| Year | Title | Filmmakers | Notes |
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| 1914 | Hearts Adrift | StarringMary Pickford,Harold Lockwood | Based on a story byCyrus Townsend Brady |
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| 1914 | McVeagh of the South Seas | StarringHarry Carey | Based on a story by Harry Carey who also directed |
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| 1917 | The Bottle Imp | StarringSessue Hayakawa,George Kuwa | Based on the short story byThe Bottle Imp byRobert Louis Stevenson |
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| 1919 | The Isle of Conquest | StarringNorma Talmadge,Wyndham Standing | Based onBy Right of Conquest byArthur Hornblow, Jr. |
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| 1920 | The Idol Dancer | StarringClarine Seymour,Richard Barthelmess | Based onBlood of the Covenants byGordon Ray Young |
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| 1920 | The Love Flower | StarringCarol Dempster,Richard Barthelmess | Based on a story "Black Beach" by Ralph Stock |
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| 1920 | Idols of Clay | StarringMae Murray,David Powell | Based on a screen story byOuida Bergère |
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| 1921 | Passion Fruit | StarringDoraldina,Edward Earle,Stuart Holmes | Based on a screen story byCarey Wilson |
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| 1921 | The Lotus Eater | StarringJohn Barrymore,Colleen Moore,Anna Q. Nilsson | Based on a novel byAlbert Payson Terhune |
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| 1922 | Lost and Found on a South Sea Island | StarringHouse Peters, Sr.,Pauline Starke,Antonio Moreno | Based on a screen story byCarey Wilson |
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| 1922 | South of Suva | StarringMary Miles Minter,John Bowers,Walter Long | Based on a story byEwart Adamson |
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| 1922 | Ebb Tide | StarringLila Lee,James Kirkwood andRaymond Hatton | Based on novel byRobert Louis Stevenson |
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| 1923 | The Blue Lagoon | StarringMolly Adair,Arthur Pusey | Based on the novel byHenry De Vere Stacpoole |
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| 1923 | The White Flower | StarringBetty Compson,Edmund Lowe | written and directed byJulia Crawford Ivers; ...filmed entirely on location inHawaii |
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| 1923 | Where the Pavement Ends | StarringAlice Terry,Ramon Novarro | Based on a screen story byJohn Russell |
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| 1923 | The Ragged Edge | StarringAlfred Lunt, Mona Palma(as Mimi Palmeri),George MacQuarrie | Based onThe Ragged Edge byHarold McGrath |
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| 1923 | South Sea Love | StarringShirley Mason,J. Frank Glendon,Francis McDonald | Based onWith the Tide byFanny Hatton |
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| 1924 | Sinners in Heaven | StarringRichard Dix,Bebe Daniels | Based on a novel byClive Arden |
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| 1925 | Soul-Fire | StarringRichard Barthelmess,Bessie Love | Based on the Broadway playGreat Music by Martin Brown |
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| 1925 | Never the Twain Shall Meet | StarringAnita Stewart,Bert Lytell | Based on book byPeter B. Kyne |
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| 1926 | Moana | documentist film with all Samoan cast | written, produced and directed byRobert J. Flaherty |
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| 1926 | Aloma of the South Seas | StarringGilda Gray,Warner Baxter,Percy Marmont andWilliam Powell | Based on play by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens |
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| 1926 | The Savage | StarringBen Lyon,May McAvoy | Based on a short story byErnest Pascal |
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| 1926 | Paradise | StarringMilton Sills,Betty Bronson andNoah Beery, Sr. | Based on 1925 novel byCosmo Hamilton and John Russell |
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| 1927 | Hula | StarringClara Bow,Clive Brook | Based on a novel byArmine von Tempski...filmed inHawaii |
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| 1928 | Sadie Thompson | StarringGloria Swanson,Lionel Barrymore andBlanche Friderici | Based onRain |
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| 1928 | White Shadows in the South Seas | StarringMonte Blue,Raquel Torres andRobert Anderson | Based on the novel of the same name byFrederick O'Brien...directed byW. S. Van Dyke |
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| 1929 | Scarlet Seas | StarringRichard Barthelmess,Betty Compson | Based on a story byW. Scott Darling |
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| 1929 | The Pagan | StarringRamon Novarro,Dorothy Janis,Renee Adoree,Donald Crisp | Based on story byJohn Russell...directed byW. S. Van Dyke |
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| 1929 | The Delightful Rogue | StarringRod La Rocque,Rita La Roy | |
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| 1929 | South Sea Rose | StarringLenore Ulric,Charles Bickford andKenneth MacKenna | |
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| 1930 | Isle of Escape | StarringMonte Blue,Betty Compson,Myrna Loy | |
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| 1930 | The Love Trader | StarringLeatrice Joy,Roland Drew,Barbara Bedford |
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| 1931 | Tabu: A Story of the South Seas | Starring Matahi, Anne Chevalier and Bill Bambridge | |
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| 1932 | Bird of Paradise | StarringDolores del Río andJoel McCrea | Based on a play byRichard Walton Tully |
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| 1932 | Rain | StarringJoan Crawford,Walter Huston andWilliam Gargan | Based on "Rain" |
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| 1932 | Mr. Robinson Crusoe | StarringDouglas Fairbanks,William Farnum andMaria Alba | |
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| 1933 | In the Wake of the Bounty | Directed byCharles Chauvel, starringErrol Flynn | Semi-documentary |
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| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | StarringCharles Laughton,Clark Gable andFranchot Tone | Based on the novel by Nordhoff and Hall |
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| 1935 | Last of the Pagans | StarringRay Mala,Lotus Long andRudolph Anders | Based onTypee |
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| 1936 | Isle of Fury | StarringHumphrey Bogart,Margaret Lindsay andDonald Woods | |
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| 1936 | The Jungle Princess | StarringDorothy Lamour andRay Milland | |
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| 1937 | Lovers and Luggers | StarringLloyd Hughes,Shirley Ann Richards andSidney Wheeler | Set onThursday Island |
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| 1937 | The Hurricane | StarringDorothy Lamour,Jon Hall | |
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| 1937 | Ebb Tide | StarringOscar Homolka,Frances Farmer andRay Milland | Based on novel by Stevenson |
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| 1938 | Vessel of Wrath | StarringCharles Laughton,Elsa Lanchester andRobert Newton | Based on novel by Maugham |
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| 1938 | Her Jungle Love | StarringDorothy Lamour andRay Milland | |
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| 1938 | The Isle of Pingo Pongo | | Cartoon |
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| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise | StarringMadge Evans,John Boles,Bruce Cabot,Marion Martin andGene Lockhart | |
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| 1940 | Road to Singapore | StarringDorothy Lamour,Bob Hope andBing Crosby | |
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| 1940 | Typhoon | StarringDorothy Lamour,Robert Preston andLynne Overman | |
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| 1940 | Seven Sinners | StarringJohn Wayne | |
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| 1940 | South of Pago Pago | StarringJon HallFrances Farmer | |
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| 1941 | Aloma of the South Seas | StarringJon Hall andDorothy Lamour | |
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| 1941 | Some More of Samoa | StarringThe Three Stooges,Mary Ainslee andDudley Dickerson | Short subject |
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| 1941 | South of Tahiti | StarringBrian Donlevy,Broderick Crawford,Andy Devine andMaria Montez | |
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| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | StarringTyrone Power andGene Tierney | |
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| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | StarringJohn Wayne,Paulette Goddard,Ray Milland | Based on Saturday Evening Post story byThelma Strabel; directed byCecil B. DeMille |
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| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | StarringAbbott and Costello,Virginia Bruce andRobert Paige | |
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| 1942 | The Moon and Sixpence | StarringGeorge Sanders,Herbert Marshall andDoris Dudley | Based on a novel by Maugham |
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| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Starring Jon Hall and Charles Laughton | Based on the novel by Nordhoff and Hall |
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| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | StarringDorothy Lamour | |
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| 1943 | White Savage | StarringJon Hall,Maria Montez | |
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| 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sins | StarringJohn Carradine,Gale Sondergaard andSidney Toler | Rereleased asMonsoon |
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| 1943 | Wings Over the Pacific | Starring Inez Cooper,Edward Norris andMontagu Love | |
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| 1943 | Rhythm of the Islands | StarringAllan Jones,Jane Frazee andAndy Devine | |
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| 1943 | Wackiki Wabbit | StarringBugs Bunny,Jane Frazee andAndy Devine | Cartoon |
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| 1944 | Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips | StarringBugs Bunny | Cartoon |
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| 1944 | Cobra Woman | StarringMaria Montez,Jon Hall | |
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| 1944 | Rainbow Island | StarringDorothy Lamour,Eddie Bracken andGil Lamb | |
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| 1947 | High Barbaree | StarringVan Johnson,June Allyson andThomas Mitchell | Based on novel by Nordhoff and Hall |
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| 1947 | Adventure Island | StarringRory Calhoun,Rhonda Fleming andPaul Kelly | Based onEbb Tide by Stevenson |
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| 1948 | On an Island with You | StarringEsther Williams,Peter Lawford andRicardo Montalbán | |
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| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | StarringJohn Wayne,Gail Russell andGig Young | |
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| 1948 | Forbidden Women | StarringMona Lisa,Fernando Poe,Berting Labra,Bimbo Danao | directed byEduardo de Castro |
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| 1949 | The Blue Lagoon | StarringJean Simmons,Donald Houston,James Hayter | Based on the novel byHenry De Vere Stacpoole |
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| 1949 | Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God | StarringRon Randell, Devera Burton andTrevor Bardette | Loosely based on theHerman Melville novelOmoo |
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| 1950 | Mutiny on the Bunny | StarringBugs Bunny andYosemite Sam | Cartoon |
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| 1950 | Kon-Tiki | | Documentary |
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| 1950 | Pagan Love Song | StarringEsther Williams,Howard Keel andMinna Gombell | |
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| 1950 | On the Isle of Samoa | StarringJon Hall | |
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| 1950 | South Sea Sinner | StarringMacdonald Carey,Shelley Winters andLuther Adler | Remake ofSeven Sinners |
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| 1951 | Bird of Paradise | StarringLouis Jourdan andJeff Chandler | Based on a play by Richard Walton Tully |
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| 1951 | China Corsair | StarringJon Hall | |
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| 1951 | Smuggler's Island | StarringJeff Chandler,Evelyn Keyes andPhilip Friend | |
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| 1951 | Hula-La-La | StarringThe Three Stooges,Jean Willes andKenneth MacDonald | Short subject |
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| 1952 | Saturday Island | StarringLinda Darnell,Tab Hunter,Donald Gray | Based on (from the novel "Saturday Island" by); Alternate titleIsland of Desire |
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| 1952 | Caribbean Gold | StarringJohn Payne,Arlene Dahl,Cedric Hardwicke | Based on novelCarib Gold byEllery Clark |
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| 1952 | Road to Bali | StarringDorothy Lamour,Bob Hope andBing Crosby | Parody of the genre |
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| 1953 | Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) | StarringRita Hayworth,Aldo Ray andCharles Bronson | Based on "Rain" |
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| 1953 | Botany Bay | StarringAlan Ladd,James Mason andPatricia Medina | Based on novel by Nordoff and Hall |
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| 1953 | South Sea Woman | StarringBurt Lancaster andVirginia Mayo | |
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| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | StarringDon Taylor,Leo Genn andElsa Lanchester | |
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| 1953 | Return to Paradise | StarringGary Cooper,Barry Jones andRoberta Haynes | Based on a short story by James Michener |
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| 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant | StarringRobert Taylor,Stewart Granger andAnn Blyth | |
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| 1954 | His Majesty O'Keefe | StarringBurt Lancaster,Joan Rice andAndré Morell | |
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| 1954 | Drums of Tahiti | StarringDennis O'Keefe andPatricia Medina | |
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| 1954 | Beachhead | StarringTony Curtis,Frank Lovejoy andMary Murphy | |
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| 1954 | The Beachcomber | StarringGlynis Johns,Robert Newton andDonald Sinden | Based on novel by Maugham |
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| 1954 | King of the Coral Sea | StarringChips Rafferty,Charles Tingwell, Ilma Adey andRod Taylor | Set onThursday Island |
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| 1955 | Pearl of the South Pacific | StarringVirginia Mayo,Dennis Morgan andDavid Farrar | |
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| 1956 | The Revolt of Mamie Stover | StarringJane Russell andRichard Egan | |
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| 1956 | The Women of Pitcairn Island | StarringJames Craig,Lynn Bari andJohn Smith | |
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| 1956 | The Proud and Profane | StarringWilliam Holden,Deborah Kerr andThelma Ritter | |
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| 1957 | Fire Down Below | StarringRita Hayworth,Robert Mitchum andJack Lemmon | Set in theCaribbean |
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| 1957 | Hell Ship Mutiny | StarringJon Hall,John Carradine andPeter Lorre | Television pilot |
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| 1957 | The Admirable Crichton | StarringKenneth More,Diane Cilento,Cecil Parker andSally Ann Howes | Based on (Based on the Play by) J.M. Barrie; Alternate title;Paradise Lagoon |
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| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | StarringRobert Mitchum andDeborah Kerr | |
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| 1957 | Naked Paradise | StarringBeverly Garland,Richard Denning andDick Miller | Filmed onKauai byRoger Corman back to back withShe Gods of Shark Reef |
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| 1958 | Lost Lagoon | StarringJeffrey Lynn, Lelia Barry | |
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| 1958 | Island Women | StarringMarie Windsor,Vince Edwards, Marilee Earle | |
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| 1958 | She Gods of Shark Reef | Starring Bill Cord,Don Durant andLisa Montell | Filmed onKauai byRoger Corman back to back withNaked Paradise |
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| 1958 | The Stowaway | StarringMartine Carol,Roger Livesey andArletty | |
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| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | StarringRock Hudson,Cyd Charisse andArthur Kennedy | |
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| 1958 | South Pacific | StarringRossano Brazzi,Mitzi Gaynor andJohn Kerr | Based on themusical made from James A. MichenerTales of the South Pacific |
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| 1958 | Enchanted Island | StarringDana Andrews,Jane Powell andDon Dubbins | Based onTypee |
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| 1959 | Forbidden Island | StarringJon Hall, Nan Adams andJohn Farrow | |
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| 1959 | The Restless and the Damned | StarringEdmond O'Brien,Richard Basehart andAndrea Parisy | |
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| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock | StarringSpencer Tracy,Frank Sinatra andKerwin Mathews | Based on novel byMax Catto |
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| 1961 | Blue Hawaii | StarringElvis Presley,Joan Blackman andAngela Lansbury | Based on novel byMax Catto |
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| 1959-62 | Adventures in Paradise | StarringGardner McKay | Television series |
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| 1959-63 | Hawaiian Eye | StarringAnthony Eisley,Robert Conrad,Connie Stevens andPoncie Ponce | Television series |
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| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) | StarringMarlon Brando,Trevor Howard andRichard Harris | Based on novel by Nordoff and Hall |
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| 1962 | Tiara Tahiti | StarringJames Mason,John Mills andHerbert Lom | |
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| 1962 | No Man Is an Island | StarringJeffrey Hunter,Marshall Thompson andBarbara Perez | |
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| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | StarringJohn Wayne,Lee Marvin andElizabeth Allen | |
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| 1964-67 | Gilligan's Island | StarringBob Denver,Alan Hale Jr.,Jim Backus,Natalie Schafer,Tina Louise,Russell Johnson andDawn Wells. | |
| 1966 | Hawaii | StarringJulie Andrews,Max von Sydow andRichard Harris | Based on novel by Michener |
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| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | StarringDick Van Dyke,Nancy Kwan andAkim Tamiroff | |
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| 1970 | The Hawaiians | StarringCharlton Heston,Tina Chen andGeraldine Chaplin | Based on novel by Michener |
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| 1979 | The Hurricane | StarringJason Robards,Mia Farrow andMax von Sydow | Based on the novel by Nordohff and Hall |
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| 1980 | The Blue Lagoon | StarringBrooke Shields andChristopher Atkins | |
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| 1981 | Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure | StarringTerence Hill,Bud Spencer andSal Borgese: | |
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| 1982 | Paradise | StarringWillie Aames andPhoebe Cates | |
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| 1983 | Nate and Hayes | StarringTommy Lee Jones,Michael O'Keefe,Max Phipps andJenny Seagrove | Also released as Savage Islands. Story ofBully Hayes |
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| 1984 | The Bounty | StarringMel Gibson andAnthony Hopkins | |
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| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | StarringTom Hanks,Meg Ryan andLloyd Bridges | |
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| 1991 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | StarringMilla Jovovich andBrian Krause | |
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| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | StarringHarrison Ford,Anne Heche andDavid Schwimmer | |
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| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | StarringDavid Wenham,Kate Ceberano andJan Decleir | |
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| 2001 | South Pacific | StarringGlenn Close,Harry Connick Jr. andRade Sherbedgia | Adaptation of musical |
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| 2002 | Whale Rider | StarringKeisha Castle-Hughes,Rawiri Paratene | Based on the novelThe Whale Rider byWiti Ihimaera; directed byNiki Caro |
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| 2003 | Paradise Found | StarringKiefer Sutherland,Nastassja Kinski andAlun Armstrong | Biopic ofPaul Gauguin |
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| 2011 | Rebellion | StarringMathieu Kassovitz,Iabe Lapacas andMalik Zidi |
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| 2012 | The Legend | StarringBarry Primus, Thierry Helaine andMi Kwan Lock | |
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| 2012 | Blue Lagoon: The Awakening | StarringIndiana Evans,Brenton Thwaites andDenise Richards | Television film |
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| 2012 | Kon-Tiki | StarringPål Sverre Hagen,Anders Baasmo Christiansen andTobias Santelmann | |
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