We saw tons of movies aboard and swapped even more with fellow boaters. Below are a few suggestions I think you will enjoy.\u00a0I have divided them into genres \u2013 documentaries, drama, action\u2026<\/p>\n
As well as comedies and cartoons!<\/p>\n
Because there are only so many sinking ships one can handle<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n Watching movies on a laptop; huddled on the small sofa in the salon; fighting over the single best seat on the boat<\/a> \u2013 those memories will sail with me forever. <\/p>\n\n None of the links to products are affiliate links. I canceled my affiliate accounts and I do not earn any commission. I only recommend what we like and use.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n All of our posts on: Boat Life @ No Texting & Tacking<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n We love watching documentaries. However, if I may suggest, avoid the ones about boating disasters, before a passage<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Enjoy, and send me an e-mail<\/a>, let me know which one is your favorite.<\/p>\n \u201cThe story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.\u201d (Amazon Prime Video<\/em>) <\/p>\n \u201cThe vessel is Infinity, a 120 ft hand-built gypsy boat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8,000 mile pacific crossing, from New Zealand to Patagonia, with a stop in Antarctica.\u201d (Amazon Prime Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cThe extraordinary journey of four brave women known as the Coxless Crew that set out to row the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia unsupported. As they row over 8,000 miles during their nine months at sea\u2026\u201d (Amazon Prime Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Inspiration<\/em> \u201cThis is the documentary film about wildman Alex Rust, who at 25, leaves the midwest to become a derelict sailboat captain. With no previous experience, he and his bearded pals dare to circumnavigate the globe\u2026 \u201d (YouTube Description<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2017 * not rated * 23K likes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOnce labeled a \u201cyouth-at-risk,\u201d 30-year old Matt Rutherford risked it all in an attempt to become the first person to sail alone, nonstop around North and South America.\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cMike Plant burned his way through life by an unconventional set of rules, leading him to dark corners of the world before finding his passion\u2026\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Boat Life<\/em> Jeff Johnson retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Choulnard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cThe remarkable, true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race and the psychological toll it took on its competitors.\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n Sweeping yet intimate documentary about the \u201cMorning Light\u201d \u2013 a sleek boat with a group of young sailors enduring intense training for the Transpac L.A.-to-Hawaii open-ocean race. (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n All of our posts on: Boat Life @ No Texting & Tacking<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSix sailors died and five boats were lost when a terrifying storm hit Bass Strait during the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Look back at this investigation\u2026\u201d (YouTube Description<\/em>)<\/p>\n 1998 * not rated * 3.2K likes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe story of the Force 10 gale which decimated the 1979 Fastnet race, the last of the Admiral\u2019s Cup events in that year\u2026The death toll was 15, and the ramifications are still felt today\u2026\u201d (YouTube Description<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2012 * not rated * 2.4K likes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A great selection for a movie night aboard. Or, if you are thinking of moving<\/a> on a boat. Be inspired.\u00a0<\/p>\n Don\u2019t worry about \u201cTitanic\u201d, just sail south. Why would anyone want to be in a freezing boat, in freezing water?<\/p>\n All of our posts on: Boat Life @ No Texting & Tacking<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cStyx depicts the transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip. When she becomes the only person to come to the aid of a group of refugees shipwrecked on the high seas\u2026\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cWind is the dramatic, fictional story of an upstart group of American challengers whose drive to win back sailing\u2019s top prize plunges them into a world where money, power, love and ambition are inextricably intertwined.\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 1992 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe incredible true story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) who competes in a historic race to sail around the world. Leaving behind a loving wife (Rachel Weisz), he embarks on a harrowing journey\u2026\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Inspiration<\/em> \u201cLeonardo DiCaprio and Oscar nominee Kate Winslet light up the screen as Jack and Rose, the young lovers who find one another on the maiden voyage of the \u201cunsinkable\u201d R.M.S. Titanic.\u201d (Amazon Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a massive winter storm traps more than 30 sailors on a fast-sinking ship, four U.S. Coast Guard members set out to rescue them in a 12-seat boat, braving 60-foot waves and hurricane-force winds\u2026\u201d(Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2016 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cRussell Crowe is a 19th-century British warship captain who leads a motley crew as they prepare to attack a superior French vessel.\u201d(Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Boat Life<\/em> Starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, Adrift is based on the inspiring true story of two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to the adventure of a lifetime. (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2018 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Jeff Bridges leads a crew of students on the voyage of a lifetime! (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 1996 * PG 13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n What can be better than watching a movie about exploring uninhabited islands, then setting sail<\/a> to one yourself! <\/p>\n I know, liveaboards are a bit spoiled<\/a> that way.\u00a0In fact, our crew loved exploring so much, I begged them to follow the trails.<\/p>\n All of our posts on: Boat Life @ No Texting & Tacking<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Based on the Academy Award-winning documentary, Kon Tiki is the story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal\u2019s epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947. (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2013 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.\u201d(Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2015 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAcademy Award winner Robert Redford \u201cgives a solo tour-de-force in this awards-caliber adventure\u201d (NY Post) about one man\u2019s battle for survival against the elements on the open sea.\u201d(Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Inspiration<\/em> \u201cFour men set sail on the yacht Rose Noelle. The yacht capsizes in a storm, trapping the crew in a space the size of a double bed. After 119 days adrift in the Pacific, the Rose Noelle washes ashore on Great Barrier island.\u201d(Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cAn unusually severe storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2000 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cA shipwreck leaves a boy lost at sea aboard a lifeboat with a massive Bengal tiger in Ang Lee\u2019s visually stunning Oscar(R)-winner.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n More Boat Life<\/em> \u201cJoin the adventures of Jack Sparrow and his nemesis Captain Barbossa on a thrilling, high-seas adventure with a mysterious twist!\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 2006 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cGlobal warming has melted the polar ice caps, leaving most of Earth under water. A new island society has emerged \u2013 and the mutated hero Mariner believes he\u2019s found a map to the mythical Dryland!\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n 1995 * PG13 * 4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n All of our posts on: Boat Life @ No Texting & Tacking<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhen a veteran sailor and his wife rescue the half-delirious sole survivor of a crippled schooner on a dead-calm ocean, the skeptical husband rows to the disabled boat and finds a horrifying sight.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I can ever get tired of watching Captain Ron<\/strong>. And can you really pass on anything with Bill Murray and Owen Wilson?<\/p>\n After a hard day<\/a> on the boat, a good comedy can really help lighten up the mood. Until next time I promise to sell the \u201cdarn boat\u201d ?<\/p>\n \u201cThe irreverent story of a young wanna-be cartoonist spending the summer in Nantucket \u2013 with girls, crazy buddies and a big boat race all figuring in the slapstick, sight-gag laden fun!\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cA Chicagoan inherits an old yacht. He, his wife, daughter and son fly to a Caribbean island and hire a dubious Captain Ron to sail them on an adventure to Miami.\u201d (IMDb Description)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cInternationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou\u2019s partner\u2026\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n No special effect to substitute for poor acting. These old movies have withstood the test of time.<\/p>\n With no subscriptions aboard, we saw many older films, And our teens enjoyed them too. They are timeless, like these sailing quotes<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cAs the First World War breaks out, a proud and pious missionary finds herself navigating a multitude of perils\u2026\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cGregory Peck is magnificent as Captain Ahab, the surly sailor who loses his leg to a gigantic, crafty white whale in this stunning visual tribute to the great literary classic. Orson Welles co-stars.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\n \u201cA chic writer, a stoker and others drift with the U-boat captain who has sunk their ship.\u201d (Prime<\/em> Video<\/em>)<\/p>\nDocumentaries<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n1. Maiden<\/h3>\n
2. Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World<\/h3>\n
3. Losing Sight of Shore<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>85 Beloved Sailing Songs (and Karaoke). The Only Playlist you Need.<\/a>
81 BEST Sailing Quotes & Captions<\/a><\/p>\n4. Chasing Bubbles<\/h3>\n
5. Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story<\/h3>\n
6. Coyote: The Mike Plant Story<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>Pros and Cons of Living on a Boat. By Experienced Boaters.<\/a>
Why We Never Missed Space, While Living on a Sailboat<\/a>
Catamaran vs Monohull: Let\u2019s Solve This (we Lived on Both).<\/a><\/p>\n7. 180\u00b0 SOUTH<\/h3>\n
8. Deep Water<\/h3>\n
9. Morning Light<\/h3>\n
10. The Deadly Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race<\/h3>\n
11. The Fastnet Disaster of 1979<\/h3>\n
Drama<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n12. Styx<\/h3>\n
13. Wind<\/h3>\n
14. The Mercy<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>85 Beloved Sailing Songs (and Karaoke). The Only Playlist you Need.<\/a>
81 BEST Sailing Quotes & Captions<\/a><\/p>\n15. Titanic<\/h3>\n
16. The Finest Hours<\/h3>\n
17. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>Pros and Cons of Living on a Boat. By Experienced Boaters.<\/a>
Why We Never Missed Space, While Living on a Sailboat<\/a>
Catamaran vs Monohull: Let\u2019s Solve This (we Lived on Both).<\/a><\/p>\n18. Adrift<\/h3>\n
19. White Squall<\/h3>\n
Action and Adventure<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n20. Kon Tiki<\/h3>\n
21. In The Heart of the Sea<\/h3>\n
22. All is Lost<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>85 Beloved Sailing Songs (and Karaoke). The Only Playlist you Need.<\/a>
81 BEST Sailing Quotes & Captions<\/a><\/p>\n23. Abandoned<\/h3>\n
24. The Perfect Storm<\/h3>\n
25. Life of Pi<\/h3>\n
<\/strong>Pros and Cons of Living on a Boat. By Experienced Boaters.<\/a>
Can you Live on a Boat? Yes, and Now is the Right Time.<\/a>
Catamaran vs Monohull: Let\u2019s Solve This (we Lived on Both).<\/a><\/p>\n26. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/h3>\n
27. Poseidon<\/h3>\n
28. Waterworld<\/h3>\n
29. Dead Calm<\/h3>\n
Comedy<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n30. One Crazy Summer!<\/h3>\n
31. Captain Ron<\/h3>\n
32. The Life Aquatic<\/h3>\n
Old Films<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n33. The African Queen<\/h3>\n
34. Moby Dick<\/h3>\n
35. Lifeboat<\/h3>\n