Movies Like S.O.S. Titanic (1980)

S.O.S. Titanic is a 1980 drama, history, tv movie, thriller film from William Hale with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Night to Remember and Drain the Titanic.

Drama History TV Movie Thriller

A Night to Remember

1958

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

7.7

MagicScore

Drain the Titanic

2015

Computer-generated imagery and other visualization techniques reveal how it would look if all the water was removed from RMS Titanic's final resting place.

7.2

MagicScore

Titanic

1943

In 1912, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay schemes to reverse the direction of his company's plummeting stock value. Onboard the Titanic, brave German 1st Officer Petersen struggles to convince his self-important British superiors not to overexert the ship's engines.

6.0

MagicScore

Titanic

1997

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

7.9

MagicScore

Titanic II

2010

On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened "Titanic 2," follows the path of its namesake. But when a tsunami hurls an ice berg into the new ship's path, the passengers and crew must fight to avoid a similar fate.

4.9

MagicScore

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?

7.6

MagicScore

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

2012

James Cameron brings together some the world's leading Titanic experts, including engineers, naval architects, artists and historians, to solve the lingering mysteries of why and how the 'unsinkable' ship sank.

7.5

MagicScore

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

2017

For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

6.7

MagicScore

History Is Made at Night

1937

An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

The Icebreaker

2016

The story is based on the real events of 1985. The team of a Russian polar icebreaker “Mikhail Gromov” discovered a giant iceberg. The ship came into collision while attempting to take cover from the weather and is forced to drift with ice along the Amundsen Sea coast. The crew of “Gromov” spent 133 days of polar night trying to find a way out of their icy trap. They have no room for mistakes; one wrong move and the vessel is crushed by ice.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Raise the Titanic

1980

To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

2025

Using cutting-edge scanning technology and state-of-the-art CGI, a team of experts creates the first high-resolution 3D digital twin of the Titanic wreck. Through a groundbreaking immersive investigation, they uncover the ship’s final moments, shedding light on the acts of heroism and cowardice aboard—and revealing the true story behind the sinking of the “unsinkable” ship.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster

2025

OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Encounters at the End of the World

2007

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Titanic

1953

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

The Chambermaid on the Titanic

1997

Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room. They do, chastely; when he awakens, she is gone, but he sees her at the sailing and gets a photo of her. When he returns home, he suspects that his wife Zoe has been sleeping with Simeon, the foundry owner. Horty goes to the bar, where his friends get him drunk and he starts telling an erotic fantasy of what happened with him and Marie, drawing a larger audience each night.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Nayland Smith.

3.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like S.O.S. Titanic?

The top films similar to S.O.S. Titanic by MovieMagicScore are A Night to Remember (7.7), Drain the Titanic (7.2), Titanic (6.0). Each shares drama/history/tv movie/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is S.O.S. Titanic worth watching?

S.O.S. Titanic holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 41 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is S.O.S. Titanic?

S.O.S. Titanic (1980) is a drama, history, tv movie, thriller film directed by William Hale, starring David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Susan Saint James.

Where can I find more recommendations like S.O.S. Titanic?

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This ranked list pairs S.O.S. Titanic (1980), a drama and history and tv movie and thriller film from William Hale, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Janssen 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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