Best TV Shows like The Love Boat (1977)

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The Poseidon Adventure

Synopsis: When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

Starring: Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Albertson

Plot: new year's eve, swimming underwater, tidal wave, ocean liner, 1970s, trapped underwater, disaster film, blockbuster, ship sinking, christmas tree ...

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Synopsis: Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Starring: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata

Plot: kaiju, godzilla, japan, tokusatsu, allegory, giant monster, monster, monster terrorizes city, scientist, japanese ...

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Speed 2: Cruise Control

Synopsis: A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks awaits them on their peril…

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Sandra Bullock

Plot: sign language, ship, collision course, bomb, cruise ship, teenage girl, hand grenade, surprise during end credits, motorcycle cop, police chase ...

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Midway

Synopsis: The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Ed Skrein

Plot: world war two, explosion, fire, warplane, naval uniform, u.s. military, dying young, pacific ocean, automatic gunfire, bomb ...

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Aquaman

Synopsis: Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Arthur Curry, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne.

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard

Plot: tattooed man, damsel in distress, king, hand to hand combat, fight to the death, mother son relationship, ocean, dc comics, based on comic book, rescue ...

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Battleship

Synopsis: When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While t…

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Jesse Plemons

Plot: alien, battleship, alien invasion, lens flare, hawaii, extraterrestrial alien, cctv video footage, tasered, kicked in the face, pickup truck ...

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Battle of Britain

Synopsis: In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.

Starring: Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, Ian McShane

Plot: normandy france, polish pilot, danger, anti aircraft gun, nazi uniform, world war two pilot, airplane cockpit, nazi bomber, raf, luftwaffe ...

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The Little Mermaid

Synopsis: This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

Starring: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Samuel E. Wright

Plot: mermaid, fork, 2d animation, storm at sea, rescue from drowning, carriage, knife, kitchen, octopus, statue ...

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Poseidon

Synopsis: A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

Starring: Josh Lucas, Mike Vogel, Emmy Rossum

Plot: new year's eve, fire, loss of loved one, drowning, cataclysm, survival, remake, underwater scene, child in jeopardy, rescue ...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Synopsis: Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautif…

Starring: David Wenham, Johnny Depp, Brenton Thwaites

Plot: pirate, sword fight, sword duel, blockbuster, swashbuckler, quest, ghost, ocean, british navy, british soldier ...

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Baywatch

Synopsis: Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Starring: Jason Momoa, Krista Allen, Michael Bergin

Plot: sea, beach, swimming, lifeguard, big breasts, love interest, sex scene, father son relationship, death of protagonist, sexploitation ...

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The Legend of 1900

Synopsis: The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

Starring: Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tim Roth, Bill Nunn

Plot: ship, piano, pianist, jazz, year 1900, foundling, timeframe 1910s, timeframe 1920s, timeframe 1930s, timeframe 19th century ...

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Synopsis: A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Starring: James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas

Plot: underwater, submarine, giant tentacle, submarine captain, submarine crew, futuristic submarine, nautilus the submarine, submarine movie, based on novel, gold treasure ...

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Life of Pi

Synopsis: The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Starring: Suraj Sharma, Rafe Spall, Irrfan Khan

Plot: tiger, india, journey, faith, animal, lifeboat, survivor, pacific ocean, belief in god, sinking ship ...

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Jaws

Synopsis: When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.

Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw

Plot: shark, great white shark, beach, blockbuster, shark attack, loss of son, fishing, based on novel, woman slaps a man, fear ...

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Jaws 2

Synopsis: Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Starring: Roy Scheider, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary

Plot: giant shark, wet t shirt, fictional town, shark, beach, amphibious helicopter, watercraft, amphibious aircraft, rotorcraft, dead animal ...

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Pearl Harbor

Synopsis: The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Starring: Ewen Bremner, Jon Voight, Ben Affleck

Plot: sex, child abuse, historically inaccurate, beer, bare chested male, boxer shorts, fairy godmother, ale, golf, santa claus costume ...

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Synopsis: It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, actio…

Starring: Catherine Hicks, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols

Plot: probe, whale, alien probe, humpback whale, time travel, back in time, punk, pizza, bootstrap paradox, talking to a computer ...

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World War Z

Synopsis: Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and l…

Starring: James Badge Dale, Brad Pitt, Ludi Boeken

Plot: zombie, walled city, severed arm, south korea, white male lead in a diverse cast, chaos, pandemic, infection, disease, antidote ...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Synopsis: Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid eternal damnation.

Starring: Bill Nighy, Johnny Depp, Stellan Skarsgård

Plot: heart, monster, giant squid, canceled wedding, sea captain, part of trilogy, lens flare, spyglass, plant, caribbean sea ...

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