Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "torpedoed-ship"

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: 115,047

2. Das Boot (1981)

R | 149 min | Drama, War

A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch

Votes: 264,540 | Gross: $11.49M

3. Vacation from Marriage (1945)

Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A dull married couple, separated by their enlistment during World War II, reunite after three years to find that they have become very different people.

Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns, Ann Todd

Votes: 1,526

4. 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: 4,504

5. How I Unleashed World War II (1970)

224 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

The adventures of unlucky Polish soldier Franek Dolas during world war II. In September he escapes from Stalag and goes to France. After that he fights in Africa and Europe.

Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski | Stars: Marian Kociniak, Janina Boronska, Adam Cyprian, Wirgiliusz Gryn

Votes: 3,768

6. 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: 5,415

7. 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: 638

8. The Damned (1947)

Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

In the last days of World War II, a group of Nazis and their sympathizers try to escape from reckoning using a submarine.

Director: René Clément | Stars: Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, Florence Marly, Fosco Giachetti

Votes: 1,135

9. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.

Directors: Bruce Manning, Jean Renoir | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Treacher

Votes: 393

10. Mare Nostrum (1926)

Passed | 102 min | Drama, War

The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.

Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Apollon Uni, Álex Nova, Kada-Abd-el-Kader, Hughie Mack

Votes: 414 | Gross: $0.62M

11. Lusitania: 18 Minutes That Changed the World (2015 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War

Lusitania: an ocean liner to rival Titanic. On May 7th 1915 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale she was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. 18 minutes later she was gone: a ... See full summary »

Director: David Starkey | Stars: Diana Preston, Alexandra Churchill, Margarita Cappock, Colleen Watters

Votes: 54

12. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: No Time Like the Past (1963)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A scientist attempts to use a time machine to prevent tragedies, both in world history and in his own past.

Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Dana Andrews, Patricia Breslin, Malcolm Atterbury, Robert Cornthwaite

Votes: 1,788

13. In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode: The Lusitania (1981)

Not Rated | Documentary

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

14. 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: 100

15. Yarnhub (2019– )
Episode: Hunt the Bismarck! (2022)

12 min | Documentary, Animation, History

Here is the story of the final voyage of the German battleship Bismark. Tasked with attacking cargo shipments to the United Kingdom, it was spotted spotted. Despite sinking the Hood and ... See full summary »

Star: David Webb

16. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Prisoners of War, Part Two - Battle for the Mind (1998)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Examines the treatment of prisoners of war on both sides during WWII. From interrogation to housing to repatriation, civilian and military POWs were often used as pawns between warring nations.

Stars: Charlton Heston, Mark Seaman, Robert C. Doyle, Sydney Dowse

17. 24: Live Another Day (2014)
Episode: Day 9: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack captures Navarro. Kate finds out her husband was framed for Navarro's crimes. Adrian and Chloe are taken hostage by Cheng Zhi who forces Chloe to fix the Override device and Mark surrenders Jack's locations to the Russians.

Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Votes: 1,293

18. 24: Live Another Day (2014)
Episode: Day 9: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Audrey pursues diplomatic channels to try to prevent a full-scale war. Meanwhile, Jack leads Kate and Mark on a mission to locate their target before it's too late and the world is changed forever.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Votes: 1,223

19. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Hitler's Killer Subs (2016)

43 min | Documentary, History, War

U-boat innovations that were advanced well beyond any other submarine designs of WW2, including the Walter propulsion system, the Type XVII the Type XXI.

Directors: Clive Maltby, Bill Thomas | Stars: Nick Bradbeer, Karl Dönitz, Julian Forsyth, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 40

20. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Pacific Megaships (2016)

41 min | Documentary, History, War

The design, construction and operational history of the two greatest battleships ever built - the Japanese super-battleships Yamato and Musashi.

Directors: Ashley Morris, Bill Thomas | Stars: James Holland, Richard Lintern, Eiji Mihara, Tosh Minohara

Votes: 45

21. Das Boot (2018– )
Episode: Verluste (2018)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, War

Tensions between Tennstedt and Hoffmann on board U-612 rise. Resistance member Carla Monroe plans a daring operation in La Rochelle.

Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tom Wlaschiha, Thierry Frémont, Rick Okon

Votes: 409

22. Das Boot (2018– )
Episode: Loyalität (2018)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, War

After Greenwood departs the U-boat a new guest comes aboard in surprise and the infighting for loyalty among the crew continues. In La Rochelle the relationship between Simone and Carla grows.

Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tom Wlaschiha, Thierry Frémont, Rick Okon

Votes: 382

23. Das Boot (2018– )
Episode: Verdammt (2018)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, War

Forster tells Simone that U-612 is lost. The resistance risks innocent lives with a risky operation.

Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tom Wlaschiha, Thierry Frémont, August Wittgenstein

Votes: 358

24. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Great Escape at Dunkirk (2018)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary

Archaeologists and divers recover remains of ships and planes that were lost in Dunkirk, France during World War II.

Director: John Hayes Fisher | Stars: Simon Foster, Nigel Froude, Don Hall, Jeff Haward

Votes: 70