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1. Battleship (2012)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Rihanna
Votes: 257,574 | Gross: $65.42M
2. Crimson Tide (1995)
R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza
Votes: 123,553 | Gross: $91.40M
3. All Is Lost (2013)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Star: Robert Redford
Votes: 83,881 | Gross: $6.26M
4. Decoys (2004)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Luke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. But when Luke sees something unusual, he begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly human.
Director: Matthew Hastings | Stars: Corey Sevier, Stefanie von Pfetten, Kim Poirier, Elias Toufexis
Votes: 5,315
5. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, History
The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 8,324 | Gross: $6.54M
6. In Which We Serve (1942)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War
This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.
Director: Noël Coward | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson
Votes: 6,460 | Gross: $0.45M
7. Admiral (2008)
Not Rated | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution.
Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov, Vladislav Vetrov
Votes: 8,619
8. Shackleton (2002)
103 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The true story of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the South Pole, and his epic struggle to lead his twenty-eight man crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Eve Best, Mark Tandy, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 3,095
9. Morituri (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Director: Bernhard Wicki | Stars: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard
Votes: 4,506
10. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, War
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 736
11. The Cruel Sea (1953)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, War
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 5,419
12. Blackbeard (2006)
170 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1717, Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard is sent to the West Indies on a secret mission to destroy notorious pirate ship The Queen Anne's Revenge and its crew.
Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Mark Umbers, Richard Chamberlain, Jessica Chastain
Votes: 1,478
13. Die Gustloff (2008 TV Movie)
188 min | Drama, History, War
German film loosely based on the sinking, by a Soviet submarine, of a Nazi troop-transport ship in the Baltic Sea on January 30th 1945.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Kai Wiesinger, Valerie Niehaus, Heiner Lauterbach, Dana Vávrová
Votes: 576
14. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter
Votes: 4,869
15. U-Boat 29 (1939)
77 min | Thriller, War
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring
Votes: 2,463
16. December 7th (1943)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary, Action, Drama
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
Directors: John Ford, Gregg Toland | Stars: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews, Paul Hurst
Votes: 1,009
17. Der Seewolf (1971– )
93 min | Adventure, Drama
The writer Humphrey van Weyden gets overboard in 1906 in a shipwreck in the fog in the Bay of San Francisco and is rescued by a seal catcher, the schooner Ghost under the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.
Stars: Edward Meeks, Raimund Harmstorf, Emmerich Schäffer, Peter Kock
Votes: 733
18. The Fighting Lady (1944)
Passed | 61 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
Directors: Edward Steichen, William Wyler | Stars: Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, Joseph J. Clark, Dixie Kiefer
Votes: 617
19. Piger til søs (1977)
100 min | Comedy, Family
Women have joined the military in Denmark but can still not do active duty in the Navy, which aggravates 3 women's unofficial visit on a Navy ship due to an unannounced exercise at sea. Trying to hide the trio leads to comical situations.
Director: Finn Henriksen | Stars: Helle Merete Sørensen, Ulla Jessen, Marianne Tønsberg, Søren Strømberg
Votes: 365
20. Navy Log (1955–1958)
30 min | History, War
Showed featured dramatic reenactments of true Naval events taken from the files of the Defense Department. The episodes generally featured little known actors although better known performers sometimes hosted.
Stars: Robert Carson, Robert Shayne, George Conrad, Joel Smith
Votes: 135
21. Rise and Fall: China's Greatest Explorer (Zheng He) (2024)
73 min | Documentary
When China ruled the seas, he was the face of a nation. Master of the seas. A forgotten hero. Nat Geo's own legend retraces the epic journey of Zheng He. The Silk Road by Sea. A photographer's journey. And a warning for all great powers.
Director: Farland Chang | Stars: Farland Chang, Michael Yamashita
Votes: 22
22. Oratotis miden (1970)
117 min | Drama
Angelos Kreouzis survives a shipwreck and reveals to the committee in charge that the disaster was not an accident, but the consequence of the neglect of the ship by those responsible.
Director: Nikos Foskolos | Stars: Nikos Kourkoulos, Mary Hronopoulou, Manos Katrakis, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 504
23. U47 - Kapitänleutnant Prien (1958)
91 min | Drama, War
In 1939 German U-boat captain Günther Prien receives orders to infiltrate the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sink British warships.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Dieter Eppler, Sabine Sesselmann, Joachim Fuchsberger, Harald Juhnke
Votes: 211
24. Sailor (1976– )
300 min | Documentary
A major BBC television documentary series, first shown in 1976. About the life on board the fourth HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier. It followed the ship on a five and a half month... See full summary »
Stars: Twinkle Powell, Leslie Conway
Votes: 27
25. Deadhead Miles (1972)
R | 93 min | Comedy
The story of a long-distance trucker and his experiences on the road.
Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict, Donna Anderson, Madison Arnold
Votes: 281
26. Le Crabe-Tambour (1977)
120 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A dying mariner, full of regret, is looking for his longtime colleague somewhere on the high seas.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Claude Rich, Jacques Perrin, Aurore Clément
Votes: 928
27. Combat Ships (2017–2023)
TV-PG | Documentary, War
A documentary series on combat ships through the ages, from the 16th century to the present day.
Stars: Joseph Balderrama, Kieran O'Brien, Craig Symonds, Andrew Gordon
Votes: 69
28. USS Liberty: Dead in the Water (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, War
During the Six-Day War, Israel attacked and nearly sank the USS Liberty belonging to its closest ally, the USA. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Mitchell | Stars: Richard Helms, Robert McNamara
Votes: 73
29. The Navy Lark (1959)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner, Leslie Phillips, Elvi Hale
Votes: 130
30. The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, War
A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, Jane Wyatt, Jackie Cooper
Votes: 406
31. Die Männer der Emden (2012)
180 min | Adventure, Drama, History
When their ship is sunk in the first world war, in the Indian ocean, 50 men have to cross infinite stretches of sea and desert, avoid enemies, find allies and finally make it home to Germany. A breathtaking real-live odyssey.
Director: Berengar Pfahl | Stars: Sibel Kekilli, Ken Duken, Felicitas Woll, Matthias Schloo
Votes: 354
32. We Are from Kronstadt (1936)
88 min | Drama, War
In 1919, during the post-revolution Russian Civil War, a naval detachment (made up of communist Reds) defends the strategic city of Petrograd from the White Russian counterrevolutionary ... See full summary »
Director: Efim Dzigan | Stars: Vasiliy Zaychikov, Georgi Bushuyev, Nikolay Ivakin, Oleg Zhakov
Votes: 173
33. Napoleon: Total War (2010 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, War
A great travel through the massive empires of the Napoleonic Wars' age.
Director: Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Tom Adams, Paul Bandey, Charles Collingwood, Stephane Cornicard
Votes: 514
34. Watch Your Stern (1960)
90 min | Comedy
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to show to a visiting scientist.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims
Votes: 337
35. Das U-Boot (2021)
Documentary, History
A documentary series on the history of submarines, from their first development in the mid-19th century to the modern nuclear-powered leviathans, armed with nuclear missiles.
Stars: Sönke Neitzel, Daniela Hoffmann, Stephan Huck, Iain Ballantyne
Votes: 27
36. O striglos pou egine arnaki (1968)
80 min | Comedy
Widowed and with three grown-up sons, a stern Director of the Naval Academy hires a beautiful woman as a live-in housekeeper, to put an end once and for all in the absolute chaos that reigns in his home. But, what is her ulterior motive?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Maro Kodou, Pavlos Liaros, Thanos Papadopoulos
Votes: 1,210
37. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault (2006 Video Game)
Action, Adventure
Defend Freedom Wherever It Is Threatened. Command the most feared special forces unit ever assembled.
Director: Joey Castanieto | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Paul Mercier, Jason Spisak, James Mathis III
Votes: 99
38. Der Untergang der Pamir (2006 TV Movie)
180 min | Action, Drama
The Story of the German Sail-School Ship Pamir that sunk in a hurricane.
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Milanovic Miki, Jan Josef Liefers, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 188
39. Empire: Total War (2009 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set in the 18th century, Empire: Total War puts the player in control of eleven different nations conquering provinces all over Europe, North America and India both through diplomacy or force.
Director: Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Azhar Abbas, Aziz Abdul, Antonio Abenójar, Tom Adams
Votes: 807
40. Haie und kleine Fische (1957)
120 min | War, Drama
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Bethmann, Mady Rahl, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 201
41. Admiral Nakhimov (1947)
89 min | Biography, Drama, History
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov, one of the most acclaimed admirals in Russian history, fights the Turkish fleet during the Crimean War of 1853.
Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin | Stars: Aleksei Dikij, Evgeniy Samoylov, Vladimir Vladislavskiy, Vsevolod Pudovkin
Votes: 154
42. Port Arthur (1936)
81 min | Drama, War
Espionage, war and romance in the Far East in 1904: Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky marries Youki, the sister of a fanatical Japanese officer - but war is imminent...
Director: Nicolas Farkas | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Karin Hardt, René Deltgen, Paul Hartmann
Votes: 31
43. The Commander of the Lucky Pike (1973)
101 min | Action, War
The Lucky Pike is a spacious submarine, manned by a picturesque and good hearted crew, in this World War II melodrama.
Director: Boris Volchek | Stars: Pyotr Velyaminov, Donatas Banionis, Elena Dobronravova, Vladimir Ivanov
Votes: 136
44. Nusrat Iron and Blood
Drama, History | Pre-production
A Black Swan Story That Changed History
Director: Can Ulkay
45. Passazhirka (2008)
95 min | Drama
1882. The Russian clipper "Bold" follows the route San Francisco - Hong Kong. In an American port, the Russian consul puts a passenger on the ship - a young widow Vera Sergeevna Clark and ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislav Govorukhin | Stars: Ivan Agapov, Marat Basharov, Sergey Batalov, Fyodor Dobronravov
Votes: 147
46. Blind Man's Bluff (2001 TV Movie)
93 min | Documentary, History
A history of American submarine espionage during the Cold War.
Stars: Roger Mudd, Will Lyman, Christopher Drew, Sherry Sontag
Votes: 19
48. Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa (1951)
96 min | Drama, History, War
life story of Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman corsair and later admiral of the Ottoman Navy.
Director: Baha Gelenbevi | Stars: Cüneyt Gökçer, Ayla Karaca, Cahit Irgat, Mesiha Yelda
Votes: 33
49. Zgvis shvilebi (1964)
100 min | Drama, Romance, War
Director: Konstantine Pipinashvili | Stars: Kote Daushvili, Irakli Uchaneishvili, Otar Koberidze, Lia Eliava
Votes: 17