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International Day of the Seafarer: 10 Hollywood sea adventure movies to watch before you die

Seasick or not, make sure you watch these awesome maritime movies before you seize to breathe.
DAS BOOT (1981): An adaptation of Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's 1973 novel of the same name, the film narrates the 'Battle of the Atlantic.' It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt through the eyes of a bunch of patriotic
DAS BOOT (1981): An adaptation of Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's 1973 novel of the same name, the film narrates the 'Battle of the Atlantic.' It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt through the eyes of a bunch of patriotic
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TITANIC (1997): Rose, a young lady from an aristocratic family, falls in love with Jack Dawson - an ordinary artist during RMS Titanic's maiden voyage. The 'ship of dreams' never reached her destination as it sank in the Atlantic following a collision with a giant iceberg, killing thousands on board. However, Rose survives to tell her eternal love story to the next generation. (Photo | Facebook)
TITANIC (1997): Rose, a young lady from an aristocratic family, falls in love with Jack Dawson - an ordinary artist during RMS Titanic's maiden voyage. The 'ship of dreams' never reached her destination as it sank in the Atlantic following a collision with a giant iceberg, killing thousands on board. However, Rose survives to tell her eternal love story to the next generation. (Photo | Facebook)
LIFE OF PI (2012): Pi is an ordinary Indian teenager - until his family business fails, and decides to move to Canada. One night aboard their Japanese cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, a storm hits and sinks nearly all that Pi holds dear. He survives in a lifeboat with several of their zoo animals, including a fearsome Bengal tiger. Soon he forms a special bonding with the animal that gives him daily motivation to live. Life of Pi is a tale of faith, hope, and the fight to survive. (Photo | Facebook)
LIFE OF PI (2012): Pi is an ordinary Indian teenager - until his family business fails, and decides to move to Canada. One night aboard their Japanese cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, a storm hits and sinks nearly all that Pi holds dear. He survives in a lifeboat with several of their zoo animals, including a fearsome Bengal tiger. Soon he forms a special bonding with the animal that gives him daily motivation to live. Life of Pi is a tale of faith, hope, and the fight to survive. (Photo | Facebook)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN SERIES: Captain Jack Sparrow, William Turner and Elizabeth Turner join forces to fend off the East India Company as they unravel the secrets of the deep blue one by one. (Photo | AP)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN SERIES: Captain Jack Sparrow, William Turner and Elizabeth Turner join forces to fend off the East India Company as they unravel the secrets of the deep blue one by one. (Photo | AP)
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954): Probably the mother of all sea-adventure movies featuring giant sea monsters and treasure chests, the movie features Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre. During an adventurous expedition in search of a creature, Ned Land (Kirk) is thrown overboard, only to discover that the supposed monster is actually a haunted submarine. (Photo | Facebook)
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954): Probably the mother of all sea-adventure movies featuring giant sea monsters and treasure chests, the movie features Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre. During an adventurous expedition in search of a creature, Ned Land (Kirk) is thrown overboard, only to discover that the supposed monster is actually a haunted submarine. (Photo | Facebook)
JAWS (1975): The Steven Spielberg film, based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name, became a trend-setter and caused film-goers to be afraid to go into the water. The movie deals with Police Chief Martin Brody's efforts to hunt down a man-eating Great White, with the help of archaeologist Matt Hooper and Captain Quint. (Photo | Twitter)
JAWS (1975): The Steven Spielberg film, based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name, became a trend-setter and caused film-goers to be afraid to go into the water. The movie deals with Police Chief Martin Brody's efforts to hunt down a man-eating Great White, with the help of archaeologist Matt Hooper and Captain Quint. (Photo | Twitter)
FINDING NEMO (2003): Disney's super-hit animation movie is about a timid clown fish who must find his inner strength to save his son taken away by humans into another continent. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. (YouTube screengrab)
FINDING NEMO (2003): Disney's super-hit animation movie is about a timid clown fish who must find his inner strength to save his son taken away by humans into another continent. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. (YouTube screengrab)
WATERWORLD (1995): In this post-apocalypse sci-fi action drama, the polar ice caps have melted down and most of Earth is underwater. Mariner (Kevin Costner) helps Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and Enola (Tina Majorino) escape the 'Smokers' who are pursuing them in the belief that Enola holds the key to finding the mythical Dryland. (Photo | Facebook)
WATERWORLD (1995): In this post-apocalypse sci-fi action drama, the polar ice caps have melted down and most of Earth is underwater. Mariner (Kevin Costner) helps Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and Enola (Tina Majorino) escape the 'Smokers' who are pursuing them in the belief that Enola holds the key to finding the mythical Dryland. (Photo | Facebook)
THE PERFECT STORM (2000): The movie-adaptation of non-fiction book by Sebastian Junger, it tells the story of a fishing boat that gets lost in the sea during a killer storm. Friends and family worry and wait at the shore while the crew perishes one after another. (Photo | Twitter)
THE PERFECT STORM (2000): The movie-adaptation of non-fiction book by Sebastian Junger, it tells the story of a fishing boat that gets lost in the sea during a killer storm. Friends and family worry and wait at the shore while the crew perishes one after another. (Photo | Twitter)
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013): When 'Maersk Alabama', a container ship, en route Kenya is taken by Somali pirates, captain Richard Phillips should use his wits to negotiate with them to save the lives of his crew. Will he succeed? Watch the Paul Greengrass masterpiece to find put. (Photo | Twitter)
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013): When 'Maersk Alabama', a container ship, en route Kenya is taken by Somali pirates, captain Richard Phillips should use his wits to negotiate with them to save the lives of his crew. Will he succeed? Watch the Paul Greengrass masterpiece to find put. (Photo | Twitter)
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