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1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
directed by Gore Verbinski
featuring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack DavenportFollowing his surprise-hit American remake of The Ring in 2002, director Gore Verbinski took on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black ... More
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2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
directed by Rob Marshall
featuring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Sam Claflin, Astrid Bergés-FrisbeyFlamboyant seafarer Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) lands himself in a bit of a bind after being lured onto Blackbeard's (Ian McShane) ship by enigmatic ... More
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3. Titanic (1997)
directed by James Cameron
featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances FisherThis spectacular epic re-creates the ill-fated maiden voyage of the White Star Line's $7.5 million R.M.S Titanic and the tragic sea disaster of April ... More
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4. The Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
directed by Ken Annakin
featuring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue HayakawaNone of the many cinemadaptations of Johan Wyss' The Swiss Family Robinson are as relentlessly enjoyable as this 1960 Disney feature. The film ... More
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5. Crimson Tide (1995)
directed by Tony Scott
featuring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James GandolfiniTwo leaders with different philosophies about battle and leadership wage war with each other in this tense military thriller. Capt. Frank Ramsey ... More
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6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
directed by Gore Verbinski
featuring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill NighyCaptain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns to the screen for another round of supernatural adventures on the high seas in this spirited sequel to the ... More
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7. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
directed by Gore Verbinski
featuring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack DavenportDirector Gore Verbinski and the crew set sail once again for this, the third chapter in the swashbuckling Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Captain ... More
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8. Treasure Island (1950)
directed by Byron Haskin
featuring Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'DeaThe Walt Disney production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel Treasure Island is one of the company's best live-action films of the '50s, ... More
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9. Captain Ron (1992)
directed by Thom Eberhardt
featuring Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place, Benjamin Salisbury, Meadow SistoAfter he inherits a yacht, Chicago businessman Martin totes his family to the Caribbean to claim it. Not having any skill at boating, he hires long ... More
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10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
directed by Ronald Neame
featuring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowallThe Poseidon , an ocean liner larger than the Queens Elizabeth and Mary combined, is charting its course on New Year's Eve. Just after midnight, ... More
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11. Away All Boats (1956)
directed by Joseph Pevney
featuring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie Adams, Lex Barker, Keith AndesList of all editionsBased on the novel by Kenneth M. Dodson, Away All Boats stars Jeff Chandler as a tough Navy captain who takes charge of a group of raw, undisciplined ... More
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12. Titanic (1996)
directed by Robert H. Lieberman
featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Eva Marie Saint, George C. Scott, Marilu Henner, Peter Gallagher, Tim CurryList of all editionsIn 1912, the H.M.S. Titanic was the largest ocean liner built to date, and its designers had incorporated several features they believed would make ... More
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13. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
featuring Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Leonard Nimoy, Don NovelloList of all editionsThe first Disney cartoon to be produced in the 70 mm format since The Black Cauldron (1985), this blend of traditional animation with computer ... More
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14. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
directed by Wes Anderson
featuring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff GoldblumList of all editionsThe first effort from director Wes Anderson since his critically beloved The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou finds the filmmaker ... More
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15. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
directed by Richard Fleischer
featuring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. WilkeList of all editionsThis 1954 Disney version of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea represented the studio's costliest and most elaborate American-filmed effort ... More
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16. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
directed by Edward Dmytryk
featuring Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, May WynnList of all editionsRobert Francis is at the center of the story as Willis Keith, a newly-minted ensign assigned to the destroyer/minesweeper U.S.S. Caine during World ... More
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17. The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
directed by Wilford Leach
featuring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex SmithList of all editionsJoseph Papp's notion of staging one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best-loved operettas with two pop singers (Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith) in the leads ... More
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18. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
directed by Frank Lloyd
featuring Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Dudley Digges, Herbert Mundin, Donald Crisp, Eddie QuillanList of all editionsThe 1932 publication of Charles Nordhoff and James Norton Hall's Mutiny on the Bounty sparked a revival of interest in the titular 1789 ship mutiny, ... More
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19. Lifeboat (1944)
directed by Alfred Hitchcock
featuring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, John Hodiak, Hume Cronyn, Mary AndersonList of all editionsSeeking a creative challenge after several years' worth of fairly elaborate melodramas, director Alfred Hitchcock stages all of the action in ... More
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20. The Buccaneer (1958)
directed by Anthony Quinn
featuring Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger StevensList of all editionsWhen Cecil B. DeMille was set to direct a re-make of his 1938 swashbuckler The Buccaneer and suddenly became ill, his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn, ... More
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21. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
directed by John Sturges
featuring Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Donald Diamond, Don BlackmanList of all editionsErnest Hemingway's short novel The Old Man and the Sea was probably unfilmable to begin with, but this didn't stop John Sturges from trying to ... More
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22. White Squall (1996)
directed by Ridley Scott
featuring Balthazar Getty, Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy SistoList of all editionsBased on a true incident from 1960, White Squall is the story of the tragic sinking of the Albatross, a prep school educational two-masted schooner, ... More
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23. Moby Dick (1956)
directed by John Huston
featuring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Harry Andrews, Orson Welles, Seamus KellyList of all editionsPrevious film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings. John Huston's 1956 Moby Dick ... More
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24. Captains Courageous (1937)
directed by Victor Fleming
featuring Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Charles GrapewinList of all editionsA boy learns life-changing lessons about the importance of friendship and the dignity of labor in this adventure saga based on a story by Rudyard ... More
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25. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
directed by Raoul Walsh
featuring Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea, Terence Morgan, James Robertson Justice, Moultrie KelsallList of all editionsGregory Peck stars as the title character in this swashbuckling saga of the high seas based on C.S. Forester's novel. In 1807, Hornblower is given a ... More







