Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ship-in-a-bottle"

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by old rival Captain Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil's Triangle. They're determined to kill every pirate at sea...notably Jack.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Orlando Bloom

Votes: 346,079 | Gross: $172.56M

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush

Votes: 564,350 | Gross: $241.06M

3. The Lovely Bones (2009)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon

Votes: 179,960 | Gross: $43.82M

4. Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A shy adolescent learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.

Directors: Kirk DeMicco, Faryn Pearl | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Colman Domingo

Votes: 10,794

5. The Good Shepherd (2006)

R | 167 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Director: Robert De Niro | Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 108,607 | Gross: $59.95M

6. The Fog (1980)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman

Votes: 83,030 | Gross: $21.38M

7. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg

Votes: 243,281 | Gross: $77.59M

8. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

PG | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 95,216 | Gross: $171.96M

9. Some Kind of Beautiful (II) (2014)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A drama about a Cambridge poetry professor who begins to re-evaluate his life of Byronic excess.

Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Malcolm McDowell

Votes: 15,986

10. Ace in the Hole (1951)

Approved | 111 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall

Votes: 39,128 | Gross: $3.97M

11. Peyton Place (1957)

Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 6,615 | Gross: $25.60M

12. The Promotion (2008)

R | 86 min | Comedy

Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

Director: Steve Conrad | Stars: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Chris Conrad, Rick Gonzalez

Votes: 19,706 | Gross: $0.41M

13. Foster (2011)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.

Director: Jonathan Newman | Stars: Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Maurice Cole, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 3,198

14. Port of Shadows (1938)

Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city.

Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Brasseur

Votes: 9,964 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Lost & Found (III) (2016)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Sent to spend the summer on a remote and mysterious island, brothers embark on a thrilling treasure hunt to restore their family's lost fortune.

Director: Joseph Itaya | Stars: Justin Kelly, Benjamin Stockham, Celeste Desjardins, Jason Patric

Votes: 1,184

16. Safe in Hell (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray

Votes: 2,039

17. Olsen-banden over alle bjerge! (1981)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Egon Olsen has a plan. After several plans/attempts at the gang getting the red bag with compromising documents on illegal int'l arms deals, will they succeed in Paris?

Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther

Votes: 1,758

18. La cabina (1972 TV Movie)

35 min | Drama, Horror

A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.

Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: José Luis López Vázquez, Agustín González, Goyo Lebrero, Tito García

Votes: 4,575

19. Tuvalu (1999)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In a desolate and colorless landscape stands a dilapidated bathhouse run by a puffed-up blind man, his long-suffering wife, and their son Anton, who does all the work. He's lonely and ... See full summary »

Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Denis Lavant, Chulpan Khamatova, Philippe Clay, Terrence Gillespie

Votes: 2,805 | Gross: $0.41M

20. The Spooks of Bottle Bay (1993–1995)

15 min | Family, Fantasy

A children's series featuring the seaside town of Bottle Bay, which exists inside a ship in a bottle on a mantlepiece. Every midnight the various ghosts of Bottle Bay emerge to haunt the town.

Stars: Nigel Plaskitt, Heather Tobias, Ian Allen, John Thirtle

Votes: 48

21. Believe It or Else (1939)

8 min | Animation, Family, Short

In this spoof of the newsreel series, we meet a man who drinks large amounts of milk, a snake charmer, a man building a ship in a bottle, the world's loudest hog caller, a man who hasn't ... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Danny Webb, Tex Avery, Cliff Nazarro

Votes: 219

22. Christmas Carol (1978 TV Movie)

55 min | Comedy, Fantasy

In this one-man show starring Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge (played by Rich as W.C. Fields) hates Christmas, and it's up to the Ghosts of Christmas Past (played by Rich as Humphrey Bogart)... See full summary »

Director: Trevor Evans | Star: Rich Little

Votes: 413

23. Night Across the Street (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.

Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas

Votes: 525

24. My Blood Runs Cold (1965)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Disturbed young man meets a girl he believes to be a long-dead ancestor.

Director: William Conrad | Stars: Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton, Barry Sullivan, Nicolas Coster

Votes: 360

25. Nachhilfe für Vati (1984 TV Movie)

85 min | Family

Siblings Sebastian and Bettina come to their father, who is separated from the family, during the holidays. While he struggles with the unfamiliar role of a father, the children try all sorts of tricks to bring the parents back together.

Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Sebastian Paasch, Jana Zoller, Falk Rockstroh, Katrin Sass

Votes: 34

26. Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 335

27. Dangerous Waters (1995)

85 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A dangerous criminal, named Falken, robs a bank together with a redneck small-criminal. They have to take a hostage and escape in a racing boat. When the hostage jumps overboard they have ... See full summary »

Director: Lars Berg | Stars: Petronella Barker, Nils Ole Oftebro, Morten Faldaas, Jan Grønli

Votes: 181

28. A Chilly Reception (1958)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Smedley is living a life of luxury as a ship mascot. The good life lasts until Chilly Willy comes aboard. The crew sees how cute Chilly is and they want to make him the new mascot. Smedley ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Daws Butler

Votes: 62

29. Ostfriesisch für Anfänger (2016)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

A grumpy old man is confronted with a group of migrant workers and has to challenge his prejudices.

Director: Gregory Kirchhoff | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Holger Stockhaus, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, David A. Hamade

Votes: 226

30. Santa Maria (2016)

5 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A man who receives a treasure map by accident is now looking for the treasure. Whilst searching he has to deal with gangsters, a devious widow, a corrupt policeman and a pretty policewoman - no, she doesn't matter.

Director: Erik Schmitt | Stars: Fabian Busch, Maxim Mehmet, Folke Renken, Marleen Lohse

Votes: 14

31. Intolerable Redemption (2004)

17 min | Drama, Short

A man who believes he was wrongly convicted for a sex crime is continually ridiculed years after his release. Finding no place of sanctuary, he plots his revenge to devastating effect.

Director: Christopher Warwick | Stars: Martin Carroll, Suzanna Charles, Carli Jol, Jo Macauley

Votes: 24

32. Roman a Bottle (2008)

10 min | Short, Drama

The story of an ordinary man who keeps his dreams and desires of a new life bottled within. Under the constant pressures of his work and social life, Roman starts to change into something new...

Director: Hayden Blades | Stars: Jarod Anderson, B.J. Garrett, Ronna Meredith, Casey Moore

Votes: 10

33. Hobbies (1941)

11 min | Short

This Passing Parade looks at peoples hobbies, including collecting old items (such as tiny books, of which a dozen can fit in a walnut shell), engraving the Lord's Prayer on the head of a ... See full summary »

Director: George Labrousse | Star: John Nesbitt

Votes: 22

34. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: Miss Switch to the Rescue (1982)

TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A dark and stormy night sees Rupert and Amelia studying about energy when a mysterious stranger gives Rupert a package. He unknowingly frees the pirate wizard, Mordo, who kidnaps Amelia. ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Janet Waldo, Eric Taslitz, Nancy McKeon, Hans Conried

Votes: 72

35. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Hero (1960)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Richard Musgrave, a business man of middle years, starts a sea voyage and recognizes one of the other passengers as his partner of many years ago who was presumed dead. However, the ... See full summary »

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Eric Portman, Oscar Homolka, Irene Tedrow

Votes: 402

36. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: First Editions (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

In order to buy an expensive camera, Mr. Wilson decides to sell his collection of first editions.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Gale Gordon, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry

Votes: 38

37. The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970)
Episode: Mr. Perfect (1968)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A former beau literally sails back into Carolyn Muir's life on his yacht and asks her to marry him much to the jealously of the Captain.

Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Reta Shaw, Harlen Carraher

Votes: 40

38. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: George Needs Help (1977)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Workaholic George neglects Louise, so Tom suggests that George hire a general manager to help ease the load. Florence coaches qualified applicant Clarence on how to schmooze with George and ace the interview.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 81

39. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode: Recipe for Disaster/Going Over-Boar'd (1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Recipe for Disaster: Timon and Pumbaa create a salsa recipe out of bugs and become famous because of it. But Pumbaa finds it difficult when Timon entrusts him to avoid exposing their secret... See full summary »

Director: Brad Neave | Stars: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jeff Bennett, Corey Burton

Votes: 52

40. The Weird Al Show (1997–1998)
Episode: Promises, Promises (1997)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Today's lesson: "Don't make promises you can't keep."

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Brian Haley, Paula Jai Parker, Judy Tenuta

Votes: 73

41. The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode: The Target (2002)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Baltimore Det. Jimmy McNulty finds himself in hot water with his superior Major William Rawls after a drug dealer, D'Angelo Barksdale who is charged with three murders, is acquitted. ... See full summary »

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison

Votes: 7,681

42. The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970)
Episode: Surprise Party (1969)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The kids decide that they should have a surprise birthday party for Captain Gregg, but it is very difficult to keep their plans secret from him.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Reta Shaw, Charles Nelson Reilly

Votes: 33

43. The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002)
Episode: This Is the Kitty/Eye for an Aye Aye (1999)

TV-G | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In "This Is the Kitty," Granny volunteers to work at the Zoo under the supervision of Joe Friday from Dragnet 1967 (1967) but Sylvester keeps bugging the animals while chasing after Tweety.... See full summary »

Directors: Karl Toerge, Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, June Foray, Frank Welker, Gregg Berger

Votes: 26

44. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Red Sky at Morning (2007)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean investigate the mysterious demise of drowning victims who were nowhere near water at the time of their death. They learn that each of the victims saw a ghost ship before they died.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lauren Cohan, Ellen Geer

Votes: 5,678

45. Pushing Daisies (2007–2009)
Episode: The Legend of Merle McQuoddy (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Emerson and Olive investigate the murder of an infamous lighthouse keeper's wife, while Chuck's father schemes to keep Ned and Chuck separated forever.

Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale

Votes: 584

46. The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
Biden Couldn't Lead Us to the Cookie Jar at Midnight/Podcast Exclusive: James Altucher Joins the Freedom Hut (2020 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Buck Sexton, Matt Walsh, Inez Stepman, James Altucher

47. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: Not a Father's Day (2008)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While Barney celebrates a pregnancy false alarm, Marshall and Lily try to figure out if it's time to have a baby.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 3,458

48. Samson en Gert (1990–2019)
Episode: Boot in de fles (1994)

Comedy, Family

Gert impresses Jeanine by making beautiful ships in a bottle. Alberto is jealous and says he knows how to make those as well. He however does not and eventually asks the mayor to go spy on Gert.

Director: Bart van Leemputten | Stars: Koen Crucke, Walter De Donder, Ann Petersen, Danny Verbiest

49. Taz-Mania (1991–1995)
Episode: Like Father, Like Son/Frights of Passage (1991)

TV-Y7-FV | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Hugh takes Taz out for a father-son bonding experience. Francis X. Bushlad of the Mudpeople is out to hunt a Tasmanian Devil as his proof of manhood.

Director: Keith Baxter | Stars: Jim Cummings, Miriam Flynn, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen

Votes: 50

50. Holo no Graffiti (2019– )
Episode: The Idiots' Guide to Making People Mad (2020)

1 min | Animation, Comedy

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Stars: Kiryu Coco, Houshou Marine, Usada Pekora, Fubuki Shirakami