sea captain movies

The Big Country (1958)
7.611 / 10

Drama, Western, Romance

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill,...

The Black Swan (1942)
6.397 / 10

Adventure, Romance

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of...

The Sea Chase (1955)
6.1 / 10

War, Action, Drama

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse....

Slave Ship (1937)
5.3 / 10

Adventure, Drama

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

Barnacle Bill (1957)
6.342 / 10

Comedy

A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'

The Ghost Ship (1943)
6.238 / 10

Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die...

The World in His Arms (1952)
6.5 / 10

Adventure, Romance

A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.

Tugboat Annie (1933)
6.5 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps...

The Challenge (1948)
6 / 10

Mystery

Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.

My Sailor My Love (2022)
6.5 / 10

Drama, Romance

The thorny relationship between a woman and her retired father worsens after he becomes romantically involved with the housekeeper she hires for him.

Deadweight (2016)
5.6 / 10

Drama

Ahti Ikonen is a reliable captain at the height of his career. He is in command of the 35,000-ton container vessel Brugge, which enters the port of...

Black Waters (1929)
0 / 10

Crime, Mystery, Horror

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

Face to Face (1952)
5.7 / 10

Western, Crime, Drama

Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on...

Shanghai Bound (1927)
0 / 10

Adventure, Drama

Landing at a Chinese port, tough sea captain Bucklin and his passengers are threatened by a marauding war lord, who intends to kill the captain and...

Nurses for Sale (1971)
4.8 / 10

Adventure, Action

Hamburg ship captain Markus Jolly is hired to transport a vaccine to a Latin American port, but when the precious cargo is stolen by mobsters, he is...

The Changeling (1974)
7 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Sexual passion breeds violence in the Thomas Middleton and William Rowley written tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a sea-captain. ...

The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
6 / 10

Adventure

Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.

Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
5.3 / 10

Adventure, Drama, Romance

It all begins with the discreet romance between the Creole maid Lea Mariotte and her young boss, George Brissac, an amoral bourgeois who plans to...

Alev Alev (1984)
4 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Captain Hagen's Bed & Breakfast (2019)
4.2 / 10

Comedy

Four couples spend the weekend at a Bed and Breakfast in the Hamptons run by an eccentric German sea captain and his strange family.