Waterworld follows a lone drifter known as "The Mariner", played by Kevin Costner, who finds himself in a conflict between a group of survivors seeking a mythical place called "Dryland" and a gang of pirates who want to capture and enslave them. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, the 1995 post-apocalyptic action movie is set in a future where sea levels have risen, covering most of the Earth's landmass.