Seafaring movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant seafaring movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful and suspense films and TV shows about / with seafaring, ship, survival, sea, danger, ocean, escapades, sailing, pirate and boat plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as seafaring: Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998), Admiral (2015), All Is Lost (2013), Black Sails (2014), Abandoned (2015), Crusoe (2008), Shogun (1980), Pulang (2018), True Spirit (2023), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992).
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, adventurer, military, navy, duel, folk hero, bully, heroes, sword duel, war hero ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
britain
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, period piece, epic, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, naval battle, sea battle, battles, sailing, warship, heroic mission, royal navy, british navy, sea ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 2003, ancient times ...
Place:
britain, england, america, brazil, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, slasher ...
Plot:
naval battle, dutch history, medieval, ocean, military, soldier, state affairs, civil war, danger, heroic mission, sea, ship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
holland, europe, netherlands
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and ...
Style:
harsh, reflective, touching, suspenseful, philosophical ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
survival, boat, survivor, storm, loneliness, isolation, ocean, ship, desperation, human spirit, sea, forces of nature ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, colonial america, sea, gold, treasure hunt, medieval, island, treasure, danger ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, syria, america, west indies
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When their yacht capsizes during a storm; four men face almost certain death.
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
sea, lost at sea, death, desert island, ship, fear, survival, courage, storm, boat, sailing, wilderness survival ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, baroque
Plot:
survival, shipwreck, desert island, ocean, sea disaster, wise man, wisdom of life, friends, storm, isolation, friendship, escapades ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
england, fictional island
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
In the 16th Century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Blackthorn is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, saga
Plot:
samurai, feudal japan, seafaring, shogun, jesuit, politics, war, heroes, escapades, betrayal, sword duel, samurai sword ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, middle ages
Place:
japan, portugal
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, nautical, historical drama ...
Plot:
seafaring, sea voyage, sailing, relationship problems, homecoming, longing, getting home, sailor, marine life, relationships, sea adventure, lifestyle ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
malaysia, liverpool
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, thought provoking, psychological, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
sea voyage, sailboat, sea adventure, ocean, sailing, sea, boat, life, storm, journey, swimming, seafaring ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Style:
inspirational, epic, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
renaissance, conquistador, adventurer, medieval, native american, ship, new world, tudors, ocean, jungle, nobility, ancient ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
spain, caribbean, italy, europe, west indies ...
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Mexico, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.
Style:
surprise ending, realistic, serious, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bermuda triangle, ship, ocean, time portal, bird attack, alien invasion, supernatural, cruise, underwater, sea, doll, paranormal phenomena ...
Time:
70s
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Tunisia, Poland, Mexico, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ...
Style:
grindhouse, spoof, dramatic, action comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, ship, farce, swashbuckler, sailing, chivalry, renaissance, piracy, treasure hunt, sword, passionate kiss ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
eastern europe, spain, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, intense, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, date night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, childhood, treasure map, pirate, treasure, friendship, pirate ship, small town, children, teenage girl, mischievous children, child ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, usa
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Genre: Adventure, History, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story:
Three naval cadets accidentally get possession of a secret diary that was stolen from Bestuzhev, a vice-chancellor of Russia. If this diary ever gets abroad, the consequences for the country would be grave. The cadets are trying to return the papers ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, tense, entertaining, heroic ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
friendship, conspiracy, russian empire, love and romance, fencing, palace intrigue, queen, imperial russia, heroism, mission, seafaring, bravery ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
ussr, russia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic, serious, dieselpunk ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, ocean, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, sailing, boat, dystopic future, water, sea, escapades, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, year 1995, distant future, near future
Place:
arizona, canada
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
For the fisherman of New England, braving the frigid, unpredictable waters of the North Atlantic is a tradition that has been in their families for generations. It is an unforgiving environment, where forty-five-foot vessels contend with fifty-foot ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, rough, tension ...
Plot:
danger, workplace, forces of nature, workplace situations, working class, escapades, boss and employee, chases and races, ship, seafaring, risk, fishing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new england, maine
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Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Angelique goes in search of her husband Joffrey de Peyrac who did not die on the stake.
Style:
romantic, action adventure, historical romance, costume drama, tense ...
Plot:
pirate, female protagonist, seafaring, heroine, romantic reunion, mediterranean, danger, escape, loyalty, bravery, captured, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's ...
Style:
action adventure, action packed, period drama, baroque
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, seafaring, exploration, piracy, palace intrigue, royal court, pirate ship, queen of england, captain, courage, explorer, pirate ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other women convicts, these to be sold into slavery on arrival. The woman activist frees the dozen of ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, suspenseful, action drama ...
Plot:
slavery, mutiny, seafaring, survival, human trafficking, rebellion, ship, escape, brutality, storm at sea, moral dilemma, redemption ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century, year 1961
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Sandokan is a Malaysian pirate who, along with his friend Yanez and their crew, attacks the British forces from his island of Mompracem. During his adventures, he falls in love with Lady Marianna Guillonk, an English-Italian aristocrat.
Style:
tropical, heroic, dramatic, suspense, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
pirate, seafaring, swashbuckler, male protagonist, betrayal, friendship, revenge, british empire, colonialism, loyalty, anti hero, forbidden love ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
malaysia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Australia
Duration: 13 min.
TV show
Story:
Welcome on board the drakkar to sail the seas and share the adventures of our Viking crew. In his home village of Flake or coming alongside far and unknown lands, you will share unique adventures with Vicky.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
pagan, ship, druid, boy, children, seafaring, sea adventure, adventurer, escapades, adventure hero, journey, exploration ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Manuel bids farewell to his routine and boards a 15th century vessel under pirate law. Treason on board triggers a series of terrible events our protagonist overcomes while keeping his moral principles intact.
Style:
semi serious, surreal, humorous, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ship, pirate, partner, disorder, escapades, introspection, ocean, unfulfillment, social misfits, misfit, adolescence vs adulthood, surrealism ...
Time:
15th century, 21st century
Place:
europe, portugal
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway, Germany, Malta
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
When WWII erupts, two sailors on a Norwegian merchant ship face brutal conditions as they fight to survive a conflict they were never asked to join. Based on true stories of Norwegian merchant sailors and their families during and after World War II.
Style:
historical drama, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, survival, sailor, world war, seafaring, wartime, ocean voyage, ocean, frontline, war, danger, sea battle ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
atlantic ocean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Barbaros: Sword of the Mediterranean will take viewers on a historic journey across the Ottoman Empire based on the life of 16th-century Ottoman admiral "Barbaros" Hayreddin Pasha and the adventures of four brothers who become seafarers. ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
pirate, sea voyage, turkish history, sea battle, seafaring, mediterranean, sea adventure, piracy, pirate ship, brothers, pirate captain, admiral ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Jean-Claude Izzo, this melancholic movie focuses on three sailors being the last remaining crew members on their ship which is aground in the harbor of Marseille. After the owner has sold the "Aldébaran", only the ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, reflective, multicultural, existential ...
Plot:
crew, ship, abandoned ship, harbor, seafaring, character study, mediterranean, loss, friendship, regret, blue collar, aimlessness ...
Place:
marseille, mediterranean sea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Denmark, Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.
Style:
period piece, independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, black humor
Plot:
sailing, seafaring, mediterranean, survival, satire, moral ambiguity, blue collar, working class, ship, rite of passage, merchant marine, sea ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of six friends on a yacht trip from Brisbane to Indonesia come to the aid of a broken-down asylum seekers' boat, leading to a tragic series of events that return to haunt them four years later.
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
boat, guilt, moral dilemma, storm at sea, storm, sea, ship, seafaring, ocean voyage, survival, sailing, sea voyage ...
Place:
indonesia
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Genre: History
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Dedicated investigators uncover the devastating chain of circumstances that caused a maritime disaster. With the evidence at the bottom of the sea, ingenuity is required to find the cause – whether it is human error or the uncontrollable ocean.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, serious, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
shipwreck, investigation, marine, castaway, sea, catastrophe, ship, seafaring, storm at sea, natural disaster, investigative journalism, cautionary tale ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The cases of the crew of the Albatros, a patrol boat of the German Coast Guard operating in the Baltic Sea area.
Style:
action drama, realistic, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coast guard, search and rescue, seafaring, duty, teamwork, camaraderie, heroism, law enforcement, crime investigation, smuggling, boat, underwater ...
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