Lake- and seaside movies of all sorts
This list consists of movies/series that have at least one thing in common, namely that all of them have part of their plot set either on the coast or lakeside. I have them all and i have bought them specifically for this reason. Some are more action oriented movies some are pure drama and some are what most people would call "feelgood-movies".
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- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergJohn C. ReillyAn unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.Great acting and a plot that really captures the the spirit of a coastal Community where everybody knows someone who might be the one who doesn't come back to port. Many great shots of the harbor.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsKevin SpaceyJulianne MooreJudi DenchAn emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.A movie that grows on you. Today i find myself actually thinking about this movie - something about the plot being set in a Alaska and about reconnecting with your roots i think. The beginning isn't really my cup of tea, but it's needed to tell the rest of the story. Great movie.
- DirectorPeter Ho-Sun ChanStarsKate CapshawTom Everett ScottTom SelleckThe life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.A pity this isn't available in bluray - i would have paid a lot for it.
This is a true feelgood-movie. No big dramas here - the plot just slowly progresses in a very, very pictoresque seaside town. Again, not many shots of the harbor or the sea, but rhe atmosphere is there. At least i think so. This movie was shot in Rockport, New England. - DirectorAndrew DavisStarsKevin CostnerAshton KutcherSela WardA high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's "A" School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.Big dramas at sea like in "The perfect storm".
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert MitchumTrevor HowardJohn MillsSet in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.This entire movie have a great sence of 'place' - in this case Ireland. Beutiful beach scenes. And even if the sea isn't always before your eyes you can always feel it's presence.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.I hesitated long before ordering this. But - well, let's just say i like the first part of the movie better, since what i value is the depiction of the people and seaside life - not the sharkhunt.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsAnnabeth GishJulia RobertsLili TaylorThree teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the Connecticut town of Mystic.A nice, simple movie with some good seaside atmosphere.
- DirectorCraig RosenbergStarsDemi MooreHenry Ian CusickNicholas GleavesRachel Carlson, a successful novelist moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her son. Strange things start to happen when she is haunted by ghosts and real life terror.A really great movie with tons of seaside atmosphere. Takes place on the west coast of scotland. The only film i've gotten hold of that has a lighthouse in it - which is nice.
- DirectorLuis MandokiStarsKevin CostnerRobin WrightPaul NewmanA woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.Great movie which has most of the plot set in a small town on the US east coast. Everything, even the interiors are very maritime.
- DirectorChristopher MenaulStarsDominic CooperEmily BrowningDan StevensA true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists' colony in Cornwall in 1914.Great shots of the Cornwall coast in this one, and good movies with lot of seaside scenery seem to be hard to find.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaNorman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.A masterpiece! Experience the last golden summer in the lakeside summer cottage with Norman Thayer and his wife.
Involves some trout-fishing in a beautiful Chris Craft (atleast i think it is). - DirectorBill ForsythStarsBurt LancasterPeter RiegertFulton MackayAn American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.Kind of odd this movie. Feels a bit dated, but seaside atmosphere there is plenty of here. Also a few quirky Characters among the townspeople.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJulianne HoughJosh DuhamelCobie SmuldersA young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.Just your average chick-flick i would say. But nice surroundings.
And directed by a Swede. - DirectorJohn HendersonStarsTed DansonJoely RichardsonIan HolmA scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.A real gem. Don't miss out on this one. Great atmosphere. And the accent. And all the quirky houses. AND i'm a sucker for movies with a Message attached.
- DirectorAlan RickmanStarsPhyllida LawEmma ThompsonSheila ReidA recent widow, who is determined to leave Scotland for Australia with her son, gets an unexpected visit from her aging mother.Takes place on the northern coast of Scotland, i think.
- DirectorOla SolumTristan de Vere ColeStarsHelge JordalSverre Anker OusdalHans Ola SørlieA group of seamen from Norway find a Soviet listening station and they become targets for both America and Russia. Another cold war takes place.A thriller that takes place on the northern coast of Norway.
- CreatorJim DunnSam ErnstStarsEmily RoseLucas BryantEric BalfourMany in the coastal town of Haven, Maine have a dormant curse or "trouble" that could trigger at any time for any reason. FBI agent Audrey Parker, the sheriff and the town's black sheep must deal with the troubles' deadly effects.I think this Sy-Fy series has been more appreciated in US and Canada than in Europe, allthough it's available on Netflix here too. Great seaside feel and great shots of the coast in almost every episode if i remember correctly. Filmed in Nova Scotia, i think.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsEmily WatsonStellan SkarsgårdKatrin CartlidgeOilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.Small village life in Scotland. Not so many scenes with the sea in it though. But very coastal feel to it.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJeni CourtneyEileen ColganMick LallyYoung Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.Slow paced, but very beutifuly filmed on Ireland. A film that plays on the myth of of the "Selkie" - a seal that transforms into a human. But in this case it's the other way around. A VERY different movie. Sadly not available on bluray, because the scenery is great.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsDavid StrathairnMary Elizabeth MastrantonioVanessa MartinezIn an economically devastated Alaskan town, a fisherman with a troublesome past dates a woman whose young daughter does not approve of him. When he witnesses the murder of his shady brother, he, the woman and the kid run to the wilderness.Set in Alaska. Great feel of the life in northern coastal region.
- StarsFrances McDormandRichard JenkinsAnn DowdA middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.When i told my wife this starts with a suicide, she said she would never watch it. But i convinced her to see it. I would say this is a very unamerican production. A woman suffering from depression and her ife with her family on an island off the coast of New England.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsColin FarrellAlicja BachledaDervla KirwanAn Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.A movie with a ton of great scenery about a man who literally fishes his true love out of the sea.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsChris PineCasey AffleckBen FosterThe Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.The finest hours are that of the US Coast Guard. This film tells the story of their most heroic rescue mission.Most, if not all, of the film takes place at night, so it's a dark film visually.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet LeighAn unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.A classic 80s horror flick. But back then horror movies where actually scary. The plot is fairly simple, but the location and atmosphere is great. Right from the start when the camera just depicts the ordinary island life you get that foreboding creepy feeling. Good acting all around. Filmed in Port Reyes, California. Harmless fun but way better than this sort of films from today. A young Jamie Lee Curtis in the lead here. John Carpenter directing.
- DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsCasey AffleckMichelle WilliamsKyle ChandlerA depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.Terriffic location. Not very uplifting movie though. It certainly belongs on this list. I'll try to remember to update when i've seen it.
- DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsMichael FassbenderAlicia VikanderRachel WeiszA lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
- CreatorDebbie HorsfieldStarsAidan TurnerEleanor TomlinsonJack FarthingRoss Poldark returns home after the American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.Beautiful series this is. Shots of the cornish coastline in every episode.
- CreatorHagai LeviSarah TreemStarsDominic WestRuth WilsonMaura TierneyA struggling novelist and a young waitress strike up an extramarital relationship that promises to forever change the course of their lives.A very gripping series and shot in very nice and pictoresque places.
- CreatorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonIlmur KristjánsdóttirBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonIn a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.
- DirectorDon McKellarStarsTaylor KitschBrendan GleesonLiane BalabanTo survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKathy BatesJennifer Jason LeighChristopher PlummerA big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEwan McGregorPierce BrosnanOlivia WilliamsA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
- DirectorOle BornedalTony SpataroStarsMaria BonnevieGérard DepardieuChristopher EcclestonDina grows up in a village at a fjord in 1860s north Norway. As child, she accidentally kills her mom and loses her rich dad's love. She grows up to be a clever, pretty, wild, and strange woman. She marries a rich Frenchman.A very beautiful movie filmed in Norway. Bonnevie in her best achievement. Some really strong scenes. And the oh so magnificent landscape.
- DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsBobby McCullochDane HughesKelly MacdonaldFour children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.Kids on holiday in the Lake District hunting WW1 spies. In the spirit of Enid Blyton's Fabulous Five. A kind of movie i didn't think would be made this day and age.
- DirectorGillies MacKinnonStarsNaomi BattrickSean BiggerstaffJames CosmoScottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
- DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsBruce WillisSarah Jessica ParkerDennis FarinaComing from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
- StarsTim DalyColm FeoreDebrah FarentinoA dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.
- DirectorTodd FieldStarsTom WilkinsonSissy SpacekNick StahlA New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsJennifer O'NeillGary GrimesJerry HouserDuring his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsDiane LaneRichard GereChristopher MeloniA doctor, who is travelling to see his estranged son, sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.
- DirectorJay RussellStarsEmily WatsonDavid MorrisseyAlex EtelA lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJessica Brown FindlayTom CourtenayMichiel HuismanIn the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.
- DirectorMike BinderStarsAlan ArkinMatt CravenDiane LaneSeven friends reunite for a week-long reunion at a summer camp in Ontario they used to attend as children which is now threatened with being closed down.
- DirectorChris FogginStarsJames PurefoyMeadow NobregaDavid HaymanTen fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album, "Sea Shanties."
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
- DirectorTed DemmeStarsMatt DillonTimothy HuttonNoah EmmerichA piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
- StarsAlexandra RapaportJonas MalmsjöPing Mon H. WallénViveca Sten's popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.