Breaking the waves

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows breaking the waves

poster A Nymph of the Waves
A Nymph of the Waves
1mn - Documentary
A woman in ballet slippers wearing a large white hat and a long white dress - with ruffles, puffy sleeves and petticoats - dances across water with roiling waves behind her. She holds the edges of the ski…
poster Swimming in the Sea
Swimming in the Sea
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
poster Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
1mn - Documentary
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
poster Liquid Bridge
Liquid Bridge
98mn - Drama, Action
Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father– a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.
poster Drama at the Bottom of the Sea
Drama at the Bottom of the Sea
(2.8/5)
1mn - Adventure, Fantasy
Using a blue tint to set the scene under the sea, this is a short, surprisingly violent film where two divers fight to the death with axes over some treasure beneath the waves.
poster Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers
17mn - Drama
A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do…
poster Boat Leaving the Port
Boat Leaving the Port
1mn - Drama, Documentary
In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.
poster A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
1mn - Documentary
The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from above almost in a vertical plunge onto the deep, rocky grou…
poster The Broken Violin
The Broken Violin
3mn - Drama
If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment. Hopefully one day a complete print will turn up but until…
poster Between Calais and Dover
Between Calais and Dover
(2.7/5)
1mn - Comedy
A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.
poster Interrupted Bathers
Interrupted Bathers
1mn - Crime, Comedy
Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter suddenly discovers two hoboes coming toward the bathers…
poster Around a Cabin
Around a Cabin
(3.1/5)
15mn - Animation
The film consists of a series of animations on a beach containing two beach huts and a diving board. Two characters play at diving into the water from the diving board and then appear on the beach. The wo…
poster Faultline
Faultline
95mn - Action, Short
When a devastating earthquake strikes a Florida island resort, a group of survivors becomes trapped in collapsing underground utility tunnels with the bridge to the mainland destroyed, forcing them to rel…
poster Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
(2.9/5)
102mn - Adventure
When Greek-American sponge divers Mike and Tony Petrakis are robbed by rival fishermen and forced to risk their lives diving in the treacherous 12-mile reef waters off the Florida coast, their dangerous q…
poster The Ocean Hop
The Ocean Hop
(3/5)
6mn - Comedy, Animation
Oswald the Rabbit enters an airplane race with a makeshift aircraft and ends up riding a dachshund lifted into the air by balloons. Meanwhile, his peg-legged rival tries to cheat his way to victory.
poster Below the Surface
Below the Surface
60mn - Drama
A widely respected deep-sea diver is approached by a ring of con artists who want him to be the front man for a phony scheme to recover gold from sunken ships. When he refuses, they send a sexy young woma…
poster The Broken Ones
The Broken Ones
(3.6/5)
82mn - Drama
Based on a true story of one woman’s struggle with the loss of her father on 9/11, this film delves into the struggles of two strangers who meet and help each other overcome personal fears.
poster The Pearl Fisherman
The Pearl Fisherman
12mn - Fantasy
Captivated by a vision of beckoning women, a man dives into the ocean, and soon finds himself walking on the ocean floor. After encountering numerous sea creatures, he comes to a giant oyster. When the oy…
poster Children Digging for Clams
Children Digging for Clams
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Children dig for clams on the beach
poster Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders
(2.9/5)
229mn - Action, War
A gang of street-smart waterfront kids stumble upon a deadly conspiracy when they witness foreign saboteurs sinking Allied cargo ships bound for Europe. Led by Billy Adams and his tough crew, the Dead End…
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