This is a list about the best submarine movies. Who doesn't love a good submarine film? Be honest. You know that whenever you see a trailer for a new submarine movie or hear about a great submarine movie you've never seen before that you get super excited and you feel like your head is about to implode... from the pressure. That's a submarine joke. Water. ...Depth.
From some of the top submarine and Russian sub movies like The Hunt For Red October, and Crimson Tide, to all-time great submarine movies like Das Boot, this list has everything you'll need to satisfy your insatiable need for input on the most famous and recent submarine movies. From thrillers to submarine comedy movies, this list has it all
The amount of times the word "submarine" appears in this list description is not an accident. Submarines are awesome (they go underwater, and there are people in them, and they are basically magic, and they shoot rockets and win wars!) and they deserve to be talked about more.
Thankfully, Hollywood agrees. Please enjoy this list of the best submarine movies of all time. Be sure to check Netflix and other streaming services for these awesome submarine movies.
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Wolfgang PetersenActors: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Otto Sander, Sky du Mont
Released: 1982
Das Boot is a 1982 German epic film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann. It has been... more
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John McTiernanActors: Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery, Tim Curry, James Earl Jones, Jeffrey Jones
Released: 1990
The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy-thriller film directed by John McTiernan, based on the 1984 novel by Tom Clancy. In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine Captain... more3
Robert WiseActors: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Don Rickles, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter
Released: 1956
Run Silent, Run Deep is a 1958 film starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster, based on the novel of the same name by Commander Edward L. Beach, Jr.. The title refers to "silent running", a submarine... more4
Dick PowellActors: Clint Eastwood, Robert Mitchum, Doug McClure, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Released: 1957
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialThe Enemy Below is a 1957 war film which tells the story of the battle between the captain of an American destroyer escort and the commander of a German U-boat during World War II. The movie stars... more5
Tony ScottActors: Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortensen, Gene Hackman, Ryan Phillippe, James Gandolfini
Released: 1995
Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine film directed by Tony Scott. On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer (Denzel Washington) stages a mutiny, to prevent his trigger happy Captain... more6
Kathryn BigelowActors: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Camargo, Joss Ackland
Released: 2002
K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 submarine thriller film about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine K-19. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and stars Harrison Ford and... more7
Delmer DavesActors: Cary Grant, John Garfield
Released: 1943
Destination Tokyo is a 1943 submarine war film. It was directed by Delmer Daves and written by Daves, former submariner Steve Fisher and Albert Maltz, and stars Cary Grant and John Garfield with... more8
Joseph PevneyActors: Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, Diane Brewster
Released: 1958
Torpedo Run is a 1958 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney. It was filmed in Metrocolor CinemaScope, and it stars Glenn Ford as a World War II submarine commander in the Pacific who is... more9
David S. WardActors: Kelsey Grammer, Rob Schneider, William H. Macy, Lauren Holly, Bruce Dern
Released: 1996
Down Periscope is a 1996 20th Century Fox comedy film produced by Robert Lawrence and directed by David S. Ward, starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly and Rob Schneider and co-starring Bruce Dern,... more10
Jonathan MostowActors: Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bon Jovi, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann
Released: 2000
U-571 is a 2000 film directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann, Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Noseworthy, Will Estes and Tom Guiry. In the... more11
George WaggnerActors: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Martin Milner, Scott Forbes
Released: 1951
Operation Pacific is a 1951 World War II submarine film starring John Wayne and Patricia Neal, featuring Ward Bond and Philip Carey and directed by George Waggner. The technical advisor for this film... more12
Donovan MarshActors: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Linda Cardellini, Michael Nyqvist
Released: 2018
Hunter Killer is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Donovan Marsh, based on the novel Firing Point by Don Keith & George Wallace. An untested American submarine captain (Gerard Butler)... more13
Blake EdwardsActors: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Marion Ross, Dina Merrill, Gavin MacLeod
Released: 1959
Operation Petticoat is a 1959 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. It was the basis for a television series in 1977 starring John Astin in Grant's role.... more14
John SturgesActors: Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Released: 1968
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 suspense film directed by John Sturges, starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay by Alistair MacLean, Douglas Heyes, Harry... more15
Gordon DouglasActors: James Garner, Frank Gifford, Alan Hale, Jr., Warren Oates
Released: 1959
Up Periscope is a 1959 World War II drama starring James Garner as a U.S. Navy Frogman fighting the Japanese. The supporting cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin, and Alan Hale, Jr.. The film... more16
Richard FleischerActors: Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, Gloria Pall, J. M. Kerrigan
Released: 1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American Technicolor adventure film starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre. It was the first CinemaScope science fiction film and was... more17
William C Sallai addedJames B. HarrisActors: Donald Sutherland, Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, Martin Balsam, Ed Bishop
Released: 1965
The Bedford Incident is a 1965 Anglo-American Cold War film starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, and co-produced by Richard Widmark. The cast also features Eric Portman, James MacArthur,... more18
James CameronActors: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Chris Elliott, Michael Biehn, J. C. Quinn
Released: 1989
The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction-adventure film written and directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks... more19
Greg Whitcoe addedDavid GreeneActors: Charlton Heston, Christopher Reeve, David Carradine, Ned Beatty, Stacy Keach
Released: 1978
Gray Lady Down is a 1978 disaster film by Universal Studios starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and is the feature film debut of Christopher Reeve. It is... more20
Archie MayoActors: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, James Gleason
Released: 1943
Crash Dive is a World War II film in Technicolor released in 1943. It was directed by Archie Mayo, written by Jo Swerling and W.R. Burnett, and starred Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter. The... more21
Aaron SchneiderActors: Tom Hanks, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan
Released: 2020
Greyhound is a 2020 war film directed by Aaron Schneider, based on The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester. During World War II, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Commander Ernest Krause... more22
Pete Chilcott addedAnthony AsquithActors: John Mills, Eric Portman, Ronald Millar
Released: 1943
We Dive at Dawn is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B.... more23
NathanB addedThomas VinterbergActors: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, August Diehl
Released: 2018
Kursk (aka The Command) is a 2018 Belgian-Luxembourgian drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, based on Robert Moore's book A Time to Die. An explosion on a nuclear-powered Russian submarine kills... more24
HåkanNorberg addedKevin MacdonaldActors: Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Tobias Menzies, Scoot McNairy, David Threlfall
Released: 2014
Black Sea is a 2014 British adventure thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald, written by Dennis Kelly, and starring Jude Law. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2014 and in... more25
NathanB addedJohn FarrowActors: William Holden, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, Arthur Franz
Released: 1951
Submarine Command is a 1951 film starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, and Darryl Hickman, directed by John Farrow. The movie is notable for being one of the first to... more
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