The Maggie (1954), Pirate Radio (2009), Down to the Sea in Ships (1949), All at Sea (1957), The Sea Hawk (1924), Against All Flags (1952), Carry on Cruising (1962), Fire Down Below (1957) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Life At Sea movies.
Storyline: An old Scottish skipper (Alex Mackenzie) outwits a U.S. businessman (Paul Douglas) trying to back out of a cargo deal.
Plot Keywords: comedy, adventure, nautical, scottish, witty, rural, traditional ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This movie is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the '60s and pop music. It's about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves; Quentin, the boss of Radio Rock - a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea that's populated by an eclectic crew of rock and roll DJs; Gavin, the greatest DJ in Britain who has just returned from his drug tour of America to reclaim his rightful position; Dave, an ironic, intelligent and cruelly funny co-broadcaster; and a fearsome British government official out for blood against the drug takers and lawbreakers of a once-great nation.
Plot Keywords: music, comedy, history, uk, 1960s, rebellion, rock ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: At the end of the 19th century, Massachusetts whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling expedition.The old captain wants to teach his spoiled grandson real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.At the same time, First Mate Dan Lunceford is entrusted with tutoring the boy in his schoolwork.A small competition and rivalry starts when both men,Captain Joy and First Mate Lunceford, strive to become young Jed's male role model.Captain Joy may have the wisdom dictated by his life's experiences but young Jed's imagination is rather captivated by Dan Lunceford's seafaring tales.—nufs68
Plot Keywords: adventure, family, coming of age, tradition, conflict, courage, loyalty ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Captain Ambrose comes from a long line of distinguished sailors, but is all too susceptible to seasickness. After the war, he buys himself a nautical command on shore, a decrepit amusement pier at the British resort town Sandcastle-on-Sea, whose prim town council has outlawed arcade games as a form of gambling. Running the pier like a Naval vessel, the Captain's determination to make it a modern, going concern meets steady opposition. But with an unexpected new ally, he pursues a remarkable scheme to liberate his "ship" from land authorities.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: comedy, nautical, adventure, family, british film, black and white, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Framed for murder by his own half brother, Sir Oliver Tressilian (Milton Sills) is impressed into service aboard a British ship. When that ship is captured by the Spanish Armada, he is put to work as a galley slave. Escaping to a band of Barbary pirates, he eventually becomes their leader. He gains wealth and fame during his adventures as "The Sea Hawk," but he dreams of returning to England to exact revenge on his brother -- and to reclaim his fiancée.
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, historical, romance, drama, silent film, swordplay ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate "republic." There, Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile, Hawke's secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, historical, romance, comedy, swordplay, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too. The SS Happy Wanderer will never be the same.—Simon N. McIntosh-Smith <Simon.N.Smith@cs.cf.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: comedy, british film, nautical, slapstick, franchise, 1960s, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. They agree to ferry the beautiful but passportless Irena to another island. They both fall for her, leading to betrayal and a break-up of their partnership. Tony takes a job on a cargo ship. After a collision he finds himself trapped below deck with time running out (the ship is aflame), and only Felix, whom he hates and has sworn to kill, left to save him.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Plot Keywords: adventure, drama, romance, nautical, love triangle, shipwreck, survival ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, nautical, brotherhood, rivalry, love triangle, humor ...
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