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1. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Amber Heard

Votes: 83,270

2. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

Votes: 857,305 | Gross: $474.54M

3. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown

Votes: 111,460

4. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 207,270 | Gross: $110.50M

5. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

R | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Determined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams

Votes: 438,652

6. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke

Votes: 305,909 | Gross: $453.72M

7. 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: 521,028 | Gross: $335.06M

8. Justice League (2017)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller

Votes: 478,792 | Gross: $229.02M

9. Waterworld (1995)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino

Votes: 210,044 | Gross: $88.25M

10. Shark Tale (2004)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.

Directors: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman | Stars: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie

Votes: 199,039 | Gross: $160.86M

11. 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: 291,129 | Gross: $111.54M

12. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,177 | Gross: $84.05M

13. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.

Directors: Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Osborne | Stars: Tom Kenny, Jeffrey Tambor, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence

Votes: 102,154 | Gross: $85.42M

14. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his friends team up in order to get it back.

Directors: Paul Tibbitt, Mike Mitchell | Stars: Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown

Votes: 61,181 | Gross: $162.99M

15. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to the Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.

Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Tim Hill, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass

Votes: 21,691

16. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Two sisters diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they've entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves.

Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Rose Stallone

Votes: 30,795 | Gross: $22.26M

17. 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: 22,301

18. Yellow Submarine (1968)

G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.

Director: George Dunning | Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon

Votes: 28,043 | Gross: $0.99M

19. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013 Video)

PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 59,851

20. BioShock (2007 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

In 1960, a lone survivor of a plane crash named Jack discovers an abandoned underwater utopia, only to find out that the mystery behind its creation is much more sinister than he first believed.

Director: Ken Levine | Stars: John Ahlin, Greg Baldwin, Jane Beller, Susanne Blakeslee

Votes: 22,018

21. The Little Mermaid (1992–1994)

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

The 1989 animated feature adapted by Disney for television in a prequel that leads up to the events of the movie.

Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Edan Gross, Kenneth Mars

Votes: 6,107

22. 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: 11,344

23. Stingray (1964–1965)

30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Follows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, particularly the crew of its most advanced combat submarine called Stingray.

Stars: Ray Barrett, David Graham, Robert Easton, Don Mason

Votes: 1,429

24. Flash Gordon (1936)

Passed | 245 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.

Directors: Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson

Votes: 2,660

25. Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015 Video)

PG-13 | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Atlantian troops assault Metropolis as revenge for the death of their king, the Queen seeks help from the Justice League to find her son who has gone missing during the madness.

Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Sean Astin, Rosario Dawson, Nathan Fillion, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 25,100

26. BioShock 2 (2010 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

In 1968, the first successfully-bonded Big Daddy is reawakened to save his Little Sister from the clutches of Rapture's new leader, Sofia Lamb.

Directors: Jordan Thomas, Michael Csurics | Stars: Fenella Woolgar, Doug Boyd, Anne Bobby, Sarah Bolger

Votes: 10,656

27. Empires of the Deep

Sci-Fi | Completed

Set in a mythical world, the story of an unlikely love story between a young human and a mermaid.

Directors: Michael French, Jonathan Lawrence, Scott Miller | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Mi Yang, Davy Williams, Valeska Miller

28. 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: 1,806

29. Droid Gunner (1995)

R | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A futuristic bounty hunter is assigned to track down four female androids smuggled to Earth for illicit purposes.

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Marc Singer, Matthias Hues, Rochelle Swanson, Robin Clarke

Votes: 970

30. City Beneath the Sea (1971 TV Movie)

G | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit the underwater city called Pacifica. They find they must defend the city against hostile alien forces.

Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Burr DeBenning

Votes: 757

31. In Search of the Titanic (2004)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A group of friends find themselves inside a bathysphere and awake in Atlantis. With the help of the King of Atlantis, they do their best to recover the Titanic.

Director: Kim Jun Ok | Stars: Jane Alexander, Manfredi Aliquo, Rodolfo Bianchi, Fabio Boccanera

Votes: 1,858

32. Beneath Still Waters (2005)

R | 96 min | Horror

In 1965, in Northern Spain, a dam will be built to bring progress to the location of Desbaria and the town of Marienbad is near to be completely flooded. Two boys, Teo and Luis, cross the ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: Omar Muñoz, Santiago Pasaglia, Eva Pont, Norberto Morán

Votes: 2,015

33. The Little Mermaid (1975)

Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A mermaid falls in love with a human prince, which leads to tragedy.

Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Tim Reid | Stars: Fumie Kashiyama, Mariko Miyagi, Tarô Shigaki, Hideki Shibata

Votes: 1,151

34. City in the Sea (1965)

Unrated | 84 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

In 1903 Cornwall, a group of locals discover an underwater city, dating back to 1803, that hides a society of smugglers and aquatic creatures.

Directors: Jacques Tourneur, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, David Tomlinson, Susan Hart

Votes: 2,604

35. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young boy from a small town learns he is the chosen hero of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and sets out on an adventure with colorful companions to save the land of Erdrea from an impending darkness.

Directors: Takeshi Uchikawa, Masato Yagi | Stars: Rasmus Hardiker, Gunnar Cauthery, Lauren Coe, Jessica Clark

Votes: 596

36. Latitude Zero (1969)

G | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200-year-old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. That's when monsters and mutants sent by the captain's rival, a 200-year-old scientist, attack.

Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Takarada, Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 1,038

37. Undersea Kingdom (1936)

Approved | 226 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. ... See full summary »

Directors: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane | Stars: Ray Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, William Farnum

Votes: 634

38. BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode One (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

1958. After the events of BioShock Infinite (2013) and on the eve of the civil war that will destroy the underwater city, Elizabeth goes to Rapture to find Booker DeWitt and offers him her help to investigate the disappearance of an orphan girl.

Director: Ken Levine | Stars: Troy Baker, Michael Navarra, Courtnee Draper, Kimberly Brooks

Votes: 2,412

39. Sea Princesses (2008– )

12 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The stories are in the world of Salacia, a hidden kingdom under the sea, full of princes and princesses from different animal species.

Stars: Eliza Logan, Katherine Beck, Paige Walker, Isabella Dunwill

Votes: 117

40. The Underwater City (1962)

Not Rated | 78 min | Sci-Fi

An engineer, a psychologist and several other disparate types take part in an experiment to see if people can live for extended periods of time in a city built under the ocean.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: William Lundigan, Julie Adams, Roy Roberts, Carl Benton Reid

Votes: 182

41. City Beneath the Sea (1953)

Passed | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Two American divers are distracted by fair ladies and skulduggery while trying to salvage a gold ship off Jamaica.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball

Votes: 701

42. Sweet Sea (1985 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Family

Sweet Sea, an adorable mermaid princess and her friends Sea Star, Mudpuppy, Purrsha, and Goldie stand up to Sheeba the sinister Sea Serpent and her squirmy sidekick Squidney to retrieve Sweet Sea's stolen royal magical necklace.

Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Anne Marie McEvoy, Linda Gary, Robbie Lee, June Foray

Votes: 19

43. Sharky & George (1990–1992)

26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two fish private detectives, big pink shark-like fedora-wearing Sharky as the muscles and small slick bluish-orange George as the brains, fight crime and mad villains in the noirish underwater city of Seacago, reminiscent of 30s Chicago.

Stars: Mark Camacho, Pauline Little, Dean Hagopian, A.J. Henderson

Votes: 455

44. BioShock 2: Minerva's Den (2010 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

Big Daddy Subject Sigma journey's into Rapture Central Computing to retrieve the Thinker, a hyper-intelligent supercomputer, and bring it to the surface while simultaneously discovering his missing past.

Directors: Steve Gaynor, Michael Csurics | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Tijuana Ricks, Keith Szarabajka, Anne Bobby

Votes: 1,214

45. Operazione Goldman (1966)

Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.

Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Anthony Eisley, Wandisa Guida, Diana Lorys, Luisa Rivelli

Votes: 351

46. The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy

In this spectacular free adaptation of the popular theatre play "La Biche au Bois", the valiant Prince Bel-Azor pursues a baleful old witch to her impregnable castle, to save the beautiful young Princess Azurine.

Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Marguerite Thévenard, Bleuette Bernon, André Deed

Votes: 1,824

47. King (2003–2005)

25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Young Russell moves into a new house with his parents, older sister, and Scottish terrier. In his new bedroom he finds a hidden world where his dog can talk, and the adventures begin.

Stars: James Kee, Mark Rendall, Adam Greydon Reid, Cal Dodd

Votes: 80

48. Yokohama kaidashi kikô (1998)

Animation, Comedy, Drama

In a post-apocalyptic world with rising sea levels, an android named Alpha runs a small coffee shop. Having received a camera and enough film for 300 photos, she begins to reflect on the scenery around her and what she wants to remember.

Stars: Hekiru Shiina, Akiko Nakagawa, Akio Suyama, Mikio Terashima

Votes: 294

49. City Beneath the Sea (1962)

30 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Science Journalist Mark Bannerman and his photographer assistant Peter Blake meet the Professor Westfield at a London gala who is kidnapped. Blake identifies a man who was with the ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Gerald Flood, Stewart Guidotti, Denis Goacher, Caroline Blakiston

Votes: 27

50. City Beneath the Sea (1969 TV Short)

11 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi

Failed pilot for a show that was meant to replace Star Trek after it got canceled. In the future, humans and humanoid amphibians live in cities beneath the sea. Matthews and the crew of his sub Titan must save their city from a saboteur.

Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Lloyd Bochner, James Brolin, Glenn Corbett, Norman Grabowski

Votes: 55