Films like Abandoned
In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
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The Poseidon Adventure
Film · 1972 · also adventure and dramaWhen their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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The Finest Hours
Film · 2016 · also drama and thrillerThe Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
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All Is Lost
Film · 2013 · also adventure and dramaDuring a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio an...
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Cast Away
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935 · also adventure and dramaFletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
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The High and the Mighty
Film · 1954 · also adventure and dramaDan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flig...
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The Perfect Storm
Film · 2000 · also adventure and dramaIn October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
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White Squall
Film · 1996 · also adventure and dramaIn 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teac...
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Poseidon
Film · 2006 · also adventure and dramaA packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
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Blood Alley
Film · 1955 · also adventure and dramaAn American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an anc...
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