The Top 100 Sea Adventure Movies of All Time

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1

Jaws

1975    Steven Spielberg    Rated PG

Adventure    Horror    Monster Film

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Das Boot

1981    Wolfgang Petersen    Rated PG

Adventure    Drama    Foreign Language Film

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Life of Pi

2012    Ang Lee    Rated PG13

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Coming-of-Age

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The Abyss

1989    James Cameron    Rated PG13

Adventure    Alien Invasion Films    Drama

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The Hunt for Red October

1990    John McTiernan    Rated PG

Thriller    Political Thriller    Sea Adventure

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Lifeboat

1944    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Adventure    Drama    Ensemble Film

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Titanic

1997    James Cameron    Rated PG13

Adventure    Costume Romance    Disaster Film

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The Poseidon Adventure

1972    Ronald Neame    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Disaster Film

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10

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1989    Terry Gilliam    Rated PG

Action    Action Comedy    Adventure

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004    Wes Anderson    Rated R

Adventure    Comedy    Ensemble Film

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13

The Caine Mutiny

1954    Edward Dmytryk    Not Rated

Adventure    Courtroom Drama    Drama

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14

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935    Frank Lloyd    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-a-True-Story

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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15

Crimson Tide

1995    Tony Scott    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Sea Adventure

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16

The Navigator

1924    Donald Crisp, Buster Keaton    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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Moby Dick

1956    John Huston    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-19th-Century-Literature

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21

Captains Courageous

1937    Victor Fleming    Rated G

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Childhood Drama

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22

The Big Blue

1988    Luc Besson    Rated R

Adventure    Romance    Romantic Adventure

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23

Mutiny on the Bounty

1962    Lewis Milestone    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-a-True-Story

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24

The Bounty

1984    Roger Donaldson    Rated PG

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-a-True-Story

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27

Jaws 2

1978    Jeannot Szwarc    Rated PG

Adventure    Horror    Monster Film

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28

Titanic

1996    Robert Lieberman    Rated PG13

Action    Drama    Epic

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29

The Sea Hawk

1940    Michael Curtiz    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Costume Adventure

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31

U-571

2000    Jonathan Mostow    Rated PG13

Adventure    Combat Films    Sea Adventure

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32

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001    Gary Trousdale    Rated PG

Science Fiction    Adventure    Family

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33

The Deep

1977    Peter Yates    Rated PG

Adventure    Sea Adventure

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34

Orca

1977    Michael Anderson    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Horror

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The Perfect Storm

2000    Wolfgang Petersen    Rated PG13

Drama    Adventure    Disaster Film

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White Squall

1996    Ridley Scott    Rated PG13

Drama    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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K-19: The Widowmaker

2002    Kathryn Bigelow    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

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Waterworld

1995    Kevin Reynolds    Rated PG13

Action    Adventure    Dystopian Film

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42

Sphere

1998    Barry Levinson    Rated PG13

Adventure    Alien Invasion Films    Science Fiction

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43

The Pirates of Penzance

1983    Wilford Leach    Rated G

Adventure    Based-on-Theatre    Costume Adventure

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44

Captain Ron

1992    Thom Eberhardt    Rated PG13

Adventure    Comedy    Domestic Comedy

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The Ghost Ship

1943    Mark Robson    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Sea Adventure

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Cutthroat Island

1995    Renny Harlin    Rated PG13

Adventure    Costume Adventure    Period Film

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47

Deep Blue Sea

1999    Renny Harlin    Rated R

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Horror

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48

Cabin Boy

1994    Adam Resnick    Rated PG13

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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The Sea Wolf

1941    Michael Curtiz    Rated PG

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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51

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951    Raoul Walsh    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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52

The Love Nest

1923    Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton    Not Rated

Adventure    Comedy    Sea Adventure

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53

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961    Irwin Allen    Rated PG

Adventure    Disaster Film    Science Fiction

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54

Pirates

1986    Roman Polanski    Rated PG13

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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55

Into the Blue

2005    John Stockwell    Rated PG13

Thriller    Action    Sea Adventure

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The Old Man and the Sea

1958    John Sturges    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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57

The Black Swan

1942    Henry King    Not Rated

Adventure    Costume Adventure    History

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58

Against All Flags

1952    George Sherman    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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Billy Budd

1962    Peter Ustinov    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-19th-Century-Literature

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Wake of the Red Witch

1948    Edward Ludwig    Not Rated

Adventure    Romance    Romantic Adventure

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62

Shark Tale

2004    Bibo Bergeron    Rated PG

Adventure    Animation    Comedy

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The Buccaneer

1958    Anthony Quinn    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Based-on-a-True-Story

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Gray Lady Down

1978    David Greene    Rated PG

Action    Disaster Film    Sea Adventure

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66

Virus

1999    John Bruno    Rated R

Adventure    Alien Invasion Films    Based-on-Comics

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67

Atlantis

1913    August Blom    Not Rated

Adventure    Disaster Film    Drama

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68

China Seas

1935    Tay Garnett    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Romance

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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979    Irwin Allen    Not Rated

Action    Disaster Film    Sea Adventure

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Rich and Strange

1931    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Adventure    Comedy    Romance

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71

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954    Byron Haskin    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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Poseidon

2006    Wolfgang Petersen    Rated PG13

Action    Adventure    Disaster Film

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73

The Sea Chase

1955    John Farrow    Not Rated

Adventure    Chase Movie    Sea Adventure

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74

The Spanish Main

1945    Frank Borzage    Not Rated

Adventure    Costume Adventure    Period Film

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75

Wind

1992    Carroll Ballard    Rated PG13

Action    Adventure    Sea Adventure

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76

War-Gods of the Deep

1965    Jacques Tourneur    Not Rated

Adventure    Fantasy    Fantasy Adventure

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77

The Pirates of Blood River

1962    John Gilling    Not Rated

Adventure    Drama    Romance

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78

Nate and Hayes

1983    Ferdinand Fairfax    Rated PG

Adventure    Sea Adventure

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79

Blood Alley

1955    William A. Wellman, John Wayne    Not Rated

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

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80

Carry On Cruising

1962    Gerald Thomas    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Adventure Drama

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81

Raise the Titanic

1980    Jerry Jameson    Rated PG

Action    Sea Adventure    Adventure

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82

H.M.S. Defiant

1962    Lewis Gilbert    Rated PG

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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83

Moby Dick

1930    Lloyd Bacon    Not Rated

Adventure    Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Sea Adventure

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84

The Captain Hates the Sea

1934    Lewis Milestone    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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85

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959    Michael Anderson    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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86

Frenchman's Creek

1944    Mitchell Leisen    Not Rated

Adventure    Costume Romance    Period Film

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ffolkes

1980    Andrew V. McLaglen    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Sea Adventure

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88

Destroyer

1943    William A. Seiter    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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89

Operation Disaster

1950    Roy Ward Baker    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-Theatre

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90

Around the World Under the Sea

1966    Andrew Marton    Rated G

Action    Adventure    Sea Adventure

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91

Souls at Sea

1937    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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92

Mara Maru

1952    Gordon Douglas    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Romance

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93

Christopher Columbus

1949    David MacDonald    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-a-True-Story

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94

Captain Pirate

1952    Ralph Murphy    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Romance

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95

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965    Alexander Macendrick    Rated PG

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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96

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950    Gordon Douglas    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Costume Adventure

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Captain Kidd

1945    Rowland V. Lee    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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98

The Port of Missing Girls

1928    Irving Cummings    Not Rated

Drama    Romantic Adventure    Sea Adventure

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99

Spawn of the North

1938    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Romance

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Long John Silver

1954    Byron Haskin    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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