Ship movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
124K
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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32K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, bleak, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, virus, robot, ship, ghost ship, cyborgs, ocean, deadly creature, rescue, alien invasion, survival, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
TV show
Story:
Two-part drama based on the true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew
Style:
serious, touching, suspenseful, realistic, nautical
Plot:
rescue, submarine, world war two, bomber, pow, sinking ship, military, ship, danger, ocean, torpedo, boat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, underwater, ship, holocaust, world war two, military, torpedo, boat, mutiny, daring rescue, survival, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
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17K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The sailors who were duped by woman sellers, want to steal their capitals to retaliate from them. There are four men and one woman in a ruined boat. Four lazy and dissatisfaction sailors. The woman represent lust, delectation and appalling potential ...
Style:
art house, islamic, independent film, aesthetic, realistic ...
Plot:
ship, thief, destructive relationship, virgin, prostitute, kidnapping, ghost ship, hashish, sailor, metaphor, lonely, theft ...
Time:
90s
Place:
balkan, istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Nova Zembla tells the gripping true story of the legendary failed mission of the late sixteenth century Dutch flotilla trying to find a trading route to Asia across the North Pole. The ship crew, who got stuck in the ice of Nova Zembla and had to ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, costume drama
Plot:
sea voyage, ship, polar bear, adventurer, danger, isolation, dutch history, trial, cold, sailing, sea, boy ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, futuristic, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
deadly creature, monster, sea monster, creature feature, ship, ocean, tentacle, killer animal, creature, ghost ship, bermuda triangle, apocalypse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bolivia, asia, china, pacific ocean
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Argentina
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An animated comedy that recreates the misadventures of the passengers of the Ark built by Noah as per God’s request. It’s just that living together does not seem to come easy for the passengers on board.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, feel good, anime ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
ship, heroes, fish out of water, nothing goes right, ancient history, bible, heroic mission, escapades, hopes, isolation, forces of nature, flood ...
Place:
holy land
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Three hot girls, four guys, and one mega-swanky yacht collide for a serious night of drugs and sexual deviancy. One debaucherous act goes too far though, turning this teen joy ride into a weekend of bloody bedlam.
Style:
sexy, suspense, erotic, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
murder, ship, violent, videotaped sex, isolation, manipulation, crime gone awry, confined, danger, ocean, dangerous attraction, male nudity ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Style:
tense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Plot:
mutiny, napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, ship captain, injustice, navy, courtroom drama, male male relationship, ocean, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
18th century, year 1962, 1790s, georgian era
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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: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete ...
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, pirate ship, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, treasure map, sword fight, adventurer, treasure, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A meteorite brings a powerful element to the Earth during the Cold War, too powerful to ever be used it's contained until a decision is made to dispose of it in the depths of the ocean. During transit on the worlds largest and most secure Super ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, disaster, chaos, soldier, danger, escapades, government facility, ship, tsunami, cold war, doomsday, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, usa, alaska
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Near the end of World War II, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship cling to life aboard a crowded lifeboat. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost – until an eerily silent German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, crying, weird
Plot:
vampire, fascist, world war two, supernatural, ship, unhappy ending, little girl, military, isolation, survival, macabre, violence ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
oceania, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
medieval, ship, samurai, battleship, korean history, military, naval battle, heroic mission, one man army, battles, against the odds, warrior ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
korea, south korea
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of ...
Style:
computer animated, 3d animation, exciting, motion capture, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, reporter, dog, adventurer, journalist, childhood, ship, escapades, riddles and clues, danger, captain ...
Time:
year 2011, 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1949 ...
Place:
ethiopia, morocco, belgium, iran, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Squatters live on a mothballed oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The children attend a school on board; men harvest scrap metal and old oil in the hull; women keep house and raise children and Captain Nemat runs it all with an iron hand. We follow a ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot:
forbidden love, young lovers, ship, human nature, power relations, injustice, misfit, hopes, human spirit, anarchist, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads towards the mythical Forbidden Islands, the mermaid begins to display its deadly side.
Style:
scary, atmospheric, modern fairy tale, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mermaid, creature, ship, dangerous animal, countryside, sea monster, sailor, creature feature, female nudity, pregnancy, danger, rescue ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, year 1900
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sea of Danger, Sea of Desire
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, pirate, adventurer, rivalry, danger, ship, ocean, curses spells and rituals, escapades, daring rescue, femme fatale, journey ...
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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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Genre: Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a strange storm in the Carribean causes a boat to sink, a family finds itself stranded on an island in the "27th dimension".
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspense, enigmatic
Plot:
bermuda triangle, ship, ocean, survival, island, starting over, danger, escapades, forces of nature, family in danger, isolation, stranded ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Horatio Homblower, now promoted to Acting Lieutenant, captures the French ship Le Reve off the Spanish coast. The Captain of the French ship is furious that such a youngster has pulled off such a coup. But far more daunting is Hornblower's ...
Style:
period piece, feel good, serious, exciting, period drama
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, sea battle, chess, pirate, sailing, chivalry, heroes, sea, napoleonic era, swashbuckler, shipwreck ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Style:
exciting, tense, scenic, stylized, breathtaking ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
survival, natural disaster, ocean, disaster, courage, shipwreck, forces of nature, coast guard, storm at sea, daring rescue, fisherman, ship captain ...
Time:
1950s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1951, year 1952 ...
Place:
new england, boston, massachusetts, usa, england
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Barbados
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This made-for-TV movie follows a group of friends as they try to find a boat lost for 50 years in the Bermuda Triangle.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, bleak, serious, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bermuda triangle, ghost ship, sinking ship, coast guard, supernatural, ghost, uncover truth, escapades, danger, investigation, missing person, confined ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, caribbean
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bomber has planted 7 bombs on a transatlantic cruise ship. While a crack bomb squad team try to defuse the bombs the police attempt to track down the mad bomber.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, realistic, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, shipwreck, ship, disaster, cruise, cruise ship, ransom, sea, ocean, espionage, brutality, passenger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, atlantic ocean, scotland yard, london, scotland
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A ripping adventure yarn about teenage boys who join the crew of a ship of the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century. After a dramatic shipwreck and escape from an attack by natives, they must make their way to safety by themselves.
Style:
exciting, serious, atmospheric, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
island, ship, fall in love, survival, heroes, isolation, danger, confined, escapades, youth, ocean, fight ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
torpedo, ship, world war two, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, military, danger, confined, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
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730K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.
Style:
suspense, scary, classic horror, natural horror, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, horror for children, adult
Plot:
shark, animal attack, shark attack, creature feature, ocean, beach, fear, killer shark, boat, monster, dangerous animal, great white shark ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
boston, fictional island, persia, oceania, long island ...
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556
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must ...
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
whale, lost at sea, shipwreck, ship, survival, danger, dangerous animal, ocean, escapades, rescue, isolation, hunting ...
Time:
19th century
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102K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, terrorism, u.s. navy, violence, terrorist, ship, terrorist plot, hostage, one man army, sociopath, mercenary, warship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, 80s
Place:
hawaii, pacific ocean, honolulu hawaii, pentagon, san francisco ...
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