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The Ultimate Sub Film List (in order)
By an Amazon.com customer
Das Boot - The Director's CutDas Boot - The Director's Cut
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.74
The all-time greatest submarine film. Director's cut version cleaned language too much but includes great additional footage. Extremely realistic and historic WWII film from the German perspective.
Run Silent, Run DeepRun Silent, Run Deep
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.54
Excellent, classic WWII sub action. Both Gable and Lancaster excellent and the drama betweeen them superb. B&W
Crimson TideCrimson Tide
Buy used from: $3.87
Tremendous undesea action and nuclear suspense. Leadership dynamics between Hackman and Washington unparalleled.
The Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red October
Buy used from: $1.67
Connery and Baldwin are fabulous as commander of Soviet stealth-sub and CIA analyst.
U-571 (Collector's Edition)U-571 (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.98
Great WWII action and suspense. U.S. takes credit for British capture of German enigma machine.
We Dive at Dawn [VHS]We Dive at Dawn [VHS]
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John Mills excellent. Plenty of WWII British action. B&W (also: Above Us The Waves - another Mills film - British midget subs, available in UK only)
The Enemy BelowThe Enemy Below
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Excellent cat-and-mouse submarine action movie. Jurgens better than Mitchum.
The Hunley [VHS]The Hunley [VHS]
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Excellent movie of early sub - U.S. Civil War. Authentic. VHS only.
Torpedo Run [VHS]Torpedo Run [VHS]
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Good undersea action. VHS only.
Crash DiveCrash Dive
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $4.40
Rare movie about U.S. sub in North Atlantic against Germans - good action, romance sub plot, colorized oldie.
K-19: The WidowmakerK-19: The Widowmaker
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.29
Sub catastrophy movie - Harrison Ford's Russian accent is poor.
Hostile WatersHostile Waters
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Rutger Hauer is believeable as a soviet captain in this catastrophy movie.
Operation PacificOperation Pacific
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Oldie. John Wayne makes a good skipper, but a bad romantic. B&W
Down PeriscopeDown Periscope
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Only submarine comedy. Rob Schneider is hilarious.
BelowBelow
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Interesting twist on WWII sub movie. No action, but plenty of paranormal suspense.
Phantom The SubmarinePhantom The Submarine
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Drama aboard a gigantic top-secret Russian submarine on loan to Korea to counter Japan.
Hellcats of the NavyHellcats of the Navy
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Average post WWII sub movie with romance sub-plot. B&W
Torpedo Alley [VHS]Torpedo Alley [VHS]
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Another average B&W post WWII sub movie with romance sub-plot.
Destination TokyoDestination Tokyo
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Oldie with loads of wartime propaganda. Corny 1940s script writing. B&W
Gray Lady DownGray Lady Down
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Average submarine catastrohy movie.
Up Periscope [VHS]Up Periscope [VHS]
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Garner is average as a U.S. Navy WWII demolitions expert. Little sub action. VHS only.
Ice Station Zebra [VHS]Ice Station Zebra [VHS]
Buy used from: $1.47
Nuclear sub spy movie with action in the Arctic. VHS only.
Full Fathom Five [VHS]Full Fathom Five [VHS]
Buy used from: $1.12
Low budget sub film with a terrorism plot. VHS only.
Submarine AttackSubmarine Attack
Buy used from: $11.95
Human interest war movie.
The Bedford IncidentThe Bedford Incident
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $27.24
Poitier is good. More of a movie on human interation. Little action.