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Mar 10, 2024 · There is something both mesmerizing and ominous about a human-made ship that can sink below the mysterious sea to wander the ocean floor. The best submarine movies utilize these feelings of awe and menace to create a story and tone akin to space movies.
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- Das Boot (1981) George Orwell wrote in 1946, "The word Fascism has now no meaning except insofar as it signifies 'something not desirable.'" It's a rejoinder to linguistic laziness that divides the world into two types: Nazis, and everybody else.
- The Enemy Below (1957) "The Enemy Below" (1957) depicts a gripping back-and-forth naval battle in the South Atlantic during WWII between a U.S. destroyer and a German U-boat.
- The Abyss (1989) "The Abyss" is mostly an underwater habitat movie, similar to Barry Levinson's "Sphere." But James Cameron's far superior 1989 sci-fi thriller features submarines with windows, and that allows for the best underwater chase ever put to film.
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels have been made into exactly two classic films: "Patriot Games" in 1992 and "The Hunt for Red October" in 1990.
- Das Boot
- U-571
- K19 The Widowmaker
- Hunt For Red October
- Crimson Tide
- Hunter Killer
Nothing quite takes you as close to the edge of insanity as Wolfgang Peterson's Das Boot. It's about the crew of U-96 and German submarine in the Atlantic in 1941. It explores the division between ideology and cynicism around the war, the excitement and fear of action, as well as the sense of confinement that comes with being on a submarine. It's n...
U-571 tells the story about the capture of an Enigma cipher machine by the US Navy. This fictious tale gets you into plenty of submarine action with an A list cast: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel. Set in 1942, the plot attracted criticism because it is pitched as the first capture of an Enigma machine; actually British destroyer HM...
Set in 1961 it's the height of the Cold War and K19 is the Soviet Union's first nuclear missile submarine. This is the tale of a Soviet submarine, based on historical events with some great performances from Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson. If you're not scared of radiation, you might be after watching.
Probably the most famous Tom Clancy book and certainly one of the best films, it has a star-studded cast, fronted by Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius with his Scottish-Russian accent, Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan, the CIA agent sent out to figure out exactly what's happening with Red October. This is a classic Cold War thriller. "Verify range to t...
Crimson Tide pitches Captain Gene Hackman against XO Denzel Washington in a tense thriller aboard USS Alabama, a ballistic missile submarine. Beset by communication problems and repeated attacks from Russian submarines, the action revolves around one simple decision: whether to launch, or not launch, the ballistic missiles.
Hunter Killer has the advantage over some of the other sub films on this list in that it is newer, so more pacey and more action-packed. The plot doesn't deviate too much, but without a Cold War to lean on, it's instead a rogue faction in Russian that prompts the US into action. Gary Oldman, Gerard Butler and Toby Stephens bring the Hollywood clout...
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.
1. Das Boot. 1981 2h 29m. 8.4 (269K) Rate. 85 Metascore. 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. Director Wolfgang Petersen Stars Jürgen Prochnow Herbert Grönemeyer Klaus Wennemann. 2. The Enemy Below. 1957 1h 38m Approved.
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The 15 Best Submarine Movies Ranked. Submarines are inherently cinematic settings for thriller plots: the moody red bridge lighting, the surfaces are all dripping and reflective. Most of all, the submarine is a claustrophobic trap that ensures heightened tensions when things inevitably go wrong.
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May 18, 2024 · The radar and electric boards, lightning, thigh-suffocating spaces, moments of crisis and despair, and breathable air running out — these are the hardships characters in submarine films must...
