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(Red indicates ones I’ve watched so far.)
Fiction/Entertainment
- [M] Abandoned (2015)
- [M] African Queen (1951)
- [M] All Is Lost (2013)
- [M] Billy Budd (1962) – Amazon
- [M] The Boat (2018) – Amazon
- [M] The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- [M] Captain Ron (1992)
- [M] Captains Courageous (1937) – Amazon
- [M] Captains Courageous (1977)
- [M] Captains Courageous (1996)
- [M] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) – Amazon
- [M] Courage (2009) – Amazon
- [M] The Cruel Sea (1953)
- [M] Cutthroat Island (1995)
- [M] Das Boot (1981)
- [M] Dead Calm (1989)
- [V] The Fisherman (2015)
- [M] Hide Away (2011) – Amazon
- [M] Hot Pursuit (1987) – Amazon
- [M] The Hunt for Red October (1990) – Amazon
- [M] In Enemy Hands (2004) – Amazon
- [M] Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) – Amazon
- [M] Knife in the Water (1962)
- [M] Life of Pi (2012)
- [M] Master and Commander (2003)
- [M] Moana (2016)
- [M] Moby Dick (1956) – Amazon
- [M] Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
- [M] The Old Man and the Sea (1958) – Amazon
- [M] The Old Man and the Sea (1990) – Amazon
- [M] Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949) – YouTube
- [M] Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
- [M] Overboard (1987)
- [M] Overboard (2018) – Amazon
- [M] The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) – Amazon
- [M] The Perfect Storm (2000)
- [M] Pirates of the Caribbean 1: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) – Amazon
- [M] Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) – Amazon
- [M] Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End (2007) – Amazon
- [M] Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides (2011) – Amazon
- [M] Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – Amazon
- [M] The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
- [M] Sea Fever (2020)
- [M] The Sea Wolf (1993)
- [M] Serenity (2019) – Amazon (not the Firefly one đ )
- [M] Styx (2018) – Amazon
- [M] Swallows and Amazons (1974)
- [M] Swallows and Amazons (2016) – Amazon
- [M] Titanic (1997)
- [M] Triangle (2009)
- [M] Turning Tide (En solitaire) (2013) – Amazon
- [M]Â The Voyage Of The Yes (1973) – Amazon
Non-Fiction
- [M] 180° South (2010)
- [M] 80° North: Sailing on Top of the World (2020)
- [M] Admiral (2015) – Amazon
- [M] The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) – Amazon
- [M] Adrift (2018)
- [M] Aixa: The Last Master of Ibiza (2017) – Amazon
- [M]Â Alone Against the Tasman (2010) – Amazon
- [M]Â Antarctic Dream (2016) – Amazon
- [M] Aquarela (2019) – Amazon
- [M] Between Home (2012) – Home
- [M] Blue Water Odyssey (2006) – Amazon
- [M] The Bounty (1984)
- [M] Captain Phillips (2013)
- [M]Â Coyote: The Mike Plant Story (2017) – Amazon
- [M] Crowhurst (2018)
- [M] Deep Water (2006) – Netflix
- [M] The Dove (1974) – YouTube
- [M] Dream Cruises (2017) – Amazon
- [M] The Endless Summer (1966)
- [M] The Finest Hours (2016)
- [M] Following Seas (2016) – Amazon
- [M] Freak Wave (BBC2 Horizon) (2002) – YouTube
- [M] Freak Waves: When Nature Strikes Back (2004) – YouTube
- [M] Go Fast. Go North. (2017) – Amazon
- [M] Greyhound (2020)
- [M] The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney (1994) – Vimeo, YouTube
- [M] In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
- [M] Into the Gyre (2012) – Amazon
- [M] Kon Tiki (1950) – Vimeo
- [M] Kon-Tiki (2012)
- [M] Land Of Mist Around Vancouver’s Island (2000) – Amazon
- [M] The Last Adventure of the Gandul (2017) – Amazon
- [M] Let the Boat Sail (2019) – Amazon
- [V] Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires (2022) – YouTube
- [M] Losing Sight of Shore (2017) – Amazon
- [M]Â Madagascar Maverick (2010) – Amazon
- [M] Maiden (2019) – Trailer, Amazon
- [M] Maidentrip (2013) – Amazon
- [M] “Maritime Search and Rescue Documentary” – YouTube
- [M] The Mercy (2018) – Amazon
- [M] Monster Waves – YouTube
- [M] Morning Light (2008) – Amazon
- [M] Of Boats and Brothers: The Yacht Building Herreshoffs (2000?) – Amazon
- [M] The Old Man and the Sea: Return to Cuba (2018) – Amazon
- [M]Â One Ocean: No Limits (2017) – Amazon
- [M] Pacific Rescue – by Ninox Films, New Zealand – about Queenâs Birthday storm – YouTube
- [M] Port Townsend Sails: A Woman, A Place, A Passion (2013)
- [M] Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story (2014)
- [M]Â Rescue Men: The Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers (2010) – Amazon
- [M]Â Sailing Around the World – The California Campaign (2013) – Amazon
- [M]Â Sailing Around the World – The Transpac (2013) – Amazon
- [M] Sailing the World Alone (1996) by LĂĄszlĂł Pal – DVD only???
- [M] Sea Change (2018) – Amazon
- [M] Sea Fever: For Those in Peril (2010) – Vimeo
- [M] Of The Sea: fishermen, seafood and sustainability (2016) – Home, Amazon
- [M] Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World (2017) – Home, Amazon, Vimeo
- [M] Sea of Shadows (2019)
- [M] Shackleton’s Captain (2012) – Amazon, YouTube
- [M] Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Sailing Legend (2020) – YouTube
- [M] A Slow Boat to Somewhere (2004) – Kanopy
- [M] South (1919) by Frank Hurley (footage from Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition)
- [M] SS France: A Cruise Legend Returns (2018) – Amazon
- [M] True Spirit (2018) – Jessica Watson story
- [M] Two Came Back (1997) – YouTube
- [M] Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
- [M] USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) – Amazon
- [M] Vanishing Sail (2015) – Home
- [M] Voyage (2014) – Amazon
- [M] The Weekend Sailor (2016) – Amazon, Vimeo
- [M] When the Road Ends (2020) – Amazon
- [M] White Squall (1996)
- [M] Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story (2011) – Amazon (DVD only?)
- [M] Wind (1992) – Amazon
- [M] Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958)
- [M] With Jean-du-Sud Around the World (1983) – Vimeo
Series
- Adventures in Paradise (1959-1962)
- Below Deck
- Below Deck Sailing Yacht
- Black Sails (2014-2017) – Amazon
- The Cruise
- Cruising With Jane McDonald
- Deadliest Catch
- Distant Shores
- High Seas
- Hornblower
- Howards’ Way
- The Love Boat
- Mighty Cruise Ships
- Mighty Ships
- Sailor (1976)
- Sea Hunt (1958-1961)
Instructional
- [M] Yachting Skool (2015) – Amazon
Other Collections
- Top 15 Sailing Films
- A Mariner’s Movie Marathon by Rick Martell
- Best cult boat films ever by Stef Bottinelli
- A Mariner’s Movie Marathon by Rick Martell