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51. 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
52. Jolly Roger (1999)
12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
After marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Baker
Votes: 241
53. Buttons (1927)
70 min | Drama
A young street orphan, Buttons, gets a job as a pageboy on an ocean liner. He and his friend, Slugger, get on the wrong side of the ship's captain, however, when they try to tell him his ... See full summary »
Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Jackie Coogan, Lars Hanson, Gertrude Olmstead, Paul Hurst
54. Below the Sea (1933)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A wealthy woman funds an underwater expedition to explore for marine life, but what she doesn't know is that her "colleagues" have other intentions.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Frederik Vogeding, Esther Howard
Votes: 333
55. The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea (2004 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Four new Army Chaplains aboard the USAT Dorchester is torpedoed by a German sub on Feb. 3, 1943. A Priest, a Rabbi, and two protestant Ministers join together to save a few more souls in exchange for their lives.
Director: James Moll
Votes: 29
56. Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside the Concordia (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Discovery will take you to where few have gone and where nobody wants to be. Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside The Concordia gives you an eyewitness account of the tragedy as the Concordia runs ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Arnott, Jonathan Ingalls, Mark Westcott, Ian White
Votes: 81
57. Way for a Sailor (1930)
Passed | 85 min | Romance, Drama
Jack is a sailor who lives to go to sea. A typical sailor, he is always broke and has been in seven jails in the last seven ports. The one girl he tries to impress the most is in London and... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: John Gilbert, Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams
Votes: 623
58. U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
100 min | Drama, War
This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic.
Director: Günther Rittau | Stars: Herbert Wilk, Heinz Engelmann, Joachim Brennecke, Wilhelm Borchert
Votes: 82
59. Raising the Costa Concordia (2014 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The inside story of the race to raise and re-float the Costa Concordia shipwreck.
Director: Colin Campbell | Star: Nick Brimble
Votes: 72
60. Exclusive Story (1936)
Approved | 73 min | Drama
Exclusive Story is a 1936 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Michael Fessier. The film stars Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, Robert Barrat and J. Farrell MacDonald.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 195
61. Swamp Fire (1946)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the delta county of Louisiana, Johnny Duval is haunted by recurring nightmares of his wartime experiences.
Director: William H. Pine | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey, Buster Crabbe, Carol Thurston
Votes: 277
63. Death on the Job (1991)
49 min | Documentary
A revealing look at how workers' safety is being compromised with tragic results.
Directors: Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Carol Arce, Phil Bell, Ron Bell
Votes: 47
64. Spy Ship (1942)
62 min | Drama
A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position to broadcast shipping information to enemy spies. With the help of the girl's sister, he sets out to expose the spy and her Nazi gang.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Craig Stevens, Irene Manning, Maris Wrixon, Tod Andrews
Votes: 108
65. Captain Hurricane (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Zenas Brewster (James Barton) is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten ... See full summary »
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: James Barton, Helen Westley, Helen Mack, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 101
66. Der Untergang der Pamir (2006 TV Movie)
180 min | Action, Drama
The Story of the German Sail-School Ship Pamir that sunk in a hurricane.
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Milanovic Miki, Jan Josef Liefers, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 188
67. Sinking the Lusitania (2001 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, History, War
The sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915.
Director: John Booth | Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 60
68. Sin dejar rastros (1918)
Animation
The true incident of the German U-Boat which torpedoed an Argentine ship to make Argentina declare war on the Allies.
Director: Quirino Cristiani
Votes: 22
69. U-Boat Prisoner (1944)
Approved | 66 min | Drama, War
An American sailor poses as a German spy in this implausible World War II action drama that is reportedly based on the actual experience of Archie Gibbs, a seaman detained aboard a German ... See full summary »
Directors: Lew Landers, Budd Boetticher | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Erik Rolf, John Abbott, John Wengraf
Votes: 38
70. Churchill's Island (1941)
TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, War, Short
The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America.
Director: Stuart Legg | Stars: Lorne Greene, Gérard Arthur, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 234
71. Court Martial (1959)
84 min | Drama, War
Three sailors survive a sinking but face a court martial when it is suspected they deserted before the order to abandon ship.
Director: Kurt Meisel | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff, Klaus Kammer, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 41
72. Stand by All Networks (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An intrepid radio reporter sets out to track down and expose German agents.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Florence Rice, John Beal, Margaret Hayes, Alan Baxter
Votes: 86
73. The Boat and the Bomb (2005)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
In Aukland Harbour, New Zealand, on July 10th 1985, French navy combat frogmen placed two mines against the hull of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, sinking the ship and killing photographer Fernando Pereira.
Director: Martin Atkin | Stars: Rien Achterberg, Paul Brown, Margaret Crozier, Martini Gotje
Votes: 9
74. Light House Keeping (1932)
6 min | Animation, Short
Manning a lighthouse is just a music-filled dancing pleasure for Krazy, who engages with fish, birds and a seal in his day's duty. As he spies Kitty in a passing ship, the skies fill with ... See full summary »
Directors: Manny Gould, Ben Harrison | Stars: Krazy Kat, Kitty
Votes: 19
75. The Ash Can Fleet (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, War
Story of Colonial American David Bushnell, inventor of the submarine and depth charge.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: James Bush, Lester Dorr, Gladden James, Colin Kenny
Votes: 64
76. The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships (1994 TV Movie)
57 min | War, Documentary
The story of American merchant seamen in World War II.
Director: Maria Brooks
Votes: 11
77. The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island (2009)
89 min | Documentary
"Rainbow Warrior" is a legendary ship with which Greenpeace launched its first whale defense campaigns since the late 1970s. He also served in actions that protect the water from dropping ... See full summary »
Director: Suzanne Raes
Votes: 44
78. The Reward of Patience (1916)
50 min | Drama
When rich civil engineer Robert Penfield goes to a small Quaker town in Pennsylvania to supervise a job, he meets Patience, who soon falls in love with him, but Robert is engaged to Edith, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Louise Huff, John Bowers, Lottie Pickford, Kate Lester
79. Untitled Daniel Warn Project
Action, Adventure, Biography | Announced
When Ernest Shackleton is given the ship Endurance to reclaim the record for the furthest south expedition, his journey is cut short when his ship becomes trapped in the ice pack and begins... See full summary »
Director: Randell Seymour
80. The Isle of Destiny (1920)
55 min | Adventure, Drama
Jim Stafford, the owner of a Philippine plantation, has ruined his health with a lifetime of hard work. Selling his plantation, he departs from the Philippines with Ruth Haney, whom he has ... See full summary »
Director: Tamar Lane | Stars: Paul Gilmore, Hazel Hudson, Frank D. Williams, Helen Pierce
81. Lost Liners (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | Documentary, History
Dr. Bob Ballard explores the histories and the final resting places of famous 20th-century passenger liners, including the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland.
Director: Peter Schnall | Stars: Robert Ballard, Jack Barret, Philippe Beaudry, Michael Cumpsty
Votes: 32
82. Heroes of the Titanic (2000)
History
The story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic from the point of view of the engineering crew below deck.
Director: Peter C. Spencer
83. Snooze Reel (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A burlesque of a movie newsreel as it kids some typical events that were happening at the time; Gloria Gorgeous christens a new ocean-liner which promptly sinks; and a 200-foot high statue ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 11
84. Hunt the Kaiser's Cruisers (2006 TV Movie)
55 min | History
Director: Jürgen Stumpfhaus | Stars: Berg Andreas, Max Block, Jonathan Blume, Haller Christian
Votes: 34
85. Who Sank the Lusitania? (1972 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A dramatised examination of the people and politics, facts and suspicions that surround the last voyage and tragic sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915. She was struck by a torpedo off the Irish coast and sank in less than 18 minutes.
Stars: Peter Barkworth, Jack May, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Palmer
86. Panssarilaiva Ilmarinen (1991 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Jarmo Ratinen | Stars: Aimo Saukkonen, Erik Wihtol, Turo Kartto, Erik Stjernvall
87. Die letzte Nacht der Titanic (1955 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
Director: Volker von Collande | Stars: Axel Monjé, Rolf Nagel, Heinz Drache, Günther Schramm
Votes: 22
88. Tough Luck on a Rough Sea (1916)
Short, Comedy
A young man books passage on a ship for himself and his fiancée to escape the police, who are looking for him. After the ship sails, he runs into a passenger who turns out to be a man he ... See full summary »
Stars: Dan Russell, Sammy Burns, Carmel Myers
89. Sinking an Aircraft Carrier (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Sinking an Aircraft Carrier
Directors: Ian Herring, Carolyn Schmidt | Star: Cory White
Votes: 19
90. The Land on the Waves (2018)
82 min | Drama
Munseong goes to his hometown of Gunsan for the first time in 30 years upon hearing his father is dying. The trip brings Munseong and his son Dijon together, but the history is repeated in their father-son relationship.
Director: Lim Tae-gue | Stars: Park Jeong-hak, Taekyung Lee, Maeng Se-chang, Park Sung-il
Votes: 5
91. Ode to Victory (1943)
Passed | 11 min | Short, History, Music
This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different "chapters" of the work, relevant excerpts ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ray Teal
Votes: 68
92. Risky Business: Iron Boat, Iron Men (1989 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Follows Great Lakes iron oar freighter Benson Ford from Detroit to Marquette.
Stars: Mort Crim, Pat Owens, Henry Ford, Harry Castle
94.
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977–1979)
Episode:
The Sinking of HMS Victoria
(1977)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dramatization of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on June 22, 1893.
Director: Leonard Lewis | Stars: John Standing, Terrence Hardiman, Frederick Treves, George Waring
95.
Les dossiers de l'écran (1967–1991)
Episode:
Mers El-Kebir
(1979)
Director: Pierre Cardinal | Stars: Yves Brainville, Vernon Dobtcheff, Kavin Brennan, Howard Vernon
96.
Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode:
Recipe for Disaster/Going Over-Boar'd
(1999)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Recipe for Disaster: Timon and Pumbaa create a salsa recipe out of bugs and become famous because of it. But Pumbaa finds it difficult when Timon entrusts him to avoid exposing their secret... See full summary »
Director: Brad Neave | Stars: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton
Votes: 52
97.
Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode:
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A ferry with Tommy on board collides with a large fishing trawler. Tommy tries to control the panic, risking his own life to help passengers escape before the ferry sinks.
Director: Chris Martin-Jones | Stars: Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley
Votes: 20
98.
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983–1985)
Episode:
Scoobygeist/The Quagmire Quake Caper
(1983)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Scoobygeist: The gang spends the night at a mansion invaded by a host of ghosts. The Quagmire Quake Caper: The gang investigates the cause of a series of earthquakes erupting in Mexico, which seem to unleash a mud monster.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Heather North
Votes: 58
99.
Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Man from MI.5
(1966)
TV-G | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Plans for a nuclear device have been stolen and MI.5 call International Rescue to help find them. Lady Penelope goes undercover to track down the criminal that stole the plans but is captured and left tied up with a bomb.
Director: David Lane | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn
Votes: 140
100.
In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode:
The Lusitania
(1981)
Not Rated | Documentary, Mystery
An examination of the British ocean liner torpedoed during World War I and possible reasons for why she sank so quickly.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Avis Dolphin Foley, John Light, Colin Simpson
Votes: 24