Boat movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant boat movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting and tense films and TV shows about / with boat, danger, survival, catastrophe, water, chase, death, nature, storytelling and escapades plots mostly in Thriller, Adventure and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as boat: Adrift (2018), Dead in the Water (2002), All Is Lost (2013), Kon-Tiki (2012), Young Adam (2003), The Boat (2018), The Finest Hours (2016), Dead Calm (1989), Three (2005), Abandoned (2015).
Best films
New films
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
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Young, rich, and randy Gloria (Dominique Swain) takes the family motorboat for some fun in the sun off the coast of Brazil. Along with her are her longtime boyfriend Danny (Scott Bairstow), his best friend Jeff (Henry Thomas), and the son of an ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense
Plot:
ocean, boat, yacht, couples, forbidden love, murder, friends, danger, survival, dishonesty, friendship, boyfriend ...
Place:
brazil, latin america
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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
Is relevant?
54K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Style:
harsh, visually stunning, epic, sexy, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
ocean, survival, sea voyage, boat, raft, expedition, shark, adventurer, sailing, lost at sea, fish, travel ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1947, year 2012, 2010s ...
Place:
pacific ocean, peru, polynesia, usa, south america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, enigmatic, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drifter, adultery, sexualized violence, infidelity, boat, naked man, destructive relationship, couple relations, unfaithfulness, sex, sexual content, murder ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 1940s, year 1954, 1950s ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Malta, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.
Style:
suspense, captivating, rough, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Plot:
survival, ghost ship, boat, lost at sea, ocean, sailing, macabre, paranoia, alone, danger, sailboat, survival horror ...
Place:
malta
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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
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An Australian couple take a sailing trip in the Pacific to forget about a terrible accident. While on the open sea, in dead calm, they come across a ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
isolation, ocean, ship, psychopath, sailing, serial killer, sex, violence, yacht, woman in danger, female nudity, sea ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia, pacific ocean, new zealand, california
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A millionaire and his wife are shipwrecked after a yachting accident with their former servant, Manuel.
Style:
sexy, erotic, suspense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
island, survival, desert island, cheating wife, romantic triangle, shipwreck, sex, romantic rivalry, love triangle, sex scene, sexual tension, lust ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
caribbean
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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
Is relevant?
226K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Disney’s live-action adaptation of its iconic theme park ride.
Style:
scenic, captivating, funny, light, costume drama ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot:
jungle, amazon river, danger, snake, artifact, amazon jungle, jungle adventure, treasure, dangerous animal, amazon rainforest, myth, native tribe ...
Time:
1910s, 16th century, 2020s, future, year 1916 ...
Place:
brazil, spain, europe, south america, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, feel good, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, boys' night, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure hunter, treasure, adventurer, beautiful scenery, golddigger, renewed love, hidden treasure, yacht, ocean, rivalry, underwater ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
bahamas, florida, usa, spain, caribbean ...
Is relevant?
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223K
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
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two strangers, both at the end of their rope, suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot:
boat, survival, accident, stranger, struggle for survival, trapped, sea disaster, unlikely friendships, sea voyage, die hard, air disaster, airplane crash ...
Place:
michigan, milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin
Is relevant?
17K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings ...
Style:
exciting, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
mermaid, boat, legend, suburban life, sea, fisherman, sea creature, supernatural being, danger, investigation, small town, mythical creature ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Peru
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Fitzcarraldo, a dreamer who plans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the South American jungles. With limited funding, he must figure out how to finance the opera house, and ultimately decides to capitalize on South America's rubber ...
Style:
cerebral, surreal, visually appealing, visual, tense ...
Plot:
jungle, steamship, boat, opera, obsession, river, ambition, colonialism, amazon river, surrealism, dream, forest ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, year 1982, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
south america, peru, germany, latin america, andes mountains ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, sexy, emotional ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, ship, natural disaster, catastrophe, storm at sea, survival, storm, boat, fish, forces of nature, shipwreck, sea ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, y2k, 90s
Place:
atlantic ocean, boston, new england, nova scotia, portugal
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wilderness, hostage, family in danger, survival, river, nature, boat, danger, rafting, child in peril, criminal, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, montana, usa, idaho
Is relevant?
123K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, natural horror, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
jungle, snake, boat, animal attack, dangerous animal, survival, danger, river, giant snake, amazon river, strong violent content, killer animal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, ecuador, brazil, south america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Judge George (Harvey Keitel) brings his young wife, Nathalie (Cameron Diaz), to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance (Craig Sheffer) -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, suspenseful, black comedy, funny ...
Plot:
boat, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, farce, beach house, investigation, vacation, dishonesty, couple relations, honeymoon, couples ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A weekend boating party turns into a nightmare for a group of young Londoners when they stumble upon a terrifying secret hidden in the reeds.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, scary, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
curse, boat, supernatural, danger, deadly creature, psychopath, curses spells and rituals, gory, time loop, redneck, travel, time travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
Style:
tense, scary, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
woman in danger, survival, manhunt, self defense, escapades, human prey, friends, confined, strong violent content, chase, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, maine
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A scientist builds a massive ark after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. But when it's evident the disaster will occur, those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, boarding the ark and seeking his ...
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, sea, boat, end of the world, scientist, flooding, adaptation, hopes, danger, society, heroes ...
Time:
future, year 2017
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and ...
Style:
funny, humorous, hilarious, cult classic, lighthearted ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
sailing, boat, sea, female nudity, childhood, bare breasts, naked woman, skinny dipping, smoking, seafaring, underdog, outlaw ...
Time:
90s
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, puerto rico, chicago, cuba
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s ...
Style:
scenic, realistic, suspenseful, emotional, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
survival, ocean, ship, sea, boat, disaster, man versus nature, starvation, whale, whaling, shipwreck, hunting ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2015, 1800s, 1820s ...
Place:
ecuador, pacific ocean, new england, america, massachusetts ...
Is relevant?
43K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
submarine, underwater, sea, treasure hunt, boat, ocean, survival, gold, isolation, danger, sunken ship, greed ...
Time:
year 1941, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
black sea, scotland, ukraine, crimea, russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who try to flee a foreign country after one of them is caught up in the murder of a private detective.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, romantic, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder, on the run, tour guide, ruins, love triangle, american abroad, greed, cons and scams, dishonesty, fugitives, criminal heroes, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 2010s, year 2014, year 1962
Place:
greece, athens greece, somalia, europe, turkey ...
Is relevant?
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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