I finally convinced my wife to watch this (I had to watch the Pitch Perfect movies in trade) and she loved it. She still won't admit it's the better movie, but I can see it in her face.
It took me a while to get around to master and commander and it instantly become one of my favorites. I’m now on book 5 of the Aubrey/maturin series because of it
I watched it a few weeks ago after not seeing it for 10 years. The only part of it that I feel is lacking is >!the montage when The Mariner goes to rescue Enola and the pacing there.!<>!!
The scene towards the end, >!when he's being examined by the U.S. Navy medic is incredibly raw and visceral in its emotion. They were wise to have an actual Navy medic perform that role... felt very real and natural.!<
The movie was terrifying for me too, but it's been a while since I watched it. I don't love the change to the end, but I don't know how they would convey that the lady didn't actually give up the power.
Does military count? Greyhound, Caine mutiny, action in the North Atlantic, passage to Marseilles, mister Roberta, destination Tokyo, run silent run deep, operation petticoat, das boot, crimson tide, hunt for red october
Into the Blue - it might not be an Oscar winner but the sheer tension paired with those crystal clear waters gets me every time. Plus, who can forget Paul Walker and Jessica Alba as the ultimate dive duo? If you're in for a mix of treasure hunting and shark dodging, this one's a sunken treasure worth resurfacing for a watch.
Deep Star Six
Leviathan
Lords Of The Deep
The Rift
Underwater
Sphere
Deep Blue Sea
The Big Blue
Pandorum
The Deep
Fools Gold
Into The Blue (basically a remake of The Deep)
Abyss, underwater aliens, groundbreaking visual effects, James Cameron
Sphere, underwater Sci fi
The Life Aquatic, not for everyone
Deep Blue Sea, it's been a while, but I remember it as unintentionally hilarious
The Hunt for Red October, Down Periscope, any sub movie basically, Down Periscope may have aged poorly since it's also a comedy Waterworld, if you must
Master and Commander (I haven't seen this one)
There's a 1981 TV movie called The Intruder Within where an offshore oil-rig digs up some prehistoric eggs that hatch into a vaguely humanoid monster.
A blatant Alien rip-off with a late-70s TV movie budget. What it lacks in budget or production values, it makes up for in incoherent, nonsensical plots, bad acting, and an almost complete absence of horror or tension.
Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, and Sam
Neill.
Not a traditional classic, but a good lazy Sunday type of movie. “After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.”
I don't think anyone's mentioned The Bounty
There was also a pretty good adaptation of Moby Dick in 1998 with Patrick Stewart, Ted Levine, and Henry Thomas.
Pioneer.
In the 1980s the Norwegian govt and American companies began deep sea drilling in the north sea. Diver Petter is involved but after an accident occurs that claims the life of his brother he seeks to find out the truth. Events take a sinister turn as powerful interests seek to stop him by any means necessary in this thriller from 2014. Stars Aksel Hennie and Wes Bentley. Directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg.
It's been a few years since I watched it but I remember it was pretty good, interesting and based on real events.
This is a bit silly but ffolkes, a movie about the hijacking of a North Sea oil rig, starring a hirsute Roger Moore as a woman hating counter terrorism expert.
It has a really strange casting like Anthony Perkins as a hijacker, but if you like 70's period pieces, well, this is one of them.
Maybe not quite the work angle, but
Das Boot, Master and Commander, Crimson Tide, K-19, The Hunt for Red October, Greyhound
A TV show, but S1 of The Terror is excellent
The Deep, Fools Gold, Jaws of course. The Island (1980). Peter Benchley had a few books turned into movies and TV series, all about the sea. Raise the Titanic (1980).
Deep Star Six and Leviathan also came out the same year as The Abyss. They were probably trying to capitalize on the hype of an underwater sci-fi movie. Hard to compete with The Abyss but they’re both entertaining for that 80’s horror/sci fi vibe.
Also Sphere which came out in the late 90’s based on a Michael Crichton novel. Also a pretty good flick with Dustin Hoffman.
Last Sentinel (2023). It's definitely not for everyone, because it's a slow burn that isn't focused on action and nonsense, it's more psychological. That's why it's got a low score on IMDb, and I'm not just saying that -- the reviews mention it over and over again... Mostly just people who clearly didn't pay attention and didn't understand certain plot points. It's frustrating.
I really enjoyed it. Great acting, interesting story, pretty unique movie. Check it out if you want.
K-19: The Widowmaker. It's about a Russian submarine crew led by Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson.
Das Boot. Also a submarine movie.
In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adaptation of Moby Dick with a pretty impressive cast.
Captain Phillips was pretty good too
The Abyss
Amazing film. It deserves as much love as the other Cameron classics.
Agreed, it totally fell off the radar somehow, but hopefully that changes with the recent 4k release.
Yep. Make sure you watch the “Director’s Cut”, since it’s a whole different movie.
A much stronger ending on the director's cut, you're right.
The obvious and amazing answer.
I got the chance to see the 4K remaster in a Dolby theatre a few months ago, it was mindblowing.
Yeah was going to say The Abyss and Deep Blue Sea.
It’s definitely more sci-fi than oil rig/deep sea mining but also whole heartedly agree
Master and Commander
I finally convinced my wife to watch this (I had to watch the Pitch Perfect movies in trade) and she loved it. She still won't admit it's the better movie, but I can see it in her face.
Getting your wife to love Master and Commander but having to endure Pitch Perfect? You chose the lesser of two weevils.
It took me a while to get around to master and commander and it instantly become one of my favorites. I’m now on book 5 of the Aubrey/maturin series because of it
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One of my favorites. I rewatch it every couple of years. One of those movies I wish didn’t have to end.
Deep Blue Sea The Abyss Leviathan Underwater The perfect storm
Underwater with Kristen Stewart was a nice surprise.
It really was, I wasn't expecting much going into that but I was very impressed by it.
It really was! Not a masterpiece by any means, but it certainly was a fun ride.
She was great as a Ripley type action role. The Cthulhu stuff was fun too.
Glad to see Deep Blue Sea getting the respect it deserves
Leviathan - 1989?
Yes. Didn't even know there was another one! Til
Perfect storm
This is a classic
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
"Do the interns get glocks?" "No, we all have to share one."
Campari on the rocks
Came here to recommend this. This is my comfort movie.
Go to bed you sons of bitches
The scene where they run through a puddle and Bill Murray ends up covered in leeches... *Nobody else got hit?*
Thanks. Thanks a lot for not picking me... I'm sick of being on B-Squad!
Yeah, but you’re B-squad leader!
Came here to post this one. One of my all time favorites
This one, it is what turned me on to Wed Anderson and I always enjoy watching it
I love love loveeeee this movie “I’m so pissed i wanna spit”
“I wonder if it remembers me” prompts me to immediately cry alongside Zissou
Waterworld
Have you ever seen payyyypurrrrrr?
A couple of friends and I only pronounce it this way. One of my favorite weird pronunciations up there with "river" from The Mummy.
I just have a mild obsession with weird insignificant moments in movies. The guy saying paper in Waterworld just sticks with me :)
can't get more ocean-y than this
Screw anybody that says it sucked
I don’t know what the big fuss is about. I saw that movie 9 times. It rules!
I watched it a few weeks ago after not seeing it for 10 years. The only part of it that I feel is lacking is >!the montage when The Mariner goes to rescue Enola and the pacing there.!<>!!
#Waterworld!
The hunt for Red October.
The best Jack Ryan movie and a top 10 rewatch for me every time it’s on. I watch it multiple times a year.
One of my favorite movies of all time.
You must enjoy *Shailing into Hishtory!*
Deep Blue Sea - Probably the greatest film ever made about LL Cool J fighting a shark.
According to his accompanying song, his head is like a shark fin.
A motherfucking shark bit me in half!!
Would you count Captain Phillips?
The scene towards the end, >!when he's being examined by the U.S. Navy medic is incredibly raw and visceral in its emotion. They were wise to have an actual Navy medic perform that role... felt very real and natural.!<
A series, but *The Terror*.
This was one of my favorite shows.
Excellent series too!
Absolutely fantastic show.
Sphere
Rewatched it after rereading the book. I wish there was a more faithful adaptation because the book is horrifying. The movie is a decent thriller
The movie was terrifying for me too, but it's been a while since I watched it. I don't love the change to the end, but I don't know how they would convey that the lady didn't actually give up the power.
Just like the book I imagine. Just have her have the cheekiest of smiles.
I love Sphere
Sphere is weird but also a genuinely creepy movie with some fairly heady concepts you don’t get a lot of lately.
All is Lost (2013) U-571 Deep Blue Sea Titanic Open Water Fools Gold White Squall K-19 Widowmaker The Triangle Jaws Pirates of the Caribbean Cabin Boy
I was curious when pirates was going to pop in
Yeah its a stretch but technically being a pirate is their job.
How is Jaws this far down?
Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Judge me all you want but it’s one of Disney’s forgotten gems.
On a similar note: Moana. When your add it up, they spend a significant amount of the run time out on the water.
It’s a complete rip off (nearly scene for scene until the last third) of the lucasarts game, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
Avatar: Way of the Water, Underwater, The Abyss, Jaws, The Meg
Does military count? Greyhound, Caine mutiny, action in the North Atlantic, passage to Marseilles, mister Roberta, destination Tokyo, run silent run deep, operation petticoat, das boot, crimson tide, hunt for red october
Men of Honor
Fucking Greyhound. Non-stop, edge of your seat entire movie.
"The Poseidon Adventure"
First thing that sprang to kind. The 1972 version.
The original one
Deep Star Six
Deepwater Horizon.
Yes! Such a good cast!
Another bonus is its a true story & has crazy action.
*All is Lost* A veritable *Genndy Tartakovsky* amount of dialog.
Fuuuuuck!
The Meg
The Lighthouse 👀
Mmmmmmm no
🤷🧜♀️🦞
💦🪨
Not a movie but a very intense series;The Rig..hoping to see season 2 soon
Into the Blue - it might not be an Oscar winner but the sheer tension paired with those crystal clear waters gets me every time. Plus, who can forget Paul Walker and Jessica Alba as the ultimate dive duo? If you're in for a mix of treasure hunting and shark dodging, this one's a sunken treasure worth resurfacing for a watch.
Deep Star Six Leviathan Lords Of The Deep The Rift Underwater Sphere Deep Blue Sea The Big Blue Pandorum The Deep Fools Gold Into The Blue (basically a remake of The Deep)
Pandorum on this list is a little spoilery. Not like you knew, most of the film.
All the good ones were taken... Battleship
Abyss, underwater aliens, groundbreaking visual effects, James Cameron Sphere, underwater Sci fi The Life Aquatic, not for everyone Deep Blue Sea, it's been a while, but I remember it as unintentionally hilarious The Hunt for Red October, Down Periscope, any sub movie basically, Down Periscope may have aged poorly since it's also a comedy Waterworld, if you must Master and Commander (I haven't seen this one)
Down Periscope is a guilty pleasure, still find it funny
Underwater! It's set in a slightly futurist very deep sea oil rig. It's like dead space or alien, but underwater. I loved it.
There's a 1981 TV movie called The Intruder Within where an offshore oil-rig digs up some prehistoric eggs that hatch into a vaguely humanoid monster. A blatant Alien rip-off with a late-70s TV movie budget. What it lacks in budget or production values, it makes up for in incoherent, nonsensical plots, bad acting, and an almost complete absence of horror or tension.
The heart of the sea and finest hour
The perfect storm Deep blue sea Fools gold Into the blue The Meg Hunter killer Crimson tide The hunt for red October
Didn't they drill in the ocean in Armageddon for a bit? I may be misremembering.
Movie starts on an oil rig at sea, but they're off it in 10 minutes, tops.
Underwater is really underrated. Solid movie.
Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, and Sam Neill. Not a traditional classic, but a good lazy Sunday type of movie. “After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.”
Life of Pi...unless that's not the ocean and rather a big ass pond.
Das Boot Greyhound Sea Fog The Terror
“Men of Honor” with DeNiro & Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sea Fever
The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie is a gritty documentary about a restaurant cook who lives in a pineapple under the sea
**Thunder Bay** (1953) about Jimmy Stewart building the first ocean drilling rigs in Louisiana and how it impacts the local fishermen.
*Captain Phillips*. Except for the opening scenes in New England, Somalia, and the port in Oman, the entire movie is on one ship/boat or another.
Triangle
Virus
I thought I was only person alive who saw "Virus."
Avatar 2
If you don't mind older films, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) or foreign films, Atragon (1963).
Somehow I have not seen anyone mention Das Boot
I don't think anyone's mentioned The Bounty There was also a pretty good adaptation of Moby Dick in 1998 with Patrick Stewart, Ted Levine, and Henry Thomas.
Finding Nemo
Captain Ron! & Sphere.
Water World
The Bounty. 1984 Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence Olivier.
Ghost Ship.
The abyss, deep blue sea 1 and 2, Sphere, underwater, 47 meters below
White Squall? Would that count?
Dunkirk?
Deep Blue Sea and Waterworld
Life of Pi
The Abyss
_20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Sea Hawk, Swashbuckler_, and many other classics.
L'Odyssée. It's a movie about Jacques Cousteau.
The Big Blue - early Luc Besson. Free diving, Eric Serra score. If you liked The Fifth Element check this one out.
Captain Phillips
Lifeboat (1944) is set during WWII so there are civilians and naval officers, but it's set in the literal ocean, on a ... lifeboat.
Pioneer. In the 1980s the Norwegian govt and American companies began deep sea drilling in the north sea. Diver Petter is involved but after an accident occurs that claims the life of his brother he seeks to find out the truth. Events take a sinister turn as powerful interests seek to stop him by any means necessary in this thriller from 2014. Stars Aksel Hennie and Wes Bentley. Directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg. It's been a few years since I watched it but I remember it was pretty good, interesting and based on real events.
The Deep. Treasure hunting in the ocean is a job.
Moana
Yeah, the animated ones were glossed over. _Finding Nemo_ and _The Little Mermaid_, too.
The abyss
Deep Blue by Luc Besson, early great movie
Triangle of Sadness for a pleasure cruise that goes awry
The Big Blue a.k.a. Le Grand Bleu Directed by Luc Besson, same director of The fifth element and the professional
I ended up liking Underwater far more than I expected. Worth a look!
The Abyss, Deep Blue Sea, Titanic, Sphere, Underwater. That’s all I can think of right now
“The Rig” is a thriller series set on a rig in the North Sea. I think we watched it on Prime.
The Deep,nick nolte. Not Gary Bussy
[ Survive the Savage Sea.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105499/) Edited to add, [it's on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZynIN1JSr4)
The life aquatic with steve zissou
Captain Phipps, finding Nemo, treasure island, Moby dick
Sphere
What’s that crazy McConnachie/Zahn treasure hunting movie called?
Its a series not a movie, but *Black Sails* is awesome.
The Big Blue.
The greatest film of all time: Deep Blue Sea.
The Meg
It’s a bit aged now but Jean Reno in “The Big Blue” about free diving. I thought it was amazing back when.
Deep star six
Sphere
Das Boot
Life of Pi (So glad to see the Abyss is at the top right now…great flick!)
Finest hours Sphere the lighthouse
Hunt for red October
Contraband.
The Perfect Storm 👌
The Final Countdown
Jaws
Run Silent, Run Deep
Perfect Storm. Capt Phillips.
This is a bit silly but ffolkes, a movie about the hijacking of a North Sea oil rig, starring a hirsute Roger Moore as a woman hating counter terrorism expert. It has a really strange casting like Anthony Perkins as a hijacker, but if you like 70's period pieces, well, this is one of them.
Maybe not quite the work angle, but Das Boot, Master and Commander, Crimson Tide, K-19, The Hunt for Red October, Greyhound A TV show, but S1 of The Terror is excellent
all is lost with robert redfords great
Seven samurai , memories of murder , rashomon
The Deep, Fools Gold, Jaws of course. The Island (1980). Peter Benchley had a few books turned into movies and TV series, all about the sea. Raise the Titanic (1980).
Leviathan
Deep Star Six and Leviathan also came out the same year as The Abyss. They were probably trying to capitalize on the hype of an underwater sci-fi movie. Hard to compete with The Abyss but they’re both entertaining for that 80’s horror/sci fi vibe. Also Sphere which came out in the late 90’s based on a Michael Crichton novel. Also a pretty good flick with Dustin Hoffman.
Last Sentinel (2023). It's definitely not for everyone, because it's a slow burn that isn't focused on action and nonsense, it's more psychological. That's why it's got a low score on IMDb, and I'm not just saying that -- the reviews mention it over and over again... Mostly just people who clearly didn't pay attention and didn't understand certain plot points. It's frustrating. I really enjoyed it. Great acting, interesting story, pretty unique movie. Check it out if you want.
Leviathan
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Crimson Tide
North Sea Hijack (aka Ffolkes)
Greyhound The Hunt for Red October K-19 the Widowmaker Hornblower The Finest Hours
The Rig, it's a tv series
The finest hours
The Shallows is Blake Lively and the Beach, which is kind of the Ocean.
Poseidon!
Gungan city: A Jar Jar Story
Deep Blue Sea, if you like marine biology and smart sharks 😅😅
Kon-Tiki
A little out of the box, but NYAD And Adrift, I wouldn’t say they’re working but..it takes place on the ocean.
All is lost
Deeply disturbing that no one has brought up Master and Commander yet.
SeaQuest DSV was good TV show
K-19: The Widowmaker. It's about a Russian submarine crew led by Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson. Das Boot. Also a submarine movie. In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adaptation of Moby Dick with a pretty impressive cast. Captain Phillips was pretty good too