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1. Greyhound (2020)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Drama, History
Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.
Director: Aaron Schneider | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Matt Helm
Votes: 115,549
2. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, History
During World War II, an American navy ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine leaving 890 crewmen stranded in shark infested waters.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, Matt Lanter
Votes: 14,393
3. The Wolf's Call (2019)
TV-14 | 115 min | Action, Thriller
In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.
Director: Antonin Baudry | Stars: François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb
Votes: 21,231
4. Operation Pacific (1951)
Approved | 111 min | Drama, Romance, War
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.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes
Votes: 3,905
5. Onionhead (1958)
Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Erin O'Brien
Votes: 660
6. Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (2007 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatization of the notorious World War I torpedoing of the ocean liner, RMS Lusitania.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: John Hannah, Kenneth Cranham, Florian Panzner, Michael Feast
Votes: 640
7. Torpedo Run (1958)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, War
A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Dean Jones
Votes: 2,550
8. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,205
9. Monster Island (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Gigantic monsters threaten to destroy everything in their path as mankind remains defenseless.
Directors: Mark Atkins, James Thomas | Stars: Eric Roberts, Toshi Toda, Adrian Bouchet, Natalie Robbie
Votes: 773
10. Escape to Glory (1940)
64 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A British ship is attacked by a German U-boat at the onset of World War II. The reactions of the frightened passengers-from a German doctor to a drunken Irishman-are chronicled in this good story.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, John Halliday, Alan Baxter
Votes: 57
11. Prison Ship (1945)
Approved | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At the end of WW2, a Japanese freighter sails with Allied prisoners as cargo but, sensing doom, the prisoners plan to overpower their guards and capture the prison-ship.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Nina Foch, Robert Lowery, Richard Loo, Ludwig Donath
Votes: 171
13. Operación Úrsula (El misterio del submarino C-3) (2006)
105 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A missing submarine in Spanish Civil War leads to the first German Navy operation before WW2. Republican submarine C-3 was the victim of international secrecy and intrigues, after a torpedo from U-34 sunk it on December 12th 1936.
Director: José Antonio Hergueta | Stars: Jose Coronado, Willard C. Frank, Antonio Checa, Ángel Viñas
14.
In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode:
The Lusitania
(1981)
Not Rated | Documentary, Mystery
An examination of the British ocean liner torpedoed during World War I and possible reasons for why she sank so quickly.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Avis Dolphin Foley, John Light, Colin Simpson
Votes: 24
15.
The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode:
Sub Killers
(1960)
Documentary, History
Star: Walter Cronkite
16.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The submarine war emphasizing the North Atlantic. Tracks the development of the convoy system and German submarine strategy.
Director: Ted Childs | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Karl Dönitz, Otto Kretschmer, Robert Sherwood
Votes: 410
17.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part VII
(1988)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, War
Natalie, Louis and her uncle Aaron Jastrow find themselves in Paris having been transferred there from the prisoner exchange camp in Baden Baden courtesy of Aaron's former student, the ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 101
18.
World War II in Numbers (2019)
Episode:
Global war
(2019)
Documentary
Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Winston Churchill, Helen Fry, Max Hastings, Joshua Levine
Votes: 5
19.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Right Tools
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Richard Hammond, Giuseppe Finaldi, Alexander Henry, Charles Schencking
20.
Pacific: The Lost Evidence (2005– )
Episode:
Leyte Gulf
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
A detailed look at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in world history. For the first time in the Pacific war, kamikaze suicide attacks were used against the Allies. After ... See full summary »
Director: David Caldwell-Evans | Stars: Michael Carroll, Dai Tabuchi, Paul Austin, Eric Diller