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1. SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Darwin
Votes: 7,802
2. Kon-Tiki (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson
Votes: 52,077 | Gross: $1.52M
3. Blue Planet II (2017)
TV-G | 50 min | Documentary
David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face.
Stars: David Attenborough, Peter Drost, Roger Munns, Roger Horrocks
Votes: 47,164
4. Flipper (1964–1967)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Family
Ranger Porter Ricks is responsible for the animal and human life in Coral Key Park, Florida. Stories center on his 15-year-old son Sandy and 10-year-old Bud and, especially, on their pet dolphin Flipper.
Stars: Brian Kelly, Luke Halpin, Tommy Norden, Flipper
Votes: 2,928
5. The 11th Hour (I) (2007)
PG | 95 min | Documentary
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
Directors: Leila Conners, Nadia Conners | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kenny Ausubel, Thom Hartmann, Wangari Maathai
Votes: 5,910 | Gross: $0.70M
6. Kon-Tiki (1950)
Approved | 77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Director: Thor Heyerdahl | Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland
Votes: 2,813
7. Avalon: Beyond the Abyss (1999 TV Movie)
92 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
An island blows up, and from its remains a black poison fills the ocean. A team of underwater specialists with high-tech gear have to stop the poison before it contaminates the earth, but ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Parker Stevenson, Mehgan Heaney-Grier, Billy Rieck, Shelli Lether
Votes: 375
8. The Neptune Factor (1973)
G | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux
Votes: 1,310
9. The Mysterious Island (1929)
Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his ... See full summary »
Directors: Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love
Votes: 849 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Love Deeply (2021– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Mio Nagisa has a job as an oceanographer at the Shibaura University of Marine Science and Technology and has an interest in fish and also loves the sea. But she is reticent about her family... See full summary »
Stars: Gô Ayano, Satomi Ishihara, Mio Imada, Takeshi Kaga
Votes: 62
11. Agata and the Storm (2004)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Romance
In Genoa, Agata runs her bookstore and, without meaning to, causes light bulbs and appliances to burn out. At the same time that a younger man declares his attraction to her, her brother ... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Soldini | Stars: Licia Maglietta, Giuseppe Battiston, Emilio Solfrizzi, Marina Massironi
Votes: 1,256
12. Blue Water, White Death (1971)
G | 99 min | Documentary
Documentary focusing on great white sharks.
Directors: Peter Gimbel, James Lipscomb | Stars: Tom Chapin, Phil Clarkson, Stuart Cody, Peter Lake
Votes: 438 | Gross: $0.54M
13. World Without Sun (1964)
93 min | Documentary
Fascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen and mostly filmed in deep-water seas from within a special designed batiscaff, by the Cousteau family of sea explorers.
Director: Jacques-Yves Cousteau | Stars: Pierre Bidault, Louis Bidegant, Christian Bonnici, Jacques Bourdes
Votes: 534
14. Tayna vechnoy nochi (1956)
76 min | Sci-Fi
An underwater explosion at the bottom of the Pacific ocean causes the marine vegetation to grow out of control, a probably cause of which - radiation. An underwater plant species is discovered that resist radiation.
Director: Dmitriy Vasilev | Stars: Ivan Pereverzev, Konstantin Bartashevich, Mikhail Astangov, Apollon Yachnitskiy
Votes: 98
15. The Living Sea (1995)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray examines the world's oceans and their importance to life on Earth.
Director: Greg MacGillivray | Stars: Steven K. Katona, Meryl Streep, Judith Connor, William Hamner
Votes: 621
16. The Sea Around Us (1953)
Approved | 62 min | Documentary
Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Don Forbes, Theodore von Eltz
Votes: 379
17. Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
97 min | Documentary, Animation, History
The animated documentary Proteus explores the nineteenth century's engagement with the undersea world through science, technology, painting, poetry and myth. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel, who found in the depths of the sea an ecstatic and visionary fusion of science and art.
Director: David Lebrun | Stars: Marian Seldes, Corey Burton, Richard Dysart, Phil Proctor
Votes: 119 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Into the Deep (1994)
35 min | Documentary, Short
The Tangwalder off California's Channel Islands are full of wonders: hugging starfish, dazzling octopuses, capricious sea lions and more, shot by Howard Hall, the director of Deep Sea.
Director: Howard Hall | Star: Kate Nelligan
Votes: 350
19. Cruise of the Zaca (1952)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Actor Errol Flynn takes a group of scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on an expedition to the South Seas aboard his schooner, The Zaca.
Director: Errol Flynn | Stars: Errol Flynn, Carl L. Hubbs, Laura Hubbs, Theodore Flynn
Votes: 312
20. Mysteries of the Sea (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
12 underwater photographic essays on marine life - from the stunning opening footage of sharks off South Australia, to the Arctic Ocean beneath the ice cap, to oyster farms off Tahiti. ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Elfstrom, Al Giddings | Star: William Holden
Votes: 15
21. Land of the Sea (1969)
G | 53 min | Documentary
Over a year in the making, this is the first major motion picture dealing with the many advances and potentials of modern oceanography, the science of the seas, exploring and explaining mysteries of the deep.
Star: Jon Lindbergh
22. Filming IMAX: Under the Sea (2010 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Howard Hall, Toni Myers
Votes: 34
23. Beyond the Beach (1966)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Douglas B. Steen | Star: Heather Steen
24. Under the Sea: Webisode - Expedition South Australia - (2010 Video)
2 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
26. Shores of Gulf St. Vincent (1969)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Douglas B. Steen | Star: Roger Cardwell
27. Conquest of the Sea: An Exploration into the World Under Water Near Adelaide, S.A (1963)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Douglas B. Steen | Star: Roger Cardwell
28. Planet Water (1995 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Scientific documentary about the ocean eco-systems.
Director: John Mark Maio | Star: Clif Churn
31.
Airwolf (1984–1986)
Episode:
Condemned
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
String and Caitlin travel to a deserted island where a cure is being researched for a biological plague that was developed in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the plague has already gotten out ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Blank | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Jean Bruce Scott, Ernest Borgnine
Votes: 116
32.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
Battle Beneath the Sea
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Doc Terror sends Mekko to attack Sea Lab, where the Centurions' weapon systems are created. Max and Ace fight against Terror's forces in South Africa while Jake is visiting Sea Lab and gets caught in the assault orchestrated by Mekko.
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 18
33.
Un Noël, une vie (1981–1982)
Episode:
Haroun Tazieff
(1981)
16 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Philippe Jamain | Stars: Marc Menant, Haroun Tazieff
34.
Under the Pole (2020– )
Episode:
Deep Sea
(2020)
Documentary, Adventure
After two months trekking over ice floes, the team plunges beneath the icy waters of the North Pole where they discover an awe-inspiring world. This unique documentary represents a precise account of what is at risk to Earth's ice caps.
Director: Thierry Robert | Stars: Samuel Audrain, Ghislain Bardout, Vincent Berthet, Wayne Davidson
35.
Under the Pole (2020– )
Episode:
The New Frontier
(2020)
Documentary, Adventure
Dive up to 150 meters into the polar abyss of Greenland's fjords. This expedition involves exploring 800 miles of Greenland's coasts, 450 Arctic dives, and researching 1,000 scientific hypotheses with guidance by the Inuit population.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Leynaud | Stars: Ghislain Bardout, Robin Bardout, Kayak, Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout
36.
Under the Pole (2020– )
Episode:
Polar Immersion
(2020)
Documentary, Adventure
When the crew's ship becomes beset in the ice it provides them with an exceptional opportunity to study the effects of climate change above, and beneath, the ice sheet, revealing the never-before-seen depths of this fascinating world.
Directors: Ghislain Bardout, Pierre Belet, Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout, Victor Rault | Stars: Ghislain Bardout, Robin Bardout, Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout, David Stanley
37.
Under the Pole (2020– )
Episode:
Light Beneath the Arctic
(2020)
Documentary, Adventure
Take a fresh expedition through the Northwest Passage, a mythical seaway that symbolizes the very evolution of the polar world. The team dives to challenging depths into the "twilight zone" to find the first biofluorescent Arctic species.
Director: Vincent Perazio | Stars: Ghislain Bardout, Robin Bardout, Tom Bardout, Bob Cheatham
38.
Under the Pole (2020– )
Episode:
Deep Sea Corals of Polynesia
(2020)
Documentary, Adventure
In the Polynesian Islands of the South Pacific, the team experiences the coral reefs of the deep, one of the world's least-known ecosystems, where they study how the reefs function, with the hope of capturing on film the corals spawning.
Director: Vincent Perazio | Stars: Ghislain Bardout, Robin Bardout, Tom Bardout, Laetitia Hedouin
40.
History of the Earth (2020– )
Episode:
A Tour of Earth's Ancient Superoceans
(2021)
43 min | Documentary
Rodinia and Pangea were super-continents formed when all the land masses of the Earth merged due to plate tectonics. If all the land merged so too did the oceans into super-oceans we call ... See full summary »
41.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Megastorm Aftermath
(2013)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy cut a path of devastation across the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, killing hundreds and causing tens of billions of dollars in damage.
Director: Miles O'Brien | Stars: Craig Sechler, Marc Mende, David Holland, Daniel F. Mundy
Votes: 84
42.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
The World Set Free
(2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Degrasse discusses our nearest neighboring planet Venus and its climate, the climate change on Earth and if it is caused by humans.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Sorvino, Frank Baxter, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 1,601
43.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Shorts (2000–2001)
Episode:
Sea Minus
(2001)
Not Rated | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jimmy did his oceanography report, but he is seeing some deep trouble.
Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Debi Derryberry
Votes: 9
44.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Sea Snakes
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
45.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Ruby Thatcherii
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
46.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Nocturnal Sea Life
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
47.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Midget Monster
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
48.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Bag of Tricks
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
49.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Fish Rock Cave
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor
50.
Inner Space (1973– )
Episode:
Sea Lions
(1973)
25 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Robert Walker | Stars: William Shatner, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor