Modern Submarine Movies
A list of modern-made sub movies in no particular order
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- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsJude LawScoot McNairyBen MendelsohnIn order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMatthias SchoenaertsLéa SeydouxPeter SimonischekThe 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
- DirectorTodd RobinsonStarsEd HarrisJulian AdamsDavid DuchovnyThe haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA 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.
- DirectorBen ParkerStarsJohannes KuhnkeCharlotte SaltJames McArdleA three-man Special Ops team on a secret recovery mission and a civilian pilot become trapped underwater in a small claustrophobic submersible craft off the coast of North Korea.
- DirectorAndrew StevensStarsMichael DudikoffFrederic ForrestReiner SchöneNuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, who turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL can save the day by sliding aboard while the sub is underwater.
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsMatthew McConaugheyBill PaxtonHarvey KeitelA German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsMichael DudikoffJames HoranAlexander KeithWhen an elite Russian Nuclear Submarine carrying a doomsday weapon is hijacked, a submarine demolitions expert and the USS Springfield are deployed to obliterate the terrorists' plan, and the sub, in a frantic race against time.
- DirectorTony GiglioStarsWilliam H. MacyTil SchweigerThomas KretschmannWhen American submarine Swordfish is torpedoed the survivors are picked up by a passing German U-boat but an outbreak of meningitis threatens all aboard.
- DirectorTerrence O'HaraStarsJason GedrickEric RobertsBarry BostwickOn his final voyage a commandeer aboard a nuclear submarine is making a shocking bid for world peace. With the help of mercenaries he takes over the sub in order to hold Washington D.C. and the world hostage.
- DirectorRodney McDonaldStarsGary BuseyBilly Dee WilliamsBilly WarlockIn this undersea thriller, a United States chemist is captured by terrorists. But a rescue attempt by an elite group of Navy Seals goes wrong when they are captured. Now they must wage a silent war beneath the waves.
- DirectorJohn EyresStarsJay HarringtonRavil IsyanovDavid BeecroftDuring the Cuban Missle Crisis, a Russian sub is sunk while en route to Havana. As the sub goes down, the hold is breached and barrels full of some mysterious substance tumble out. Years later, an American nuclear submarine is transporting a captured terrorist to the States. The terrorist's henchmen, however, are planning to hijack the sub and rescue their leader. Meanwhile, a large, unidentified creature is approaching the sub at high speed...
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsKelsey GrammerLauren HollyRob SchneiderLt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days.
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsDavid JasonIan Puleston-DaviesTony HaygarthA British Sub goes missing at the end of WWII, leaving only one survivor. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years later it reappears without a crew. The British government sends for the one surviving crew member (David Jason), who is now a marine biologist. With a new crew, Jason proceeds to trace the last known happenings on the sub. But this submarine has a life of its own and the new crew soon start showing characteristics of the old crew.
- DirectorMark W. TravisStarsBill PullmanWendy SchaalChris DemetralInternational disaster looms as the USS Sub Standard has to race to get a nuclear weapon ahead of the Russian forces.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsCharlton HestonDavid CarradineStacy KeachA Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge.
- DirectorDavid DruryStarsRutger HauerMartin SheenMax von SydowIn October 1986, a Soviet submarine carrying nuclear missles collides with an American nuclear submarine off the coast of Bermuda.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsHarrison FordSam SpruellPeter StebbingsWhen Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsCasper Van DienGerald McRaneyStewart BickAn American submarine commander (Casper Van Dien) questions his superiors when they order a nuclear attack.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsArmand AssanteRachel WardBryan BrownAfter a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
- CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsJonathan BrandisDon FranklinTed RaimiIn the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsLuke PerryKrista AllenTom BerengerAn American submarine traveling through dangerous territorial waters is put in even more danger when two scientists bring venomous snakes on board.
- DirectorGregg ChampionStarsStephen BaldwinGabrielle AnwarTom ContiA team of scientists are accompanying the crew of a nuclear submarine in the arctic. When a disaster at sea sinks the nuclear sub, these scientists (and their mini submersible) become the crew's only hope for survival.
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsSteven SeagalChristine AdamsWilliam HopeChris Kody, the world's best mercenary, is freed from prison -- but there's a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear sub.
- DirectorJames KeachStarsSam NeillShea WhighamEmily ProcterA moment by moment account of the sinking and rescue of the crew of the submarine USS Squalus which was the first rescue of living crew on a submarine.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael BiehnA civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRobert ConradSam WaterstonRichard RoundtreeThe crew of a Trident missile submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's Captain imagines that he has been given an order to actually attack Russia. He prepares to do exactly that.
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsArmand AssanteDonald SutherlandAlex JenningsDuring the siege of Charleston of 1864, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley becomes the first submersible to sink an enemy warship in wartime.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryAlec BaldwinScott GlennIn November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?
- DirectorTom CleggStarsDennis HopperHardy KrügerGösta Ekman"The Inside Man" is based on a real-life incident during the days of the Cold War when a Soviet submarine was spotted in Swedish waters.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsDoug McClureJohn McEnerySusan PenhaligonDuring World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
- DirectorFrank BeyerStarsUlrich MüheUlrich TukurKaoru KobayashiIn 1945 an advanced type of German U-boat loaded with atomic technology en route for Japan and escorted by Japanese naval officers receives news that Germany has capitulated.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBill MurrayOwen WilsonAnjelica HustonWith a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
- DirectorFerdinand FairfaxStarsKevin DillonChristine HarnosEdward AlbertA group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.
- DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsJack ScaliaR. Lee ErmeyRay WiseSiren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsAdrian PaulCatherine DentKent McCordIn the cold, dark waters off North Korea a U.S. Navy fast attack submarine meets with a mysterious disaster - it's attacked and nearly sunk by an ominous stealth submarine.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard CrennaBen CrossJulie CoxIn the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
- DirectorDamian LeeJim WynorskiStarsDolph LundgrenMeilani PaulAleksandr KuznetsovCaptain Matt Hendricks and Dr. Linda Christian are locked in a submarine with Russian terrorists that threaten to launch a chemical virus on US territory.
- DirectorJ. Christian IngvordsenStarsFrank ZagarinoKayle WatsonCaroline StrongAn American attack submarine on patrol in the South China Sea intercepts an SOS from a Russian freighter. The freighter was attacked by unidentified frogmen on the high seas and high grade plutonium was stolen. The FBI suspects this attack is the work of Darian Cain, a former Russian Commando turned terrorist. When a special anti-terrorist team is formed, Special Operations (SPECOP) Commander Webb Buckley and navy seal Bone Conn are chosen to join their FBI counterparts special agent William Murphy and special agent Morgan Daniels and an uneasy alliance is struck between the military and the FBI. Their mission: to capture Darian Cain and bring him back to the U.S. to face justice and to recover the high grade plutonium.
- DirectorDavid TwohyStarsBruce GreenwoodDavid CrowMatthew DavisStrange happenings occur on a WW II submarine.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsGene HackmanDenzel WashingtonMatt CravenOn 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.
- DirectorPhillip J. RothStarsDavid KeithSimmone MackinnonMark SheppardA mysterious trench has formed on the ocean floor, and a deadly species of creature emerges from the depths.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsGreg EviganNancy EverhardTaurean BlacqueA team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.
- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsMichael MoriartyMaria RangelTodd FieldAdapted from the best-selling novel. Navy Captain Peter Mackenzie is sent on his toughest assignment when the Soviet nuclear submarine Kirov is stolen and the weapons are aimed at the United States.
- DirectorMary Ann FisherStarsBradford DillmanPriscilla BarnesDaryl HaneyMan has finally conquered the ocean. America's first self-contained undersea laboratory is the pride of the nation, and expectations are high for an elaborate undersea mining operation. What wasn't expected was the inhabitants of an undiscovered world.