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Movies set on the ocean

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  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)

    1. Finding Nemo

    20031h 40mG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
    DirectorsAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander Gould
  • Sigourney Weaver, Willem Dafoe, Diane Keaton, Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger, Deb Fink, Andrew Stanton, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, David Arnott, Torbin Xan Bullock, Doug Burch, Ty Burrell, Cathy Cavadini, Judi M. Durand, Idris Elba, Bill Hader, Barbara Harris, Aaron Hendry, Andy Hirsch, Carlyle King, Eugene Levy, Vicki Lewis, Angus MacLane, Jeremy Maxwell, Kate McKinnon, Daniel Edward Mora, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Jason Pace, Austin Pendleton, Bob Peterson, David Randolph, Jerome Ranft, Katherine Ringgold, Stephen Root, Andreana Weiner, Dominic West, Aaron Fors, Alexander Gould, Will Collyer, Nancy Truman, Regina Taufen, Liza Seneca, Willow Geer, Dylan Naber, Carrie Paff, Terrell Ransom Jr., Alex Puccinelli, Dashell Zamm, Gunnar Sizemore, Molly Jackson, Emma Shannon, Daniella Jones, Dara Iruka, Carter Hastings, Paige Nan Pollack, Hayden Rolence, Riley Lio, Veronika Bonell, Ashlyn Faith Williams, Gabriel C. Brown, Bennett Dammann, Sloane Murray, and Lucia Geddes in Finding Dory (2016)

    2. Finding Dory

    20161h 37mPG77Metascore
    7.2 (321K)
    Friendly but forgetful blue tang Dory begins a search for her long-lost parents and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.
    DirectorsAndrew StantonAngus MacLaneStarsEllen DeGeneresAlbert BrooksEd O'Neill
  • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)

    3. Life of Pi

    20122h 7mPG79Metascore
    7.9 (686K)
    A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil Hussain
  • In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

    4. In the Heart of the Sea

    20152h 2mPG-1347Metascore
    6.9 (155K)
    A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsChris HemsworthCillian MurphyBrendan Gleeson
  • The Shallows (2016)

    5. The Shallows

    20161h 26mPG-1359Metascore
    6.3 (150K)
    A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
    DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsBlake LivelyÓscar JaenadaAngelo Josue Lozano Corzo
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)

    6. Cast Away

    20002h 23mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (668K)
    A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul Sanchez
  • Robert Redford in All Is Lost (2013)

    7. All Is Lost

    20131h 46mPG-1387Metascore
    6.9 (86K)
    After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
    DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarRobert Redford
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

    8. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    20112h 16mPG-1345Metascore
    6.6 (588K)
    Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzIan McShane
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)

    9. Captain Phillips

    20132h 14mPG-1382Metascore
    7.8 (509K)
    The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsTom HanksBarkhad AbdiBarkhad Abdirahman
  • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    20062h 31mPG-1353Metascore
    7.4 (799K)
    Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
  • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

    11. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    20072h 49mPG-1350Metascore
    7.1 (721K)
    Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl try and rescue Jack from davy jones locker and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira Knightley
  • Graeme Revell, Chris Kentis, Laura Lau, Steve Lemme, Blanchard Ryan, Saul Stein, Daniel Travis, Estelle Lau, John Charles, Michael E. Williamson, and Cristina Zenato in Open Water (2003)

    12. Open Water

    20031h 19mR63Metascore
    5.8 (58K)
    Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
    DirectorChris KentisStarsBlanchard RyanDaniel TravisSaul Stein
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

    13. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    19542h 7mG83Metascore
    7.2 (39K)
    A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul Lukas
  • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

    14. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    20032h 18mPG-1381Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRussell CrowePaul BettanyBilly Boyd
  • Oceans (2008)

    15. Oceans

    20081h 24mG75Metascore
    7.7 (10K)
    An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
    DirectorsJacques PerrinJacques CluzaudStarsPierce BrosnanPedro Armendáriz Jr.Rie Miyazawa
  • The Big Blue (1988)

    16. The Big Blue

    19882h 48mPG35Metascore
    7.5 (57K)
    The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean-Marc BarrJean RenoRosanna Arquette
  • Dolphin Reef (2018)

    17. Blue

    20181h 16m
    6.7 (207)
    A dive into the heart of the ocean to discover, understand, and love a world that is still mysterious and surprising. A world where nature invents wonderful colors, shapes, and sounds.
    DirectorsKeith ScholeyAlastair FothergillStarCécile de France
  • Lifeboat (1944)

    18. Lifeboat

    19441h 37mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (33K)
    Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTallulah BankheadJohn HodiakWalter Slezak
  • Planet Ocean (2012)

    19. Planet Ocean

    20121h 34mNot Rated
    7.8 (1.6K)
    Dive into our planet's greatest mysteries with a team of international underwater cinematographers as they explore the breathtaking bond between humanity and the ocean.
    DirectorsYann Arthus-BertrandMichael PitiotStarsJosh DuhamelSharon Mann
  • Gregory Peck in Moby Dick (1956)

    20. Moby Dick

    19561h 56mApproved78Metascore
    7.3 (23K)
    The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsGregory PeckRichard BasehartLeo Genn
  • Seal Island (1948)

    21. Seal Island

    194827mApprovedShort
    7.2 (207)
    The first of the True-Life Adventure featurettes. Fur seals arrive on the Pribilof Islands for the purpose of mating. The older seals are known as bulls and have "harems" of females which they protect very seriously. The younger male seals get together, train themselves to fight, and then help each other overthrow the bulls to become the new masters of the harems.
    DirectorJames AlgarStarWinston Hibler
  • Dolphins (2000)

    22. Dolphins

    200039mNot RatedShort
    7.1 (552)
    Experience how dolphins live and play, and unravel the mysteries of dolphin communication in this Academy Award-nominated IMAX film which takes you into the complex lives of these fascinating animals.
    DirectorGreg MacGillivrayStarsPierce BrosnanAlejandro Acevedo-GutiérrezDean Bernal
  • The Reef (2010)

    23. The Reef

    20101h 34mR
    5.8 (22K)
    A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
    DirectorAndrew TrauckiStarsDamian Walshe-HowlingGyton GrantleyAdrienne Pickering
  • Mandy Moore and Claire Holt in 47 Meters Down (2017)

    24. 47 Meters Down

    20171h 29mPG-1352Metascore
    5.6 (63K)
    Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
    DirectorJohannes RobertsStarsMandy MooreClaire HoltMatthew Modine
  • Susan May Pratt in Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

    25. Open Water 2: Adrift

    20061h 34mR
    5.2 (21K)
    When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.
    DirectorHans HornStarsSusan May PrattRichard Speight Jr.Niklaus Lange

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