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Disney Plus
82
7.6
/430336/
79
/54590/
75
/13402/
3.7
/1464416/
95
/288/
89
/3233/
81
/44/
cc age 6+

Moana (2016)
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.1
/54006/
71
/1496/
68
/795/
3.5
/18611/
83
/81/
77
/389/
62
/23/
cc age 13+

Kon-Tiki (2012)
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
70
7.4
/6811/
68
/148/
71
/176/
3.9
/9655/
92
/13/
76
/60/

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
poster
Disney Plus
64
6.3
/118835/
70
/8239/
70
/2815/
2.8
/591248/
60
/245/
85
/3775/
58
/50/
cc age 6+

Moana 2 (2024)
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
poster
68
64
6.7
/10499/
71
/251/
62
/153/
3.5
/4909/
67
/15/
75
/184/
64
/10/

Donovan's Reef (1963)
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
63
6.8
/10790/
71
/216/
61
/113/
3.1
/6326/
75
/12/
69
/458/
cc age 8+

South Pacific (1958)
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
poster
Kanopy
66
63
7.3
/11111/
75
/296/
65
/149/
3.5
/2366/
37
/19/
79
/161/

In Harm's Way (1965)
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
poster
Hoopla
61
6.4
/5643/
67
/161/
64
/152/
3.1
/1558/
62
/46/

Rapa Nui (1994)
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge Maoi statue in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.
poster
Hoopla
57
6.4
/42668/
63
/638/
60
/391/
2.8
/8540/
46
/133/
59
/6874/
57
/27/
cc age 18+

The Last Kiss (2006)
Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
55
7.1
/3313/
63
/45/
67
/48/
3.6
/2304/
68
/329/

The Hurricane (1937)
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
poster
Kanopy
76
54
7.9
/2957/
76
/60/
73
/57/
3.8
/1592/
76
/27/

Kon-Tiki (1950)
"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose of the expedition was to prove Heyerdal's theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from the east- specifically Peru- rather than from the west (Asia) as had been the theory for hundreds of years. Heyerdahl made a study of the winds and tides in the Pacific, and by simulating conditions as closely as possible to those he theorized the Peruvians encountered, set out on the voyage.
poster
Kanopy
56
54
6.1
/8142/
69
/301/
59
/143/
2.9
/9775/
22
/9/
67
/348/
58
/8/

Blue Hawaii (1961)
Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.
poster
Hulu
53
6.3
/365785/
67
/10236/
69
/6801/
2.9
/200513/
24
/194/
66
/28652/
44
/35/
cc age 13+

Pearl Harbor (2001)
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.
poster
Kanopy
51
6.0
/2584/
63
/119/
56
/124/
2.8
/2340/
39
/38/
37
/6/
54
/11/

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)
In 1891, the French painter Paul Gauguin leaves Paris and travels to Tahiti to renew his art as a free man, far from the European artistic conventionalism. On his journey of discovery, he faces solitude and disease, but he also knows the beauty of wild nature and the love of Tehura, a young native girl who becomes his wife and model.
poster
Disney Plus
63
48
6.8
/1944/
66
/111/
67
/97/
3.3
/3264/
50

Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing!
poster
Netflix
41
5.5
/211158/
59
/6844/
56
/4092/
2.3
/147016/
20
/148/
28
/8794/
32
/23/
cc age 11+

Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
poster
62
34
6.1
/549/
63
/66/
65
/48/
3.0
/1468/

Gone Fishing (2017)
On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
poster
The Roku Channel
53
32
5.4
/2175/
64
/71/
46
/29/
2.9
/1079/
44
/1031/

Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.
poster
52
31
5.5
/2371/
61
/45/
56
/67/
3.0
/785/
29
/203/

Utopia (1951)
Stan and Ollie are marooned on an island in the south pacific island.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
53
29
6.0
/1741/
53
/28/
47
/27/
3.0
/1127/
50
/16/
48
/12/

Bird of Paradise (1932)
When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the lovers live very happily together. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, Luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the volcanic gods in order to save her island.
poster
60
26
6.8
/1079/
58
/15/
66
/23/
3.4
/534/
42
/156/

White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.
poster
MGM Plus
47
24
4.8
/1759/
50
/33/
52
/23/
2.8
/839/
33
/35/

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.
poster
57
23
5.8
/443/
50
/5/
55
/12/
65
/206/

Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.
poster
58
21
6.5
/283/
50
/3/
47
/10/
67
/107/

Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935)
In Bali, a young woman falls for a musician, but he may have eyes for her half sister.
poster
Hoopla
62
20
6.3
/1371/
67
/28/
57
/25/
3.1
/291/

Dangerous Money (1946)
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.
poster
?
72
/81/

Moana (2026)
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches the island of an impetuous Chieftain, his willful daughter answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
poster
?
7.9
/20/

Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession (2013)
Plastic Paradise is the first documentary to chronicle the rise, fall, and resurgence of tiki, or Polynesian pop, one of the defining cultural trends of postwar America. Think South Pacific, candy-colored, rum-infused cocktails with names like the Shrunken Skull and the Missionary's Downfall, crazy Hawaiian shirts, exotica music, and a nonstop party scene inhabited by self-styled nonconformists. That was then. Today, tiki has been embraced by a coast-to-coast underground hipster subculture of former punk rockers, vintage junkies, and escapists. Featuring historians and hula dancers, master mixologists, mermaids, and more, Plastic Paradise is your ticket to this little-known, fascinating scene, including a pilgrimage to the famed Mai-Kai Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale for Hukilau, an annual anything goes celebration that draws Polynesian popsters from all over the world.
poster
?
8.7
/14/
20
/1/
10
/2/

Tabu: Final Voyage (1996)
The story of the shooting of F.W. Murnau's last film, Taboo, and the curse that followed for the German filmmaker.
poster
?
7.4
/27/
40
/2/
35
/2/

Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa (1999)
An exploration of the Samoan faafafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
poster
?
6.0
/51/
75
/1/

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (1938)
An American trader disrupts life on a Polynesian island.
poster
?
10
/1/
10
/2/

Hombo (1985)
Coming from a Royan bourgeois background, Philippe and Bertrand are linked by a virile but exclusive affection. One day, Philippe disappears. Bertrand ends up finding his trace in Tahiti.
poster
56
?
6.0
/401/
40
/1/
55
/6/
54
/76/

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
poster
?
7.8
/27/
60
/1/

Lost Continent of the Pacific (2011)
Legends of lost continents and civilizations have captivated people throughout time. Philosophers and astronomers like Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that an unknown continent existed in the Southern hemisphere. In the Age of Discovery, renowned explorers like Magellan and Cook searched the Pacific Ocean in vain for a mysterious land they called "Terra Incognita." To this day, ancestral legends throughout Polynesia speak of a lost homeland and a great civilization that disappeared into the sea. Modern science disputes the existence of unknown continents and often dismisses creation myths. But on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, elders fiercely believe they originate from a continent that sank following a catastrophic upheaval.
poster
MGM Plus
46
?
4.8
/239/
43
/8/
47
/10/

Bora Bora (1968)
A Frenchman finds his runaway wife on an island in the Pacific.
poster
?
7.3
/35/
65
/2/
80
/1/

The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light (2020)
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pompidou which will be dedicated to him in 2020, this art documentary brings us back to life of the journeys made by Matisse that influenced his art. And particularly his last trip to Polynesia in 1930 which will bring him to the threshold of contemporary art with the invention of his gouache cut-out papers.
poster
52
?
5.7
/1048/
51
/6/
49
/9/

South Pacific (2001)
During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart.
poster
59
?
7.1
/300/
51
/6/
56
/5/
3.0
/364/

Johnny Lingo (1969)
Johnny Lingo, one of the sharpest traders in the south pacific islands decides to bargain for a wife, and offers a record price of eight cows for Mahana, a plain girl who shuns contact. This causes quite a sensation on the island. A year later Johnny and his wife return for the first time since the marriage, and all find that something miraculous has occurred to Mahana. Johnny explains that by paying eight cows he proved that she was worth more to him than any other woman on the island. He gave her a great gift, that of self-worth.
poster
67
?
6.5
/749/
69
/10/
54
/5/
3.2
/270/
86
/7/

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
poster
?
72
/2/

Au large d'une vie (2015)
Teva, a young Tahitian with a passion for film making, was compelled to leave his homeland to fulfill his ambitions. Having become a director, he returns to Tahiti and is once again confronted with the same painful choice that he had to make ten years before; should he stay or go? Did he make the right choice the last time?
poster
60
?
6.0
/211/
73
/3/
60
/2/

Last of the Pagans (1935)
Two South Sea Islanders fall in love, followed by a hurricane.
poster
?

La Malédiction des Tahu'a (2025)
N/A
poster
?

Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company (2005)
In 1912-1913, movie pioneer Gaston Méliès, brother of Georges Méliès, did a ten month long trip around Asia-Pacific, shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore, Cambodia and Japan. He wanted the “real” thing” he filmed, with the locals, being one of the first to give Polynesians, Maoris, Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen. His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity, identity and representation.


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