Movies Like Diving Into the Unknown (2016)

Diving Into the Unknown is a 2016 documentary film from Juan Reina with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Off-Piste and Bridegroom.

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Off-Piste

2018

The two best rescue workers in the region take off for their umpteenth mission. Professionalism and efficiency all around, but things don't really go as planned.

6.5

MagicScore

Bridegroom

2013

A documentary that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof.

7.3

MagicScore

Coma

2020

A young and talented architect comes to his senses after a horrific accident only to find himself in the odd dystopian world. A world that is filled with the memories of all current coma patients. Just like a human memory this world is fragmental, chaotic and unstable. This is COMA: icecaps, rivers and cities can all exist in a space of a single room and laws of physics are no longer laws as they can be bent.

6.4

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Ordinary

2012

Iravi works as a bus conductor on a bus that shuttles between a city and a hill station. His life changes when he gets involved in the villager's problems.

6.4

MagicScore

Very Bad Things

1998

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of the bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle...

6.3

MagicScore

Drowning Mona

2000

The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.

5.4

MagicScore

Inside

2006

Alex has a disturbing hobby of following strangers...until one night he gets caught. Instead of calling the police, the couple--fascinated by Alex's resemblance to their dead son--asks him to stay, and Alex finds himself trapped in a horrifying existence of desperation, despair, and insanity.

4.1

MagicScore

Last Breath

2019

A commercial diver is stranded on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen supply, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes. With access to amazing archival footage, this is the true story of one man’s impossible fight for survival.

7.5

MagicScore

Patients

2017

After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Breaking Surface

2020

Two Swedish/Norwegian half sisters go on a winter diving trip in Northern Norway, when they get trapped after a rockslide.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Song of the Sea

2014

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

Sanctum

2011

Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

5.5

MagicScore

#14

DeepStar Six

1989

The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

The Incredible Petrified World

1959

When the cable breaks on their diving bell four people find themselves trapped in a hidden underwater world.

3.4

MagicScore

#16

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

2022

A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Apollo 13: Survival

2024

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Endurance

2000

Documentary on the Shackleton Antartic expedition. A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance', which was trapped in the ice floes and frigid open ocean of the Antarctic in 1914. Shackleton decided, with many of his crew injured and weak from exposure and starvation, to take a team of his fittest men and attempt to find help. Setting out in appalling conditions with hopelessly inadequate equipment, they endured all weather and terrain and finally reached safety. Persuading a local team of his confidence that the abandoned team would still be alive, he set out again to find them. After almost 2 years trapped on the ice, all members of the crew were finally rescued.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Protector

2026

Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.

8.4

MagicScore

#20

Toy Story 5

2026

When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

8.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Diving Into the Unknown?

The top films similar to Diving Into the Unknown by MovieMagicScore are Off-Piste (6.5), Bridegroom (7.3), Coma (6.4). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Diving Into the Unknown worth watching?

Diving Into the Unknown holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Diving Into the Unknown?

Diving Into the Unknown (2016) is a documentary film directed by Juan Reina, starring Patrik Grönqvist, Kai Känkänen, Sami Paakkarinen.

Where can I find more recommendations like Diving Into the Unknown?

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About movies like Diving Into the Unknown

This ranked list pairs Diving Into the Unknown (2016), a documentary film from Juan Reina, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Patrik Grönqvist 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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