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1. Papillon (1973)
R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Votes: 138,423 | Gross: $53.27M
2. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,483 | Gross: $8.60M
3. Kon-Tiki (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson
Votes: 51,981 | Gross: $1.52M
4. Let Them All Talk (2020)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Dianne Wiest, Christopher Fitzgerald
Votes: 12,974
5. The High and the Mighty (1954)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack
Votes: 6,553
6. Voyage of the Damned (1976)
PG | 155 min | Drama, War
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 3,407
7. Amelia (2009)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston
Votes: 13,626 | Gross: $14.24M
8. Love Affair (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman
Votes: 6,427
9. S.O.S. Titanic (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 194 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: William Hale | Stars: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Harry Andrews, David Battley
Votes: 1,505
10. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Approved | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
Votes: 8,614
11. So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Passed | 126 min | Drama, Romance, War
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, George Reeves
Votes: 2,086
12. I Am Greta (2020)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
Director: Nathan Grossman | Stars: Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Niclas Svenningsen, António Guterres
Votes: 8,376
13. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian
Votes: 1,792
14. A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod
Votes: 1,835
15. Le Crabe-Tambour (1977)
120 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A dying mariner, full of regret, is looking for his longtime colleague somewhere on the high seas.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin, Aurore Clément
Votes: 928
16. Vincent (2014)
78 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Vincent is a quiet, unassuming man. Who happens to have superhuman powers when exposed to water. He lives a life that keeps him away from others for the most part. Then he meets a girl. Then his powers are discovered. And his life changes.
Director: Thomas Salvador | Stars: Thomas Salvador, Vimala Pons, Youssef Hajdi, Nicolas Jaillet
Votes: 844
17. Tunisian Victory (1944)
Approved | 75 min | Documentary, War
Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Directors: John Boulting, Roy Boulting, Frank Capra, Hugh Stewart, John Huston | Stars: Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Bernard Miles, Jacques Duchesne
Votes: 692
18. Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery (2007– )
54 min | Documentary, History
This documentary tells the real story of the life and times of Captain James Cook; the greatest explorer in history who traveled to Australia and New Zealand. His three voyages pushed the ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Young, Bridget Bezanson, Vanessa Collingridge, Huw Lewis-Jones
Votes: 72
19. Espionage Agent (1939)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to root out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, Jeffrey Lynn, George Bancroft
Votes: 467
20. Selma - an adventure from the edge of the world (2020)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
In April 2014. S/Y Selma Expeditions sailed off for a trip called 'Selma - Antarctica - Perservance'. This one year-long trip started by sailing around Cape Horn from the Atlantic to the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Maciej Jablonski | Stars: Michal Gawron, Marta Grabowska, Dusan Jamny, Jasica Krzysztof
Votes: 9
21. Battle of the Atlantic (2002– )
146 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the World War II effort by Nazi Germany to disrupt Allied shipping with U-boat attacks and the Allied efforts to prevent it.
Stars: Chris Broyles, Bill Paterson
Votes: 138
22. Hollands glorie (1977–1978)
750 min | Drama
Stars: Hugo Metsers, Jan Blaaser, Rudi Falkenhagen, Jan Teulings
Votes: 37
24. Happy Olo: The Merry Tale of Olo Doba (2017)
65 min | Documentary
A documentary about the life of one of the most outstanding Polish travelers - Aleksander Doba, who at the age of 67 crossed the Atlantic Ocean by canoe and using only the strength of his own muscles.
Directors: Krzysztof Bogocz, Marcin Macuk
Votes: 15
25. The Gem of the Ocean (1934)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
In this musical short, the leading lady is a French woman who finds mystery and romance on a luxury liner. There is much music with a chorus of beautiful girls dancing in lush art deco settings.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Jeanne Aubert, Eton Boys, Richard Barstow, Edith Barstow
Votes: 114
26. Across the Atlantic (2003)
54 min | Documentary, History
Across the Atlantic traces the experiences of Dutch immigrants who came to Canada in post-World War II. Through interviews with three generations of Dutch immigrants, this film explores the... See full summary »
Director: Paul van den Boom | Stars: Lea Jacobs-Van der Muren, Rimmer Tjalsma, Arnold Rovers, Joan Corsten-Rovers
Votes: 67
27. Pacific Challenge (1975)
G | 83 min | Documentary, Adventure
Documentary detailing the six-month crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a rafting expedition of 12 men on three balsa-wood rafts, from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Ballina, Australia.
Director: Robert Amram | Stars: Vital Alsar, Robert Webber
Votes: 15
28. A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)
89 min | Action
On the eve of the Great War, an expatriate German working in Latin America learns that the Fatherland is in peril, and risks various obstacles to get back to Europe to join the ranks of fighting men.
Director: Paul Wegener | Stars: Karl Ludwig Diehl, Hermann Speelmans, Brigitte Horney, Hans Leibelt
Votes: 31
29. The Zeppelin 'Hindenburg' (1936)
Unrated | 7 min | Short, Documentary
A home movie made by a passenger on the zeppelin 'Hindenburg' as it flew from Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA starting on 17 September 1936.
Votes: 73
30. Red Crabs Crazy Ants (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Natural history wildlife documentary about the annual migration of millions of red crabs to Christmas Island and the predator threat to the crabs by yellow ants.
Director: Mike Piper | Star: Peter Hayden
Votes: 15
31. Big City Fantasy (1934)
Approved | 10 min | Musical, Short
The first 3 minutes of this Vitaphone Melody Master feature Phil Spitalny's orchestra playing popular music. The band's singer then fantasizes about her experience when she first arrived in... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Phil Spitalny, Phil Spitalny and His Orchestra
Votes: 69
32. Boadicea: the Vessel of Freedom (2018)
8 min | Short, Adventure, Biography
In 2006, two women sailed half the planet to be together. Meg, a Canadian, and I -- Elena, a Russian -- had no choice but to risk it all, or be parted forever. I had never seen the ocean. ... See full summary »
Director: Elena Ivanova | Star: Elena Ivanova
33. The Pacific Ocean (1971)
30 min | Short
As per the filmmaker: 'When crossing the Pacific Ocean by boat, which took twelve days, I was looking at only the horizon, and this is what I got.'
Director: Takahiko Iimura
34. Philippe Monnet, à la poursuite du Graal (2005)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Started as a ski acrobat, motocross rider, equestrian champion, Philippe Monnet's last and everlasting passion is sailing. In this film, Monet delivers an intimate journal of his adventures, his fears, his triumphs and his future plans.
Directors: Gerard Queray, Shay J. Katz | Star: Philippe Monnet
35.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Completely Foolproof
(1965)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Joe Brisson tries to make a political payoff to Baines in a parking lot, but spots an observer, private detective Foyle. Foyle says he was hired by Joe's wife Lisa. Joe visits his ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, J.D. Cannon, Patricia Barry, Geoffrey Horne
Votes: 334