Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "swept-away"

1. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 676,096 | Gross: $159.23M

2. The Impossible (2012)

PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast

Votes: 244,175 | Gross: $19.02M

3. The Spectacular Now (2013)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 161,414 | Gross: $6.85M

4. Hereafter (2010)

PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

An American construction worker, a French journalist and a London school boy set out on a spiritual journey after death touches their lives in different ways.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Matt Damon, Cécile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard, Thierry Neuvic

Votes: 95,496 | Gross: $32.75M

5. A Town Called Panic (2009)

TV-PG | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again.

Directors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar | Stars: Stéphane Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, François De Brigode

Votes: 8,715 | Gross: $0.17M

6. The Ornithologist (2016)

Unrated | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.

Director: João Pedro Rodrigues | Stars: Paul Hamy, João Pedro Rodrigues, Xelo Cagiao, Han Wen

Votes: 3,757 | Gross: $0.05M

7. Angela (1995)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

Rebecca Miller's riveting drama examines how two sisters cope with their mother's mental illness.

Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Miranda Rhyne, Charlotte Eve Blythe, Anna Thomson, John Ventimiglia

Votes: 1,060

8. The Eagle (1925)

Unrated | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A wanted Russian lieutenant becomes a masked vigilante seeking vengeance upon the man who stole his family's land, only to fall for his charming daughter.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser, Albert Conti

Votes: 2,273 | Gross: $0.32M

9. The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 96 min | Drama

In rural Comfort, Texas, the protestant Horizon Bible church community holds its annual, supervised summer camp, with mandatory prayer sessions, for teens from all over the States. The day ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Joe Spano, David Lascher, Michael A. Goorjian, Amy Van Nostrand

Votes: 539

10. The Judas Project (1990)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

How would you react if Christ had re-appeared on earth today? Would man kind repeat their mistakes or accept? This movie is about a modernized 2nd coming of Christ. Instead of facing Romans... See full summary »

Director: James H. Barden | Stars: John O'Banion, Ramy Zada, Richard Herd, Gerald Gordon

Votes: 273 | Gross: $2.93M

11. Daybreak (I) (2000)

R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

People are trying to find their way out of subway tunnel after a devastating earthquake.

Director: Jean Pellerin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Ted McGinley, Ken Olandt, Ursula Brooks

Votes: 429

12. The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975 TV Movie)

89 min | Adventure, Family

A young boy gets along better with the animals he befriends around his family's Canadian farm than with the people he lives with.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Christian Juttner, Carl Betz, Salome Jens, Denver Pyle

Votes: 169

13. Tsunami: Caught on Camera (2009 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

A minute-by-minute account of the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami told through amateur video footage of people who were there.

Director: Janice Sutherland | Stars: Shonti Breisch, Jai Breisch

Votes: 300

14. Close Calls: On Camera (2014– )
Episode: Episode #8.2 (2020)

29 min | Drama, Reality-TV

An angler fishing off rocks is swept out into a raging sea, and a mountain biker attempts a trick but doesn't make it.

Directors: Paul Andrews, Andy Miles, Carol White | Stars: Nick Knowles, David Cradduck

15. Our Yorkshire Farm (2018–2022)
Episode: Episode #3.5 (2020)

45 min | Documentary

This week the family battle through two brutal winter storms. While they fight the elements to feed the flock, mum Amanda is powerless to stop the only livestock trailer being washed away down the swollen river.

Directors: Beatrice Ni Bhroin, Kate Fraser | Stars: Ralf Little, Amanda Owen, Clive Owen

Votes: 8

16. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )
Episode: Episode #5.1 (2020)

59 min | Documentary

RNLI volunteers race to save two paddleboarders being swept into a shipping lane, search for a missing fisherman and abandon a crewmate's wedding when the pager calls.

Directors: Phil Broadhurst, Luke Proctor | Star: Steven Mackintosh

17. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022)
Episode: Stay on Mission (2021)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With Brooklynn being held prisoner, the remaining campers hatch a plan to rescue her - and it won't be easy.

Directors: Leah Artwick, Zesung Kang | Stars: Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed, Jenna Ortega

Votes: 552

18. The Beachcombers (1972–2004)
Episode: Bull Kelp (1976)

Adventure, Comedy

Jesse is found napping while at the same time plunging and is cleared out to ocean by an effective tide and should battle to make due until the point that safeguard arrives.

Stars: Bruno Gerussi, Robert Clothier, Rae Brown, Pat John

19. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )
Episode: Episode #2.1 (2017)

59 min | Documentary

A father and daughter have been swept out to sea. The crew of an Irish trawler must be rescued after their boat smashed onto rocks and a Turkish tourist falls into the River Thames while trying to take a selfie.

Directors: Phil Broadhurst, James Robinson | Star: Steven Mackintosh

20. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )
Episode: Episode #3.4 (2018)

59 min | Documentary

In Brighton a routine job towing a yacht that has lost power turns into a dangerous situation. A teenager is swept out to sea off the East coast of Ireland. An attempt to rescue a little boy has gone wrong.

Directors: Phil Broadhurst, Louis Grover, Luke Proctor | Star: Steven Mackintosh