Sea movies: 7 adventure movies and thrills

The sea is a dream, but it is also frightening. Many directors have found their inspiration there to make intense, cult, fun or simply magnificent films. Films that have left their mark on the world of cinema - and the sea - in the image of the Big Blue. Here is a selection of sea films that make you shiver, with their suspense or beauty.

Full Sun - March 1960 - 1 h 54

Tom Ripley - embodied by the handsome and young Alain Delon - is sent by Philippe Greenleaf's father - a billionaire - to take him back to San Francisco. He then shared the life of Philippe and his mistress Marge - embodied by Marie Laforêt -, especially on board their sailboat. Despised by Philippe, Tom then decided to kill him and usurp his identity. Everything goes well until the usurped comes back to the surface...

Le Grand Bleu - May 1988 - 2 h 43

Besson's film is cult... It depicts the rivalry between two children - in the sea in Greece - that will continue as adults. So which of the two - Jean-Marc Barr or Jean-Reno - will dive the furthest and deepest while we are at the beginning of diving. "Their loves, their friendships, with humans and dolphins, in pursuit of an inaccessible dream."

White Calm - August 1989 - 1h37

As John and Rae decide to go sailing to forget their son's tragic death, they save a man who is sinking. But they don't know that this man is none other than a dangerous psychopath..

Liberté Oléron - June 2001 - 1 h 47

Jacques (Denis Podalydès), 38 years old, goes on holiday to the island of Oleron with his four children. Tired of beach games, he broke his piggy bank to buy a sailing boat, a weighted dinghy version, called "Liberté-Oléron", with which he decided to rally the island of Aix, five kilometres away. Although incompetent in sailing, Jacques told his family that he was the only master on board.

Les dents de la mer - June 1975 - 2 h 04

As the summer season begins, the savagely mutilated body of a young holidaymaker is found on the beach of the small seaside resort of Amity. Martin Brody - chief of police - is certain that the young woman was attacked by a shark and decides to ban access to the beaches. But the mayor of the city interested in economic interest refused. The shark then continues to spread terror along the coasts...

In the middle of a storm - August 2000 - 2 h 09

Times are tough and sailors are forced to venture further and further. Billy Tyne, captain of the fishing boat Andrea Gail decides to go swordfishing to Cape Flemish, a place known for its abundance of fish. But the boat is caught in a violent storm - a hurricane never seen before - on its way back.

Open Water - August 2004 - 1 h 20

Susan and Daniel are on vacation in the Bahamas and take advantage of a sea trip to dive, their hobby. But they will soon find themselves alone, in the open sea, lost offshore in shark-infested water..

All is lost - December 2013 - 1 h 46

A man incarnated by Robert Redford finds himself adrift in the middle of the Indian Ocean after a leak in the hull of his 12-metre sailboat. Without radio or navigation equipment, he found himself in a violent storm to which he survived, but not his boat. In his life raft, he then tried to survive and meet a living soul..

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