Captain Phillips(2013)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

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.



Life of Pi(2012)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Adil Hussain, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma,
Ang Lee,

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.



Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

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.



Jaws(1975)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a local sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down.



Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

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.



Amistad(1997)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.



For Your Eyes Only(1981)

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Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.



The Black Stallion(1979)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 61

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks ...



The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.



1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)

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Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.



Havana(1990)

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Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, ...



Doctor Dolittle(1967)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 15

After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientèle, he and his friends escape their hometown to sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.



Father Goose(1964)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 11

During World War II, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female.



Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.



Ship of Fools(1965)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for post-war Germany represents a microcosm of 1930s society.



Voyage of the Damned(1976)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 9

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.



Billy Budd(1962)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.



Circus World(1964)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 5

When circus proprietor Matt Masters decides to take his show on a European tour, it is beset by problems, while he searches for Lili, the mother of his adopted daughter, who disappeared years before.



A Majority of One(1961)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 4

A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness and forgiveness.




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