The best submarine movies of all time
The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: Das Boot (1981) · K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) · Kursk (2018). (Updated Feb 11, 2026.)
From Das Boot to The Hunt for Red October: the submarine films critics and fans rank highest (Filmkuratorium, Top-10-Liste, JustWatch).
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Top 12
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1
Das Boot (1981)
Wolfgang Petersen's classic, one of the most expensive German productions of its time.
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2
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Harrison Ford and a Soviet sub with a reactor leak.
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3
Kursk (2018)
Thomas Vinterberg on the Russian submarine tragedy.
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4
Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
A South Korean thriller aboard a nuclear sub.
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5
The Ghazi Attack (2017)
Indian film about a battle in the 1971 war.
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6
The Wolf's Call (2019)
A French sonar specialist with perfect hearing.
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7
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Sean Connery as a Soviet captain who wants to defect.
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8
Crimson Tide (1995)
Denzel Washington against Gene Hackman aboard a nuclear sub.
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9
The Abyss (1989)
James Cameron's underwater epic.
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10
U-571 (2000)
Americans seize a German U-boat to capture the Enigma.
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11
Black Sea (2014)
Jude Law hunts Nazi gold in an old submarine.
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12
Hunter Killer (2018)
Gerard Butler in a modern submarine action film.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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