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

1. The Little Mermaid (1989)

G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes

Votes: 291,635 | Gross: $111.54M

2. The Big Blue (1988)

PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar

Votes: 55,195 | Gross: $3.50M

3. Batman: The Movie (1966)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero

Votes: 35,859

4. 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

5. Cocoon: The Return (1988)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

The seniors return to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth?

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn

Votes: 17,364 | Gross: $18.92M

6. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.

Directors: John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Richard Alameda

Votes: 8,654

7. She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

R | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A woman becomes strangely convinced she will die the next day. Her friend initially disbelieves her before becoming paranoid herself that she too will die the next day.

Director: Amy Seimetz | Stars: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton

Votes: 7,191

8. Treasure Island (1934)

Passed | 110 min | Adventure, Family

Young Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger

Votes: 3,177 | Gross: $2.54M

9. Gonzo (2008)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Joe Cairo, David Carlo

Votes: 8,509 | Gross: $1.25M

10. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (2013 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Maxwell and his sister somehow end up in the world of superheroes from the DC universe. Now it's their responsibility to help the heroes defeat their villains

Votes: 73

11. 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

12. Divine Fate (1993)

11 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

An environmental morality tale. A divine gate gives one all that one desires, on the condition that one takes only what one needs and one gives something good in return.

Director: Ishu Patel | Stars: Linda Morrison, Jason Lang, Aron Tager, Susan Glover

Votes: 63

13. Monsters of the Deep (1931)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

The expedition sets forth to Magdalena Bay in Baja California to look for fighting fish. The crew consists of Chinese, Irish, Russian and Swedish men as well as a cameraman. Pelicans nest ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Auten | Star: Harold Auten

14. The Bead Game (1977)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

To a percussive soundtrack, a succession of more complex animals forms and is consumed by their successors (all formed from beads). Finally, We reach man, who develops ever more sophisticated forms of war.

Director: Ishu Patel

Votes: 704

15. Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island (2003 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to the Pacific Northwest and investigates after a whale-watching tour boat is vandalized.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Alisa Murray, Jena Cane, Wayne Rawley

Votes: 98

16. Marine Circus (1939)

Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Family

This Pete Smith Specialty offers a look at Marineland of Florida, featuring the various marine life on display there.

Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: Pete Smith

Votes: 74

17. Sword Fishing (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

A group of men are on the sailboat the Scirocco heading down the Pacific coast to go fishing, but not just ordinary fishing. Among the group is archer Howard Hill who has used this skill in... See full summary »

Stars: Howard Hill, Ronald Reagan

Votes: 174

18. Over the Seven Seas (1932)

Documentary

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Stars: Earl E.T. Smith, Mrs. Earl E.T. Smith, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt

19. Porpoises: Life and Death in the Fast Lane (2003 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

Porpoises are the smallest members of the whale family. By following the struggles of two babies on opposite sides of the world, we see their dramatic lives.

Director: Kevan Pegley | Star: Kieron Elliott

20. Fish Hooked (1960)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Smedley tries to stop Chilly Willy from catching and eating the fish at Oceanland Aquarium.

Directors: Paul J. Smith, Alex Lovy | Star: Daws Butler

Votes: 49

21. Where the Mountains Meet the Sea (1959)

28 min | Short, Documentary

A history and tour of the California beach city of Santa Monica., showing the communities of Wilshire Blvd. and the Malibu Beach Colony, among other places. Also features movie stars Leo ... See full summary »

Directors: Ed Woodworth, Jack Hageny | Stars: Ricky Bryce, Raymond Burr, Leo Carrillo, Emmett Kelly

22. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Fred and Lamont visit Hawaii tourist attractions while running for their lives from the jewel thieves.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Don Ho, LaWanda Page

Votes: 124

23. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Gorillas on the Mast (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

After visiting Aquatraz Water Park, Lisa and Bart set out to free from captivity the most vicious animals in Springfield. Homer fulfills a lifelong dream and buys a boat, only to realize how much boat ownership sucks.

Directors: Matthew Nastuk, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 896

24. Saving Lives at Sea (2016– )
Episode: Episode #5.2 (2020)

59 min | Documentary

RNLI volunteers race to rescue a porpoise stranded by the outgoing tide on The Wirral coast, a teenage wedding guest trapped by the tide on a rocky outcrop and the crew of a fishing boat on fire off the Cornish coast.

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

25. Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham (2021– )
Episode: Last Call (2023)

TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy, Reality-TV

Sam and Graham's final adventure, they take a bath in hell, rolls down a mountains and gets makeover.

Director: Kevin Johnston | Stars: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Richard Taylor

Votes: 148

26. SciShow (2012– )
Episode: Something's Been Making Weird Pits in the Seafloor (2024)

6 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Scientist are struggling to understand what is causing seafloor pits in the North Sea. Such pits are found all over the world caused by methane venting. If that true in the North Sea there ... See full summary »

Star: Savannah Geary

27. Get in the Swim (1967)

Short, Documentary

Living proof that vaudeville is not dead, dealing with singing porpoises, shapely mermaids, performing whales, and children.