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Jul 26, 2024 · Submarines are perfect cinematic settings for thriller plots. Here are the 15 best submarine movies that will get your heart racing.
- Gino Orlandini
Mar 10, 2024 · Submarine movies use tight spaces to create tension and compelling stories akin to space movies. A small ensemble cast faces life-or-death decisions in claustrophobic settings, mirroring courtroom dramas.
- Zachary Moser
Oct 3, 2024 · The best submarine movies of all time plunge audiences into the claustrophobic, high-stakes world beneath the ocean's surface. From the creaking of metal hulls to the silent maneuvers of underwater warfare, these films deliver edge-of-your-seat suspense and breathtaking drama.
- Das Boot (1981) Only very few movies in the history of cinema can come close to Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot for its claustrophobic realism and dramatic intensity.
- The Enemy Below (1957) In American WWII submarine dramas, the enemies are often caricatured or dehumanized. Filmmaker and versatile performer Dick Powell’s The Enemy Below thankfully stays away from such reductive portrayal as Wendell Mayes’ script gives equal weight to the perspectives of US destroyer captain Murrell (Robert Mitchum) and German U-boat commander Von Stolberg (Curd Jurgens).
- The Damned (1947) The poetic realism of Rene Clement has brought us the memorable post-war French classics Forbidden Games (1952) and Gervaise (1956).
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) Despite its relentless aggression since World War II, America – as portrayed by its mass media – loves to assume a vulnerable role, where the ‘American way of life’ is threatened by a hostile power.
Feb 20, 2024 · These films are not for the faint of heart, as they explore the dangers and challenges of naval warfare, espionage, and deep sea exploration. With that being said, here are 10 of the best films about submarines that will submerge you into a world of both danger and drama.
I'm yet to see it (in the UK it was in my local cinema for a week) but from what I've seen it looks like a female Submarine, set in America. I feel Ladybird's USA setting probably made it connect for for US viewers than Submarine probably leading to it getting more acclaim.
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Dec 4, 2022 · A setting is the time and place of a narrative work of fiction or nonfiction. A setting can change throughout the narrative, though most works have at least one main setting. How the setting is used, what it represents, and how it is presented varies widely from work to work.
