In the Wake of a Stranger(1959)

The Grudge(en)

Two stranded sailors get to know each other as they share their last moments together.

Hard Target(en)

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

Kill Cruise(de)

Two British beauties go to Barbados with a yacht captain who does not know what he's in for.

Night Tide(en)

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Pool of London(en)

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

Deadline at Dawn(en)

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Reykjavik-Rotterdam(is)

A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events occur.

Safe in Hell(en)

To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea(en)

When a widowed mother falls in love with an American sailor, her troubled young son is pressured by the bullying leader of his clique to seek revenge.

To Fair Winds & Followed Waters(en)

The tale of an old ghost story - A disheveled mariner is haunted by an ominously fervorous bed-sheet ghost

I Wanna Be a Sailor(en)

Momma parrot is teaching her young-uns to say "Polly want a cracker" but little Peter doesn't want a cracker, he wants to be a sailor like dad. Mom tells him what a no-account his dad really was, setting sail for Hawaii ("no, Maw, it was Catalina") right after the kids were born. Peter is unswayed, and takes off. He turns a barrel into a boat, and crews it with an annoyingly talkative duckling, then sets sail on a lake. They get caught in a thunderstorm (the duck loves it). Peter calls for help and momma comes running, but the duck has already saved him. But he still wants to be a sailor.

Barnacle Bill(en)

A fishing boat captain searches for romance in hopes of improving his financial picture.

Port of Escape(en)

Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.

Popeye the Sailor(en)

Popeye and Bluto fight for the love of Olive Oyl in their debut short, featuring Betty Boop.

Sea Legs(fr)

The story of a Russian sailor coming back home.

Vampire Hookers(en)

A sinister vampire sends out a horde of undead beauties to bring back victims for his dinner.

The Law of the Tong(en)

A young girl working as a dance-hall hostess gets mixed up in a scheme that smuggles illegal Chinese aliens into the country.

Popeye the Slayer Man(en)

A curious group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of the "Sailor Man," who is said to haunt the factory and local docks.

At Sea!(no)

All Is Lost(en)

During 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 and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.