Best "fisherman" Movies of All Time

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Blood Diamond(2006)

3.8/5 (with 3,348 votes)

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.

Directed by Edward Zwick - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Sheen, Ato Essandoh, ...

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Serenity(2019)

| 1h 42min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama

2.7/5 (with 687 votes)

The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, where he spends his days obsessed with capturing an elusive tuna while fighting his personal demons, is interrupted when someone from his past comes to him searching for help.

Directed by Steven Knight - With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, ...

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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

| 1h 40min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

2.7/5 (with 638 votes)

Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.

Directed by Danny Cannon - With Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy, Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Settle, Muse Watson, ...

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Captain Phillips(2013)

PG-13

| 2h 14min | Action, Drama, Thriller

3.8/5 (with 3,078 votes)

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Directed by Paul Greengrass - With Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Chris Mulkey, Max Martini, Yul Vazquez, David Warshofsky, ...

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I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

| 1h 40min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

3.0/5 (with 1,193 votes)

After four high school friends are involved in a hit-and-run road accident, they dispose of the body and vow to keep the incident a secret. A year later, they each start receiving anonymous letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer.".

Directed by Jim Gillespie - With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Bridgette Wilson, Anne Heche, ...

Orca(1977)

| 1h 32min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 162 votes)

After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

Directed by Michael Anderson - With Charlotte Rampling, Richard Harris, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine, ...

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And Then There Were None(1945)

| 1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

3.5/5 (with 150 votes)

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.

Directed by René Clair - With Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, June Duprez, Roland Young, Richard Haydn, ...

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A Beautiful Life(2023)

1h 38min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 92 votes)

When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.

Directed by Mehdi Avaz - With Christopher, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Ardalan Esmaili, Christine Albeck Børge

The Postman(1994)

1h 48min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

4.0/5 (with 502 votes)

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

Directed by Michael Radford - With Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Linda Moretti, Renato Scarpa, Mariano Rigillo, ...

Three Day Millionaire(2022)

1h 32min | Comedy, Crime

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime.

They Called Him Bulldozer(1978)

1h 50min | Action, Comedy

3.4/5 (with 143 votes)

The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.

Directed by Michele Lupo - With Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Ottaviano Dell’Acqua, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Enzo Santaniello, Reinhard Kolldehoff, ...

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The Boat(2019)

1h 29min | Thriller, Mystery, Horror

2.7/5 (with 49 votes)

A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.

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La Terra Trema(1948)

2h 45min | Drama

3.9/5 (with 65 votes)

In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.

Directed by Luchino Visconti, Francesco Rosi, Franco Zeffirelli - With Giuseppe Arcidiacono, Salvatore Vicari, Mario Pisu, Aci Trezza, Antonio Pietrangeli, Luchino Visconti, ...

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Fisherman’s Friends(2019)

1h 52min | Comedy, Drama

3.4/5 (with 64 votes)

Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.

Directed by Chris Foggin - With Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke, ...

The Old Man and the Sea(1999)

22min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

3.9/5 (with 65 votes)

An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.

Directed by Aleksandr Petrov

Captains Courageous(1937)

| 1h 55min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family

3.7/5 (with 64 votes)

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.

Directed by Victor Fleming - With Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Mickey Rooney, John Carradine, ...

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The Old Man and the Sea(1958)

1h 26min | Adventure, Drama

3.3/5 (with 61 votes)

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.

Directed by John Sturges - With Spencer Tracy, Don Diamond, Don Alvarado, Carlos Rivero, Ernest Hemingway, Mary Welsh Hemingway, ...

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Snow Falling on Cedars(1999)

2h 7min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.1/5 (with 57 votes)

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea — and race is a factor in the trial. So is reporter, Ishmael.

Directed by Scott Hicks - With Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Reeve Carney, Anne Suzuki, Rick Yune, James Cromwell, ...

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Humanoids from the Deep(1980)

1h 20min | Horror, Science Fiction

2.9/5 (with 90 votes)

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

Directed by Barbara Peeters, Jimmy Murakami - With Vic Morrow, David Strassman, Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Linda Shayne, Greg Travis, ...

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Undertow(2009)

1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.7/5 (with 55 votes)

A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

Directed by Javier Fuentes-León - With Manolo Cardona, Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo, Haydeé Cáceres, Emilram Cossío, Cindy Díaz, ...

Bait(2019)

1h 29min | Drama

3.6/5 (with 33 votes)

Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.

Directed by Mark Jenkin

Stromboli(1950)

| 1h 45min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 75 votes)

After the end of World War II Karen, a young displaced woman from Lithuania, marries Italian fisherman Antonio to get away from her internment camp. But the life on Antonio's island, Stromboli, threatened by its volcano, is a tough one and Karen cannot get used to it.

Directed by Roberto Rossellini - With Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana

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Kedi(2017)

1h 19min | Documentary

3.8/5 (with 135 votes)

A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

Directed by Ceyda Torun

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The Manxman(1929)

1h 23min | Romance / Love, Drama

3.0/5 (with 28 votes)

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - With Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra

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Moon Warriors(1992)

1h 23min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love, Science Fiction

3.2/5 (with 13 votes)

A kind-hearted fisherman, content with simple life, is reluctantly drawn into helping a noble emperor regain his throne from his evil brother.

Directed by Sammo Hung - With Andy Lau, Kenny Bee, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung

Leviathan(2012)

| 1h 27min | Documentary

3.3/5 (with 38 votes)

Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast. The very waters that once inspired Moby Dick, the film captures the harsh, unforgiving world of the fishermen in starkly haunting, yet beautiful detail.

Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel

The Big Mouth(1967)

| 1h 47min | Comedy, Crime, Action

2.8/5 (with 9 votes)

A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.

Directed by Jerry Lewis - With Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Paul Lambert, Frank De Vol, Jeannine Riley, Charlie Callas, ...

The Widow of Saint-Pierre(2000)

1h 52min | Romance / Love, Drama, History

3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.

Directed by Patrice Leconte - With Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica

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The Man Who Sued God(2001)

| 1h 37min | Comedy

3.3/5 (with 29 votes)

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

Directed by Mark Joffe - With Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Emily Browning, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Steve Jacobs, ...

The Breaking Point(1950)

| 1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 28 votes)

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

Directed by Michael Curtiz - With John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Wallace Ford, Victor Sen Yung, James Griffith, ...

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Movies: Best "fisherman" Movies

Blood Diamond(2006)

Serenity(2019)

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

Captain Phillips(2013)

I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

Orca(1977)

And Then There Were None(1945)

A Beautiful Life(2023)

The Postman(1994)

Three Day Millionaire(2022)

They Called Him Bulldozer(1978)

The Boat(2019)

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La Terra Trema(1948)

Fisherman’s Friends(2019)

The Old Man and the Sea(1999)

Captains Courageous(1937)

The Old Man and the Sea(1958)

Snow Falling on Cedars(1999)

Humanoids from the Deep(1980)

Undertow(2009)

Bait(2019)

Stromboli(1950)

Kedi(2017)

The Manxman(1929)

Moon Warriors(1992)

Leviathan(2012)

The Big Mouth(1967)

The Widow of Saint-Pierre(2000)

The Man Who Sued God(2001)

The Breaking Point(1950)

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