Shipwreck Movies

  • 2018
    In the Absence

    In the Absence

    In the Absence

    7.72018HD

    When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years...

    In the Absence
  • 1927
    Buttons

    Buttons

    Buttons

    3.71927HD

    Working as a pageboy on an ocean liner, a street orphan and his friend Slugger end up on the wrong side of the ship's captain when they try to tell...

    Buttons
  • 1937
    Affairs of Cappy Ricks

    Affairs of Cappy Ricks

    Affairs of Cappy Ricks

    4.81937HD

    Cappy Ricks, a crusty old sea captain, returns home from a long voyage to discover that his family and his business are in chaos--his daughter is set...

    Affairs of Cappy Ricks
  • 1957
    Sea Wife

    Sea Wife

    Sea Wife

    5.61957HD

    In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army...

    Sea Wife
  • 1979
    The Island of Thirty Coffins

    The Island of Thirty Coffins

    The Island of Thirty Coffins

    5.81979HD

    The story takes place in 1917. Véronique is a young woman of 35 years, nurse at the military hospital of Besançon. She suddenly learns...

    The Island of Thirty Coffins
  • 1928
    Through the Breakers

    Through the Breakers

    Through the Breakers

    41928HD

    Through the Breakers, the 1928 Joseph C. Boyle silent South Seas tropical island seafaring romantic love triangle melodrama about a London socialite...

    Through the Breakers
  • 1927
    Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

    7.51927HD

    John Wyncote's father dies, leaving him a bankrupt business. He instructs the family attorney, Thorden, to sell the business and all of his father's...

    Bitter Apples
  • 1970
    Black Water Gold

    Black Water Gold

    Black Water Gold

    4.51970HD

    A scuba team, a marine archaeologist and a Mexican historian join forces to reach the wreck of an historic Spanish galleon before a well-armed...

    Black Water Gold
  • 1975
    The Last Survivors

    The Last Survivors

    The Last Survivors

    4.61975HD

    When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboat must be sacrificed so the rest can survive an...

    The Last Survivors
  • 2008
    Monster Ark

    Monster Ark

    Monster Ark

    4.62008HD

    Archaeologist Nicholas Zavaterro and his student find an antique vase with an inscription that points to where Noah's Ark is hidden. They decide to...

    Monster Ark
  • 1938
    Always in Trouble

    Always in Trouble

    Always in Trouble

    7.31938HD

    Jane's dad (Tombes) is an oil field worker who comes into a fortune and is then pushed into society by his wife.

    Always in Trouble
  • 1934
    Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

    61934HD

    Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step...

    Whom the Gods Destroy
  • 1927
    Captain Salvation

    Captain Salvation

    Captain Salvation

    61927HD

    A young divinity student helps and protects a down and out prostitute, at the cost of his own standing in the community.

    Captain Salvation
  • 1962
    Mooncussers

    Mooncussers

    Mooncussers

    6.71962HD

    A young boy discovers the existence of a group called the Mooncussers - a gang of pirates that work at night and sends out false homing signals to...

    Mooncussers
  • 1981
    Cries from the Deep

    Cries from the Deep

    Cries from the Deep

    101981HD

    This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of...

    Cries from the Deep
  • 2012
    Titanic's Final Mystery

    Titanic's Final Mystery

    Titanic's Final Mystery

    7.32012HD

    The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs...

    Titanic's Final Mystery
  • 1916
    The Grasp of Greed

    The Grasp of Greed

    The Grasp of Greed

    01916HD

    En route to Australia, beautiful authoress Alice Gordon (Louise Lovely) is shipwrecked on a desert island in the company of wealthy book publisher...

    The Grasp of Greed
  • 1929
    Hurricane

    Hurricane

    Hurricane

    6.51929HD

    Captain Black and his motley crew of pirates are shipwrecked on a South Sea island, where they hold several shanghaied sailors captive. Black...

    Hurricane
  • 2020
    Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

    Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

    Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

    5.72020HD

    October 24, 1944, the world’s greatest battle at sea begins in the Philippines. Japan’s navy gambles on a decisive victory against the...

    Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship
  • 1982
    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

    101982HD

    In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on...

    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea