Overboard
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Overboard may refer to:
Man overboard, a situation where a person goes over the side of a ship or boat into the water, possibly needing rescue
Media
Films
Overboard (1987 film), a 1987 movie starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Overboard (2018 film), a remake of the 1987 film, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez
Music
Overboard (a cappella), an all-male a cappella group from New England
"Overboard", a 2010 song by Justin Bieber featuring Jessica Jarrell from My World 2.0
"Overboard", a 2022 song by Enrico Rava from 2 Blues for Cecil
Other uses in media
Overboard (comic strip), a comic strip about a group of pirates
Overboard! (1997 video game), a pirate-themed video game published by Psygnosis
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