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1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
Votes: 494,551 | Gross: $659.68M
2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy
Votes: 237,991 | Gross: $93.93M
3. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,704 | Gross: $182.21M
4. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 148,789 | Gross: $25.02M
5. The North Water (2021)
TV-MA | 300 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A disgraced former military doctor embarks as a surgeon aboard a whaler bound for the Arctic, where his quest for redemption becomes a fight for survival.
Stars: Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Sam Spruell, Roland Møller
Votes: 16,355
6. Norbit (2007)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell
Votes: 79,779 | Gross: $95.67M
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 91,500 | Gross: $109.71M
8. The Pagemaster (1994)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life.
Directors: Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Kanin Howell, Alexis Kirschner
Votes: 25,559 | Gross: $13.67M
9. Chapelwaite (2021–2023)
TV-MA | 516 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to his ancestral home in the small, sleepy town of Preacher's Corners. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family's history and fight to end the darkness.
Stars: Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens, Sirena Gulamgaus
Votes: 12,082
10. Hawaii (1966)
Approved | 189 min | Drama
An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Directors: George Roy Hill, Arthur Hiller | Stars: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Votes: 3,559 | Gross: $34.56M
11. Moby Dick (2011)
PG | 184 min | Adventure, Drama
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Stars: William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 2,216
12. Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
16-year-old Jesse and old friend Randolph try to foil an illegal whaler threatening Willy and his pregnant mate.
Director: Sam Pillsbury | Stars: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry
Votes: 10,784 | Gross: $3.52M
13. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
Not Rated | 80 min | Western
A Swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that a greedy oil man murdered his father for their land.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly, Eugene Mazzola
Votes: 2,412
14. The White Dawn (1974)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanasie Salamonie
Votes: 893 | Gross: $0.40M
15. Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
Unrated | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Story of the lives of the people in a small Quaker community and the adventures of a whaling ship.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Marguerite Courtot, Raymond McKee, William Walcott, Clara Bow
Votes: 400
16. Namu, the Killer Whale (1966)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Robert Lansing and Lee Meriwether star in this warm and compelling family drama about a compassionate scientist who forms an unlikely friendship with a magnificent killer whale.
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Robert Lansing, John Anderson, Robin Mattson, Richard Erdman
Votes: 366
17. American Empire (1942)
Passed | 82 min | Western
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford
Votes: 313
18. Captain Nemo (1975)
PG | 203 min | Fantasy, Adventure, Action
An expedition is dispatched to find the mysterious monster roaming the seas. Three crew members learn it to be an advanced submarine crewed by free men and headed by Captain Nemo. Their adventures continue aboard the amazing submarine.
Director: Vasili Levin | Stars: Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy, Yuri Rodionov, Mikhail Kononov, Vladimir Talashko
Votes: 335
19. Dot and the Whale (1986)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Young girl Dot and her friend Nelson the dolphin find Tonga, a beached whale who lost her family in whalers attack and wants to die. Dot believes that Moby Dick could convince Tonga to live, so Nelson takes Dot to Antarctica to find him.
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Kim Deacon, Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
Votes: 166
20. Ecco (1963)
100 min | Documentary, Musical
A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long ... See full summary »
Director: Gianni Proia | Stars: George Sanders, Alexander, Maria Ansaldi, Laura Betti
Votes: 133
21. Dicky Moe (1962)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The captain's obsession with the white whale Dicky Moe led his crew to abandon ship. He abducts Tom and enlists him as crew but Jerry's already on board to help make Tom's life miserable.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 494
22. Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A film portraying the dedicated activists of Sea Shepherd, who have committed their lives to the global fight against crimes inflicted on marine life.
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Robert Hunter, Paul Watson
Votes: 366
23. Alice the Whaler (1927)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Alice is dancing aboard her ship with a veritable zoo of a crew. Meanwhile, in the galley, the chef (a cat) is preparing food while his assistant, a mouse, is peeling potatoes. When the ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Lois Hardwick
Votes: 234
24. Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for Our Planet (2019)
78 min | Documentary
An in-depth examination of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which was featured on the series Whale Wars (2008).
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Lon Haber, Peter Hammarstedt, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 22
25. Little Ships (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Director: Linda Sands | Stars: Dan Snow, Ian Gilbert, John Tough, Simon Palmer
Votes: 12
26. Dream (VII) (2016)
3 min | Animation, Short, Music
A movie about four animals facing extinction tell their stories through the words which captures the plight of four distinct animals suffering at the hands of humans...The emotional ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryan Merchant, Keenan O'Meara, Natalie Bergman, Tal Altman
Votes: 31
27. Coyote Tales (1991 TV Movie)
79 min | Animation, Comedy
In this extended version of The Coyote's Lament, an old coyote teaches his son about the upsides and downsides of being a coyote. Classic Disney shorts about other animals who found their place in the world are also shown.
Director: Robert Heath | Star: Jim Cummings
Votes: 13
28. Valfångare (1939)
80 min | Drama
A filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of World War 2.
Directors: Anders Henrikson, Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Allan Bohlin, Tutta Rolf, Oscar Egede-Nissen, Hauk Aabel
Votes: 14
29. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 90 (1917)
Documentary, Short
Subjects include: "Humpback Whaling in the Pacific", "Uncle Sam's Hints to Housewives, No. 3 - The Meatless Meat Loaf", and "Operation of the Aeroplane Gun".
Director: P.D. Hugon
30. Baleias e baleeiros - Para que a Memória Permaneça na Gente (2013)
165 min | Documentary
Director: Luís Bicudo | Star: Manuel Homem
32. The Whalers
105 min | Documentary | Announced
For centuries, whaling ships sailed the seas hunting for great cetaceans, crewed largely by free Black, Indigenous, and Afro-Indigenous men, despite the slave trade and blatant discrimination. This is their story.
Directors: PJ Marcellino, Jerri Thrasher
34. Fortuna Escorregadia (2018 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Portugal was the last European Country to leave whaling industry. The Azoreans didn't receive this decision very well. A group of sea students initiate a strategy to convert the killing into whale watching.
Director: Sandra Cristina Sousa
Votes: 5
35. Festa com tradição baleeira (2015 TV Movie)
24 min | Documentary
For more than 130 years the Lajenses have celebrated on the island of Pico the faith for the Lady of Lourdes. The festivities take place during a week with different cultural activities.
Director: Sandra Cristina Sousa
36. War Story (1995)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Flip Benham, Ingrid Newkirk, Cheryl Sullenger, Randall Terry
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Diatribe of a Mad Housewife
(2004)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Marge is inspired to write a novel, but the storyline of the book (a fat, mean husband, and a handsome, sweet neighbor) makes Homer jealous.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,641
38.
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
Episode:
Mr. Magoo's Moby Dick
(1964)
Animation, Comedy, Family
Director: Abe Levitow | Star: Jim Backus
39.
The Triangle (2005)
Episode:
Episode 1
(2005)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Shipping magnate hires a journalist, a female oceanographer, a psychic and a meteorologist to find out why some of his ships went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The survivor of one such incident realizes that his reality has altered.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison
Votes: 226
40.
Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–2020)
Episode:
A Plaintive Wail
(2015)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Is the new location of a popular restaurant cursed? An old whaler legend might hold the key to this mystery.
Director: Jeff Siergey | Stars: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Rachel Ramras, Jim Rash
Votes: 102
41.
A Cow, a Cat and the Ocean (2006)
Episode:
Espèce Protégée
(2006)
11 min | Animation, Family
Amid the foggy ocean, the Cow and the Cat stumble upon a whale who has lost her calf because of a dangerous fleet of whaling ships. As they distract them, the Cow tries to locate the baby boy. Will the mother and son escape from danger?
Director: Prakash Topsy | Stars: Laura Préjean, Donald Reignoux