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What Is the Best Submarine Movie?

by dgranger • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
What is the best Submarine movie?

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  • Das Boot (1981)

    1. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (280K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below (1957)

    2. The Enemy Below

    19571h 38mApproved
    7.4 (13K)
    During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
    DirectorDick PowellStarsRobert MitchumCurd JürgensDavid Hedison
  • Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster in Run Silent Run Deep (1958)

    3. Run Silent Run Deep

    19581h 33mApproved62Metascore
    7.3 (14K)
    A U.S. submarine commander who's obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese ship butts heads with his first officer and crew.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsClark GableBurt LancasterJack Warden
  • Torpedo Alley (1952)

    4. Torpedo Alley

    19521h 24m
    5.8 (192)
    Carrier pilot Lieutenant Bob Bingham (Mark Stevens) is rescued at sea by a submarine after he freezes at the controls and crashes, killing his two crewmen. He returns to civilian life but soon afterwards, looking for redemption, applies for submarine duty. At the New London, Conn., training base he renews acquaintance with Commander Heywood (James Millican) and Lieutenant Gates (Douglas Kennedy), the skipper and engineering officers of the sub that rescued him at sea. Bingham falls in love with Navy nurse Lieutenant Susan Peabody (Dorothy Malone), daughter of Warrant Officer Peabody (Charles Winninger) and the steady girl friend of Gates. Heywood gets a submarine command at the outbreak of the Korean "police action" and Bingham and his friend, Lieutenant Graham (Bill Williams), are part of the officer's group on Heywood's sub.
    DirectorLew LandersStarsMark StevensDorothy MaloneCharles Winninger
  • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

    5. The Hunt for Red October

    19902h 15mPG58Metascore
    7.5 (224K)
    In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryAlec BaldwinScott Glenn
  • James Garner, Andra Martin, and Edmond O'Brien in Up Periscope (1959)

    6. Up Periscope

    19591h 52mApproved
    6.4 (2.3K)
    In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames GarnerEdmond O'BrienAndra Martin
  • Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat (1959)

    7. Operation Petticoat

    19592h 4mApproved
    7.2 (17K)
    During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCary GrantTony CurtisJoan O'Brien
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

    8. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    19611h 45mPG49Metascore
    6.0 (6.9K)
    When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview.
    DirectorIrwin AllenStarsWalter PidgeonJoan FontaineBarbara Eden
  • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

    9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    20031h 50mPG-1330Metascore
    5.8 (189K)
    In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
    DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsSean ConneryStuart TownsendPeta Wilson
  • Mysterious Island (1961)

    10. Mysterious Island

    19611h 41mApproved
    6.7 (9.3K)
    During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
    DirectorCy EndfieldStarsMichael CraigJoan GreenwoodMichael Callan
  • Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, and Diana Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)

    11. Torpedo Run

    19581h 38mApproved
    6.4 (2.6K)
    A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese transport ship with civilian prisoners aboard, including his wife and young daughter.
    DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsGlenn FordErnest BorgnineDiana Brewster
  • Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995)

    12. Crimson Tide

    19951h 56mR66Metascore
    7.4 (131K)
    On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger-happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsGene HackmanDenzel WashingtonMatt Craven
  • Harrison Ford in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

    13. K-19: The Widowmaker

    20022h 18mPG-1358Metascore
    6.7 (70K)
    When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsHarrison FordSam SpruellPeter Stebbings
  • Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Nathalie Emmanuel in The Fate of the Furious (2017)

    14. The Fate of the Furious

    20172h 16mPG-1356Metascore
    6.6 (266K)
    When a mysterious woman seduces Dominic Toretto into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsVin DieselJason StathamDwayne Johnson
  • Cary Grant and John Garfield in Destination Tokyo (1943)

    15. Destination Tokyo

    19432h 15mApproved
    7.1 (6K)
    In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.
    DirectorDelmer DavesStarsCary GrantJohn GarfieldAlan Hale
    Based on the true story. Especially the appendectomy operation on the sub which was the first medical operation on a U.S. Submarine.
  • The Abyss (1989)

    16. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (203K)
    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael Biehn
  • John Wayne in Operation Pacific (1951)

    17. Operation Pacific

    19511h 51mApproved
    6.6 (4K)
    During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife.
    DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsJohn WaynePatricia NealWard Bond
  • Humphrey Bogart and Julie Bishop in Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

    18. Action in the North Atlantic

    19432h 6mApproved
    7.0 (4.8K)
    An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.
    DirectorsLloyd BaconByron HaskinRaoul WalshStarsHumphrey BogartRaymond MasseyAlan Hale
    Why not? The ship they are on is being hunted by German wolf pack submarines in the film.
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

    19. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    19542h 7mG83Metascore
    7.2 (39K)
    A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul Lukas
    Oops, almost forgot this one which is a 'shame on me' because I had already listed "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2003) and "Mysterious Island" (1961) which both have Captain Nemo and the Nautilus in them.
  • Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

    20. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

    20011h 35mPG52Metascore
    6.9 (143K)
    A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
    DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsMichael J. FoxJim VarneyCorey Burton
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)

    21. Ice Station Zebra

    19682h 28mG49Metascore
    6.6 (12K)
    USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRock HudsonErnest BorgninePatrick McGoohan

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