20 movies like Ghost Ship, ordered by similarity : The Rig(2010), Captain Phillips(2013), Frenzy(1972), The Perfect Storm(2000), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Bulldog Drummond Comes Back(1937), The Odyssey(2016), Evil Under the Sun(1982), The Red House(1947), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), Adrift(2018), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller
1943
69 Minutes
Richard Dix Russell Wade Edith Barrett Ben Bard Edmund Glover Skelton Knaggs Tom Burton Steve Winston Robert Bice Lawrence Tierney Dewey Robinson
sea captain seaman girlfriend deck hand captain suspenseful chilling somber ship murder dark secrets sailors sea wretched excess underdog rescue sacrifice 1940s
No one believes a third mate (Russell Wade) complaining of sadistic treatment by a psychotic captain (Richard Dix).
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2010
94 Minutes
Serah D'Laine William Forsythe Art LaFleur Marcus T. Paulk Stacey Hinnen Carmen Perez Robert Zachar Dennis LaValle Eric Bivens-Bush Dan Benson Scott Martin
monster sea creature sea captain sailor gory brutal suspenseful thrilling raw sea boat oil rig horror danger monsters fight to the death sea creatures rescue adventure metamorphosis
In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a creature after invading its undersea habitat.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
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.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
129 Minutes
George Clooney Mark Wahlberg John C. Reilly Diane Lane William Fichtner John Hawkes Allen Payne Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Karen Allen Cherry Jones Bob Gunton
fisherman captain friend beautiful woman rescue worker boat captain dark thrilling emotional gripping frightening ocean ship port massachusetts yacht atlantic ocean storm hurricane death
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
64 Minutes
John Barrymore John Howard Louise Campbell Reginald Denny E.E. Clive J. Carrol Naish Helen Freeman Zeffie Tilbury John Sutton Rita Page Ivo Henderson
captain girlfriend colonel detective murderer brooding chilling dark frightening somber house town car kidnapping investigation crime adventure mystery rescue revenge
The girlfriend of Captain Drummond has been kidnapped by an enemy of Drummond who seeks revenge. But Drummond and his friend Colonel Nielsen at once follow his trail...
Adventure, Drama
2016
123 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Pierre Niney Audrey Tautou Laurent Lucas Benjamin Lavernhe Vincent Heneine Thibault de Montalembert Roger Van Hool
pioneer innovator filmmaker researcher conservationist inspiring engaging sea research station pioneering innovation filmmaking research sea sea creatures sea rescue discovery rescue 1970s
Thirty years in the life of Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the researcher, scientist, inventor, and filmmaker whose contributions made the general public more curious about the sea.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
102 Minutes
Peter Ustinov Colin Blakely Jane Birkin Nicholas Clay Maggie Smith Roddy McDowall Sylvia Miles James Mason Denis Quilley Diana Rigg Emily Hone
murderer star murder victim investigator detective resort owner crafty engaging fascinating gripping passionate shocking yorkshire moors adriatic sea island resort hotel beach mystery murder
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Lon McCallister Judith Anderson Allene Roberts Julie London Rory Calhoun Ona Munson Harry Shannon Arthur Space Walter Sande Pat Flaherty
farmer adopted daughter aunt classmate guard girlfriend brooding chilling suspenseful tense farm woods country house family history dark secrets madness unlikely criminal murder hostage situation mystery
Film director Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
94 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Bobby Henrey Sonia Dresdel Jack Hawkins Bernard Lee
diplomat son butler wife inspector detective suspenseful dark household embassy london idolization investigation witnessing murder misunderstanding affair secret mystery quest rescue
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1948
62 Minutes
murderer young boy witness train passenger mysterious man boarder chilling creepy tense engaging suspenseful dark america small town murder witness train travel accidental murder hiding psychic abilities stories
A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
109 Minutes
Karl Boehm Moira Shearer Anna Massey Maxine Audley Esmond Knight Bartlett Mullins Shirley Anne Field Michael Goodliffe Brenda Bruce Martin Miller Pamela Green
murderer victim neighbor police officer psychiatrist photographer dark fascinating intense disturbing london film set hotel apartment voyeurism fear serial murders filmmaking secret research
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel Bruce Lester Miles Mander Lumsden Hare Turhan Bey Charles Irwin Phyllis Barry Mary Field Paul Benay
murderer murder suspect murder victim woman intense suspenseful thrilling melodramatic profound brooding boathouse london murder suspicion investigation danger lie truth adventure discovery
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Lillian Gish Evelyn Varden Peter Graves James Gleason Billy Chapin Sally Jane Bruce
boy girl preacher wife murderer chilling brooding creepy dark suspenseful small town west virginia river murder child abuse deception greed escape pursuit discovery
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|France
2013
97 Minutes
Abigail Breslin Stephen McHattie Peter Outerbridge Michelle Nolden David Hewlett Peter DaCunha Eleanor Zichy Samantha Weinstein
ghost serial killer girl teen girl murderer murder victim suspenseful thrilling frenetic frightening haunted house house ontario, canada canada murder time travel time warp serial murders ghosts possession
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Morocco|Spain|UK
2015
93 Minutes
Angela Dixon Nigel Whitmey Lisa Eichhorn Velibor Topic Heather Peace Rami Nasr Samantha Bolter Michael Xavier
single mother baby child heroine kidnapped child kidnapper hero police captain chilling dark emotional frenetic gripping intense powerful shocking united states morocco spain city
A single mother on vacation, takes the law into her own hands to take back her abducted child.
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany|France
1977
127 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Elisabeth Kreuzer Gérard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmid Jean Eustache Rudolf Schündler Sandy Whitelaw
art dealer husband artist forger friend wife uneasy profound dark suspenseful hamburg, germany car train city apartment murder plot unlikely criminal family desperation terminal illness
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.