But Stanley's personality changes whenever he drinks, and his brother (who also loves Beatrice) uses this to his advantage.

   Why it connects

   • shared theme: silent film

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    The Racket

    Shared themes

    1928 · 84 min · Crime · Drama

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    A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

    Why it connects

    • shared theme: silent film
    • a closely matched era

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