20 movies like The Wreck of the Mary Deare, ordered by similarity : Adrift(2018), Reap the Wild Wind(1942), The Red Turtle(2016), Isle of Fury(1936), The Sea Beast(1926), Captain Caution(1940), Krakatoa, East of Java(1969), Moran of the Lady Letty(1922), The Crimson Pirate(1952), The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake(2009), How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014), Two by Two(2015) ...
Adventure
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charlton Heston Michael Redgrave Emlyn Williams Cecil Parker Alexander Knox Virginia McKenna Richard Harris
ship captain lawyer shipmate daughter emotional suspenseful ship shipwreck courtroom high seas english channel seafaring deception schemes trial sabotage mystery discovery 1950s
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
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.
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.
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
USA
1936
60 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods Paul Graetz E.E. Clive Gordon Hart George Regas Sidney Bracey Tetsu Komai Miki Morita Houseley Stevenson
husband wife detective fugitive doctor ship captain shocking spectacular moving tropical island ship underwater beach pacific ocean friendship marriage love triangle fugitives mysterious strangers shipwreck
In the South Seas, Val Stevens and Lucille Gordon are getting married when a ship goes down offshore. Val rescues Captain Deever and passenger Eric Blacke. Later Eric saves Val from an ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1926
125 Minutes
John Barrymore Dolores Costello George O'Hara Mike Donlin Sam Baker George Berrell Sam Allen Frank Nelson Mathilde Comont James O. Barrows Vadim Uraneff
whaler half brother whale daughter reverend captain spectacular melodramatic new bedford, mass. sea ship obsession love triangle amputation courtship brother relationship attempted murder revenge rivalry 19th century
This silent movie is based on Melville's classic Moby Dick. Ahab and his brother compete for the affections of minister's daughter Esther. But the great white whale has been eluding the ... See full summary »
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.
Adventure
USA
1969
101 Minutes
Maximilian Schell Diane Baker Brian Keith Barbara Werle John Leyton Rossano Brazzi Sal Mineo Katherine Cannon Jacqui Chan Marc Lawrence Geoffrey Holder
captain boat captain ship captain adventurer man thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping sea ship volcano eruptions danger fear difficult decision treasure adventure discovery escape
In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state-ordered transport of convicts upset his plans.
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.
Adventure
USA|UK
1952
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Torin Thatcher Christopher Lee James Hayter Leslie Bradley Margot Grahame Noel Purcell Frederick Leister Eliot Makeham
pirate resistance leader daughter lieutenant crew member love interest airy lighthearted spirited caribbean island ship revolution piracy romance seafaring reward schemes discovery adventure
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Adrian Paul Temuera Morrison Wes Ramsey Daniel Kash Sofia Pernas Nick Harvey Vlado Mihailov Yana Marinova
sea captain captain daughter adventurer monster enemy engaging melodramatic inspiring heartwarming powerful ship tree illness exploration seafaring family father/daughter relationship adventure love
After he loses his high-paying job, Dory takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he soon discovers the company is experimenting on their other janitors ...
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2014
102 Minutes
Tom Owens
dragon viking dragon rider chief girlfriend teenager airy charming cheeky village cave sky sea ship waterfall dragon adventure training flying friendship
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
2015
87 Minutes
Sean McCormack
animal friend adventurer mother father child amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful sea ship unknown territory flooding noah's arc adventure discovery friendship
Finny, a Nestrian, and his new friend Leah have to band together to survive the elements and predators after they fall off Noah's Ark.
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.
Adventure
USA
1952
92 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Vera Ralston Robert Douglas Victor McLaglen John Russell Buddy Baer Claude Jarman Jr. Grant Withers Howard Petrie Paul Fix Bill Murphy
sea captain mate woman pirate dancer treasure hunter gory suspenseful thrilling intense emotional raw sea boat pirate ship island indonesia treasure island diamonds treasure hunting
In 1883, an American merchant ship's captain is searching for a treasure in diamonds from a sunken Dutch ship in the vicinity of a volcanic island in the Dutch East Indies.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
110 Minutes
Paul Walker Jessica Alba Scott Caan Ashley Scott Josh Brolin James Frain Tyson Beckford Dwayne Adway Gill Montie Ramon Saunders Chris Taloa
diver friend drug dealer club owner drug lord childhood friend thrilling suspenseful sultry tense intense bahamas shipwreck club car ocean ship diving sunken treasure drug smuggling
A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
1922
60 Minutes
Harry Houdini Arthur Maude Albert Tavernier Edwin Connelly Frank Montgomery Luis Alberni Yale Benner Jane Connelly Nita Naldi
doctor love interest fiancée explorer man boyfriend suspenseful emotional new york city arctic ship mental institution glacier wedding cryogenics missing persons schemes kidnapping time marriage
A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
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.
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.
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.
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.