American Shipwreck Movies

List of the best American movies about shipwrecks, selected by visitors to our site: The Finest Hours, Greyhound, Midway, Sons of the Desert, The Crossing II, Future World, The Whale, Sweetheart, Phantom, Viking Quest.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:30

The 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.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, military, history
CountryUSA, China, Canada

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, military, biography, history
CountryUSA, China, Canada, Hong Kong

The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:08

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
CountryChina, USA, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea
Duration02:34

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.

Markimdb: 3.2
Genrefantastic, action, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrehorror
CountryUSA
Duration00:30

Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, military, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

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.

Markimdb: 3.8
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
CountryCanada, Bulgaria, USA
Duration01:28

Erick, a young Viking warrior, joins forces with a rival clan in order to rescue a kidnapped princess from the great Midgard Serpent. It's a perilous task with a risk far greater than merely their own lives; by rescuing the princess, they might cause Ragnarök - the end of the world.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Chaos consumes a small town when a chemical facility explodes releasing a deadly toxin. Moments after the leak, the town's residents show signs of mutation, causing the military to quarantine the area leaving any survivors helpless and trapped inside. The story follows Jim, a young man isolated within the red zone, as he eludes flesh eating zombies in an attempt to win back his freedom.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
Duration02:20

The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

After their regular babysitter Maggie can’t make it, the Thompson family turns to her friend Anna to supervise their children while the parents go out to celebrate their anniversary. At first Anna seems like a dream come true to the kids, allowing them to eat extra cookies and play with things that are usually off-limits, but as her behavior becomes increasingly odd, the kids soon find out that her intentions are dark and twisted, and she is not who she seems to be.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search of the new arrivals. As the true identities of the women are revealed, Steele realizes he's caught in the middle of something far bigger than he had imagined.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

When Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that he believed to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration01:33

    Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables him to experience the final 8 minutes of another person's life. Colter re-lives the train incident over and over again, gathering more clues each time. But can he discover who is responsible for the attack before the next one happens?

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    A wild teenage girl orchestrates a romance between her nanny and her father, who is a recovering addict.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:15

    Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryFrance, Spain, USA, Belgium
    Duration01:57

    Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    A horrifying hybrid of genetic science and nature has taken over the Louisiana bayou, leaving terror in its wake! In the heat of the summer, what began as an day of boating and bikinis changes drastically when a school of genetically enhanced snakehead fish finds their way into Black Briar Swamp.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:41

      An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:38

        After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA

        During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA, Mexico

        A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the family’s outrageously decadent daughters and discovers that something quite unusual is happening at the ranch.

        Markimdb: 3.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:20

        A bus full of strangers find themselves fighting for their lives when one of them reads from an ancient Gothic tome, bringing six dead serial killers back to life, who proceed to hunt them down one by one.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:19

        Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Alex's dreary life is reignited when he meets Rachel, the woman of his dreams. The only thing that stands in the way of their perfect, serendipitous relationship is that Rachel has recently passed away.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:03

        With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genredrama, music, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:35

        All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUSA

        Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an aspiring actress, Beverly Aadland. The two had a high-flying affair that spanned the globe and was enabled by the girl's fame-obsessed mother, Florence. It all came crashing to an end in October 1959, when events forced the relationship into the open, sparking an avalanche of publicity castigating Beverly and her mother - which only fed Florence's need to stay in the spotlight.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Providing the romantic comedy genre with a decidedly queer twist, THE ONE is an effortlessly charming tale which proves that love is never simple! Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career and his beautiful fiancée Jen. But in his seemingly perfect life, there is one temptation- he has a thing for his adorable, openly gay former college classmate Tommy. After a few drinks, Daniel succumbs to his repressed desires sending these two on a torrid affair. Funny how love and lust have a way of messing up even the best laid plans of man!

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        Fred arrives at the doorstep of his beautiful young mistress Velvet after four years apart, claiming to have finally left his wife. But when she rejects his attempts to rekindle their romance, his persistence evolves into obsession — and a dark history between the former lovers comes into focus.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genredocumentary, history
        CountryUSA

        Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong, Austria, United Kingdom, Morocco
        Duration02:29

          Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
          Duration02:05

          A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA

          Madrid, Spain. The bedroom of Sofía, a luxury escort. Her new client, who has introduced himself as Hugo and appears to be an educated businessman, discovers that she has a name tattooed on her leg: Diana. Hugo cannot help asking her who Diana is.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUSA

          Follow Hill and his therapist as he has candid discussions of mental health and the progressively worsening anxiety attacks related to movie promotion that have turned his dream job into a nightmare.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, documentary
          CountryUSA

          Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA

          After an unexpected incident, Beth starts having flashbacks to her teen self and learns how she became who she is and who she wants to become.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:01

          Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          When her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:40

            Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

            Markimdb: 4.6
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:30

            A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:55

              An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genredrama, biography
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:30

              New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribner’s Sons is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer named Thomas Wolfe falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius. Together the two men set out to work on a version for publication and a seemingly endless struggle over every single phrase ensues. During this process, Perkins the gentle family man and Wolfe the eccentric author become close – a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When ‘Look Homeward, Angel’ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.




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