List of films about the Titanic
List of films about the Titanic (short version)
Overview
The Titanic has been the inspiration for many films, TV movies, and documentaries from the silent era to today. These works mix drama, disaster storytelling, documentary exploration, and sometimes satire or fantasy.
Theatrically released cinema dramas (selected)
- 1912: Saved from the Titanic — a survivor co-wrote and starred; now a lost film with only a few stills remaining.
- 1912: La hantise (The Obsession) — focuses on a woman warned about danger from boarding the Titanic.
- 1929: Atlantic / Atlantik — a multi-language, largely fictional account of the disaster.
- 1933: Cavalcade — a drama based on Noël Coward’s play, with characters perishing in the sinking.
- 1943: Titanic — a Nazi propaganda film with a mix of fictional and historical figures.
- 1953: Titanic — centers on an estranged couple aboard the ship.
- 1958: A Night to Remember — a highly regarded British docudrama about the sinking.
- 1964: The Unsinkable Molly Brown — a musical about Molly Brown that culminates with the Titanic voyage.
- 1997: Titanic — James Cameron’s blockbuster epic, one of the most expensive and successful films ever made.
- 1997: The Chambermaid on the Titanic — a French/Spanish/Italian romance set around the Titanic.
- 1999: The Legend of the Titanic — animated, international co-production.
- 2000: Titanic: The Legend Goes On — Spanish-Italian animated retelling.
- 2010: Titanic II — a modern mockbuster following the same route on the 100th anniversary.
- 2022: Titanic 666 — a supernatural horror continuation.
- 2024: Unsinkable: Titanic Untold — an American independent film exploring investigations and flashbacks.
- 2025: The Day the Titanic Sank — a French-language short about JP Morgan’s voyage.
Documentaries (selected)
- 1981: Search for the Titanic; 1981: Return to the Titanic; 1981: In Search of Titanic — expeditions and wreck exploration.
- 1986: Secrets of the Titanic; Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream — discovery work and exploration.
- 1994: Titanic: The Complete Story — a four-hour, two-part documentary, considered definitive by many.
- 1997: Anatomy of a Disaster — expedition work and effects of microbes on the wreck.
- 1999–2005: Various Discovery Channel programs (Untold Stories, Deep Inside Titanic, Titanic: Answers from the Abyss, Birth of a Legend) exploring the wreck and its history.
- 2012: Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron — new analysis of sinking and breakup.
- 2020: Back to the Titanic; Titanic’s Lost Evidence — new expeditions and archival notes.
- 2020s: What Sank Titanic?; Titanic: Blood and Steel (drama with historical angles) and related programs continue to revisit wreck technology and ship design.
Television movies and notable episodes (selected)
- 1955–1959: Early TV portrayals and docudramas set aboard or around the Titanic (You Are There; Screen Directors Playhouse; Kraft Television Theatre; various anthology installments).
- 1996: Titanic (TV miniseries) — a two-part drama about the disaster.
- 1999: A Flight to Remember (Futurama) — animated parody involving a cruise on a ship called Titanic.
- 2012: Titanic (miniseries) — four-part drama centered on passengers aboard the doomed liner.
- 2015–present: Various TV episodes and specials referencing the Titanic, including animated and sci‑fi takes (Futurama callbacks, Doctor Who crossovers, and other docudrama formats).
- 2025: Titanic Sinks Tonight (BBC Two) — a four-episode docudrama recounting survivor accounts.
See also
- Titanic in popular culture
- Cultural legacy of the Titanic
External links
- IMDb: Titanic titles
- Other film databases and sources for Titanic-related works (for further exploration)
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 20:05 (CET).