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Horror Takes a Cruise – 10 Great Horror Movies on a Boat

October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean highlighting one horror movie a day, but here at FSR, we’ve taken that up a spooky notch or nine by celebrating each day with a top ten list. This article about the best horror films that take place on boats is part of our ongoing series 31 Days of Horror Lists .

I’m not a “large body of water” kind of guy. I do not get the appeal of exploring the sea. The ocean seems to exist to kill humans. It’s very easy to get stranded out there, and if you get stranded at sea you die. Naturally, that means I’m not much of a boat guy. For some, I gather that going out on a boat is a relaxing experience. For me, it’s just begging for a date with death. On a small lake or river where I can see land on all sides of me? I could potentially get on board with that. But if all I can see is water? No, thank you. With that being said, boats make for a great setting for horror films. And since we like to rank things here, we decided to rank the best boat-set horror films.

We must stress that this list is for boats. Submarines, underwater facilities, or any sort of floating apparatus that is stationary doesn’t make the cut. Movies like Leviathan and Underwater , while great aquatic horror, do not qualify. We also looked at movies where a majority of the running time is almost exclusively on boats. Jaws is a great movie with great boat scenes, but it does not meet our criteria for boat horror.

Now that you know the criteria, I must give a shout-out to some honorable mention films. When the idea of doing a boat horror list came to me, three films jumped to mind — Death Ship , Ghost Ship , and Jason Takes Manhattan . Funnily enough, none of those films made the final ten. That’s democracy for you! All three films are very fun in their own right, however. Death Ship features an unhinged George Kennedy (he still made the list!). Ghost Ship has one of the greatest opening scenes in all of horror. And for my thoughts on Jason Takes Manhattan , I will kindly refer you to our top ten Friday the 13th movies.

Enough talk about movies that didn’t make the list. That’s not what you’re here for. Grab your best boater, put on some khaki shorts and your favorite pair of Sperry’s, and prepare to go on a lovely cruise with Rob Hunter , Meg Shields , Brad Gullickson , Jacob Trussell , and yours truly .

10. Sea Fever (2017)

PhD Siobhan ( Hermione Corfield ) purchases a spot on an Irish fishing trawler so she can study deep-sea faunal behavioral patterns. The trawler, the Niamh Cinn Óir, is manned by a 6-person crew, led by Captain Freya ( Connie Nielsen ) and her husband-skipper Gerard ( Dougray Scott ). Desperate for a big haul, Gerard willingly takes the boat into an exclusion zone where they promptly hit an unknown object and become stuck. The crew discovers that what they hit is a parasitic animal that invades the boat’s water supply and begins to infect members of the crew. Sea Fever isn’t quite The Thing on a boat, but it is of that ilk and features exploding eyeballs. The film takes a clever approach to the parasite subgenre (it is a subgenre!). I especially like the way the crew develops new ideas to defeat the parasite, working with limited means. They build their own UV light – it’s neat! A bit of a downer ending, but a nifty, tightly-paced sci-fi thriller. Highly recommended. (Chris Coffel)

9. The Boat (2018)

When I say this sublime masterclass in single-character horror just barely made the cut here, I mean it. Other titles, ones better known, were hot in its wake, but sometimes quality wins. (Of course, maybe seventeen people in the world have seen the damn thing so I’m not actually sure the “quality wins” argument is a good one.) The beautifully shot film sees an unnamed sailor discover an empty sailboat drifting off the coast of Malta, and when he steps aboard to investigate, the craft seems to take on a life of its own — and it seems determined to kill him. It’s a sleek, eighty-eight-minute thriller as our protagonist fights to survive the various ways in which the boat attempts to off him, and the near complete lack of dialogue adds to the claustrophobic thrills. Add in some wit and a grim sense of humor, and you have one of the great boat-set horrors that you’ve most likely never seen. (Rob Hunter)

8. Anaconda (1997)

My anaconda don’t want none unless it’s got Voight, son! Luis Llosa ‘s creature feature about a giant snake in the Amazon stars a Fly Girl, a rapper, Eric Stoltz , and Jon Voight . Oh, and Owen Wilson is there too! The ’90s, what a time to be alive! A documentary film crew searching for a long-lost indigenous Amazonian tribe makes the mistake of picking up snake hunter Paul Serone (Voight). Serone says he can help them find the lost tribe, but really he just needs their boat to find a record-breaking green anaconda that he has been hunting. Did I mention that Serone is a Paraguayan? That’s important because as stated, he is played by Jon Voight. Look, Anaconda rules. Yes, some of the CGI is shoddy, but there is also a giant animatronic snake and Voight snarling all over the place. Meanwhile, Stoltz is just in bed the entire time. They don’t make them like they used to. (Chris Coffel)

7. Triangle (2009)

A group of friends head out on a yacht for a good time on the high seas. Unfortunately, an unexpected and powerful storm hits, capsizing the boat. One friend is swept away while the others manage to climb on the overturned boat and wait for the storm to pass. They eventually come across an ocean liner and climb aboard. They initially believe it to be abandoned but then they come across a deadly killer, but is it all as it seems? Triangle is a film that wants to be very smart and mess with your mind. Truthfully, it doesn’t make a lot of sense and any attempt to dig into the story will leave you with something that doesn’t quite add up. With that being said, it’s a highly engrossing movie that will pull you in. And it features a genuinely creepy bag-headed killer and a terrific lead performance from Melissa George . Ignore the nonsensical plot and enjoy the ride. (Chris Coffel)

6. Harpoon (2019)

One of the most slept-on horror comedies in recent memory, Rob Grant ’s psychological pleasure craft thriller is a good reminder to buy a satellite phone before you get on your rich friend’s yacht. Those fucker’s can’t be trusted. While this list is well-populated with ghost ships, Lovecraftian beasties, and Bermuda Triangles, it is a truth universally acknowledged that going out to sea with messy, unhinged twentysomethings is the final circle of hell. Also, the boat in this movie is called the “Naughty Buoy,” which earned it some serious brownie points. With a comedic sensibility darker than the Atlantic sea bed, this “things go from bad-to-worse” nightmare follows three young maniacs who get stranded at sea after trying to kill each other. Putting the “ can-con ” in cannibalism, Harpoon is funny, frightening, and further proof that anyone willing to make amends with a spontaneous cruise is not to be trusted. (Meg Shields)

5. Uninvited (1988)

A genetically altered cat makes his way onto a shady businessman’s luxury yacht and promptly goes on a killing spree. It should be pointed out that this altered cat, escapes from a research facility with the help of another cat, sort of. If that plot sounds wild to you, then this must be your first Greydon Clark movie, because I assure you that this is a standard Greydon Clark movie. In most killer cat movies, the killer cat is the star, but in the case of Uninvited , the cat is outshined by a manic George Kennedy , who would not be denied a spot on this list. It’s bonkers, it’s wild, and it’s a top-three killer ca t movie. Best watched with the help of catnip. (Chris Coffel)

4. Project Wolf Hunting (2022)

Project Wolf Hunting is best described as The Raid on a boat meets Frankenstein with a dash of Con Air . A cargo ship is transporting a group of deadly criminals from Manila to Busan. To the surprise of everyone, things go terribly wrong when the criminals form an escape plan. To make matters worse, the ship is also carrying Alpha ( Choi Gwi-hwa ), a superhuman created from inhumane experiments dating back to World War II. Alpha breaks free and goes on a brutal killing spree, ripping apart criminals, cops, and everyone in between. The highlight of the film is Seo In-guk , who plays a tattooed murderer who is built up to be a real badass. He gets into a showdown with Alpha that proves that maybe he isn’t. The title doesn’t make a lot of sense, which the movie pokes fun at, but other than that this is a pretty flawless film. Brutal, bone-crushing action and a superhuman creature all on one boat. (Chris Coffel)

3. Deep Rising (1998)

I don’t remember many movies my parents and I rented together on Pay-Per-View when I was in middle school. But not every movie is Deep Rising . I was too young to remember the ad campaigns for the film, so when it was made available to rent, I came to it as a blank slate. But the moment those tentacled monsters reared their ugly suckers in the hull of an abandoned cruise ship, I knew I was in love. A blockbuster mashup of Lovecraftian horror with the aesthetics of 80’s-era sci-fi action — all set on an impeccably creepy luxury liner — Deep Rising honestly stood no chance of (sorry) rising to the top of the box office in the late 90s when horror was more interested in self-reference than pure popcorn fun. But in the years since its theatrical debut, audiences have finally come around to the film, moving Deep Rising to its rightful place on the mantle of exquisite aqua-horror movies. (Jacob Trussell)

2. Dead Calm (1989)

If you get on a boat and you see Billy Zane , you immediately get off the boat because the odds are he will be an asshole and you will die. Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman learn that the hard way in Phillip Noyce ‘s excellent thriller, Dead Calm . John (Neill) and Rae Ingram (Kidman) attempt to deal with the unspeakable tragedy of losing their son by spending time at sea on their yacht. The hope is that the isolation and time alone will allow them to properly grieve. While floating out in the Pacific, they encounter a man (Zane) on a liferaft who asks for their help. The man says he was on a ship with friends, but they all died from food poisoning, leaving him stranded. The Ingrams are rightfully suspicious. Dead Calm plays like a stage play at sea. Three terrific actors working well off each other and delivering great performances. It’s an edge-of-your-seat thriller that zooms from the opening beat to the explosive finale. (Chris Coffel)

1. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

The Rita isn’t much to look at. She’s a rusty, rotting steamer, but she’ll get her crew down the Amazon and protect them far better than the Orca did her passengers. Captain Lucas is nearly as grizzled as Quint too, and he knows his environment equally. The Rita deposits its expedition into the fabled Black Lagoon, and it’s here where the scientists will confront the Creature.

Anyone who has ever carried the fantasy that they could one day venture into the heart of the jungle and do battle with some ancient beast imagines the Rita . She’s the ultimate jungle cruise vessel, a storybook creation, one step removed from what Wes Anderson would fabricate. It’s perfectly Hollywood, a jewel of production design, set dressing, carpentry, and engineering. River worthy. Dream worthy. (Brad Gullickson)

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The 13 Best (and Worst) ‘Dracula on a Boat’-Type Horror Movies, Ranked

Vampires and werewolves and aliens — on vehicles — oh my!

The new horror film “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” was dubbed “Dracula on a Boat” by social media users, and the twist on the chapter from Bram Stoker’s iconic horror novel definitely did deliver on the premise of the age-old vampire feasting on the crew of an unlucky ship.

Introducing a monster of any kind — alien, werewolf, zombies — to a vehicle that can’t stop and can’t let anyone off is a tried-and-true horror formula. Here are some of the movies where the combo of “creature” + “claustrophobic form of transportation” worked and some where it ran aground.

13. Snakes on a Plane

The ultimate in high-concept movies had a mad-as-hell Samuel L. Jackson battling, that’s right, snakes on a plane. The venomous reptiles are unleashed on a Hawaiian flight to keep a witness from testifying at a murder trial. And to have Jackson deliver this immortal line : “I have had it with these motherf—king snakes on this motherf—king plane!” Naturally, every obvious piece of anatomy gets bitten.

Stream “Snakes on a Plane” on Max.

12. Anaconda

Giant snake on a boat! In this delightfully cheesy ’90s offering, oddly accented snake hunter Jon Voight leads a crew of documentarians — including Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez and Eric Stoltz — down the waters of the Amazon as they seek out a legendarily outsized anaconda. Of course, there’s no need to look for it as it finds them. Not all of the killer snake action is limited to their ship, but that line from “Apocalypse Now,” “Never get out of the boat,” is still good advice.

Stream “Anaconda” on Starz and DirecTV.

11. Dracula 2000

Dracula on a plane! This Dimension horror film updated the “Dracula on a boat” premise from Stoker’s book to a private plane where fortune hunters have the extremely bad luck to be traveling with the Count’s sealed coffin. One character unwisely opens the metal casket looking for treasure but finds the slumbering vamp, who just needs a snack or two to revive himself. In a nod to the original novel, where the dead captain of the Demeter is found lashed to the wheel, the body of the plane’s pilot is mysteriously strapped to his seat with metal bonds.

Stream “Dracula 2000” on Max.

10. Blood Red Sky

Vampire on a plane! A woman (Peri Baumeister) who is secretly one of the undead must battle ruthless hijackers, while protecting her non-vamp son, in this underrated German Netflix movie.

Stream “Blood Red Sky” on Netflix.

9. The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Dracula on a boat! While this is the first movie based on Bram Stoker’s immortal novel to exclusively focus on the voyage of the doomed ship that brings the vamp to England, most Dracula adaptations have included at least a passing reference to the sequence. The movie from André Øvredal, the director of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” draws from the captain’s log portion of the book in which an unseen monster picks off the crew one by one and turns it into a full-blown creature feature.

Watch it exclusively in theaters.

Werewolves on a train! An evening commute through an isolated forest is, ahem, derailed, when a pack of lycanthropes attack in this British film. Directed by Paul Hyett, who brings his make-up skills from “The Descent” to the creepy creature effects.

Stream “Howl” on Fubo.

7. Deep Rising

Sea monsters on a boat! Hijackers board a luxury liner only to find that nearly everyone’s dead, thanks to a bunch of vicious, tentacled sea creatures. While nowhere near the perfection of “The Mummy” movies, this Stephen Sommers film should satisfy your “horror on the high seas” needs.

Stream “Deep Rising” on Hoopla.

6. Twilight Zone: The Movie

Gremlin on a plane! John Lithgow stars as a nervous flyer who’s the only one to see a mysterious creature ripping up the wing of the aircraft outside his window. Of course, no one believes him and he must resort to extreme measures to save the flight. It’s a remake of one of the most famous “Twilight Zone” episodes, 1963’s “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” which starred a pre-“Star Trek” William Shatner as the increasingly unhinged passenger.

Stream “Twilight Zone: The Movie” on Kanopy.

5. Lifeforce

Vampires on a spaceship! Steve Railsback stars as the only crew member to survive after his craft takes three human-looking aliens in glass coffins on board. (When will humans ever learn not to pick up souvenirs?) Back on Earth, he’s the only one who can stop the beautiful space vamp (Mathilda May) thanks to a Vulcan-like mind meld. Tobe Hooper of “Poltergeist” directs a terrific cast that includes Patrick Stewart.

Stream “Lifeforce” on Fubo, MGM+, Tubi or Pluto.

4. World War Z

Zombies on a plane! Towards the end of the film, Brad Pitt’s character narrowly escapes the fall of Jerusalem to the undead horde by grabbing a plane to safety. Except… as a small chihuahua alerts us, the infected are also on board. The speed with which people turn into zombies, and the fact that there’s absolutely nowhere to go on a plane, make this one of the movie’s best sequences.

Stream “World War Z” on Pluto TV.

3. Horror Express

Alien on a train! Horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this tale that’s based on “Who Goes There?,” the same novel that inspired John Carpenter’s classic “The Thing.” In this version, Lee’s scientist brings a frozen specimen on board that he hopes will be the “missing link” in human evolution. It’s actually a space parasite that can leap from body to body. Add in Telly Savalas as a Cossack captain and this is a ride you don’t want to miss.

Stream “Horror Express” on Kanopy, Tubi or The Roku Channel.

2. Train to Busan

Zombies on a train! A father tries to save his young daughter when everyone on board begins turning into ravenous zombies in this thrilling, fast-paced movie that became one of South Korea’s highest-grossing horror films. It’s tense, it’s incredibly moving and it’s terrific.

Stream “Train to Busan” on Prime Video, Peacock, AMC+, Shudder, Hoopla, Tubi and Kanopy.

Alien on a spaceship! Ridley Scott’s slow-building sci-fi horror film spawned a whole franchise and a series of not-great cinematic copies, but you can’t beat the original for deep space dread. There are so many places an alien can hide in the intricate architecture of the Nostromo and one of the greatest set pieces is when the captain (Tom Skerritt) tries to corner the creature in a narrow tunnel as his horrified crew watches the two dots get closer and closer, knowing there’s nothing they can do to save him. It’s up to quick-thinking Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) to save the day, as she does again in James Cameron’s arguably even better “Aliens.”

Stream “Alien” on Hulu.

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The 13 Best (and Worst) ‘Dracula on a Boat’-Type Horror Movies, Ranked

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13. Snakes on a Plane

Stream “Snakes on a Plane” on Max.

12. Anaconda

Stream “Anaconda” on Starz and DirecTV.

11. Dracula 2000

Stream “Dracula 2000” on Max.

10. Blood Red Sky

Vampire on a plane! A woman (Peri Baumeister) who is secretly one of the undead must battle ruthless hijackers, while protecting her non-vamp son, in this underrated German Netflix movie.

Stream “Blood Red Sky” on Netflix.

9. The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Watch it exclusively in theaters.

Stream “Howl” on Fubo.

7. Deep Rising

Stream “Deep Rising” on Hoopla.

6. Twilight Zone: The Movie

Stream “Twilight Zone: The Movie” on Kanopy.

5. Lifeforce

Stream “Lifeforce” on Fubo, MGM+, Tubi or Pluto.

4. World War Z

Stream “World War Z” on Pluto TV.

3. Horror Express

Stream “Horror Express” on Kanopy, Tubi or The Roku Channel.

2. Train to Busan

Stream “Train to Busan” on Prime Video, Peacock, AMC+, Shudder, Hoopla, Tubi and Kanopy.

Stream “Alien” on Hulu.

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An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.

A group of surviving people take refuge in a shopping center after the world has been over taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. A remake of the 1978 zombie film of the same name.

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The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom.

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Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from 1976.

After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

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When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

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Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.

Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Vampire Count Orlok is interested in a new residence and in real estate agent Hutter's young wife. Silent horror classic based on the Bram Stoker novel "Dracula".

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10 scariest horror movies set at sea.

The sea is a truly terrifying location, filled with monstrous and deadly creatures that are waiting to prey on the hapless humans who stray too far.

The sea has long been a source of fear and fascination, with myths and legends about monstrous sea creatures and drownings.
Many horror movies use the sea as a setting to create a sense of isolation and an unstoppable force against the characters.
Films like Jaws , Deep Blue Sea , and Underwater have made audiences afraid to go in the water with their terrifying and realistic portrayals of the dangers lurking beneath the ocean's surface.

There are a number of terrifying horror movies that are set at sea, whether they're focused on the water's surface or the depths below. The sea has been rightly considered petrifying for millennia, prompting legends and myths about monstrous sea creatures and fatal drownings. Some horror movies have exploited this, and depict an unsettling interpretation of the world's almighty oceans.

The sea has proven itself an ideal location for horror since the ancient myths about sirens and the leviathan and continued with legends of the Kraken emerging in the Middle Ages. Appropriately then, several horror movies have opted to base their terrors on, near, or even under the ocean. From stories rooted in folklore to others based on true events, the sea is evidently a truly frightening location for films.

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10 jaws (1975), set off the coast of new england, in the atlantic ocean.

Jaws is one of the most iconic movies ever, and a lot of it was filmed on the ocean. This lent the movie its sense of realism, even if it did create several issues during filming, including Jaws 's infamous malfunctioning shark . Jaws is often referred to as the movie that made audiences afraid to go in the water , and it is easy to see why. Despite being produced in 1975, several incredibly startling scenes have endured as classic moments in cinema. Jaws is undoubtedly the most famous horror movie set at sea, and it's one of the most frightening.

9 Dead Calm (1989)

Set off the coast of australia, in the pacific ocean.

Dead Calm is an Australian thriller starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane. Each delivers a haunting performance that truly demonstrates their acting prowess. Neill and Kidman play a married couple who, after the tragic death of their son, spend some time on their yacht at sea. They soon come across a suspicious stranger who has seemingly abandoned a sinking ship. Like many horror movies set at sea, here the open water is used as a metaphor for the characters' isolation in the face of an unstoppable force . Dead Calm is an enthralling and terrifying exploration of grief that is very elegantly delivered.

8 Open Water (2003)

Set near the bahamas, in the atlantic ocean.

Open Water loosely adapts the terrifying true story of two scuba divers who are stranded in the ocean and must struggle to survive in the shark-infested waters. It is an incredibly harrowing narrative with a particularly chilling climax. Open Water adopts the found footage trope deftly, utilizing a handheld camera style to foster a visceral sense of reality, which greatly bolsters the frantic terror depicted. Considering the minuscule budget, Open Water is a taut movie , managing to create an unbearable tone despite its obvious limitations.

7 Triangle (2009)

Set in the bermuda triangle, in the atlantic ocean.

Triangle is a psychological horror movie about a single mother who goes on a boating trip with her friends. When a storm forces them to abandon their ship, the group boards an abandoned ocean liner — on which they are slowly stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant. Triangle delivers several genuine moments of terror in a novel fashion, drawing from several legends that have surrounded the infamous Bermuda Triangle for centuries. A high level of creativity is abundantly clear throughout the movie, and the sea setting is even emphasized by Triangle 's delightful tagline: " F ear comes in waves. "

6 Below (2002)

Set at the bottom of the atlantic ocean.

Co-written by Darren Aronofsky, Below is a claustrophobic movie that fully exploits its underwater setting. The movie depicts a U.S. Navy submarine patrolling the Atlantic Ocean in 1943 as a series of disturbing instances sow mistrust and rumors among the crew. Below features several delightful frights and a highly original concept plus a selection of familiar faces, including Matt Davis and Bruce Greenwood, who give sterling performances in the face of very clear budget restrictions. The mirror scene is an especially unsettling example of how Below created a terrifying tone with relatively inexpensive techniques. Below nurtures this excruciating tension throughout , persisting until the dramatic conclusion.

5 The Abyss (1989)

Set near the cayman trough, in the caribbean sea.

James Cameron's scary science-fiction masterpiece The Abyss was notoriously difficult to make but produced a truly terrifying movie. Its plot concerns a civilian diving team who are searching for a lost nuclear submarine. During their mission, they encounter an aquatic alien race. The Abyss features mightily impressive cinematography and sound design. It also features Cameron's trademark groundbreaking special effects , which still hold up despite being produced in 1989. In fact, The Abyss won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1990.

4 The Lighthouse (2019)

The lighthouse.

Set on a remote island in 1890, The Lighthouse depicts the slow descent into madness as two lighthouse keepers become marooned. The Lighthouse is perhaps the only folk horror movie set at sea. Indeed, The Lighthouse weaves myths from the sea into its narrative, including folklore concerning gulls and mermaids, along with a selection of sturdy sea shanties. Though both characters venture into the sea at points, they primarily dwell on the craggy island, retreating from the indiscriminate power of the ocean as it batters them and the eponymous lighthouse. It remains a terrifying movie, right through to The Lighthouse 's enigmatic ending .

3 Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Set in an undisclosed location under the sea, deep blue sea.

Deep Blue Sea receives an unfair degree of criticism for its slightly ridiculous plot and very dated special effects, but it's the next best shark movie after Jaws . Deep Blue Sea depicts an underwater lab and its attempts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease by experimenting on sharks. When the sharks escape, they begin to display even greater intelligence and violence than previously presumed. With a string of great jump scares and highly creative sequences, Deep Blue Sea should be far better regarded in the realm of horror movies set at sea.

2 Underwater (2020)

Set in the mariana trench, in the pacific ocean.

Kristen Stewart stars in this science fiction horror movie as a mechanical engineer working on a drilling facility who encounters a series of hostile creatures following a destructive seaquake. Underwater is a dazzlingly beautiful movie filled with impressive action sequences and terrifyingly claustrophobic moments. The creatures were based on monsters from H. P. Lovecraft's work , with the final monster in Underwater being Cthulhu . Underwater is incredibly atmospheric with a slow tension building throughout before transforming entirely into a creature feature.

The 40+ Best Lost At Sea Movies

The best lost at sea movies of all time chart a course through the uncharted territories of human endurance, capturing the imagination with tales of survival, isolation, and the indomitable human spirit. Set against the vast, unforgiving expanse of the ocean, these films weave narratives that are as deep and poignant as the waters they traverse. They invite viewers into stories where the sea is more than just a setting—it's a character, challenging the protagonists in ways both terrifying and awe-inspiring.

Among these cinematic voyages, Cast Away stands out with its compelling portrayal of solitude and survival, anchored by Tom Hanks' unforgettable performance. Equally stirring, Adrift captivates with its harrowing true story of love and endurance against the merciless Pacific Ocean. These films, among others, beautifully navigate the tumultuous waters of hope, despair, and redemption, offering viewers an unforgettable journey into the heart of the human spirit.

This list wasn't cast adrift without direction; it was meticulously curated by a crew of movie experts who delved into the vast ocean of film to fish out the true pearls. From there, it was up to the watchers, those aficionados of the silver screen, to cast their votes and help steer this collection into the harbor of the must-watch, the best lost at sea movies of all time.

In this enthralling survival drama, director Robert Zemeckis captures the desperate struggle of Chuck Noland (played by Tom Hanks), a FedEx employee who gets stranded on a remote island after a plane crash. As the narrative unfolds, the audience bears witness to Chuck's intense emotional journey as he seeks to stay alive in an unforgiving environment – from his frantic attempts to signal rescue, to his bond with the enigmatic volleyball Wilson. The film's gripping blend of isolation and existentialism makes it a quintessential tale of being lost at sea.

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Based on a harrowing true story, Adrift follows the lives of young couple Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin) as they embark on a sailing adventure across the Pacific Ocean. When they encounter a catastrophic hurricane, the pair must confront their own mortality and fight against all odds for survival. With its stunning visuals and exceptional performances, Adrift is a poignant and heart-wrenching take on love, loss, and resilience at sea.

James Cameron's epic disaster romance Titanic revisits the infamous sinking of the RMS Titanic, blending historical events with the fictional love story of upper-class Rose (Kate Winslet) and working-class Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio). The film's groundbreaking special effects and set design transport viewers into the heart of the disaster, while the compelling narrative keeps them hooked. Regarded as a cinematic masterpiece, Titanic remains a testament to the power of love amidst chaos and the indomitable human spirit.

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The Perfect Storm

Director Wolfgang Petersen brings Sebastian Junger's bestselling novel to life in The Perfect Storm , a thrilling drama about the ill-fated fishing vessel Andrea Gail and its crew during the “storm of the century.” Starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, the film's relentless action and palpable tension make it a must-watch for fans of high-seas adventure. The gripping storyline, bolstered by a talented ensemble cast, ensures that The Perfect Storm is a stormy voyage worth taking.

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Adapted from Yann Martel's novel, Ang Lee's visually stunning and spiritually resonant Life of Pi tells the extraordinary tale of Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma), a young Indian man who survives a shipwreck only to find himself sharing a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. As they embark on a fantastical journey through a captivating oceanic world filled with wonder, peril, and self-discovery, Lee seamlessly weaves elements of magical realism, religion, and philosophy into an unforgettable cinematic experience. Life of Pi 's breathtaking visuals and profound themes make it an essential viewing for anyone seeking solace or enlightenment in a sea of uncertainty.

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All Is Lost

Robert Redford delivers a tour de force performance in J.C. Chandor's minimalist drama All Is Lost , playing an unnamed man who becomes stranded at sea after his sailboat collides with a shipping container. With virtually no dialogue, the film relies heavily on Redford's emotive acting and Chandor's masterful storytelling to convey the protagonist's desperation, resourcefulness, and resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. All Is Lost stands as a testament to the power of cinema to tell a compelling, human story with the barest of elements.

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Captain Phillips

Paul Greengrass' thrilling biographical drama, Captain Phillips , recounts the incredible true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking – the first American cargo ship hijacking in over 200 years. Tom Hanks delivers a powerful performance as the titular character, whose resourcefulness and bravery in the face of danger make him an unlikely hero. With its gripping narrative, stellar performances, and intense action, Captain Phillips is an enthralling portrayal of survival and human resilience in the open sea.

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In the Heart of the Sea

Ron Howard's visually striking and ambitious adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick's nonfiction book, In the Heart of the Sea , delves into the harrowing true story that inspired Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick . The film chronicles the brutal journey of the whaling ship Essex as it encounters a monstrous sperm whale, leaving the crew stranded in a merciless ocean with dwindling resources and a terrifying foe. With its stellar cast – including Chris Hemsworth star performance – and captivating storytelling, In the Heart of the Sea is a chilling and visceral tale of survival and bravery in the face of insurmountable challenges.

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The Poseidon Adventure

A seminal disaster film from the 1970s, The Poseidon Adventure follows the struggle for survival aboard the SS Poseidon after the luxury liner capsizes due to a massive tidal wave. Directed by Ronald Neame and starring an all-star ensemble cast – including Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, and Shelley Winters – the film combines high-stakes action and gripping interpersonal drama, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats. For fans of classic cinema and maritime thrillers, The Poseidon Adventure is a must-see.

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Angelina Jolie's gripping biopic Unbroken tells the extraordinary true-story of Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini (played by Jack O'Connell) and his unimaginable ordeal; from crashing into the Pacific Ocean during World War II to surviving 47 days adrift, only to be captured by the Japanese Navy. The film's powerful themes of perseverance, resilience, and the indomitable human spirit make it an inspiring and emotional watch. With its captivating narrative and standout performances, Unbroken is a compelling exploration of survival and redemption in the most trying of circumstances.

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In this chilling horror film, a salvage crew discovers the derelict ocean liner, SS Antonia Graza, and quickly becomes entangled in a web of supernatural terror. Directed by Steve Beck, Ghost Ship masterfully blends elements of maritime adventure and spine-tingling horror to create a uniquely terrifying experience. With its eerie atmosphere, tight pacing, and compelling story, Ghost Ship is perfect for those in search of a thrilling, ghostly adventure at sea.

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Loosely based on actual events, Open Water follows a couple left stranded in shark-infested waters after their scuba-diving excursion mistakenly leaves them behind. The film's gritty, low-budget approach captures the raw intensity of their struggle for survival, creating an unsettling sense of claustrophobia and dread. Directed by Chris Kentis, Open Water is a nerve-wracking, nail-biting thriller that serves as a sobering reminder of the perils of venturing into the unknown.

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The Finest Hours

Based on the incredible true story of the Coast Guard's daring rescue attempt during the 1952 New England nor'easter, The Finest Hours , directed by Craig Gillespie, captures the courageous efforts of four men who risked their lives to save more than 30 stranded sailors. Featuring an exceptional ensemble cast led by Chris Pine and Casey Affleck, this film expertly weaves together thrilling action sequences and poignant character moments to tell a timeless tale of heroism and sacrifice. The Finest Hours ' gripping narrative and emotional resonance make it an unforgettable maritime adventure.

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Based on a true story, The Reef follows a group of friends whose sailing trip takes a horrifying turn when their boat capsizes, leaving them at the mercy of a man-eating great white shark. Directed by Andrew Traucki, the film utilizes real shark footage to create a truly unnerving and authentic experience. With its relentless tension and harrowing depiction of survival, The Reef is a gripping and intense addition to the lost at sea genre.

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Satan's Triangle

This 1975 made-for-television horror film follows an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle. The survivors of a shipwreck are faced with supernatural occurrences and demonic forces that challenge their sanity and survival. With its eerie atmosphere and unique blend of horror and maritime adventure, Satan's Triangle remains a cult favorite for those seeking something beyond the typical lost at sea narrative.

The definitive cinematic adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel, John Huston's 1956 film Moby Dick captures the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) to seek vengeance on the great white whale that destroyed his ship and cost him his leg. With its stunning visuals, exceptional performances, and haunting score, this film dives deep into themes of obsession, revenge, and the unfathomable power of nature. Moby Dick is not only a timeless tale of maritime adventure but also a profound exploration of the human psyche.

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Phillip Noyce's suspenseful thriller Dead Calm follows a grieving couple, played by Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman, as they seek solace on a sailing trip, only to encounter a psychotic man (Billy Zane) who has left a trail of destruction in his wake. As tensions rise and allegiances shift, the characters battle for survival in an increasingly dangerous game of cat and mouse. Dead Calm 's intense atmosphere, strong performances, and unpredictable twists make it an unforgettable addition to the lost at sea genre.

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The Shallows

In this tense and visually striking survival thriller, a young surfer named Nancy (Blake Lively) finds herself stranded on a rock just 200 yards from shore with a great white shark circling her. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, The Shallows is a tightly-paced, edge-of-your-seat experience that expertly combines beautiful cinematography with nerve-wracking suspense. As Nancy battles against time, the elements, and a formidable predator, The Shallows delivers a thrilling and visceral tale of resilience and determination.

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The 2006 remake of the classic disaster film, Poseidon focuses on a group of passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner who must fight for their lives when the ship is capsized by a colossal wave. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, who also helmed The Perfect Storm , this film boasts a talented ensemble cast and impressive special effects. Though the remake may not hold the same classic status as its predecessor, Poseidon still delivers high-stakes action and suspense, making it an enjoyable addition to the lost at sea genre.

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White Squall

Ridley Scott's nautical drama White Squall tells the true story of a group of teenage boys who embark on a six-month educational sailing expedition in the Caribbean, only to be caught in a devastating storm that tests their courage and unity. With its rich character development, breathtaking visuals, and heart-pounding action sequences, White Squall is both a thrilling high-seas adventure and a moving coming-of-age story that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit.

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The inspiring true story of Thor Heyerdahl's daring 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft comes to life in this award-winning film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. With its engaging characters, stunning cinematography, and thrilling action, Kon-Tiki is both an exhilarating adventure and a testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. The film's rich historical context and captivating storytelling make it an essential viewing for fans of maritime cinema.

In Wolfgang Petersen's taut and claustrophobic thriller, a German U-boat crew faces the perils of World War II below the surface while struggling to maintain their sanity within the confined space of their submarine. As the crew members are pushed to their breaking point, The Boat explores the psychological toll of warfare and the bonds forged amid adversity. With its authentic portrayal of life aboard a U-boat and its engaging character dynamics, this film remains a compelling and unique entry in the lost at sea category.

In this mind-bending horror-thriller, a group of friends finds themselves trapped in a time loop while stranded on a seemingly abandoned ocean liner. Directed by Christopher Smith, Triangle combines elements of psychological horror and maritime adventure to create a haunting and disorienting cinematic experience. With its eerie atmosphere, complex narrative structure, and chilling twists, Triangle is an unconventional and unforgettable addition to the lost at sea genre.

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Open Water 2: Adrift

In this sequel to the chilling 2003 thriller, a group of friends on a yachting trip finds themselves stranded in shark-infested waters after neglecting to lower a ladder before diving into the ocean. As fear and desperation mount, the friends must confront their darkest fears and make life-altering decisions in their struggle for survival. Though lacking the raw intensity of its predecessor, Open Water 2: Adrift offers a suspenseful and nerve-wracking exploration of the human psyche in the face of overwhelming adversity.

The Guardian

In this gripping action-drama, Kevin Costner stars as a legendary Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer who takes on the challenge of training a young and reckless recruit, played by Ashton Kutcher. The film delves into the perilous world of search and rescue, showcasing the physical and emotional challenges faced by those sworn to protect lives at sea. Directed by Andrew Davis, The Guardian is an engaging and inspiring look at the sacrifices and bravery of those who risk it all in uncharted waters.

This inspiring documentary chronicles the remarkable journey of Laura Dekker, a 14-year-old sailor who sets out to become the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the globe solo. Directed by Jillian Schlesinger, Maidentrip captures the beauty, loneliness, and triumph of Dekker's incredible adventure with breathtaking cinematography and intimate personal footage. A testament to the power of determination and self-reliance, Maidentrip is a captivating and empowering look at the transformative potential of life at sea.

A Hijacking

Tobias Lindholm's tense and suspenseful drama A Hijacking follows the crew of a Danish cargo ship as they are taken hostage by Somali pirates, with the ship's cook serving as the primary focus of the story. As the tense negotiations between the ship owners and the pirates unfold, the film delves into themes of desperation, morality, and the human capacity for survival in extreme circumstances. A Hijacking 's realistic portrayal of modern-day piracy and its gripping narrative make it a must-watch addition to the lost at sea genre.

K-19: The Widowmaker

Based on the harrowing true story of a near nuclear disaster aboard a Soviet submarine in 1961, K-19: The Widowmaker stars Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson as naval officers whose bravery and ingenuity are pushed to the limit in their desperate race against time. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, this suspenseful and emotionally charged film delves into themes of duty, honor, and the sacrifices made in the name of global security. With its gripping narrative, strong performances, and historical resonance, K-19: The Widowmaker is an engrossing addition to the lost at sea genre.

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Directed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, this 1944 classic follows a group of survivors who find themselves confined to a small lifeboat after their ship is torpedoed during World War II. Hitchcock expertly manipulates the confined setting and tense character dynamics to create a suspenseful and engaging drama that explores themes of morality, survival, and the human capacity for cruelty and compassion in dire circumstances. A groundbreaking and thought-provoking entry in the lost at sea canon, Lifeboat remains an essential viewing for fans of the genre.

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Based on Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, this suspenseful thriller follows a vacationing couple, played by Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset, who uncover a shipwreck filled with valuable treasures and become entangled in a deadly game of greed and betrayal. Directed by Peter Yates, The Deep expertly blends underwater adventure, gripping suspense, and riveting character drama to create a thrilling high-stakes journey into the depths of human ambition and desire. With its memorable performances, lush cinematography, and pulse-pounding action, The Deep (1977) remains an enduring entry in the lost at sea genre.

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The 10 Most Thrilling Maritime Movies, Ranked

Check out the best, "You're gonna need a bigger boat" maritime thrillers.

In June 1975, the summer blockbuster was born when three men set sail to kill a monstrous 30-foot great white shark before realizing they were "gonna need a bigger boat". Jaws was one of the first thrillers to take place on a boat or in the water, and it gave movies a relatively unexplored new setting for a dramatic film. Since then dozens of maritime movies have had us on the edge of our seats.

Whether it's the isolation of such vast waters or the uncertainty of what lies beneath us, there is something inherently exhilarating about watching a story unfold on a wide open body of water. It can be an ocean, a sea, a lake, or a small pond, just give us some forbidding and mysterious depths, and we seem to fall for them hook, line, and sinker. Here are the ten best movies that take place almost exclusively in or on water.

10 'Open Water' (2003)

This 2003 cinéma vérité offering was made extra spooky because it really had a documentary feel to it, and it felt like we were actually witnessing two people on the verge of losing their lives. After being accidentally left behind on a scuba diving expedition during a vacation tour at The Great Barrier Reef, Blanchard Ryan ( Susan Watkins ) and Daniel Travis ( Daniel Kinter ) are left to their own devices to survive.

The boat crew isn't even aware that they have been left behind for days and the two are left treading water as the sharks start to circle their next meal. Open Water is a truly splendid low-budget movie that sucks you into a slow burn and the agony of watching the life drain from the two marooned swimmers.

9 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972)

A veritable who's who of early 1970s A-listers lined up to take a luxury cruise on the doomed ship Poseidon. Gene Hackman , Leslie Nielsen , Shelly Winters , Ernest Borgnine , and Red Button looked death in the face when the enormous ship capsizes during a severe storm on New Year's Eve.

Led by Hackman at his alpha best, a group of six survivors has to make their way up to the bottom of the ship's hull. It's a surreal setting as everything is literally turned upside down, and time is running short with the Poseidon slowly being swallowed up by the Atlantic Ocean on a trip from New York to Athens, Greece. A wonderful 1970s disaster film entry into the genre that was so popular throughout the decade

8 'Dead Calm' (1989)

Most of the movie-going audience was introduced to a young Nicole Kidman in this 1989 harrowing tale about a husband and wife out for a short cruise run into a stranded ship out on the open sea. Dead Calm absolutely capitalizes on the isolation aspect of being alone and helpless when John ( Sam Neill ) takes to the marooned boat only to find a lone survivor Hughie ( Billy Zane ) desperate for help.

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They make the wrong decision when they allow him to come aboard their ship as Hughie turns out to be an unhinged psychopathic killer. Kidman made a name for herself in this late 80s thriller, and it remains one of the most thrilling maritime movies.

7 'Aquaman' (2018)

It took a while, but we finally got our Aquaman movie in 2018 and even though it isn't the best DC superhero movie entry ever, Jason Momoa is a solid titular man-fish who can swim like Michael Phelps and also communicate with his scaly friends under the sea.

When the city of Atlantis is threatened by a power-hungry King Orm "Call me the Ocean Master!" Marius ( Patrick Wilson ), Aquaman makes it his mission to save the storied city. Amber Heard rides shotgun as Mera in what may be one of the last times we see her in a big-budget feature film with all the off-the-set drama over the past few years.

6 'The Hunt For Red October' (1990)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan was portrayed for the first time on the big screen by Alec Baldwin in 1990 in this adaptation of the author's bestselling book The Hunt for Red October published in 1984. Russian submarine captain Marko Ramius ( Sean Connery ) ventures into dangerous waters when he takes the Red October into unauthorized territory.

Only the CIA analyst turned special operations agent Jack Ryan seems to know that he isn't engaging in war maneuvers, but intends to defect from mother Russia. It's arguably the finest submarine set film ever made with consideration given to the German thriller Das Boot and an underrated Crimson Tide starring Denzel Washington . B ut no one does the Cold War between the United States and Russia better than Clancy , and director John McTiernan delivered a great film.

5 'The Deep' (1977)

In 1977, a mere two years after a certain movie that may appear later on this list redefined how we view what lurks below the surface of the water, director Peter Yates led a starry cast including Nick Nolte , Jacqueline Bissett , and Robert Shaw in the intense and suspenseful thriller The Deep . Robert Shaw really made his hay in Hollywood as the salty old sea dog, didn't he?

He appears again later in this list. In this film, he plays a gruff treasure hunter named Romer Treece who comes to the aid of two divers who unwittingly come across a valuable sunken payload. But when they go sticking their noses out a little too far, trouble ensues. Peter Benchley of Jaws fame wrote the screenplay for this maritime thriller.

4 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' (2003)

Russell Crowe continued his dominance as the biggest, most bankable action star of the early 2000s when he starred as Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World . He has only been better in Gladiator three years earlier. Master and Commander is much more than a war film on water.

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The relationship between Aubrey and the ship's doctor and resident scientist Stephen Maturin ( Paul Bettany ) steers the plot in between the tactical sailing maneuvers and canon fire of the speedy HMS Surprise . The battle scenes are splendid and well shot, but it's the relationships that develop between the men stuck aboard the tight environs of a ship for months that really drive the film.

3 'Life of Pi' (2012)

There is so much brilliance to unpack when writing about Life of Pi . It has a little bit of everything from a deadly shipwreck to an amazing story of survival to the incredible evolution of a relationship between a boy and his unlikely group of passengers. M. Night Shyamalan and Alfonso Cuaron were both attached to the film to direct before it ultimately fell to Ang Lee who deftly takes to a watery setting (and won the Academy Award for Best Director) to deliver the harrowing tale of Pi Patel ( Suraj Sarma ) who is the only survivor of a sunken ship full of exotic animals.

Several of them make their way onto his small lifeboat, including a zebra, an orangutan, a spotted hyena, and a deadly Bengal tiger that Pi names "Richard Parker". It's an incredibly original and perfectly paced drama that fully develops the storyline of a unique bond between a boy and an exotic killer.

2 'Titanic' (1997)

Jack and Rose, Rose and Jack - no matter how you say it, they are two halves of a whole in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet ( Billy Zane makes the list for a second time in a great supporting role). There are love stories, and then there are tales of the heart that reach deep inside and take control of your emotions.

The fairy tale romance between stowaway Jack Dawson, and the up-and-coming debutante Rose DeWitt Bukater completely redefined the romance genre and also did a masterful job of blending in the based on real-life tragedy surrounding one of the most infamous shipwrecks of all time . Jack and Rose are the Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara of modern film.

1 'Jaws' (1975)

Do you think when Peter Benchley penned a novel called Jaws , he knew it would go on to become one of the biggest sea-shifting (see what we did there?) cinematic events in the history of film? Probably not. But Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the hunt or a great white off the coast of Cape Cod that is terrorizing the residents of Amity revolutionized what we now refer to as the "summer blockbuster".

Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , and Richard Dreyfuss had no idea just how freaking big this killer predator they were stalking was, and that it was actually the shark that was stalking them. This is the reason we go to the movies and close to 50 years later, Jaws is still a terrific watch.

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20 Best Sailing Movies of all Time

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June 15, 2022

If you have been looking forward to curling up on the couch, grabbing a bowl of popcorn, and watching some captivating movies, this can be a good time. A good sailing movie can be perfect given that you'll hear a few lines that you're already familiar with when on the dock or setting sail.

This can be a perfect time to binge-watch some of the best sailing movies.

So in no particular order, we'll highlight 20 of the best sailing movies of all time. From the brutal and dramatic tales of man vs. sea to inspirational explorations and expeditions, we've covered it all. Keep reading and you'll be inspired while waiting to get off dry land when it's safe to do so.

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All is Lost (2013)

For lone sailors, All is Lost is probably the best movie to give you a glimpse of what might go wrong for you if you decide to sail the big blue ocean alone. With a near-mute performance as an old man who loves sailing alone, Robert Redford puts in an almost quasi-silent performance by portraying the ordeal of what a lone sailor can undergo when the sea turns on you.

Directed by JC Chandor, there's only one person on the screen throughout the film. He's all alone in the vast sea with his damaged boat. He has to become tough, resourceful, and calm even when things turn against him. Single-character movies are a rarity even today but this is a great survival film that perfectly depicts what could happen even to the hardest lone sailors out there.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Directed by the talented Peter Weir, this critically-acclaimed movie was nominated for 10 Oscars and won for best cinematography and sound editing. Depicting the return of the high-seas adventure, this movie is skillfully and meticulously adapted from the historical novel by Patrick O'Brian set during the Napoleonic Wars and starring Russell Crowe.

Crowe plays an arrogant captain who pushes his ship crew to the limits while trying to capture a French warship. This movie offers action-packed battle scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This movie gives you an insight of what sailors undergo in their struggles to make it through the high-seas alive.

Captain Ron (1992)

With little sailing experience but with an inherited yacht moored on an offshore island Martin Short hires charismatic Captain Ron to take them back to Florida. The voyage isn't as easy as they expected as they have to face pirates, breakdowns, and other obstacles. They all get more than what they bargained for.

Portrayed by Kurt Russell, Captain Ron depicts the misadventures of a nominal sailing character that is hired by an upper-middle-class father to guide a yacht through the Caribbean. From the marine accidents, pirates, guerilla carnivals to malfunctioning equipment, and Russell's croaked absurdities, this movie is just full of double humor and worthy performance.

Wind (1992)

As one of the biggest races in competitive sailing, America's Cup is often associated with rich people competing in weird-looking boats. But this movie changes this as it takes viewers through the eyes of tanned and rugged Will Parker as played by Matthew Modine. He's hired by a self-made millionaire (Cliff Robertson) to lead his crew in the competition.

Together with his girlfriend Kate who is an equally skilled sailor, Parker intends to win America's Cup but Kate is thrown off the crew leaving Parker angry. When the crew loses America's Cup to the Australians, Parker decides to form his own syndicate to win back the cup.

White Squall (1996)

This movie follows a young man's adventure movie that follows a group of high school students who boards the brigantine ship called Albatross for their senior year at sea. They sail to the tip of South America and back. They get to accept responsibility, learn how to be sailors, and grow up.

The skipper of the ship, Christopher Sheldon together with the 13 teenage boys set sail for an eight-month voyage. The boys soon discover Sheldon's psyche gradations, rattling tension, and freak storms that sink the ship. As a sailor, you'll be disturbed by the fact that four students and two crew members drown, leaving skipper Sheldon facing a fierce tribunal, tortured conscience, and grieving parents and students.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

As one of the greatest epic movies of the 1960s, English Captain Bligh is on a sea voyage to transport breadfruit from England to Jamaica. He is so abusive that he gets on the nerves of his crew members, especially 1st Lieutenant, Fletcher Christian.

Tension eases when they reach Jamaica and the crew indulges in the island's lifestyle but the captain claps some members of his crew in irons as they try to desert. Further abuses lead Fletcher to inspire a mutiny against the Captain. Fletcher and his men set the Captain and his loyal members afloat in a rowboat. This movie offers a realistic depiction of a larger-than-life character that most sailors are known for.

Dead Calm (1989)

Starring Billy Zane, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neil, and a gorgeous 60 ft. ketch, Dead Calm revolves around a mass-murderer who kidnaps and seduces a young beautiful woman after leaving a husband to die on a vessel whose crew he has just murdered.

This movie was filmed in the Whitsundays Islands of Australia, which is one of the best sailing destinations in the world. Bringing forth an epic combination of deadly sailing conditions , complete isolation from the rest of the world, and a skillful villain aboard the vessel, this movie is thrilling and will leave you looking behind your back whenever you're out there on the sea.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

This adventure-comedy follows the high journeys of Steve Zissou, a character adaptation of French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It follows his ocean expedition when tracking the ‘jaguar shark' that apparently ate his partner, Esteban.

Esteban had been working with Zissou on a documentary about mysterious circumstances by a shark. This is a sharp film with lots of fun and adventure on the sea.

Kon-Tiki (2012)

Legendary Norwegian explorer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl believes that the South Sea Islands were originally colonized by South Americans. Thor, who fears water and doesn't know how to swim, partakes on a voyage in 1947 to prove his belief. Together with five crew members, set sail from Peru on a balsa-wood ancient raft.

Even though their only modern equipment is a radio, they have to navigate through the ocean while relying on stars and ocean currents and they achieve the impossible after exhausting three months at the sea. This is a very spirited adventure that depicts what's possible when we believe in our dreams.

Maidentrip (2013)

A 14-year-old sailor by the name Laura Dekker sets sail on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the world's youngest sailor. Laura sets out from Holland and sails throughout the world. Apart from the occasional foul language that Laura uses now and then on the documentary, this is an excellent film that shows what one can achieve when he/she lives her dream and works hard towards achieving it.

The documentary, however, doesn't suggest that Laura is alarmingly young to sail across the unforgiving Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Instead, she's depicted as an independent outsider who is looking for paradise in a never-ending sea.

Adrift (2018)

In most cases, sailors seem to never anticipate that they may sail directly into a catastrophic hurricane and this is exactly what Richard Sharp and Tami Oldham do when they sail directly in one of the worst hurricanes ever recorded in history.

Tami awakes in the aftermath of the hurricane to find their boat in ruins and Richard is badly injured. And because they do not have any hope that they would ever get help or get rescued, Tami is left with two options: sit there and perish or find strength and determination to save herself as well as the only man she's ever loved.

Turning Tide (En Solitaire) (2013)

In this daring tale, this movie portrays how a fearless sailor known as Yann Kermadec finds a lot of obstacles in his biggest race as a two-hander named Turning Tide falls flat. In a nail-biting tension, the story begins when Kermadec replaces the main skipper in the Vendee Globe on short notice.

After some smooth sailing, things go eerily wrong for the sailor as his ship is damaged and he's forced to anchor off the Canary Islands to repair it. When he gets back on his journey, he soon discovers that a Mauritanian teenage boy has sneaked inside the boat and he has no option but to sail with him at least until they cross the Atlantic Ocean.

The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

An old Cuban angler known as Spencer Tracy is so unlucky that he hasn't caught any fish in 84 days. And despite the commitment of a young boy to bring him food, the angler fears that he's forever lucky but catches a small fish on his 85th day, so he decides to keep fishing.

When one of his many fishing lines hooks a large marlin, he decides not to go back to the shore until he reels it in. For almost two days and nights, he has no choice but to sit there and do everything he can to redeem himself from what seems like a perpetual failure.

Morning Light (2008)

By entering the TRANSPAC, which is one of the world's best open-ocean competitions, 15 young men and women prepare for a sailing adventure of their lives. With world-class teachers, these sailors begin intense training in Hawaii but only reach a climax in an elimination process that comes in the form of who-stays-and-who-goes process.

This documentary follows these sailors for six months as they embark on a 2,300-mile sailing ordeal, which starts in Los Angeles and ends in Honolulu.

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Created by Wolfgang Petersen, The Perfect Storm is a blockbuster that's big on visuals and depicts an action-packed escapade on the water as Captain Billy Tyne and his crew set on a fishing expedition aboard a ship known as Andrea Gail.

They're soon caught up in a catastrophic destructive storm when they decide to risk the storm and have to deal with a very powerful hurricane. At the height of their fishing expedition, their ice machine breaks down and the only way to ensure that their catch doesn't go stale is by hurrying back to the shore to sell their catch. This is exactly why they decide to risk their lives and it doesn't turn out as they expected.

Captain Phillips (2013)

When Captain Richard Phillips takes command of an unarmed container ship known as MV Maersk Alabama from the port of Salalah in Oman, they anticipate that they'll be attacked by Somali Pirates on their way to Mombasa, Kenya.

They attack the ship and Captain Phillips has to use his wits and diplomacy to negotiate with the pirates and save his crew.

Maiden (2018)

As the saying goes; what a man can do a woman can do even better. This is exactly what's depicted by this sailing movie that follows the life of Tracy Edwards as she leads the first all-female crew when competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race.

Covering 33,000 miles and lasting for nine months, this is a truly grueling race that depicts the corrosive sexism that still exists in the sailing world as well as the ocean terrors that sailors have to deal with during voyages or competitions.

Chasing Bubbles (2016)

This is a captivating documentary that follows the journey of Alex Rust who is a free spirit who gives the normal life to sail around the world. Alex is brought up as a farm boy but becomes a stock trader in Indiana. At the age of 25, he decides to abandon his life in Chicago, buys a modest sailboat known as Bubbles and embarks on a very unique free-spirited voyage. It takes him three years to sail around the world and to quench his insatiable curiosity while meeting great people and fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a free soul.

This is a breathtaking travelogue that depicts the sailing life of a truly absorbing character.

180° South (2010)

Directed by Chris Malloy, this is a sailing documentary that covers the journey of Jeff Johnson as he travels from Ventura, California to Patagonia in Chile. He does this to retrace the same trip covered by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins in 1968.

While the two initial explorers made the journey on the land, Johnson travels by sea using a small boat.

Deep Water (2006)

This movie follows the true-life story of Donald Crowhurst, an inexperienced British sailor who enters the Golden Globe, which is the first nonstop boat race in the world. Donald puts up his home as collateral to gain financial backing to compete in the race but soon finds himself on the wrong end of things as he enters the race under-prepared.

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In the meantime, get excited for the oodles of spine-tinglers that do have solid release dates. From Sydney Sweeney ’s faith fright Immaculate to Zoё Kravitz ’s psychological chiller Blink Twice , and every Blumhouse haunt in between, the following thrillers, creature features, supernatural scares, slasher flicks, and survival tales are a horror buff’s dream nightmare. When you’re done scrolling, there’s more: Check out our scariest horror movies of all time , the best classic horror movies , and the funniest horror movies ever .

Blumhouse expands its vast library with a supernatural horror film that turns the classic swimming-pool game Marco Polo into a death wish. The narrative belongs to the Waller family, a brood of four settling into their new home, when they begin to sense that their shimmering backyard pool harbors some sort of sinister force. Kerry Condon ( The Banshees of Inisherin ) and Wyatt Russell ( Lodge 49 ) star, while Bryce McGuire (writer on 2023’s Baghead ) directs.

Destroy All Neighbors

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Prog rock, a genre of music that embraces the esoteric, is admittedly not for everyone. But Josh Forbes’s homage to the genre’s glory days is for every horror buff. A mash-up of chuckles, chills, and, gore, Destroy All Neighbors sees a creatively stagnant musician named Will go on a killing spree. And aside from the bonkers tunes, there’s much to cheer for: old-school special effects, tons of splatter, and even a fun cameo from Kumail Nanjiani.

Somewhere Quiet

A Boston woman named Meg is kidnapped from a parking garage in Beacon Hill, but Olivia West Lloyd’s Somewhere Quiet isn’t interested in the salacious details of the six months Meg spent in captivity. Rather, this slow-burner is keen on the aftermath: the terrifying ways trauma manifests in Meg’s mind; the gaslighting she experiences from those around her, including her husband; and the primal fear that becomes a forever dark passenger for survivors of harrowing events.

Lisa Frankenstein

Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton star in this ’80s-set horror comedy written by Diablo Cody and directed by music-video alum Zelda Williams. Newton plays a high schooler with a crush on a dead guy (Sprouse) who comes back to life after a fit of mad science. Together, they unleash pandemonium. Think of it like Heathers meets Valley Girl with a Mary Shelley twist. Also featuring a rad soundtrack and saturated neons that bring to mind Lisa Frank Incorporated, the film is a gift for Valentine’s Day.

In theaters February 9 .

Out of Darkness

It’s 43,000 BCE—read: nothin’ but animal hide as clothing—and a group of early nomads are on the move. Confronted with dangers, both natural and mystical, they find themselves hunted by a demon and forced to do whatever it takes to stay alive. So you can imagine things get savage in this Stone Age survival tale. But where Andrew Cumming’s debut really shines is in its atmospheric mood and the bone-chilling attention to detail in every crunch, kill, and scream. Surround sound, for sure!

Quite possibly the freakiest thing you will lay eyes on this year, Stopmotion is nothing like the idiosyncratic wonder-worlds that spring from the mind of Wes Anderson. Rather, this psychological assault comes from puppet master Robert Morgan, telling the story of an animator terrorized by her creations. A gloriously grotesque watch, with some of the most disturbing frame-by-frame animation you’ll ever see, this one will likely sear its imagery onto the wrinkles of your brain.

In theaters February 23 .

After M3GAN, Chucky, and Annabelle, you’d think folks would have learned their lesson with cozying up to creepy toys. But apparently not yet, as the little girl in this Blumhouse offering finds herself an attic teddy named Chauncey. Little does she know this stuffie is really just a host for the imaginary friend the home’s previous tenant left behind. And now he’s full of rage.

In theaters March 8.

On the heels of her rom-com hit Anyone but You , Sydney Sweeney returns to the big screen as star and producer. This time, however, she’s promoting a psychological horror story set in an Italian convent. Immaculate unfolds through its protagonist, Cecilia, a devout nun who learns she is pregnant with a “miracle” child. Whether the seed is that of God, man, or something way worse is for us to find out come spring.

In theaters March 22.

Late Night With the Devil

Set in 1977, this refreshingly innovative take on found footage features a late-night talk show kicking off its sixth season on Halloween night and inviting one of its guests—13-year-old Lilly, the sole survivor of a Satanic mass suicide—to conjure the devil on live television. A SXSW 2023 favorite from Aussie brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes, the occult film is a nerve-frazzling nightmare that would send the ghost of Johnny Carson running.

In theaters March 22; streaming April 19.

You’ll Never Find Me

Starring Jordan Cowan and Brendan Rock, this two-handed chamber piece premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last June, where it was acquired by Shudder; and come late March, it will finally be available to stream. The story, a well-crafted tension-builder, hits its stride when a paranoid man invites a sopping-wet young woman into his RV to wait out a raging thunderstorm. The interactions and conversations that follow leave a trail of clues, lies, and hair-raising reveals.

Streaming March 22.

Mickey Mouse’s Trap

When the copyright for Steamboat Willie —the 1928 animated short in which Mickey Mouse made his debut—expired in January 2024, the House of Mouse’s iconic rodent entered public domain, and creative minds wasted no time. The villainous force behind at least two upcoming horror films , Mickey will first take lives in this indie slasher about a theme park worker who spends her 21st birthday working the late shift from hell.

In theaters March 2024.

The First Omen

Arkasha Stevenson—an episodic director whose credits include Brand New Cherry Flavor , Channel Zero , and Legion —makes her feature-film debut with a prequel to Richard Donner’s revered 1976 original Omen . Starring Servant ’s Nell Tiger Free as nun-to-be Margaret, the origin story of the devil incarnate takes place in Rome, where the young novitiate’s faith is tested when she learns the church is meddling in dark matters.

In theaters April 5.

The guys behind the new Scream franchise and Ready or Not , Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, are back, with another horror film that looks to be a blast on the docket. Abigail , a genre-blender that stars a ton of familiar faces (Melissa Barrera, Giancarlo Esposito, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, and the late Angus Cloud ), features a kidnapping gone wrong, when a seemingly innocent ballerina morphs into fanged bloodsucker in a tutu, hell-bent on maiming her abductors.

In theaters April 19.

A movie about a spider attack is heading to Shudder, but this time, there’s no John Goodman in a pest-control uniform to save the day. Infested (original title: Vermin ) is a French film from Sébastien Vanicek that impressed audiences on the festival circuit last year. But if Arachnophobia was too much back in 1990, then this creature feature about a man who brings a venomous spider home on his birthday and unleashes a cluster of creepy crawlies will definitely bug you out.

Streaming April 26.

Return to Silent Hill

In 2006, Christopher Gans adapted Konami’s survival horror video game for the screen, resulting in a monster thriller starring Radha Mitchell as a mother looking for her daughter in the foggy titular town. A cult following was born, and though the fans didn’t care for the disjointed sequel from another director in 2012, they are getting hyped over this Return . Gans comes back to the world of Silent Hill , too, this time with a story about a man who ventures into the fog to find his long-lost love.

In theaters April 26.

Representation in horror is getting good. With every Jordan Peele instant classic, Julia Ducournau mind-bender, and Ryan Murphy scream, marginalized groups have gone from purged bodies to characters who matter. Here, Euphoria ’s Hunter Schafer stars in Tilman Singer’s thriller as Gretchen, a 17-year-old who moves with her family to a German resort where creepy things happen. We can’t wait to add Cuckoo to the growing list of great examples of onscreen representation .

In theaters May 3.

A Ouija board, a videotape, a cell phone, a doll—the list of portals through which evil is unleashed is never-ending. Here, malevolent forces pierce the thin veil that separates the living from the dead through a set of tarot cards. The users? A group of friends who blatantly disregard the boundaries they’re warned about. One shuffle of a cursed deck later, and each pal is confronted with his, her, or their fate.

In theaters May 10.

The Strangers: Chapter 1

The third film in the franchise, The Strangers: Chapter 1 bears striking similarities to the 2008 original. But according to Collider , this summer release is not a sequel, nor a reboot, nor a remake. Rather, it broadens the backstory and offers more information about the mythology’s characters. Chapter 1 is the first in a trilogy whose collective time range spans only a few days, and Chapter 3 will tap into the history of the original’s masked murderers.

In theaters May 17.

The Watchers

Shadowing her father, M. Night, as a writer, director, and producer on Apple TV+’s Servant , Ishana Shyamalan makes her big-screen directorial debut this summer with The Watchers . She and her dad adapted the screenplay from A.M. Shine’s 2021 novel of the same name. The narrative proper unfolds around a young artist who seeks shelter from night monsters with three strangers in Ireland, and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, and Hannah Howland.

In theaters June 7.

A Quiet Place: Day One

John Krasinski, who directed the previous two Quiet Place films, returns to the series with this prequel, this time as a cowriter and coproducer. Relative newcomer Michael Sarnoski ( Pig ) is directing. Another big change? The story focuses on an entirely new cast of characters. As its title suggests, the movie is set on the first day of the alien invasion that drives the horror, and reveals the why we’ve been pondering since 2018. Stars include Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn , Alex Wolff, and Djimon Hounsou.

In theaters June 28.

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It’s not your imagination: Sydney Sweeney is everywhere. In the past four months, she’s been in a romantic comedy that turned into a sleeper hit, a superhero movie that didn’t and, as of this weekend, a bloody horror. Results have varied, quality-wise, but for someone the culture seems to want to (unfairly) pigeonhole as a specific type, she is really blowing through movie genres in record time.

She also happened to produce the horror, “Immaculate,” in which she plays a young American nun, Cecilia, who’s decided to join an Italian convent. Her character found God after a near-death experience at a young age and, after her parish closes, she gets a lifeline to go abroad and help tend to older, dying nuns. The prettiness of the new surroundings is just a front, of course, and she starts to discover some sinister happenings within the ancient walls.

“Immaculate” is a project that Sweeney originally auditioned for a decade ago, when she was 16. If anything, it is a great showcase for Sweeney’s range (she gets to go from somewhat meek to primal scream) and is full of interesting visuals, beautiful costumes and accomplished makeup work showing all manner of bloody, mangled faces and limbs. But it’s also a movie that does not seem as sure of itself or the point it’s trying to make.

It’s not hard to make a remote Italian convent creepy, or say something provocative and interesting about organized religion — quite a few horrors have succeeded here in the past. But “Immaculate” is not even confident enough to let us experience this place exclusively through Cecilia. No, it opens with a nightmarish prologue to give us a tease of what’s in store for our innocent heroine, like it’s a straight-to-streaming film that doesn’t want you to click onto something else. Being a theatrical release, however, you have to imagine that ticket buyers are going to give the movie the benefit of the doubt and not flee 15 minutes into an 89-minute run.

Or perhaps horror audiences want as much carnage and jump scares as possible — if that is the case, this should be satisfying enough. There are plenty of comically squeaky doors and close-ups of a terrified face wandering around corners in the dark by only candlelight. And the finale is fiery and violent and gruesome as well, with a very silly and perhaps unearned explanation of everything that’s been happening. At least it’s wrapped up, I guess?

But it also doesn’t stand up to much interrogation. Take, for example, its use of subtitles. Cecilia doesn’t yet understand Italian so is beholden to bilingual nuns to translate — which they don’t do entirely accurately or faithfully. Later, when she’s being interrogated by the cardinal (Giorgio Colangeli), we the audience are not privy to any subtitles and have to rely on Father Sal (Álvaro Morte) to translate. Are we to take him at his word when everyone else has proven to be unreliable? Again, why not just trust us to be in Cecilia’s shoes throughout?

This script, written by Andrew Lobel and directed by Michael Mohan, does not seem to really care much about Cecelia and what makes her tick beyond that one story from her childhood. The main nuance she gets is through Sweeney’s performance, which shows us that she does have a spark and the personality to rebel. There were some lofty ideas behind “Immaculate” that seem underserved (about bodily autonomy and such) and she gets several memorable movie star moments, but I want more for Sweeney than whatever this adds up to. She has the chops (a reminder to watch Tina Satter’s great film “Reality” ), she just needs the material.

“Immaculate,” a Neon release in theaters Friday, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “some language, nudity, grisly images, strong violent content.” Running time: 89 minutes. Two stars out of four.

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<p class="p1">Even the most ardent nature lover knows the dangers posed by the great outdoors. Snakes, bears, and other beasties can do irreparable damage to any careless visitor who wanders into their domain. It’s no wonder that horror storytellers have so often gone outside to find monsters for their tales, even if they have to imagine worms, slugs, and other harmless creatures getting rabid after scientific experimentation. Here are the best scary movies about nature to spook anyone back inside.</p>

Even the most ardent nature lover knows the dangers posed by the great outdoors. Snakes, bears, and other beasties can do irreparable damage to any careless visitor who wanders into their domain. It’s no wonder that horror storytellers have so often gone outside to find monsters for their tales, even if they have to imagine worms, slugs, and other harmless creatures getting rabid after scientific experimentation. Here are the best scary movies about nature to spook anyone back inside.

<p class="p1">Most observers point to <i>Jaws</i> as the first proper blockbuster, the film that made <a href="https://wealthofgeeks.com/spielberg-movies-ranked/" rel="nofollow noopener">Steven Spielberg</a> into a household name and also made viewers terrified to go into the water. <i>Jaws</i> had a troubled production and the mechanical shark broke down often. But Spielberg used that limitation to make the movie all the scarier, with the help of legendary composer John Williams. The idea of the shark was enough to terrify generations of moviegoers. </p>

1. Jaws (1975)

Most observers point to Jaws as the first proper blockbuster, the film that made Steven Spielberg into a household name and also made viewers terrified to go into the water. Jaws had a troubled production and the mechanical shark broke down often. But Spielberg used that limitation to make the movie all the scarier, with the help of legendary composer John Williams. The idea of the shark was enough to terrify generations of moviegoers.

<p class="p1">How great was <a href="https://wealthofgeeks.com/best-alfred-hitchcock-movies/" rel="nofollow noopener">Alfred Hitchcock</a>? He made a flock of birds into something terrifying. The idea of killer birds might work in the Daphne du Maurier story on which the film is based, but only a master can visualize the threat. Of course, <i>The Birds</i> works less because of the animal effects and the gory imagery, but because of the story that Hitchcock tells and a remarkable lead performance by Tippi Hedren.</p>

2. The Birds (1963)

How great was Alfred Hitchcock ? He made a flock of birds into something terrifying. The idea of killer birds might work in the Daphne du Maurier story on which the film is based, but only a master can visualize the threat. Of course, The Birds works less because of the animal effects and the gory imagery, but because of the story that Hitchcock tells and a remarkable lead performance by Tippi Hedren.

<p class="p1">A quartet of American teens at the center of <a href="https://wealthofgeeks.com/15-movie-scenes-that-caught-viewers-completely-off-guard/" rel="noopener"><i>The Ruins</i></a> get terrorized not by an animal, but by living vines that cover a Mayan temple. Based on the novel by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay, <i>The Ruins</i> plays on mid-2000s fears about Americans abroad by giving viewers a monster without even a face or emotions. Director Carter Smith forgoes the suggestion of violence in the original novel and chooses instead upsetting images of the plants infecting the main vacationers right up until the movie’s surprising final shot.</p>

3. The Ruins (2008)

A quartet of American teens at the center of The Ruins get terrorized not by an animal, but by living vines that cover a Mayan temple. Based on the novel by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay, The Ruins plays on mid-2000s fears about Americans abroad by giving viewers a monster without even a face or emotions. Director Carter Smith forgoes the suggestion of violence in the original novel and chooses instead upsetting images of the plants infecting the main vacationers right up until the movie’s surprising final shot.

<p class="p1">Rational or not, many people fear spiders, even the relatively harmless arachnids that most people encounter. But director Frank Marshall and screenwriters Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick ratchet up the tension by introducing mutant hybrid spiders, the offspring of a prehistoric species from Venezuela. Intense as that sounds, Marshall cuts the tension with a likable lead in Jeff Daniels as a small-town doctor and John Goodman as a swaggering exterminator. Equal parts scary and funny, <i>Arachnophobia</i> will drive viewers to look under their toilet seats for any eight-legged attackers.</p>

4. Arachnophobia (1990)

Rational or not, many people fear spiders, even the relatively harmless arachnids that most people encounter. But director Frank Marshall and screenwriters Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick ratchet up the tension by introducing mutant hybrid spiders, the offspring of a prehistoric species from Venezuela. Intense as that sounds, Marshall cuts the tension with a likable lead in Jeff Daniels as a small-town doctor and John Goodman as a swaggering exterminator. Equal parts scary and funny, Arachnophobia will drive viewers to look under their toilet seats for any eight-legged attackers.

<p class="p1">Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has brought to life some of the most memorable movie monsters, such as the Pale Man from <i>Pan’s Labyrinth</i> and the kaiju in <i>Pacific Rim</i>. In his first English-language movie, <i>Mimic</i>, Del Toro focused on a more terrestrial creature… sort of. Based on the short story by Donald A. Wollheim and from a screenplay that Del Toro wrote with Matthew Robbins, <i>Mimic</i> sics a “Judas breed” of cockroach hybrids on research scientists, a mixture of roach, praying mantis, and termite. The resulting creepy-crawlies may not be the most romantic of Del Toro’s creatures, and one of the best scary movies about nature.</p>

5. Mimic (1997)

Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has brought to life some of the most memorable movie monsters, such as the Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth and the kaiju in Pacific Rim . In his first English-language movie, Mimic , Del Toro focused on a more terrestrial creature… sort of. Based on the short story by Donald A. Wollheim and from a screenplay that Del Toro wrote with Matthew Robbins, Mimic sics a “Judas breed” of cockroach hybrids on research scientists, a mixture of roach, praying mantis, and termite. The resulting creepy-crawlies may not be the most romantic of Del Toro’s creatures, and one of the best scary movies about nature.

<p class="p1">As with <i>Mimic</i>, the flesh-eating fish of <i>Piranha</i> aren’t run-of-the-mill piranha but a genetically engineered variety, designed to be a weapon of the U.S. military. That nasty premise comes from the mind of John Sayles, the writer of many genre pictures with political ambitions. However, director Joe Dante never lets the movie get too serious. The future director of mad-cap classics such as <i>Gremlins</i> and <i>The ‘Burbs</i> plays up the <i>Looney Tunes</i> quality of Sayles’s killer fish story, making <i>Piranha</i> Stephen Speilberg’s favorite <i>Jaws</i>-rip-off.</p>

6. Piranha (1978)

As with Mimic , the flesh-eating fish of Piranha aren’t run-of-the-mill piranha but a genetically engineered variety, designed to be a weapon of the U.S. military. That nasty premise comes from the mind of John Sayles, the writer of many genre pictures with political ambitions. However, director Joe Dante never lets the movie get too serious. The future director of mad-cap classics such as Gremlins and The ‘Burbs plays up the Looney Tunes quality of Sayles’s killer fish story, making Piranha Stephen Speilberg’s favorite Jaws -rip-off.

<p class="p1">Speaking of <i>Jaws</i> rip-offs, <i>Deep Blue Sea</i> understands that no one can make a straightforward shark movie to rival the 1975 masterpiece. Instead, Finnish action director <a href="https://wealthofgeeks.com/film-faves-that-directors-wish-they-could-disown/" rel="noopener">Renny Harlin</a> goes for a dumb and fun approach for his movie about sharks engineered with super-brains. The screenplay by Ducan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers won’t blow the minds of any viewer, but it does make for a good time, thanks to a likable cast that includes Thomas Jane, Samuel L. Jackson, and a delightful LL Cool J.</p>

7. Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Speaking of Jaws rip-offs, Deep Blue Sea understands that no one can make a straightforward shark movie to rival the 1975 masterpiece. Instead, Finnish action director Renny Harlin goes for a dumb and fun approach for his movie about sharks engineered with super-brains. The screenplay by Ducan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers won’t blow the minds of any viewer, but it does make for a good time, thanks to a likable cast that includes Thomas Jane, Samuel L. Jackson, and a delightful LL Cool J.

<p class="p1">Stephen King made his name by finding the horrifying in the familiar. With his 1981 novel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo" rel="nofollow noopener"><i>Cujo</i></a>, he applied that talent to man’s best friend, transforming a lovable Saint Bernard into a killer. The adapted screenplay by Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier maintains both the beast and the beating heart of King’s book, focusing not just on the rabid dog but also on the difficulties of the story’s central family. Director Lewis Teague gives his cast plenty of room to stretch their dramatic muscles, especially Dee Wallace as a beleaguered mom, making audiences see the characters as more than just potential dog food. Forever seared into the zeitgeist, it’s one of the best scary movies about nature.</p>

8. Cujo (1983)

Stephen King made his name by finding the horrifying in the familiar. With his 1981 novel Cujo , he applied that talent to man’s best friend, transforming a lovable Saint Bernard into a killer. The adapted screenplay by Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier maintains both the beast and the beating heart of King’s book, focusing not just on the rabid dog but also on the difficulties of the story’s central family. Director Lewis Teague gives his cast plenty of room to stretch their dramatic muscles, especially Dee Wallace as a beleaguered mom, making audiences see the characters as more than just potential dog food. Forever seared into the zeitgeist, it’s one of the best scary movies about nature.

<p class="p1">A leader of the New French Extreme movement, director Alexandre Aja seems a strange choice to make a character-driven creature feature like <i>Crawl</i>. However, Aja pays equal attention to both the character beats in the script by Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen and the grisly attacks by alligators let loose during a Florida. The film rests upon the relationship between a down-on-his-luck father (Barry Pepper) and his athlete daughter (Kaya Scodelario). Thanks to this deft filmmaking, <i>Crawl</i> rivals <i>Cujo</i> and <i>Jaws</i> for its deft mix of character development and animal attacks.</p>

9. Crawl (2019)

A leader of the New French Extreme movement, director Alexandre Aja seems a strange choice to make a character-driven creature feature like Crawl . However, Aja pays equal attention to both the character beats in the script by Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen and the grisly attacks by alligators let loose during a Florida. The film rests upon the relationship between a down-on-his-luck father (Barry Pepper) and his athlete daughter (Kaya Scodelario). Thanks to this deft filmmaking, Crawl rivals Cujo and Jaws for its deft mix of character development and animal attacks.

<p class="p1">Writer Robert King has gone on to co-create some of the most popular television shows of the past 20 years, including <i>The Good Fight</i> and <i>Evil</i>. But he got his start adapting the schlocky horror novel <i>The Nest</i> by Eli Cantor, the story of an extreme cockroach infestation. Director Terence H. Winkless leans into the creep factor for <i>The Nest</i>, giving the movie numerous insert shots of teaming piles of roaches and even building to a grotesque human/roach hybrid. No one would call <i>The Nest</i> the best scary movie about nature on this list, but it may take the title for the ickiest nature attacks movie.</p>

10. The Nest (1988)

Writer Robert King has gone on to co-create some of the most popular television shows of the past 20 years, including The Good Fight and Evil . But he got his start adapting the schlocky horror novel The Nest by Eli Cantor, the story of an extreme cockroach infestation. Director Terence H. Winkless leans into the creep factor for The Nest , giving the movie numerous insert shots of teaming piles of roaches and even building to a grotesque human/roach hybrid. No one would call The Nest the best scary movie about nature on this list, but it may take the title for the ickiest nature attacks movie.

<p class="p1"><i>Anaconda</i> felt like a throwback when it hit screens in 1997, a Hollywood creature feature made possible by the success of <i>Jurassic Park</i> a few years earlier. To be sure, the unconvincing CG-snake of <i>Anaconda</i> falls far short of the still-impressive dinos of Spielberg’s film, but director Luis Llosa doesn’t let that discourage him. Instead, he puts together an entertaining flick about a giant, man-eating snake. Even better, Llosa gets an all-star cast to work with, reducing Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and John Voight to charismatic fish food.</p>

11. Anaconda (1997)

Anaconda felt like a throwback when it hit screens in 1997, a Hollywood creature feature made possible by the success of Jurassic Park a few years earlier. To be sure, the unconvincing CG-snake of Anaconda falls far short of the still-impressive dinos of Spielberg’s film, but director Luis Llosa doesn’t let that discourage him. Instead, he puts together an entertaining flick about a giant, man-eating snake. Even better, Llosa gets an all-star cast to work with, reducing Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and John Voight to charismatic fish food.

<p class="p1"><i>Jaws</i> deserves credit for popularizing the nature attacks genre of horror film, but <i>Frankenstein</i> inspired storytellers just as much. Take <i>Bug</i>, the Jeannot Szwarc-directed picture about killer insects. <i>The Thomas Page</i> novel <i>The Hephaestus Plague</i> on which the movie is based doesn’t just settle for prehistoric fire-creating cockroaches unleashed on the planet after a catastrophic earthquake. Rather, it also has a mad scientist who engineers the ancient beasties, making them into giant, fire-creating cockroaches that can also fly. It’s no wonder that famed schlock-meister William Castle took an interest in the novel and co-wrote the screenplay to make <i>Bug</i>.</p>

12. Bug (1975)

Jaws deserves credit for popularizing the nature attacks genre of horror film, but Frankenstein inspired storytellers just as much. Take Bug , the Jeannot Szwarc-directed picture about killer insects. The Thomas Page novel The Hephaestus Plague on which the movie is based doesn’t just settle for prehistoric fire-creating cockroaches unleashed on the planet after a catastrophic earthquake. Rather, it also has a mad scientist who engineers the ancient beasties, making them into giant, fire-creating cockroaches that can also fly. It’s no wonder that famed schlock-meister William Castle took an interest in the novel and co-wrote the screenplay to make Bug .

<p class="p1">After writing <i>Piranha</i>, John Sayles returned to the water for a reptilian killer in <i>Alligator</i>. Joined by <i>Cujo</i> director Lewis Teague, Sayles crafts a movie as ridiculous as it is mean-spirited. <i>Alligator</i> stars Robert Forester as a detective investigating the source of body parts found in Chicago sewers, which lead him to a gator grown to massive size after being flushed down the toilet as a baby. Teague and Sayles may have wanted the movie to disturb viewers, but the goofy concept just makes <i>Alligator</i> a fun and funny watch.</p>

13. Alligator (1980)

After writing Piranha , John Sayles returned to the water for a reptilian killer in Alligator . Joined by Cujo director Lewis Teague, Sayles crafts a movie as ridiculous as it is mean-spirited. Alligator stars Robert Forester as a detective investigating the source of body parts found in Chicago sewers, which lead him to a gator grown to massive size after being flushed down the toilet as a baby. Teague and Sayles may have wanted the movie to disturb viewers, but the goofy concept just makes Alligator a fun and funny watch.

<p class="p1">Writers Harvey Flaxman and David Sheldon had a perfect for <i>Grizzly</i>: <i>Jaws</i> with a bear instead of a shark. Soon, they had prolific horror filmmaker William Girdler on to direct and the picture went into production, with B-movie staple Christopher George in the lead. Despite that cheap and quick approach, Gridler and Co. put together an entertaining flick about a bear rampaging across a National Park, threatening to scare off campers. It may not be original, but <i>Grizzly</i> is a lot of fun.</p>

14. Grizzly (1976)

Writers Harvey Flaxman and David Sheldon had a perfect for Grizzly : Jaws with a bear instead of a shark. Soon, they had prolific horror filmmaker William Girdler on to direct and the picture went into production, with B-movie staple Christopher George in the lead. Despite that cheap and quick approach, Gridler and Co. put together an entertaining flick about a bear rampaging across a National Park, threatening to scare off campers. It may not be original, but Grizzly is a lot of fun.

<p class="p1">Unlike the lovable warthogs in movies such as <i>The Lion King</i>, the wild boar is a dangerous creature, as shown in the Australian horror movie <i>Razorback</i>. Set in the Outback, <i>Razorback</i> deals with a series of attacks by a massive boar who kills anyone unlucky enough to cross its path. Screenwriter Everett De Roche adapts the novel by Peter Brennan, but the real secret to <i>Razorback</i>’s success is the direction by steady genre hand Russell Mulcahy. Mulcahy uses the tall grass of the Outback to great effect, squeezing horror out of the mere suggestion of the titular animal.</p>

15. Razorback (1984)

Unlike the lovable warthogs in movies such as The Lion King , the wild boar is a dangerous creature, as shown in the Australian horror movie Razorback . Set in the Outback, Razorback deals with a series of attacks by a massive boar who kills anyone unlucky enough to cross its path. Screenwriter Everett De Roche adapts the novel by Peter Brennan, but the real secret to Razorback ’s success is the direction by steady genre hand Russell Mulcahy. Mulcahy uses the tall grass of the Outback to great effect, squeezing horror out of the mere suggestion of the titular animal.

<p class="p1">Producer and director Irwin Allen spent most of the 1970s making big-budget, star-studded disaster pictures such as <i>The Poseidon Adventure</i> and <i>The Towering Inferno</i>. In 1978, Allen attempted a different type of disaster with <i>The Swarm</i>, about an invasion of killer bees. Allen stuck to his usual formula, complete with a cast of movie stars such as Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, and Fred MacMurray. Audiences at the time rejected the film, but modern viewers will find it much more entertaining than most of Allen’s better-known flicks, especially his next movie, <i>Beyond the Poseidon Adventure</i>.</p>

16. The Swarm (1978)

Producer and director Irwin Allen spent most of the 1970s making big-budget, star-studded disaster pictures such as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno . In 1978, Allen attempted a different type of disaster with The Swarm , about an invasion of killer bees. Allen stuck to his usual formula, complete with a cast of movie stars such as Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, and Fred MacMurray. Audiences at the time rejected the film, but modern viewers will find it much more entertaining than most of Allen’s better-known flicks, especially his next movie, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure .

<p class="p1">Whatever its grandiloquent title may suggest, <i>Food of the Gods</i> concerns rats. Giant, mutated rats who get worshiped as gods, but rats nonetheless. The title can be traced to the 1904 H.G. Wells novel <i>The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth</i>, but writer and director Bert I. Gordon only borrowed the broad outlines of the classic writer’s ideas. Instead, Gordon opts for a trashy but fun story whose ambitions get undercut by lackluster effects.</p>

17. Food of the Gods (1976)

Whatever its grandiloquent title may suggest, Food of the Gods concerns rats. Giant, mutated rats who get worshiped as gods, but rats nonetheless. The title can be traced to the 1904 H.G. Wells novel The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth , but writer and director Bert I. Gordon only borrowed the broad outlines of the classic writer’s ideas. Instead, Gordon opts for a trashy but fun story whose ambitions get undercut by lackluster effects.

<p class="p1"><i>Monkey Shines</i> follows a helper monkey given to Allen (Jason Beghe), a promising athlete made quadriplegic after a car accident. As Allen and his monkey bond, the chimp manifests his owner’s anger, becoming an instrument of murder. That might sound like an outrageous plot, but author Michael Stewart focused more on psychological exploration than scares in his 1983 novel. However, veteran director George R. Romero knew the concept could not be taken seriously and adapted the book as a straightforward horror flick, making something entertaining if unambitious.</p>

18. Monkey Shines (1988)

Monkey Shines follows a helper monkey given to Allen (Jason Beghe), a promising athlete made quadriplegic after a car accident. As Allen and his monkey bond, the chimp manifests his owner’s anger, becoming an instrument of murder. That might sound like an outrageous plot, but author Michael Stewart focused more on psychological exploration than scares in his 1983 novel. However, veteran director George R. Romero knew the concept could not be taken seriously and adapted the book as a straightforward horror flick, making something entertaining if unambitious.

<p class="p1"><i>Lake Placid</i> came as a passion project for writer David E. Kelly, who made his name by creating the legal comedy <i>Ally McBeal</i>. Instead of continuing in the world of funny lawyers, Kelly came up with a creature feature about a giant alligator, starring Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, and Bridget Fonda. Joined by veteran TV director Steve Miner, Kelley intended to make a funny, scary flick. But his loose approach to the plot raised too many unanswered questions, which too often distracted from the core fun of a killer alligator flick.</p>

19. Lake Placid (1999)

Lake Placid came as a passion project for writer David E. Kelly, who made his name by creating the legal comedy Ally McBeal . Instead of continuing in the world of funny lawyers, Kelly came up with a creature feature about a giant alligator, starring Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, and Bridget Fonda. Joined by veteran TV director Steve Miner, Kelley intended to make a funny, scary flick. But his loose approach to the plot raised too many unanswered questions, which too often distracted from the core fun of a killer alligator flick.

<p class="p1">Given how many people fear snakes, one would expect copperheads and rattlers to slither across movie screens more often. However, <i>Sssssss</i> shows the limitations of the genre, maybe proving why snakes can’t be movie monsters. Rather than just tell a story about killer snakes, writers Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke, who worked on classics such as <i>Cool Hand Luke</i> and <i>Planet of the Apes</i>, came up with a story about a mad scientist (Strother Martin) giving himself reptile skin to protect from snake bites. The scientist mutates into a king cobra, a visual that falls far short of something like <i>The Fly</i> but entertains in its own inexplicable way.</p>

20. Sssssss (1973)

Given how many people fear snakes, one would expect copperheads and rattlers to slither across movie screens more often. However, Sssssss shows the limitations of the genre, maybe proving why snakes can’t be movie monsters. Rather than just tell a story about killer snakes, writers Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke, who worked on classics such as Cool Hand Luke and Planet of the Apes , came up with a story about a mad scientist (Strother Martin) giving himself reptile skin to protect from snake bites. The scientist mutates into a king cobra, a visual that falls far short of something like The Fly but entertains in its own inexplicable way.

<p class="p1">While some people may find slugs icky, few people fear the slow-moving, slime-trailing creatures. But that didn’t stop British author Shaun Hutson from making them the threat in his novel <i>Slugs</i>, which caught the attention of Spanish director Juan Piquer Simón. A master of bad genre flicks, Simón visualized the titular mollusks as sharp-toothed beasties who can reduce a person to a pile of bones in mere seconds. Both silly and sickening, <i>Slugs</i> will forever change the way moviegoers look at the usually harmless creatures.</p>

21. Slugs (1988)

While some people may find slugs icky, few people fear the slow-moving, slime-trailing creatures. But that didn’t stop British author Shaun Hutson from making them the threat in his novel Slugs , which caught the attention of Spanish director Juan Piquer Simón. A master of bad genre flicks, Simón visualized the titular mollusks as sharp-toothed beasties who can reduce a person to a pile of bones in mere seconds. Both silly and sickening, Slugs will forever change the way moviegoers look at the usually harmless creatures.

<p class="p1">Why have only one type of killer animal when a movie could have them all? Director William Girdler took that approach in <i>Day of the Animals</i>, his precursor to <i>Grizzly</i>. More of an issues movie than that later (and better) film, <i>Day of the Animals</i> suggests that ozone deterioration drives wildlife mad, turning all animals into beasts that want revenge on the human race. Girdler crafts some pretty shocking sequences and stars Christopher George, Lynda Day George, and Leslie Neilsen (still a few years from reinventing himself as a comedy icon in <i>Airplane!</i>) do their best to keep things believable.</p>

22. Day of the Animals (1977)

Why have only one type of killer animal when a movie could have them all? Director William Girdler took that approach in Day of the Animals , his precursor to Grizzly . More of an issues movie than that later (and better) film, Day of the Animals suggests that ozone deterioration drives wildlife mad, turning all animals into beasts that want revenge on the human race. Girdler crafts some pretty shocking sequences and stars Christopher George, Lynda Day George, and Leslie Neilsen (still a few years from reinventing himself as a comedy icon in Airplane! ) do their best to keep things believable.

<p class="p1">Before <i>Slugs</i>, <i>Squirm</i> tried to imagine slimy worms as dangerous predators. Writer and director Jeff Lieberman doesn’t come up with much of a plot for his story, which involves a New York City boy (Don Scardino) who comes to visit his girlfriend (Patricia Pearcy) in Georgia when an electrical storm turns worms into carnivores. Whatever the movie lacks in plot, it makes up for with shocking imagery, including one of worms pouring from a shower spigot and another of the creatures dangling from a victim’s face.</p>

23. Squirm (1976)

Before Slugs , Squirm tried to imagine slimy worms as dangerous predators. Writer and director Jeff Lieberman doesn’t come up with much of a plot for his story, which involves a New York City boy (Don Scardino) who comes to visit his girlfriend (Patricia Pearcy) in Georgia when an electrical storm turns worms into carnivores. Whatever the movie lacks in plot, it makes up for with shocking imagery, including one of worms pouring from a shower spigot and another of the creatures dangling from a victim’s face.

<p class="p1">Like <i>Jaws</i>, <i>Cujo</i> so perfected the scary dog genre that few other moviemakers dared to try it. In fact, when <i>Child’s Play</i> co-writer John Lafia made <i>Man’s Best Friend</i>, he made his killer canine the product of genetic engineering, mixing science gone wrong tropes into the plot. As a result, <i>Man’s Best Friend</i> feels less about a beloved pet turned evil and more about a woman (Ally Sheedy) who wants to see the best in her animal companion, even when human interference has made that impossible.</p>

24. Man’s Best Friend (1993)

Like Jaws , Cujo so perfected the scary dog genre that few other moviemakers dared to try it. In fact, when Child’s Play co-writer John Lafia made Man’s Best Friend , he made his killer canine the product of genetic engineering, mixing science gone wrong tropes into the plot. As a result, Man’s Best Friend feels less about a beloved pet turned evil and more about a woman (Ally Sheedy) who wants to see the best in her animal companion, even when human interference has made that impossible.

<p class="p1">Anyone looking at the poster for <i>Prophecy</i> would probably expect an alien invasion movie or something with a spiritual component, given its haunting name and bizarre central image. But writer David Seltzer has a more mundane and chilling prophecy in mind for his film, one involving industrial waste turning an average bear into an unstoppable killing machine. Sadly, the big concepts never translate into a satisfying film, as <i>Prophecy</i> too often becomes preachy when it should be exciting, despite the involvement of director John Frankenheimer.</p>

25. Prophecy (1979)

Anyone looking at the poster for Prophecy would probably expect an alien invasion movie or something with a spiritual component, given its haunting name and bizarre central image. But writer David Seltzer has a more mundane and chilling prophecy in mind for his film, one involving industrial waste turning an average bear into an unstoppable killing machine. Sadly, the big concepts never translate into a satisfying film, as Prophecy too often becomes preachy when it should be exciting, despite the involvement of director John Frankenheimer.

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The Best Horror Films set at Sea / Underwater / Lakes

List of a few horror films set at sea or underwater or on lakes, etc. Not sure why I made the list, I just felt like it! Only adding films that are even remotely worth watching = Super Spider-Shark and 3-Headed Octopus-Woman won't be on this list! NOTE: There needs to be more ghost ship films made, there's only a few and most are crap.

Movies or TV
IMDb Rating
In Theaters
Release Year

1. Jaws (1975)

PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss , Lorraine Gary

Votes: 656,330 | Gross: $260.00M

Killer shark. All time classic. Everyone knows it.

2. The Lighthouse (I) (2019)

R | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Robert Pattinson , Willem Dafoe , Valeriia Karaman , Logan Hawkes

Votes: 252,686 | Gross: $0.43M

Psychological horror. Exceptionally creepy and unsettling film about 2 guys going mad when stranded at a lighthouse. Lovecraftian overtones.

3. The Abyss (1989)

PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Ed Harris , Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , Michael Biehn , Leo Burmester

Votes: 191,648 | Gross: $54.46M

Deep sea sci-fi mystery. Not "true" horror, but definitely close enough for this list. A brilliant film.

4. The Fog (1980)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau , Jamie Lee Curtis , Janet Leigh , John Houseman

Votes: 82,585 | Gross: $21.38M

Ghost pirates. Set in a seaside town with some of the horror taking place at sea. Classic horror!

5. Dead Calm (1989)

R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller

After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Nicole Kidman , Sam Neill , Billy Zane , Rod Mullinar

Votes: 43,523 | Gross: $7.83M

Tense thriller set on a boat. Legendary thriller that has earned its reputation. Everyone needs to see this film at least once!

6. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

G | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Richard Carlson , Julie Adams , Richard Denning , Antonio Moreno

Votes: 34,066 | Gross: $1.30M

Monster in a lagoon ... of all things. All time classic, still a good film today.

7. Triangle (2009)

R | 99 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.

Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Melissa George , Joshua McIvor , Jack Taylor , Michael Dorman

Votes: 128,973

Mystery on an abandoned boat. An awesome mystery-thriller that will shock and surprise. Great film.

8. Deep Rising (1998)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who had already invaded the ship.

Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Treat Williams , Famke Janssen , Anthony Heald , Kevin J. O'Connor

Votes: 40,628 | Gross: $11.20M

Monster movie set on a cruise liner. A dumb & fun horror film that's very entertaining to watch. Pure popcorn fodder.

9. Sphere (1998)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman , Sharon Stone , Samuel L. Jackson , Peter Coyote

Votes: 112,187 | Gross: $37.02M

Deep sea sci-fi. Much maligned by critics at the time of its release, it's gained a cult following since then. I rate it quite highly.

10. Below (2002)

R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

Strange happenings occur on a WW II submarine.

Director: David Twohy | Stars: Bruce Greenwood , David Crow , Matthew Davis , Holt McCallany

Votes: 24,043 | Gross: $0.61M

Submarine horror. Cool little horror/thriller. Definitely scratches that nautical horror itch.

11. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid , Paula Raymond , Cecil Kellaway , Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 8,688 | Gross: $5.00M

Deep sea monster. Awesome old creature feature, and one of the few that hasn't aged too badly. Good fun.

12. Harpoon (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.

Director: Rob Grant | Stars: Munro Chambers , Chris Gray , Emily Tyra , Brett Gelman

Votes: 6,182

People stranded on a boat. Funny and nasty with a great twist ending, too.

13. The Vanishing (II) (2018)

R | 107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Three lighthouse keepers on the remote Flannan Isles find a hidden trunk of gold, leading to their mysterious disappearance.

Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Peter Mullan , Gerard Butler , Emma King , Gary Lewis

Votes: 20,494

Lighthouse thriller. Good thriller/horror about 3 guys stationed at a lighthouse and things go very wrong.

14. Crawl (I) (2019)

R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Kaya Scodelario , Barry Pepper , Morfydd Clark , Ross Anderson

Votes: 93,523 | Gross: $39.01M

Killer alligator. Very enjoyable alligator attack film. Fast and fun with great production quality.

15. Ghostboat (2006 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A British Sub goes missing at the end of WWII, leaving only one survivor. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years later it reappears without a crew. The ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: David Jason , Ian Puleston-Davies , Tony Haygarth , Julian Wadham

Shipwreck mystery.

16. Alligator (1980)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Robert Forster , Robin Riker , Michael V. Gazzo , Dean Jagger

Votes: 15,736

Killer alligator. You'd think a Gator movie from 1980 would be shlocky crap, but this is actually a pretty good film.

17. Underwater (2020)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Director: William Eubank | Stars: Kristen Stewart , Vincent Cassel , Mamoudou Athie , T.J. Miller

Votes: 96,488 | Gross: $17.29M

Deep sea monster movie. Plays out like 'Alien' at the bottom of the ocean. Great sets and CGI.

18. Dagon (2001)

R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Ezra Godden , Francisco Rabal , Raquel Meroño , Macarena Gómez

Votes: 20,882

HP Lovecraft adaption. Slightly uneven film with some truly amazing parts, but with some flaws, too. A must-see if you like Lovecraft tho.

19. The Ghost Ship (1943)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Third Officer Tom Merriam accuses Captain Will Stone of being a homicidal maniac, but no one believes him.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Richard Dix , Russell Wade , Edith Barrett , Ben Bard

Votes: 3,775

Murder on a boat.

20. The Shallows (2016)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Horror

A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Blake Lively , Óscar Jaenada , Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo , Joseph Salas

Votes: 142,832 | Gross: $55.12M

Shark attack. Yet another shark-attack movie, but this one is actually pretty good - one of the best, in fact.

21. It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.

Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Kenneth Tobey , Faith Domergue , Donald Curtis , Ian Keith

Votes: 6,301

Monster at sea. Very fun creature feature!

22. Open Water (2003)

R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.

Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard Ryan , Daniel Travis , Saul Stein , Michael E. Williamson

Votes: 56,320 | Gross: $30.61M

Shark attack.

23. The Deep (1977)

PG | 123 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset , Nick Nolte , Dick Anthony Williams , Robert Shaw

Votes: 13,690 | Gross: $6.84M

Mystery thriller.

24. Phantom (I) (2013)

R | 98 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: Ed Harris , Julian Adams , David Duchovny , William Fichtner

Votes: 15,131 | Gross: $0.49M

Thriller on a submarine. Not really a true "horror" film, but a very tense thriller that's not half bad!

25. Pressure (II) (2015)

R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

A group of men are trapped in a small pod on the sea bed, after diving down to fix an oil pipeline and becoming separated from their ship.

Director: Ron Scalpello | Stars: Danny Huston , Matthew Goode , Joe Cole , Alan McKenna

Votes: 6,042

Trapped at the bottom of the ocean. Some really tense moments make this worth a look - very claustrophobic.

26. Rogue (2007)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror

An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Michael Vartan , Radha Mitchell , Sam Worthington , Caroline Brazier

Votes: 33,282 | Gross: $0.01M

Killer Croc Good killer croc film from Australia.

27. Leviathan (1989)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.

Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Peter Weller , Richard Crenna , Amanda Pays , Daniel Stern

Votes: 23,522 | Gross: $15.70M

Deep sea horror sci-fi. Very similar to 'The Abyss' so worth a look if you liked that film.

28. Cold Skin (2017)

TV-14 | 108 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.

Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Ray Stevenson , David Oakes , Aura Garrido , Winslow M. Iwaki

Votes: 17,947

Monsters attack a lighthouse. Very entertaining nautical monster film set at a lighthouse!

29. Piranha 3D (2010)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror

After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Elisabeth Shue , Jerry O'Connell , Richard Dreyfuss , Ving Rhames

Votes: 96,353 | Gross: $25.00M

Killer piranha comedy / horror. This one is played purely for laughs, but the gore is quite gruesome as well! Not to be taken seriously at all.

30. 47 Meters Down (2017)

PG-13 | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.

Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Mandy Moore , Claire Holt , Matthew Modine , Chris Johnson

Votes: 60,687 | Gross: $44.31M

Deep sea shark attack. Decent underwater flick with some tense, claustrophobic moments.

31. The Reef (2010)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

Director: Andrew Traucki | Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling , Gyton Grantley , Adrienne Pickering , Zoe Naylor

Votes: 20,862

32. Satan's Triangle (1975 TV Movie)

74 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A US coast guard finds only a woman still alive aboard a shipwreck. She tells her rescuer what happened and soon, they find themselves trapped in a mysterious part of the ocean known as Satan's Triangle.

Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Kim Novak , Doug McClure , Alejandro Rey , Ed Lauter

Votes: 1,419

Lost at sea mystery.

33. Ghost Ship (2002)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.

Director: Steve Beck | Stars: Julianna Margulies , Gabriel Byrne , Ron Eldard , Desmond Harrington

Votes: 108,663 | Gross: $30.11M

...set on a ghost ship, obviously. Very, very cheesy film, but it's kinda fun. Don't expect too much from it and it'll pass the time.

34. Piranha (1978)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Bradford Dillman , Heather Menzies-Urich , Kevin McCarthy , Keenan Wynn

Votes: 24,527 | Gross: $6.00M

Killer piranha. Classic horror film that's sadly a little bit dull to watch today.

35. Jaws 2 (1978)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Roy Scheider , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton , Joseph Mascolo

Votes: 84,210 | Gross: $102.92M

Killer shark. Decent follow-up to the classic original.

36. Shock Waves (1977)

PG | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers.

Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Clarence Thomas , Brooke Adams , Luke Halpin , John Carradine

Votes: 6,243

Undead sea Nazi's Low budget shlock about Nazi zombies that come out of the sea. It has its charms, but isn't a classic or anything.

37. The Beast (1996)

PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Mysterious things happen at the coast of Graves Point: An empty boat lies at the shore, divers vanish. The sea biologist Dr. Talley thinks he knows the solution of the mystery: In the depth there is a gigantic squid.

Stars: William Petersen , Karen Sillas , Charles Martin Smith , Ronald Guttman

Votes: 2,902

Killer squid.

38. Deep Blue Sea (1999)

R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Thomas Jane , Saffron Burrows , Samuel L. Jackson , Jacqueline McKenzie

Votes: 142,168 | Gross: $73.65M

Killer shark / sci-fi Cheesy fun I guess, not very scary.

39. Virus (1999)

R | 99 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

After outrunning a typhoon at sea, a strong-willed tugboat navigator and her crew discover a high-tech alien life form that's taken control of a Russian research vessel and aims to destroy on a massive scale.

Director: John Bruno | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis , Donald Sutherland , William Baldwin , Joanna Pacula

Votes: 29,826 | Gross: $14.01M

Sci-fi horror. Ultra-cheesy sci-fi flick set on a boat. Great fun if you're in the mood for that kind of thing.

41. Sea Fever (2019)

TV-14 | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

Director: Neasa Hardiman | Stars: Hermione Corfield , Dag Malmberg , Jack Hickey , Olwen Fouéré

Votes: 13,929

Stuck on a boat with a virus. Passible horror flick about people on a boat getting a parasitic virus from a sea creature.

42. Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Passed | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Men capture the Creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: John Agar , Lori Nelson , John Bromfield , Nestor Paiva

Votes: 6,988

Aquatic monster. Average follow up to 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'

43. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.

Director: Hans Horn | Stars: Susan May Pratt , Richard Speight Jr. , Niklaus Lange , Ali Hillis

Votes: 19,879

Stranded at sea. This one is just average.

44. The Boat (2018)

88 min | Mystery, Thriller

A lone fisherman encounters a seemingly abandoned yacht in an eerie fog bank. Whilst trying to do the right thing the most inexplicable and terrifying nightmare begins.

Director: Winston Azzopardi | Stars: Joe Azzopardi , Anubis Mud

Votes: 4,852

Average mystery thriller with a couple of creepy moments.

45. Lake Placid (1999)

R | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Four people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Bridget Fonda , Bill Pullman , Oliver Platt , Brendan Gleeson

Votes: 65,322 | Gross: $31.77M

Killer alligator Very mediocre, just about warrants a look if you're after some nautical horror and have seen everything else.

46. Death Ship (1980)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.

Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: George Kennedy , Richard Crenna , Nick Mancuso , Sally Ann Howes

Votes: 5,633

Ghost ship horror. This is not a "good" movie, but there's something about the grimy look to the film that made me like it more than I probably should have.

47. Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship (2020)

Not Rated | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A bereaved shipping officer investigates the mystery behind a ghost ship that washes ashore in Mumbai.

Director: Bhanu Pratap Singh | Stars: Vicky Kaushal , Ashutosh Rana , Meher Vij , Akash Dhar

Votes: 5,877

Haunted ship. Passible Bollywood horror flick.

48. Phantom Ship (1935)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.

Director: Denison Clift | Stars: Bela Lugosi , Shirley Grey , Arthur Margetson , Edmund Willard

Votes: 1,035

Murder mystery at sea

49. 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: 30,618 | Gross: $22.26M

50. DeepStar Six (1989)

A team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Greg Evigan , Nancy Everhard , Taurean Blacque , Miguel Ferrer

Votes: 13,134 | Gross: $8.14M

Deep sea sci-fi horror. Not a fan of this, but some folks find it acceptable.

51. Bait (III) (2012)

R | 93 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.

Director: Kimble Rendall | Stars: Xavier Samuel , Sharni Vinson , Adrian Pang , Yuwu Qi

Votes: 19,353

Killer sharks. It's just about watchable.

52. The Meg (2018)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham , Bingbing Li , Rainn Wilson , Cliff Curtis

Votes: 206,423 | Gross: $143.01M

Killer shark. A cringeworthy slice of pure cheese that's barely watchable.

53. Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A research team encounters multiple threats while exploring the depths of the ocean, including a malevolent mining operation.

Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Jason Statham , Jing Wu , Shuya Sophia Cai , Cliff Curtis

Votes: 76,381 | Gross: $82.60M

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Welcome to the ‘Poohniverse’: ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Team to Unite Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell and More in Low-Budget Horror Crossover (EXCLUSIVE)

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Six years after “Avengers: Infinity War,” another film is vying to become the most ambitious crossover event in history, this time in the lower-budget cinematic realm.

The filmmakers behind “ Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey ” — the micro-budget slasher that sparked headlines for turning A. A. Milne’s jovial bear into a feral serial killer and made an incredible $5.2 million at the box office after costing under $50,000 to make — have unveiled “Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble,” bringing together Pooh and various other beloved children’s characters gone bad.

“As horror fans, we would love an Avengers that is all villains,” explained actor-producer Scott Chambers, who leads Jagged Edge. “It’d have Freddy Krueger, Jason, ‘Halloween,’ ‘Scream,’ all of those. Obviously that will never happen, but we can make it happen in our own little way, and that’s where this film has been born.”

Many of the characters set to appear in “Poohniverse” will first feature in standalone films coming this year and falling under Jagged Edge’s version of the MCU, the Twisted Childhood Universe. Among them are “Bambi: The Reckoning,” “Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare” and “Pinocchio Unstrung,” plus last year’s “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” and its sequel “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2,” which is being released theatrically in the U.S. on March 26. The upcoming films will include various easter eggs linking them toward the upcoming horrifying crossover.

“We’ve got access to all these concepts so it’s like a self-contained bubble and we can do what we want with them,” says Rhys Jake-Waterfield, who directed “Blood and Honey” and “Blood and Honey 2,” and will helm “Poohniverse.” “So yeah, it’s really exciting.”

Casting is to include Chambers returning as Christopher Robin, Megan Plactio as Wendy Darling, Roxanne Mckee as Xana and Lewis Santer as Tigger, with more announcements to come.

“Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble” is a Jagged Edge Production with ITN Studios and Premiere Entertainment handling sales. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland will serve as executive producers for ITN.

“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2,” from ITN Studios and Jagged Edge, will be released in cinemas March 26, 27 and 28 by Fathom Events.

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