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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: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima is an upcoming Japanese animated family adventure film inspired by Arabian Nights. The film is produced by Nippon Animation and Shirogumi, directed by Shinpei Miyashita and written by Kaeko Hayafune.
Style:
anime, exciting, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
sailing, sinbad, ship, daydreamer, boy, dreaming, island, sailor, dream, adventure hero, magic, friendship ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After fifteen years of traveling around the world Gussie (Spacek), a famous photographer, returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up
Style:
sentimental, contemplative, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
sailing, small town, destiny, high school, bittersweet, love, sea voyage, photojournalism, fall in love, family relations, photojournalist, couples ...
Time:
year 1986, future, 80s, 70s
Place:
maryland, new jersey, san francisco
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A man and a woman and 3 children start to sail around the world. They are shipwrecked near an uninhabited isle. This island is full of wild animals and it is very dangerous for them in the begining. They live through a lot of wonderful adventure ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
ocean, sailing, stowaway, sea, castaway, sea voyage, pelican, shipwreck, survival, wilderness, island, sailboat ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
alaska, usa, seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, sexual, tricky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, murder, investigation, infidelity, amateur detective, incest, photograph, women, family problems, couples, sexual relations, isolation ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, 1870s, 2000s, victorian era
Place:
maine, new hampshire, europe, usa, new england ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Style:
exciting, scenic, captivating, fairy tale, sad ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
island, exotic island, little girl, young heroes, writers, imaginary friend, danger, single father, scientist, child, poacher, jungle ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, patagonia, pacific ocean, san francisco, indonesia ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain, Tim, who isn't completely truthful with her. When the two run into a problem the local cop, who happens to be ...
Style:
neo noir, sexy, erotic, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nudity, plot twist, adultery, sex scene, woman in jeopardy, female nudity, yacht, unplanned pregnancy, sex, dangerous attraction, police investigation, blonde ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york state, atlantic ocean, new york, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Lucky Lady is a 1975 American film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli and Burt Reynolds, with Robby Benson. Its story takes place during Prohibition in the United States in the ...
Style:
slapstick, semi serious, realistic, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sailing, gangster, love triangle, prohibition, bartender, sea voyage, nightclub, prohibition era, gang, prostitute, dishonesty, workplace ...
Time:
1930s, year 1975
Place:
latin america, san diego california, california, mexico
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the ...
Style:
independent film, happy, semi serious, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, sailing, boat, camping, lake, sailboat, rivalry, seaside, beach, sea, holiday, family relations ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mutiny, ship, ocean, brutality, corporal punishment, betrayal, captain, native tribe, language barrier, discipline, leadership, tyrant ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, victorian era, year 1962, georgian era ...
Place:
tahiti, england, persia, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue. He is stood up.
Style:
sexy, sexual, harsh, talky, melancholic ...
Plot:
island, happy ending, sodomy, survival, abuse, fall in love, master and servant, yacht, bare breasts, stranded, love story, opposites attract ...
Time:
20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place:
mediterranean sea, italy
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water ...
Style:
scary, rough, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, family in danger, human nature, yacht, drowning, danger, social relations, sea, uninhibited rivalry, diving, shipwreck, survival horror ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
ship, ocean, captain, survival, danger, expedition, isolation, sea disaster, self discovery, escapades, writer's life, sailing ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, sea battle, military, rebellion, war hero, ship captain, military life, army investigation, rivalry, ship, sailing, chivalry ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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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, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
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12K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange ...
Style:
serious, realistic, cute, romantic drama, contemplative ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
isolation, older man younger woman relationship, love affair, confined, age difference, fall in love, love triangle, couple relations, couples, sailing, boat, older man younger woman romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Style:
sexy, tense, suspense, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot:
murder, twists and turns, gambling, loser, redemption, investigation, debt, moral dilemma, siblings relations, sailing, remorse, hitman ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
london, brighton, england
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Out on a dead calm ocean, in a thick fog, a group of tourists on a pleasure craft are about to cross paths with an ancient and terrible evil. Sharing the same ocean, a sick, dying old Greek man drifts alone on a stricken yacht. The Greek (John ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, rough ...
Plot:
ghost, imaginary, supernatural, danger, good versus evil, gory, vengeance, escapades, rivalry, curses spells and rituals, legends and myths, ocean ...
Place:
oceania, new zealand
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147K
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas.
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
time loop, twists and turns, ship, time travel, supernatural, ghost ship, isolation, ocean, insanity, paradox, gory, shipwreck ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1932 ...
Place:
oceania, miami, florida, caribbean
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23K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net believing her to be a mermaid.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, fairy tale, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, mermaid, small town, sea, mysterious stranger, daughter, longing, fisherman, self discovery, character study, secrets, solitude ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
ireland, europe, new jersey
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22K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, underground horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underwater, survival, ocean, shark, shark attack, killer shark, creature feature, panic, dangerous animal, death, tourist, diving ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, touching, serious, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
animal rescue, rescue, journalism, volunteer, media, whale, ocean, animal, environmentalism, danger, diving, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 80s, year 1988
Place:
alaska, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Morocco
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, entertaining, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
desert, love and romance, fishing, fish, muslim, businessman, politics, doubts and hesitations, friendship, midlife crisis, passion, culture clash ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, scotland, london, afghanistan, england ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday so they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. ...
Style:
horrifying, scary, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
couples, island, couple relations, ghost, danger, supernatural, young lovers, camping, confined, isolation, sailing, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Last Resort is an American military drama television series. When the crew of the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the USS Colorado, pick up a U.S. Navy SEAL team off Pakistan's coast, the Colorado receives an order to launch ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, navy, government conspiracy, nuclear threat, moral dilemma, captain, power relations, on the run, nato, soldier, chases and races, treason ...
Time:
21st century
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635K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
viking, battles, king, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place:
scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
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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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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot:
pirate, outlaw, escapades, rivalry, danger, terrorizing, sailing, chivalry, criminal, pirate ship, courage, sea ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
bahamas
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction.
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
battleship, navy, apocalypse, heroes, danger, chaos, shooting, save the world, deadly virus, military, survival, plague ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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