20 movies like Down to the Sea in Ships, ordered by similarity : Adrift(2018), Captains Courageous(1937), Reap the Wild Wind(1942), Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951), Captain Caution(1940), The World in His Arms(1952), Against All Flags(1952), The Red Turtle(2016), The Red Tent(1971), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003), The African Queen(1951), Moran of the Lady Letty(1922) ...
7.3/10
Adventure
USA
1949
120 Minutes
captain grandchild first mate ship owner sailor gripping rousing massachusetts port ship south america atlantic ocean grandparent/child relationship sailors feud disaster respect old age rivalry growing up
Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
6.6/10
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.
8.0/10
Adventure
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Freddie Bartholomew Lionel Barrymore Melvyn Douglas Charley Grapewin Mickey Rooney John Carradine Oscar O'Shea Jack LaRue Walter Kingsford Sam McDaniel
young boy father fisherman captain friend sailor heartwarming uplifting ship boarding school gloucester, mass. ocean liner troubled youth accident sailors father/son relationship growing up transformation 1890s
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
6.7/10
Adventure
USA
1942
124 Minutes
Ray Milland John Wayne Paulette Goddard Raymond Massey Robert Preston Susan Hayward Charles Bickford Hedda Hopper Louise Beavers Martha O'Driscoll Lynne Overman
ship captain shipwreck survivor lawyer villain spirited atlantic ocean north carolina florida keys ship office shipwreck shipping insurance love triangle piracy rivalry love adventure 1840s
Florida ship salvager, Loxi, falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor, and eventually leads to tragedy.
7.3/10
Adventure
UK
1951
117 Minutes
Gregory Peck Virginia Mayo Robert Beatty Terence Morgan Moultrie Kelsall James Kenney James Robertson Justice Richard Hearne Michael Dolan Stanley Baker Sam Kydd
captain rear admiral lady rebel enemy sailor spectacular thrilling england ship ocean central america captain horatio hornblower napoleonic wars naval warfare love triangle battle quest rescue 1800s
During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.
5.6/10
Adventure
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Victor Mature Louise Platt Leo Carrillo
captain daughter sailor first mate british soldier traitor spectacular suspenseful amusing emotional ship high seas france port war of 1812 betrayal seafaring civilian deaths transportation revenge
When her father dies, a young woman helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.
6.9/10
Adventure
USA
1952
104 Minutes
Gregory Peck Ann Blyth Anthony Quinn John McIntire Carl Esmond Andrea King Eugenie Leontovich Hans Conried Rhys Williams Sig Ruman Gregory Gaye
captain first mate pilot countess merchant prince gripping spirited melodramatic san francisco ship alaska sea island fur trade impersonation forced marriage romance wager seduction
In San Francisco in 1850, a Russian Countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a Russian Prince and falls into the arms of an American sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in Russian Alaska.
6.6/10
Adventure
USA
1952
83 Minutes
Errol Flynn Maureen O'Hara Anthony Quinn Mildred Natwick Alice Kelley Robert Warwick Harry Cording John Alderson Phil Tully Lester Matthews Tudor Owen
lieutenant sailor pirate princess chaperone cheeky confident gutsy lighthearted witty pirate ship ship beach pirates captivity rescue escape adventure escape growing up
Brian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar.
7.5/10
Animation, Adventure
France|Belgium|Japan|USA
2016
80 Minutes
castaway man turtle woman lover son charming creative emotional melodramatic fascinating heartwarming island shipwreck ship beach cave love relationships island life
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.
Adventure, Drama
1971
121 Minutes
Sean Connery Claudia Cardinale Peter Finch Hardy Kruger Massimo Girotti Luigi Vannuchi Mario Adorf Eduard Martsevich Nikita Mikhalkov Donatas Banionis
elderly man explorer ghost roald amundsen aviator captain bleak brutal frightening gripping north pole italy norway airship ship umberto nobile exploration disaster survival haunting
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (Sean Connery) leads a 1928 North Pole air search for Italian explorer Umberto Nobile (Peter Finch).
7.4/10
War, Adventure, Drama
USA
2003
139 Minutes
Russell Crowe Paul Bettany Billy Boyd James D'Arcy Lee Ingleby George Innes Mark Lewis Jones Chris Larkin Richard McCabe Robert Pugh David Threlfall
captain surgeon sailor confident spirited tense ship h.m.s. surprise ocean galapagos islands dangerous assignment napoleonic wars naval warfare friendship pursuit quest underdog 1800s
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.
7.7/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1951
105 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn Robert Morley Peter Bull Theodore Bikel Walter Gotell
spinster captain enemy sailor inspiring emotional dreamy africa river river patrol boat ship world war i revenge journey family revenge rivalry pursuit 1910s
In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1922
71 Minutes
Dorothy Dalton Rudolph Valentino Walter Long Emilius Jorgenson Maude Wayne Cecil Holland George Kuwa
playboy beautiful woman ship captain sailor thrilling melodramatic ship mexico san francisco sea kidnapping secret identity seafaring bootlegging mutiny treasure rivalry love adventure escape
A milquetoast young man of society toughens up once he's shanghaied and falls for the captain's tomboy daughter.
7.9/10
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
7.4/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
102 Minutes
Richard Widmark Sidney Poitier Martin Balsam James MacArthur Wally Cox Eric Portman Michael Kane Phil Brown Gary Cockrell Brian Davies Warren Stanhope
reporter naval officer medical officer commodore seaman captain tense chilling gripping arctic ocean ship infirmary naval warfare nuclear attack obsession journalism communism military life rivalry pursuit
An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.
5.4/10
Adventure, Comedy, Action
Italy|Spain
1971
99 Minutes
Terence Hill Silvia Monti George Martin Diana Lorys Monica Randall Sal Borgese Fernando Bilbao Bud Spencer Aldo Cecconi Paolo Magalotti Gustavo Re
pirate king rival prisoner kidnapper captain amusing hilarious lighthearted witty gripping sea ship island fighting piracy pirates gold treasure hunting adventure
Captain Blackie conceives a plan to acquire a shipment of Spanish gold after he discovers about it when he stumbles upon Don Pedro. Three other pirate captains want the gold for themselves and try to foil Blackie's plan.
6.6/10
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
7.1/10
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|New Zealand
1984
132 Minutes
Mel Gibson Anthony Hopkins Laurence Olivier Edward Fox Daniel Day-Lewis Bernard Hill Liam Neeson Simon Adams
capt. william bligh fletcher christian sailor governor commander native spirited thrilling hms bounty tahiti ocean ship mutiny infatuation daunting task sailing redemption failure revenge sacrifice
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
7.3/10
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|New Zealand|UK|France|Australia
2011
107 Minutes
tintin ship captain dog opera singer villain sheik brash incredible thrilling ship morocco belgium treasure hunting betrayal friendship family secrets adventure rivalry pursuit quest
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
6.9/10
Drama, Action, Adventure, History
USA|Australia|Spain
2015
116 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Benjamin Walker Cillian Murphy Brendan Gleeson Ben Whishaw Michelle Fairley Tom Holland Paul Anderson Frank Dillane Joseph Mawle Edward Ashley
captain crew member whale wife family member child bleak emotional intense tense powerful somber ship ocean raft cabin house bar whaling animal attack
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.
7.3/10
Adventure
USA
1962
179 Minutes
Marlon Brando Carol Reed Trevor Howard Richard Harris Hugh Griffith Richard Haydn Tim Seely Percy Herbert Tarita Gordon Jackson
ship captain sailor islander thrilling tense ship tahiti england pitcairn island william bligh fletcher christian class distinctions mutiny underdog adventure escape 1780s
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.
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