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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Tunisia, Poland, Mexico, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ...
Style:
grindhouse, spoof, dramatic, action comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, ship, farce, swashbuckler, sailing, chivalry, renaissance, piracy, treasure hunt, sword, passionate kiss ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
eastern europe, spain, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, thought provoking, psychological, feel good
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
sea voyage, sailboat, sea adventure, ocean, sailing, sea, boat, life, storm, journey, swimming, seafaring ...
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6K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A struggling family buys an old ship at auction with high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover her horrifying secrets on the isolated open waters.
Style:
supernatural thriller, atmospheric, dark, enigmatic
Plot:
curse, evil spirit, boat, supernatural horror, water, ocean, trapped, supernatural, ghost ship, business, fear, sailing ...
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dr. Claudia Harding is a scientist at the Maritime Institute in Hamburg and, after years of research, has found the site of a sunken ship containing a precious emerald. She travels to Grenada and meets the charismatic skipper Richard ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, light, feel good, nautical ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, sunken ship, expedition, sunken treasure, island, gold, sailboat, sailing, betrayal, shipwreck, hidden treasure, emerald ...
Place:
caribbean, hamburg germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
An independent project, an intimate play evolving around three main characters: an adult woman, her mother and her female lover. Two days in their lives occur in two opposing setting, everyday life in the demanding metropolis of Santiago and a ...
Style:
emotional, touching, talky, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian, mother daughter relationship, lesbian relationship, single mother, swimming, family relations, sailing, sailboat, single parent, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, boat, couple relations ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
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368
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wet Gold is the story of a young woman (Laura), who works as a waitress in a cafe. Laura stumbles across a drunk elderly man (Sampson), who fills her with exciting stories of a boat that went down with millions in gold. Although Laura's ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
ocean, sailing, scuba diving, bare legs, greed, gold, underwater, jealousy, sailboat, treasure, betrayal, paranoia ...
Time:
80s
Place:
key west florida
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor is a television series that aired during 1996–1998 on Cartoon Network. It was animated by Fred Wolf Films.
The series had Sinbad as a teenager with a exotic cat cub and a young boy as constant companions.
Style:
heroic, lighthearted, suspense, fast paced, educational ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
friendship, sailing, sea voyage, island, teen superhero, quest, exploration, magic, coming of age, pirate, treasure hunt, light comedy ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young woman, her new boyfriend and her single mother embark on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. However, when criminals suddenly attack their boat, the pleasure trip turns into a desperate fight for survival and a quest for vengeance.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
past, daughter, sailing, boat, survival, danger, sea, sea voyage, problem, sea disaster, sailboat, trap ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, ...
Style:
historical drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful, technicolor ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, pirate, british navy, navy, sea adventure, mutiny, chivalry, sea, sailing, pirate ship, marine ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s
Place:
europe, england, mediterranean sea
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so ...
Style:
black and white, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, sabotage, nazi, spy, mutiny, world war, secret mission, espionage, military, war, soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
japan, england, germany, asia, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Denmark, Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.
Style:
period piece, independent film, cult classic, dark comedy, black humor
Plot:
sailing, seafaring, mediterranean, survival, satire, moral ambiguity, blue collar, working class, ship, rite of passage, merchant marine, sea ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
Style:
slapstick comedy, epic, cult classic, semi serious, exciting ...
Plot:
pirate, nobility, swashbuckler, pirate ship, sword fight, chivalry, sailing, captain, sea, nobleman, fortress, skinny dipping ...
Time:
18th century, year 1976, 70s
Place:
caribbean, west indies, jamaica
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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, History, War
Country: UK, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This true story follows the exploits of a top secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The daring plan is led by British Intelligence officers Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck) and Capt. Gavin Stewart ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, espionage, military, undercover, submarine, spy, seaport, 007, ship, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1980, 20th century, year 1943, year 1942 ...
Place:
india, asia, goa india, portugal, germany ...
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91K
Genre: Action, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, navy, naval battle, war, military, naval officer, nazism, sea battle, ship captain, boat, soldier ...
Time:
year 2000, 1940s, y2k, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
germany, america
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796
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Coming-of-age tale set aboard a shipping freighter traveling America's Great Lakes. Dale is an Ivy League college student who briefly joins a world-weary crew. Exposed to a seafaring lifestyle which falls short of his literary visions, Dale ...
Style:
surreal, melancholic, stylized, satirical, realistic ...
Plot:
working class, graduate student, adaptation, ship, college, machismo, coming of age, male female relationship, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, student, trust ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, tennessee, boston, england, tokyo ...
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103K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Style:
emotional, tear jerker, sentimental, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
ocean, coast guard, lifeguard, rescue, military, training, life philosophy, daring rescue, survival, friendship, aviation, swimming ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
alaska, astoria oregon, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When they're hired to recover the lost treasure of Columbus, married scuba divers Sebastian (Chris Carmack) and Dani (Laura Vandervoort) think they've hit the jackpot. But as they get closer to the fortune, the couple begins to suspect ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, action thriller, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
scuba diving, terrorist, young couple, treasure hunter, diving, heroes, ocean, danger, shark, beach, water, sea ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
honolulu hawaii, hawaii
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
A terrible storm is raging the night it all begins - with a knock on the door. 17-year-old Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run their little tavern on the coast of 19th century England. When the door is opened they are startled by a sight that ...
Style:
serious, captivating, intense, exciting, talky
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
pirate, treasure map, adventurer, ship, daring rescue, heroes, obsessive quest, rebelliousness, betrayal, gang, escapades, danger ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, caribbean
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be ...
Style:
sweet, humorous, sentimental, touching
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
child's point of view, children, youth, meet cute, ocean, boat, sailing, social relations, adolescence, life philosophy, family relations, scout ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, bloody, heroic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, ancient history, greek, mythology, survival, king, ancient, medieval, sword and shield, warrior, antiquity, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, year 2014, 5th century, 2010s
Place:
ancient greece, greece, middle east, europe, persia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
norse mythology, legends and myths, ancient mystery, adventurer, archaeology, danger, coming of age, monster, riddles and clues, obsessive quest, escapades, imaginary ...
Time:
21st century
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11K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, slasher ...
Plot:
naval battle, dutch history, medieval, ocean, military, soldier, state affairs, civil war, danger, heroic mission, sea, ship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
holland, europe, netherlands
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, world war two, military, human spirit, danger, ocean, soldier, disaster, human nature, getting home, isolation, wilderness ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?
Style:
suspense, rough, exciting, suspenseful, depressing ...
Plot:
underwater, diver, trapped, survival, claustrophobia, self sacrifice, rescue, storm, scuba diving, friendship, diving, wilderness survival ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor's Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward on whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-jung go out to ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
joseon dynasty, pirate, medieval, martial arts, rivalry, asian history, danger, battles, escapades, ship, ocean, pirate ship ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
korea, ancient china
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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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46K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Based on the fact that mountain party Åkneset, located in the Geiranger fjord in Norway, one day will race out and create a violent tsunami of over 80 meters that will crush everything in its path before it hits land in Geiranger. A geologist gets ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, road movie, feel good, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
natural disaster, survival, catastrophe, disaster, tsunami, landslide, geologist, hotel, destiny, stupidity, flood, evacuation ...
Time:
80s, year 2015
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153K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An injured surfer stranded on a buoy needs to get back to shore, but the great white shark stalking her might have other ideas.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, harsh, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
shark, survival, surfing, animal attack, killer shark, shark attack, trapped, ocean, creature feature, great white shark, stranded, beach ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
mexico, texas, tijuana mexico, australia
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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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