Movies Like Tsunami (2005)

Tsunami is a 2005 action, adventure film from Winfried Oelsner with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tidal Wave and Poseidon.

Action Adventure

Tidal Wave

2009

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

6.9

MagicScore

Poseidon

2006

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

5.9

MagicScore

Wedlock

1991

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.

5.8

MagicScore

Breakout

1975

A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

6.3

MagicScore

Rollercoaster

1977

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

6.0

MagicScore

Kaalapani

1996

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

7.8

MagicScore

Max Manus: Man of War

2008

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

7.1

MagicScore

Traitor

2008

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

6.7

MagicScore

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

The Naked Truth

1957

Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. Several of his victims first decide individually to kill him instead of paying, but fail in amusing ways. Then they find that to protect their various secrets they must now join forces for a rather different purpose...

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Arise, My Love

1940

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Amateur

2025

After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Up at the Villa

2000

Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

Surf's Up

2007

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Mission: Impossible III

2006

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

You Only Live Twice

1967

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

The Burning Sea

2021

An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

North Sea Hijack

1980

When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

The Riddle of the Sands

1979

In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible scheme, but must outwit not only the cream of the German Navy, but the feared Kaiser Wilhelm himself.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tsunami?

The top films similar to Tsunami by MovieMagicScore are Tidal Wave (6.9), Poseidon (5.9), Wedlock (5.8). Each shares action/adventure themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tsunami worth watching?

Tsunami holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 7 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tsunami?

Tsunami (2005) is a action, adventure film directed by Winfried Oelsner, starring Kristian Kiehling, Anja Knauer, Dan van Husen.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tsunami?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Tsunami

This ranked list pairs Tsunami (2005), a action and adventure film from Winfried Oelsner, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kristian Kiehling take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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