Cruise ship movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant cruise ship movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out entertaining, realistic, humorous, captivating, suspense and feel good films and TV shows about / with cruise ship, cruise, ship, ocean, ship captain, sea, death, destiny, friendship and chase plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as cruise ship: Boat Trip (2002), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Poseidon (2006), Final Voyage (1999), Dorm Daze 2 (2006), Deadly Honeymoon (2010), Out to Sea (1997), Going Overboard (1989), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998), Passenger 23 (2018).
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33K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.
Style:
sex comedy, not serious, realistic, funny, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
cruise ship, sex, gay, love and romance, homosexuality, cruise, pretending to be gay, farce, fall in love, ship, ejaculation, gay stereotype ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
cuba
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, Mexico, France, Turkey, Denmark, USA, Switzerland, Greece
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged captain. What first appeared Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, captivating, entertaining, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cruise ship, shipwreck, satire, model, class differences, cruise, fashion model, social satire, yacht, rich, ship, stranded on an island ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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115K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, rough, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
survival, disaster, natural disaster, ship, shipwreck, catastrophe, cruise ship, ocean, sea disaster, drowning, father daughter relationship, trapped ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
atlantic ocean
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Restored to former glory, a nostalgic cruise ship repeats a tragic past...
Style:
suspense, independent film, christian film
Plot:
cruise ship, die hard, ship, terrorist, cruise, boat, group, shootout, pistol, blood, one against many, pirate ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sequel to Dorm Daze has most of the original group of college students on a cruise ship in the Pacific, putting on a school play which takes a turn involving the theft of a priceless diamond.
Style:
teen sex comedy, sex comedy, satirical, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
college, sex, voyeurism, erotica, cruise ship, college life, student, jewel theft, college student, high school, friends, disorder ...
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Handsome silver spoon Texan Trevor Forrest can't always control his tendencies to flirt and gamble, even on honeymoon cruise to Tahiti with Lindsey Ross Forrest, which may compromise their business ambitions. The ship captain asks FBI agent ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
wedding, honeymoon, cruise, mind game, husband wife relationship, betrayal, fight, marriage, crime scene, infidelity, ship, lost at sea ...
Place:
hawaii
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Care-free Charlie (Walter Matthau) cons his widower brother-in-law Herb (Jack Lemmon) into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and ...
Style:
humorous, talky, light, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cruise ship, widower, dance, middle age romance, solar eclipse, marriage proposal, old age, old man, old woman, gambler, love, brother in law brother in law relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
florida, miami, mexico
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
Style:
humorous, sex comedy, not serious, low brow humor, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
ship, sexual fantasy, vulgar woman, dictator, god, chase, cruise, hitman, erotic dream, best friend, friendship between men, jealous boyfriend ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In this updated version of the classic "The Love Boat" series, recently divorced former U.S. Navy captain Jim Kennedy III takes the helm of a Caribbean cruise ship - along with its crew mates - on adventuresome voyages that sometimes lead ...
Style:
feel good, tropical, anthology, lighthearted, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
cruise ship, single parent, travel, vacation, heartwarming, seafaring, cruise, ship, divorce, teenager, workplace situations, love affair ...
Time:
90s
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
It's been five years Martin's family vanished without a trace from a cruise ship. Ever since, the police psychologist is tortured by the thought of his wife having committed a murder-suicide, taking their son with her. He is the only one ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
cruise ship, sea voyage, ship, held captive, missing person, father son relationship, father, ship captain, son, twists and turns, investigation, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
A goofy, gullible sea captain is hired to helm a high-end cruise ship and becomes the perfect fall guy for an illicit smuggling operation.
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, semi serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
cruise ship, captain, smuggling, satire, ship, sea voyage, contract, cartel, scapegoat, fish out of water, conflict, danger ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric star as a young couple whose dream cruise turns to terror when a lunatic computer genius (Willem Dafoe) sets a new course for destruction.
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
cruise, cruise ship, ship, boat, ocean liner, happy ending, vacation, terrorist, sign language, catastrophe, hostage, caribbean sea ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, caribbean
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Twenty five years ago, the SS Corona Queen disappeared in the region known as, "The Bermuda Triangle". Now, it has returned. Seven people go on board to learn the truth behind her disappearance but the ship did not return alone...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, scary ...
Plot:
bermuda triangle, ghost, cruise ship, afterlife, ghost ship, danger, investigation, supernatural ability, obsession, disaster, ocean, rescue ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of ...
Style:
touching, breathtaking, sincere, inspirational, sentimental ...
Plot:
jazz, music, ship, genius, musician, prodigy, pianist, child prodigy, loneliness, cruise ship, trumpet player, piano ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, 90s, year 1998, 1920s ...
Place:
america, italy, new york, new orleans
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
New murder mystery series set on board a luxury cruise ship, with Shayne Ward as cabaret singer Jack and Catherine Tyldesley as First Officer Kate. First destination: death in La Rochelle...
Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cruise ship, murder investigation, whodunit, cabaret singer, police investigation, uncover truth, homicide detective, private investigation, teamwork, crime solving, police officer, police detective ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The 3rd movie by the comedian duo Erkan and Stefan.
Style:
buddy comedy, entertaining, humorous, captivating, black comedy ...
Plot:
cruise ship, murder mystery, investigation, murder, ship, prank, cruise, friendship, crime investigation, male friendship, dark humor, confined ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows twin brothers Zack and Cody Martin and hotel heiress London Tipton in a new setting, the SS Tipton, where they attend classes at "Seven Seas High" and meet Bailey Pickett while Mr. Moseby manages the ship. The ship ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, semi serious, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
twins, cruise ship, ship, sea voyage, family relations, lifestyle, siblings relations, disorder, mischievous children, high school life, teenage life, high school ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
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5K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Aboard the mega cruise ship Sacramentum, 20-year-old new recruit, Jamie, infiltrates the 3000-strong crew in a desperate race to find his missing sister. She was working aboard the same vessel on a previous tour and vanished mid-charter.
Style:
slasher, tense, suspense, emotional, nautical ...
Plot:
cruise ship, gay, gay interest, disappearance, missing person, ship, investigation, crew, sea, undercover, brother sister relationship, danger ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 254 min.
TV show
Story:
One night on a cruise ship between Helsinki and Stockholm, six stories of happiness and misfortune.
Style:
humorous, exciting, touching, captivating, light ...
Plot:
cruise ship, wedding ceremony, singer, child, ferry, bride and groom, cruise, wedding party, talent show, tourist, anger, womanizer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
finland, stockholm sweden, helsinki finland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1977, until May 24, 1986. The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain. It was part of ABC's popular ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot:
cruise ship, looking for love, love and romance, love affair, family relations, passenger, tour guide, workplace, fall in love, parents and children, father daughter relationship, sailing ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
terrorism, cruise ship, survival, ship, terrorist, natural disaster, disaster, christmas, greed, new year's eve, ocean, save the day ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Is relevant?
289
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the daily lives of a semiluxury cruise's crew and the committed situations that will lead their life together in this vast floating city. Thus we find the captain of the ship and its new manager who is his former hated partner; the ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, funny, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
cruise ship, staff, cruise, co worker co worker relationship, coworker, workplace situations, teamwork, father daughter relationship, employer employee relationship, satire, crew, ship captain ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Poseidon Adventure was one of the first Catastrophe films and began the Disaster Film genre. Director Neame tells the story of a group of people that must fight for their lives aboard a sinking ship. Based on the novel by Paul Gallico.
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, ship, natural disaster, survival, ocean liner, race against time, underwater, sea disaster, cruise ship, sea, sinking ship, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
israel, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea
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1.4M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
84 years later, a 101-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, touching, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
titanic, love story, disaster, love, ship, tragedy, forbidden love, love and romance, ocean, fall in love, tragic love, survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1997, edwardian era, 90s ...
Place:
atlantic ocean, britain, iran, nova scotia, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter ...
Style:
talky, humorous, clever, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, cruise, ship, greek, self discovery, love and romance, couple relations, introspection, couples, parents and children, cruise ship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, middle ages, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
mediterranean sea, jerusalem, middle east, israel, istanbul turkey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill ...
Style:
light, humorous, parody, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
cruise ship, female friendship, vacation, friends, friendship, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, sea adventure, conspiracy, showdown, escapades, hotel ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
florida, nebraska
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1.3M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When ...
Style:
futuristic, touching, feel good, sweet, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
loneliness, robot, space travel, outer space, post apocalypse, technology, love, artificial intelligence, ecology, dystopia, happy ending, ecological disaster ...
Time:
future, distant future, year 2008, 2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
The Dreamland of the Ocean cruise can accommodate 6000 guests and staff members, it is like a city in the sea. Visitors' joys and sorrows and staff members' struggles are presented in the same voyage. Security officer Ding Kai and tour ...
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, psychological, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
cruise ship, cruise, sea voyage, travel, workplace, relationships, couple relations, ship, satire, beach resort, co worker co worker relationship, workplace situations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a booze cruise to France, with mixed success and many mishaps along the way. Events involving their ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, disturbing, ironic, captivating ...
Plot:
cruise ship, friendship, cruise, satire, travel, sea voyage, escapades, irony, group of friends, friends, male bonding, road trip ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands, Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Aboard a cruise ship out at sea, a young sailor discovers a door mysteriously leading to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, a group of Asian farmers find an abandoned shed in the valley, attributing it supernatural powers.
Style:
entertaining, romantic, mystical, captivating, lyrical ...
Plot:
cruise ship, supernatural, portal, magic realism, loneliness, relationships, mysticism, village life, village, identity, intimate, city life ...
Place:
the philippines, uruguay
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