Water movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant water movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic, serious, weird and entertaining films and TV shows about / with water, underwater scene, danger, survival, death, underwater, catastrophe, ocean, mentor and boat plots mostly in Adventure, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as water: 12 Feet Deep (2017), The Shape of Water (2017), Uncharted (2022), Life of Pi (2012), The Bay (2012), Underwater (2020), Lake Placid (1999), Adrift (2018), Baywatch (2017), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).
Best films
New films
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, serious, sad, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
trapped, water, confined space, survival, endurance, swimming pool, sibling relationship, determination, family secret, female protagonist, sister, sister sister relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Style:
touching, romantic, biting, fairy tale, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
sign language, interspecies romance, creature, love story, female protagonist, rescue, supernatural, interspecies sex, laboratory, cold war, scientist, friendship ...
Time:
year 1962, year 2017, 60s, future, 2010s
Place:
maryland, baltimore, los angeles, america, pittsburgh ...
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296K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a ...
Style:
suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, action adventure, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, lost treasure, danger, treasure hunter, treasure map, jungle, adventurer, artifact, escape, deception ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
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696K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada, India, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Style:
philosophical, touching, visually appealing, reflective, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, kids, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
survival, animal, ocean, human animal relationship, loneliness, life & death, stranded, survivor, hopes, beautiful scenery, storm at sea, journey ...
Time:
70s, year 2012, 2010s
Place:
india, america, asia, montreal, pacific ocean ...
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32K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been ...
Style:
mockumentary, frightening, suspenseful, horrifying, medical horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
parasite, infection, found footage, disaster, water, virus, ecological disaster, disease, plague, infected, epidemic, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, maryland, california
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, lovecraft, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underwater, creature, giant monster, monster, sea monster, animal attack, creature feature, water, cthulhu, ocean, earthquake, giant creature ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a fracking mishap accidentally rips apart the earth’s crust, the resulting hole opens up a gaping underground water way to a vast and mysterious ocean somewhere deep below. Instantly, giant prehistoric sharks begin wending their way upward ...
Style:
bloody, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
shark, water, shark attack, creature feature, monster, escape, manhunt, female protagonist, self sacrifice, blood, partner, danger ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
arkansas
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, ...
Style:
scary, suspense, cult classic, natural horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
crocodile, killer animal, dangerous animal, water, gory, rescue, sea monster, eaten alive, swamp, dark humor, escapades, danger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, jurassic
Place:
new york, maine, usa, boston, new england
Is relevant?
66K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hong Kong, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A woman and her fiancé find themselves caught in a hurricane after departing Tahiti by boat. She wakes up after being knocked out, only to discover him missing, and the elements threatening.
Style:
sincere, sad, suspenseful, romantic drama, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, boat, survivor, water, sailboat, sea adventure, power of love, death, storm, sea, yacht, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
tahiti, pacific ocean
Is relevant?
217K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Style:
buddy comedy, feel good, light, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
lifeguard, beach, swimming, water, sea, rookie, muscleman, drowning, chase, male objectification, obstacle course, disguise ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
california, north america, florida, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as ...
Style:
visually appealing, fairy tale, exciting, stylized, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, good versus evil, magical, sorcerer, wizards and magicians, apprentice, witchcraft, supernatural ability, book of magic, sorceress, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2010, medieval times, year 2000, 2000s ...
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, usa, britain, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, uplifting, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
environmental, justice, court, lawyer, contamination, small town, single mother, investigation, corporate crime, business, lawsuit, legal ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, y2k, year 2000, 2000s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
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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
Is relevant?
220K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, two young boys experience an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another ...
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, funny, sexy, cute ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
friendship, water, coming of age, ocean, disguise, seaside town, friends, sea voyage, male female friendship, sea adventure, friendship between boys, monster ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 1950s, year 1959, 20th century ...
Place:
italy, europe, riviera, mediterranean sea
Is relevant?
102K
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
While struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, a young woman finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.
Style:
suspense, natural horror, slasher, scary, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
animal attack, trapped, disaster, survival, flood, alligator, creature feature, natural disaster, hurricane, survival horror, crocodile, killer animal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
florida
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: South Africa, Ireland, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to steal the land for himself.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, cult classic, apocalyptic, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
water, drought, post apocalypse, desert, farm, water shortage, post apocalyptic, betrayal, murder, bandit, robot, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 1930s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
122K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Latvia, Belgium, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Style:
3d animation, independent film, computer animated, ambiguous ending, complex ...
Plot:
cat, dog, flood, lemur, boat, water, whale, rescue from drowning, rabbit, fish, bird, animal ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
diving, underwater, treasure hunt, shark, island, profanity, ocean, shipwreck, dangerous attraction, water, cocaine, hostage ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
bahamas
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550K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action adventure, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, underwater, super powers, superhuman powers, atlantis, creature, ocean, princess, half breed, avenger, water, muscleman ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1986, year 2002, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
maine, boston, sicily, atlantic ocean, italy ...
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
Style:
suspense, christmas horror, scary, natural horror, classic horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
shark, shark attack, animal attack, killer shark, revenge, water, boat, killer animal, underwater, creature, christmas, sea ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
bahamas, caribbean
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Georgia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Four friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, teen horror, surprise ending, splatter ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
isolation, survival, danger, friends, trap, sauna, trapped, woods, friendship, mind game, swimming, escape room ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When a mad scientist mixes the genes of a killer whale and a wolf, it creates the Whalewolf, and it's up to Sharktopus to stop it.
Style:
natural horror, mockbuster, tense, psychotronic, suspense ...
Plot:
shark, killer animal, animal attack, creature feature, water, giant animal, giant octopus, shark attack, killer shark, octopus, kaiju, giant monster ...
Time:
jurassic
Place:
dominican republic
Is relevant?
151K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Australia, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, perverse, intense, natural horror ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
shark, survival, shark attack, laboratory, creature feature, dangerous animal, killer shark, killer animal, genetic engineering, experiment gone awry, giant animal, monster ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pacific ocean
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52K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a ...
Style:
suspense, scary, natural horror, funny, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
shark, killer shark, animal attack, boat, giant animal, underwater, fish, creature, water, shark attack, amusement park, creature feature ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, orlando florida, usa
Is relevant?
118K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The OSSA discovers a spacecraft thought to be at least 300 years old at the bottom of the ocean. Immediately following the discovery, they decide to send a team down to the depths of the ocean to study the space craft.They are the best of best, ...
Style:
scary, breathtaking, mind bending, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
ocean, underwater, alien, first contact, twists and turns, ufo, time travel, paranoia, psychology, survival, space and aliens, ghost ship ...
Time:
future, jurassic, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Is relevant?
15K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the ...
Style:
harsh, suspense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
killer whale, whale, survival, ocean, killer animal, animal attack, sea, vengeance, ship, revenge, fish, obsession ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
newfoundland, antarctica
Is relevant?
59K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
survival, cave, expedition, disaster, danger, underwater, death, forces of nature, underground, water, struggle for survival, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
papua new guinea
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Style:
exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
martial arts, superhero, kung fu, martial artist, villain, fight, warrior, mission, fistfight, supernatural power, power, water ...
Time:
2020s, future, 90s, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco, china, north america, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon (Beart) has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, thought provoking, saga, anthology ...
Plot:
revenge, female nudity, haunted by the past, spring, provincial life, wedding, cave, rural setting, rabbit, xenophobia, harmonica, marriage ...
Time:
year 1986, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
france, provence, europe, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is ...
Style:
atmospheric, emotional, independent film, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farm, village life, inheritance, hunchback, water, greed, conspiracy, countryside, life is a bitch, society, parents and children, village ...
Time:
year 1986, 20th century, 1920s, 19th century
Place:
provence, france, europe, paris france
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