Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "manta-ray"

1. Finding Nemo (2003)

G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich | Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 1,116,068 | Gross: $380.84M

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

Directors: Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears | Stars: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon

Votes: 64,826

3. Aquaman (2018)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson

Votes: 522,074 | Gross: $335.06M

4. Life of Pi (2012)

PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu

Votes: 668,336 | Gross: $124.99M

5. Thunderball (1965)

PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi

Votes: 127,333 | Gross: $63.60M

6. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Count Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James

Votes: 85,743 | Gross: $167.51M

7. Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Approved | 63 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson, Leslie Bradley

Votes: 3,846

8. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

Approved | 99 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper Henry Limpet has few passions in life. It's mid-1941 and he would love to join the Navy but has been rated 4F. His friend George Stickle is in the Navy and... See full summary »

Directors: Arthur Lubin, Gerry Chiniquy, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Bill Tytla | Stars: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan

Votes: 5,995

9. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000 Video)

G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea.

Directors: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith, Bill Speers | Stars: Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright

Votes: 22,349

10. Last Woman on Earth (1960)

Not Rated | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Ev, her husband Harold, and their friend Martin go scuba diving while on vacation in Puerto Rico. When they surface, they find that everyone on the island has died.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Betsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert Towne

Votes: 2,173

11. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008 Video)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In the kingdom of Atlantica where music is forbidden, the youngest daughter of King Triton, named Ariel, discovers her love of an underground music club and sets off to a daring adventure to bring restoration of music back to Atlantica.

Director: Peggy Holmes | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Jim Cummings, Sally Field

Votes: 11,375

12. Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–1999)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Transformers' war continues in an older time, through a new generation. On pliocenic Earth, the heroic Maximals and the evil Predacons battle for survival against each other and against a violent planet.

Stars: Scott McNeil, Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Richard Newman

Votes: 8,667

13. Finding Jesus (2020)

Not Rated | 69 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Two friends, Muggles and Joy, spread faith and hope in a number of isolated encounters which reinforce basic biblical values.

Director: Jason Wright | Stars: Angie Mcpherson, Kj Schrock, Victor Merchan, Sarah Taylor

Votes: 1,178

14. Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia (2006 Video)

TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

In this animated follow-up to Fairytopia, Elina (played by Barbie) enlists the help of a mermaid, Nori, to save her friend Nalu, a merman prince who has been captured by the wicked Laverna.

Directors: William Lau, Walter P. Martishius | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Lee Tockar, Christopher Gaze, Kathleen Barr

Votes: 4,491

15. Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)

G | 105 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

When Captain Nemo saves the passengers of a sinking ship and takes them to his Utopian underwater city he discovers that not all of his guests agree to remain there forever.

Director: James Hill | Stars: Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette Newman, Luciana Paluzzi

Votes: 1,808

16. Around the World Under the Sea (I) (1966)

G | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The crew of a five-man submarine travels the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes.

Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Eaton, Brian Kelly, David McCallum

Votes: 964

17. Chasing Coral (2017)

93 min | Documentary

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.

Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: Andrew Ackerman, Pim Bongaerts, Neal Cantin, Phil Dustan

Votes: 5,659

18. Racing Extinction (2015)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, News

A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.

Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Elon Musk, Joel Sartore, Louie Psihoyos, Charles Hambleton

Votes: 8,206

19. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

A team of explorers sets on a voyage to the Earth's core with their ship "Avenger". They recruit a yeti that serves as their guide. Meanwhile, a malevolent entity is attempting to recover the pieces of an Atlantean artifact.

Director: William Dear | Stars: David Dundara, Farrah Forke, Kim Miyori, John Neville

Votes: 919

20. Mission Blue (2014)

95 min | Documentary, Drama

Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.

Directors: Robert Nixon, Fisher Stevens | Stars: Barbara Block, James Cameron, Michael deGruy, Sylvia Earle

Votes: 2,153

21. H2O: Mermaid Adventures (2015)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When three normal teenage girls stumble upon an ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever.

Stars: Sonja Ball, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Thor Bishopric, Angela Galuppo

Votes: 263

22. Second Honeymoon (1937)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Romance

Newly remarried woman finds her businessman husband boring and runs into her wealthy playboy first husband.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Stuart Erwin, Claire Trevor

Votes: 509

23. The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The amazing story of Daniel, a dolphin who abandons the safety of his pod to explore the ocean and discover the true purpose of his life.

Directors: Eduardo Schuldt, Robbie Daymond | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Giovanni Ciccia, Brian W. Roberts, Karina Jordán

Votes: 714

24. Flipper & Lopaka (1999–2005)

30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Animated series about the friendship between a boy named Lopaka and dolphin Flipper. Once Flipper saved the boy's life, and then they became best friends. Dolphin began to show Lopaka ... See full summary »

Stars: Keith Scott, Jamie Oxenbould, Robyn Moore

Votes: 331

25. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)

183 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary about the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director most notorious for making the most effective propaganda films for the Nazis.

Director: Ray Müller | Stars: Leni Riefenstahl, Marlene Dietrich, Arnold Fanck, Walter Frentz

Votes: 3,057 | Gross: $0.45M

26. Shark Tale (2004 Video Game)

E | Animation, Action, Adventure

Oscar, the fast-talking little fish, becomes an unlikely hero after he decides to take the easy road to fame and fortune by fighting with his shark friend.

Director: Mo Davoudian | Stars: Phil LaMarr, Sean Bishop, Melissa Disney, Jim Meskimen

Votes: 209

27. Deep Sea (2006)

G | 41 min | Documentary, Short

A 3-D digital exploration of the ocean's depths and its creatures.

Director: Howard Hall | Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet

Votes: 1,842 | Gross: $46.56M

28. Yolngu Boy (2001)

88 min | Adventure, Drama

An Indigenous teen and his friends embark on a challenging journey to Darwin from Arnhem Land to meet a tribal leader with the aim of creating a better future after troubles take them away from their dreams.

Director: Stephen Johnson | Stars: John Sebastian Pilakui, Nathan Daniels, Sean Mununggurr, Lirrina Mununggurr

Votes: 379

29. The Sea Bat (1930)

Passed | 58 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

The West Indies island of Portuga exists mainly for sponge diving. But the best area of collection is frequented by a very large manta ray. Nina loses her brother to the creature and is ... See full summary »

Directors: Lionel Barrymore, Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther, George F. Marion

Votes: 298

30. Impressionen unter Wasser (2002)

45 min | Documentary

A collection of underwater footage directed by Leni Riefenstahl over nearly 30 years.

Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Star: Leni Riefenstahl

Votes: 360

31. Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands (2015)

TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary

Stunning 3-part BBC documentary about the natural world and wildlife of Japan's islands: Honshu, Hokkaido and the Southernmost Islands.

Stars: Michelle Dockery, Peter Drost, Graham MacFarlane, Robin Cox

Votes: 634

32. Akvanavty (1980)

80 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

A giant manta ray starts sending messages in an attempt to communicate with the deep ocean lab aquanauts acquiring, as it seems, the mind of a late human.

Director: Igor Voznesensky | Stars: German Poloskov, Aleksandr Yakovlev, Irina Azer, Vatslav Dvorzhetsky

Votes: 128

33. Ecosphere (2020– )

45 min

Immerse yourself in the wildest places on earth and meet the humans protecting our most precious wildlife, in stunning cinematic Virtual Reality (VR).

Stars: Rahman Abas, Ibritinah Angle, David Daballen, Anna Friel

Votes: 8

34. Pilgrimage (2017)

Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama

A remarkable imagining of the historic voyages of 16th-century explorer and writer Fernão Mendes Pinto, one of the first Europeans to sail to and travel the Orient-- India, Japan, and ... See full summary »

Director: João Botelho | Stars: Cláudio da Silva, Cassiano Carneiro, Pedro Inês, Catarina Wallenstein

Votes: 214

35. Devil Monster (1946)

Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Horror

This is an edited version of a ten-year-old film, _Sea Fiend, The (1936)_.

Director: S. Edwin Graham | Stars: Barry Norton, Blanche Mehaffey, Jack Barty, Terry Grey

Votes: 294

36. The Sea Fiend (1935)

Not Rated | 63 min | Adventure, Horror

Classic b-movie horror! A ship disappears without trace. What happened to the crew? Years later there's news of possible survivors and soon a rescue team is setting sail. Eventually they ... See full summary »

Director: S. Edwin Graham | Stars: Barry Norton, Blanche Mehaffey, Jack Barty, Terry Grey

Votes: 55

37. 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

38. Shorty and the Legend of the Enchanted Reef (2021)

43 min | Animation, Short, Action

The lively reef fish Shorty, his smart sister Indigo and Jake, a daring sawfish, thrive in a bustling and colorful coral reef.One day, out of nothing, an enormous trawl devastates their ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Popp | Stars: Denis Lyons, Seumas F. Sargent

Votes: 10

39. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)

84 min | Drama

A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.

Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser

Votes: 698

40. El diablo del Mar (1935)

65 min | Drama, Horror

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Director: Juan Duval | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Movita, Barry Norton, Carlos Villarías

41. Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (2003 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The player falls into the role of a demi-god, Sphinx, and the undead corpse of Tutankhamen. Sphinx's role is one of a brave warrior who battles fearsome monsters and relies on raw power to complete tasks.

Votes: 151

42. Australia's Deadliest Sea Creatures (2006 Video)

43 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

This documentary explores the wide assortment of vicious and deadly creatures that live in Australia's coastal waters. From sea snakes, octopuses, cone shells and stingrays to jellyfish, ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Grainger | Stars: Greg Grainger, Ben Cropp, Rodney Fox, Alicia Sorohan

43. The Black Pearl: In Search of a Forgotten Film

Documentary | Announced

The story of a forgotten 1970s film, The Black Pearl, based on Scott O'Dells award winning novel of the same name.

Director: John Campopiano | Stars: Josh Schafer, Alan Swimmer, Nilda Negron Custodio, Howard Swimmer

44. Indonesia Underwater (2007)

26 min | Short

A trip to the coral reefs of the Banda Sea in Eastern Indonesia.

Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman

45. A Fish Full of Dollars (2016)

51 min | Documentary

Indonesia is the number one shark fishing nation in the world. At Tanjung Luar, sharks and mantas are targeted species. How will the depletion of sharks and mantas affect tourism, the environment, and the lives of local people?

Director: Adrienne Gittus | Star: Samuel Mason

46. Diving in Bali (2009)

55 min | Documentary

Diving in Bali is a record of a scuba diving expedition to Bali, Indonesia, in 2006. The film includes footage of dives at Tulamben, Seraya Secrets, Padangbai and Nusa Penida. There is ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Hope

Votes: 17

47. Diving in the Solomon Islands (1998)

21 min | Short

The Solomon islands are located about 1200 miles North East from the Australian Coast in the group of South Pacific islands known as Melanesia.

Director: Fred Heiman

48. Dive to Shark City with Neil Morrissey (1999 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

Two years after first learning to dive 'Neil Morrissey' visits the tropical island paradise of the Palau and Yap islands in the Pacific to dive amongst sharks. Over a two-week period, ... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Cunliffe | Star: Neil Morrissey

Votes: 8

49. Ocean Odyssey (2008)

176 min | Documentary

In 2008, The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. opened the largest exhibit in its history, the Sant Ocean Hall. A keynote feature of the hall is the Ocean ... See full summary »

Directors: Laura Orthwein Vagnone, Feodor Pitcairn

Votes: 12

50. Life on Earth (1979)
Episode: The Conquest of the Waters (1979)

55 min | Documentary

Tracing the evolution of fish leading to today's immense variety and ability to occupy remarkable environments.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 87