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51. Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Passed | 219 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The creator of a scientific device is kidnapped, and his daughter enlists the help of a private detective whose investigations lead them to a remote Pacific isle where they confront the evil and shocking descendants of a long-dead pirate.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan
Votes: 187
52. White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Monte Blue, Raquel Torres, Robert Anderson, Renee Bush
Votes: 968
53. Snafu (1945)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance, War
A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Moss | Stars: Robert Benchley, Barbara Jo Allen, Conrad Janis, Nanette Parks
Votes: 24
54. User Friendly (1990)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
A dog idol is stolen from the island of 'Takabaru', which is suppose to have Rejuvenative powers. Thereafter, various characters are trying to use its anti-aging powers to make a sale-able potion.
Director: Gregor Nicholas | Stars: William Brandt, Alison Bruce, Judith Gibson, David Letch
Votes: 41
55. Her Jungle Love (1938)
Passed | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Music
While searching the South Pacific for a missing aviator, Bob Mitchell and Jimmy Wallace are caught in a typhoon and crack up on an island, escaping unharmed with the aid of beautiful jungle... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 136
56. Murder in the Pacific (2023)
Documentary
The efforts by the New Zealand authorities to solve the case of who bombed the Rainbow Warrior ship in 1985, which resulted in the death of one of the crew.
Stars: Chris Martin, Peter Willcox, Bunny McDiarmid, Pierre Joxe
Votes: 84
57. With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
Approved | 18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.
Directors: Richard Brooks, Louis Hayward | Stars: Alexander Bonnyman Jr., John Borich, Merritt A. Edson, H.W. Hill
Votes: 308
58. Suicide Battalion (1958)
Approved | 79 min | War, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an American commando team is sent to an evacuated American base in the jungle to destroy classified documents.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Mike Connors, John Ashley, Jewell Lain, Russ Bender
Votes: 212
59. Price for Peace (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, War
This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in ... See full summary »
Director: James Moll | Stars: Zenji Abe, Stephen Ambrose, Hal Braun, Jeanne Doll Dolan
Votes: 313
60. The Sea Spoilers (1936)
Approved | 63 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A Coast Guard commander must rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from seal smugglers while contending with the plans of the area commander's son.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: John Wayne, Nan Grey, William Bakewell, Fuzzy Knight
Votes: 208
61. Isle of Destiny (1940)
Approved | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Society glamor girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother, Lieutenant Allerton is ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: William Gargan, Wallace Ford, June Lang, Gilbert Roland
Votes: 110
62. Coral Reefs (1939)
95 min | Adventure, Drama
The adventures of a sailor (Lennard) from Mexico to a lagoon in the Pacific ocean, and the meeting with a lonely girl (Lilian White).
Director: Maurice Gleize | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Saturnin Fabre, Gina Manès
Votes: 202
63. Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History, War
Filmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
Director: John Huston | Stars: John Huston, Walter Huston, Milton Ashkin, Lyle A. Bean
Votes: 780
64. Tender Scoundrel (1966)
94 min | Comedy
Tony Maréchal is a professional seducer. Having conquered countless women, proclaims that there is none that can resist his charm. To prove this makes a difficult challenge: to seduce baroness Minna von Strasshofer.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Nadja Tiller, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Robert Morley
Votes: 420
65. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
Approved | 265 min | Action, Adventure, War
Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.
Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Edgar Barrier, Marjorie Lord
Votes: 369
66. Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
105 min | Drama, History, War
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska, Alaska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the ... See full summary »
Director: Seiji Maruyama | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Makoto Satô, Tadao Nakamaru
Votes: 95
67. Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal and Pacific Island Rugby (2020)
59 min | Documentary, Sport
Presented by former Samoa rugby player Dan Leo, who sacrificed his own career to confront corruption in his national union, Oceans Apart looks at the bond between the Pacific and modern Rugby and reveals the darker side of the sport.
Directors: Callum Drummond, Axel Haudiquet | Stars: Dan Leo, Inoke Afeaki, Ben Atiga, Frank Bunce
Votes: 496
68. Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)
Documentary, History, War
From white-knuckle, high-speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa in vivid color.
Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Chester W. Nimitz, Mitsuru Ushijima
Votes: 21
69. The Last Paradise (1955)
87 min | Documentary, Romance
A 1955 Italian independent film released in the USA in 1956, which is basically a travelogue telling four stories, each about a different island in the South Pacific. Native customs, tribal... See full summary »
Director: Folco Quilici | Stars: Vairia Hatamou, Terei Autoroi, Marii Hatuguto, Teura Teratemia
Votes: 33
70. Paradise Island (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Adventure, Music
Ellen Bradford comes to the South Sea Island of Tonga to marry her fiancé and finds out that he is a drunk. She also finds out that she is the only white woman on the island and, as such, ... See full summary »
Director: Bert Glennon | Stars: Kenneth Harlan, Marceline Day, Tom Santschi, Paul Hurst
Votes: 150
71. Prisoner of Japan (1942)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, War
On a small tropical island in the South Pacific, David Bowman (Alan Baxter), a young American planter, finds himself pitted against a ruthless Japanese agent, Matsuru (Ernst Deutsch). He ... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Ripley, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Ernst Deutsch, Corinna Mura
Votes: 87 | Gross: $0.35M
72. Catalina (2022)
16 min | Short, Drama
A queer man and his two childhood best friends reunite for a weekend camping trip on Catalina Island.
Director: Tyler Rabinowitz | Stars: Sam DiGiovanni, Ronald Peet, Ben Holtzmuller, Emily Wilson
Votes: 32
73. Battle of Midway: The True Story (2019 TV Special)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
It was one of the largest naval engagements ever and a turning point in WWII. The Battle of Midway changed the face of warfare and made victory in the Pacific possible.
Stars: Timothy Orr, Hill Goodspeed, Ian W. Toll, Laura Lawfer Orr
Votes: 16
74. Pride of the Marines (1936)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adoption of an orphan boy by a sergeant champion boxer leads to complications but ends happily.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Charles Bickford, Florence Rice, Bill Burrud, Robert Allen
Votes: 25
75. Torpedo Boat (1942)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Skimmer Barnes and Tommy Whelan are towing their motorboat with their car when they decide to pursue a limousine so they can talk to its occupant, Jane Townsend. However, they only succeed ... See full synopsis »
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle, Phillip Terry
Votes: 25
76. Sergeant Mike (1944)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A soldier made into a dog handler falls in love with the mother of the dog's owner and both achieve fame in the Pacific.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, Loren Tindall, Jim Bannon
Votes: 29
77. The Fighting Marines (1935)
Approved | 216 min | Action, Adventure
U.S. Marines, attempting to build a landing field on Halfway Island in the Pacific, unwittingly endanger the secret hideout of a mysterious figure known as The Tiger Shark. The Tiger Shark ... See full summary »
Directors: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane | Stars: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Ann Rutherford, Robert Warwick
Votes: 85
78. Clipperton: Isla de la pasión (2004 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
Director: Robert Amram
Votes: 8
79. 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The Battle for Guadal Canal, as told by the men who were there. Narrated by Jon Seda, there are side-by-side images of the island today. A stirring documentary, told in real time.
Director: Tim Gray | Stars: Jon Seda, Bill Finnegan, Daniel Martinez, Lou Imfeld
Votes: 12
80. Gow the Head Hunter (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Documentary
Captain Edward A. Salisbury (1875-1962) was a noted millionaire explorer and writer, whose exploration stories of the islands of the South Seas Pacific appeared often in "The National ... See full summary »
Director: Edward A. Salisbury | Stars: Edward A. Salisbury, Gow
Votes: 53
81. Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa (1999)
51 min | Documentary
An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, fulfilling a traditional role in Samoan culture.
Director: Heather Croall | Stars: Derek Freeman, Tania Grey, Jeanette Mageo, Tom Pollard
Votes: 25
82. I Married a Savage (1949)
Not Rated | 54 min | Adventure
A GI WAS WASHED ASHORE ON AN ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC DURING WW2...ZORITA PERFORMED HER SNAKE ACT FOR HIM......HE WAS A BROADWAY TALENT AGENT AND AFTER THE WAR BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE STATES ... See full summary »
Stars: Zorita, Alan Ferguson, Ralph Wordley, Maurice Hunter
83. Duke of the Navy (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two sailors go on shore leave, get mixed up with gangsters and buried treasure.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Veda Ann Borg, Stubby Kruger, Herbert Corthell
Votes: 44
84. Story of a Dog (1945)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
We watch the life of a Coast Guard dog, from the dog's point of view, from induction to graduation and then into a jungle to hunt for an enemy sniper. To pass muster, dogs must be of a ... See full summary »
Star: Knox Manning
Votes: 144
85. Wings Over the Pacific (1943)
Approved | 60 min | Drama
An American officer discovers a Nazi plot to take over an island in the Pacific on which oil has been discovered.
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Inez Cooper, Edward Norris, Montagu Love, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 84
86. Fuku-chan's Submarine (1944)
30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The film portrays a submarine attack on an enemy cargo ship. Though this, too, was to boost patriotism, Japanese children particularly enjoyed the scenes in which the kitchen crew cooked in... See full summary »
Directors: Isoji Sekiya, Ryuichi Yokoyama | Star: Roppa Furukawa
Votes: 29
87. Port of Missing Girls (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Drama
Nightclub singer Della Mason (Judith Allen)witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Brown | Stars: Harry Carey, Judith Allen, Milburn Stone, Betty Compson
Votes: 106
88. Ostrov Sakhalin (1955)
45 min | Documentary
A movie about the life of the largest island of the USSR.
Directors: Vasily Katanyan, Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Leonid Khmara, Yevgeniya Ten
Votes: 35
89. 50 Years of Surfing on Film (1996 Video)
240 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Director: Ira Opper | Stars: Robert Weaver, Bruce Brown, Bud Browne, Bill Delaney
90. El último varon sobre la Tierra (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Playboy Ralph Martin must give up all his girlfriends when he becomes engaged to his beloved, Dolores Winkle. Since he has stayed late at a goodbye dinner given by these other gals, he ... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Raul Roulien, Rosita Moreno, Mimi Aguglia, Carmen Rodríguez
Votes: 17
91. In a Savage Land: Cast and Crew Interviews (2001 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Bill Bennett, Max Cullen, Martin Donovan, Rufus Sewell
93. Hainan Kopi Tales (2000)
46 min | Drama
Using the famous Hainan coffeeshop as a backdrop, this nostalgic drama explores the Hainanese way of life from the 60s to the 80s. Long Fu Yuan, a Hainanese coffeeshop owner, has two sons (... See full summary »
Stars: Shawn Lee, Catherine Sng, Florence Tan, Meng Lai
94. Port of Hate (1939)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A group of American adventurers discover a bed of black pearls off a South Pacific island. When one of them is shot dead, a young girl in the group is accused of the crime.
Director: Harry S. Webb | Stars: Polly Ann Young, Kenneth Harlan, Carleton Young, Shia Jung
Votes: 43
95. Mysteries of the Sea (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
12 underwater photographic essays on marine life - from the stunning opening footage of sharks off South Australia, to the Arctic Ocean beneath the ice cap, to oyster farms off Tahiti. ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Elfstrom, Al Giddings | Star: William Holden
Votes: 15
96. Otherwise Engaged (1965 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Henry has been busy with his business. After seeing what his family has become, he decides to take charge.
Director: Oscar Whitbread | Stars: Anne Charleston, Lloyd Cunnington, Michael Duffield, Jeffrey Hodgson
97. The Story of Our Flag (1939)
11 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of America's familiar Stars and Stripes flag is chronicled, alongside the historical events that shaped America from its colonial roots through its expansion into a union of 48 states, with an empire extending into the Pacific.
Stars: Douglas Harlon, Woodrow Wilson
98. The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama
When a Cook Island school cleaner answers an unusual message on the wall of a girls' toilet cubicle, his life, and the life of the mysterious author, will never be the same again.
Director: Christopher Dudman | Stars: Kip Chapman, Alex Hunter, Kristie O'Sullivan, Rawiri Paratene
Votes: 9
99. Millennium Island
Documentary | Filming
A family, pacific islands, and the end of the world. Millennium Island is personal documentary about climate change in Kiribati.
Director: Lulu Deboer | Stars: Miraka Kekeri, Lulu Deboer
100. Ship of Wanted Men (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A gang of escaped convicts hijacks a ship and heads for a remote island. On the way they pick up a young woman who's been shipwrecked.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Dorothy Sebastian, Fred Kohler, Leon Ames, Gertrude Astor
Votes: 19