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Best submarine or undersea films

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Dive, dive, dive! This week we’re plumbing the depths of the Mariana Trench—as promised way back in Showdown № 5—to locate your ten favorite submarine or undersea exploration films and return them to the surface. Let us know what’s down there, be it shallow-water fare uncovering Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, or from deep in The Abyss. Two degree up angle, twenty degree rise on the bow planes.

Most mentioned

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Crimson Tide
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Yellow Submarine
  • U-571
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Titanic
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Black Sea
  • The Enemy Below
  • Down Periscope
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • DeepStar Six
  • Thunderball

Lists

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  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Das Boot
  • Crimson Tide
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
Nick Sr

Nick Sr 9 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • Black Sea
Dave Bastian

Dave Bastian 29 films

  • On the Beach
  • On the Beach
  • Das Boot
  • Crimson Tide
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
Andi

Andi 14 films

  • Jaws
  • Finding Nemo
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Fantastic Voyage
Mandel 🎥👻

Mandel 🎥👻 10 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Mind Game
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Finding Nemo
  • Jaws
Beeeeeees

Beeeeeees 8 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Finding Nemo
Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Damned
  • Crimson Tide
  • 49th Parallel
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
george_kaplan

george_kaplan 10 films

  • Sphere
  • Leviathan
  • DeepStar Six
  • Lords of the Deep
  • Atragon
Nick FW

Nick FW 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Big Blue
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
Matthew Buchanan

Matthew Buchanan 10 films

  • The Forbidden Room
  • Das Boot
  • Thunderball
  • The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
  • Finding Nemo
Ivan

Ivan 5 films

  • Down Periscope
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Finding Nemo
David Kuskie

David Kuskie 10 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Down Periscope
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember
  • Yellow Submarine
Conor Wade

Conor Wade 7 films

  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Into the Blue
  • Das Boot
  • The Silent World
kierstonwoodley

kierstonwoodley 11 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
ozmodiar

ozmodiar 10 films

  • Operation Pacific
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Enemy Below
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • Ice Station Zebra
Daniel88

Daniel88 10 films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • Crimson Tide
TajLV

TajLV 10 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
  • Finding Nemo
  • Das Boot
  • Crimson Tide
🧀 Almer

🧀 Almer 11 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • The Enemy Below
  • The Abyss
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 9 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • Das Boot
  • The Enemy Below
  • The Abyss
Rui Ozpinhead

Rui Ozpinhead 13 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Bedford Incident
  • Ice Station Zebra
  • Yellow Submarine
Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 10 films

  • The Abyss
  • Das Boot
  • Deep Rising
  • Crimson Tide
  • The Little Mermaid
RJMacReady

RJMacReady 10 films

  • Titanic
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • Ponyo
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Hunt for Red October
Kyle

Kyle 11 films

  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
David Carroll

David Carroll 1 film

  • Crimson Tide
  • Das Boot
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • The Abyss
  • Ponyo
Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • Ice Station Zebra
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Fantastic Voyage
Julie

Julie 10 films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Down Periscope
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
hessli

hessli 5 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Finding Nemo
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Dominiki

Dominiki 4 films

  • The Little Mermaid
  • Finding Nemo
  • Finding Dory
  • The Shape of Water
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
bas2804

bas2804 7 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • Finding Nemo
Nichtsbesondern

Nichtsbesondern 4 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Shape of Water
  • Crimson Tide
  • Ponyo
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
Buboven

Buboven 10 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
  • Das Boot
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
John Hensler

John Hensler 10 films

  • The Shape of Water
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Jaws
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Boston Skinner

Boston Skinner 5 films

  • Sphere
Amarillion

Amarillion 1 film

  • Finding Nemo
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Jaws
  • The Abyss
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Jojo/Lily Maben

Jojo/Lily Maben 5 films

  • Das Boot
  • Jaws
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
  • U-571
Luis_989

Luis_989 11 films

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Finding Nemo
  • Finding Dory
  • Titanic
Kelcey

Kelcey 5 films

  • Yellow Submarine
  • Das Boot
  • On the Beach
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
Black Rabbit of Inlé

Black Rabbit of Inlé 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • Jaws
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Shape of Water
  • The Abyss
Kubrickology

Kubrickology 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Finding Nemo
Eigne

Eigne 5 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • Finding Dory
  • Shark Tale
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • Crimson Tide
  • Morning Departure
  • The Little Mermaid
Ruth Scouller

Ruth Scouller 10 films

  • Crimson Tide
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Das Boot
Matias Dahlbäck

Matias Dahlbäck 7 films

  • Das Boot
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • Down Periscope
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Hunt for Red October
dadgumblah

dadgumblah 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • Below
  • The Hunt for Red October
Nate

Nate 4 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • U-571
Chris Coke

Chris Coke 10 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • Jaws
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • Sanctum
  • Finding Dory
moshjatla

moshjatla 10 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Finding Nemo
  • Jaws
  • Ponyo
  • Sphere
SAJ77

SAJ77 10 films

  • Ponyo
  • The Big Blue
  • Das Boot
  • The Kingdom of the Fairies
  • The Abyss
Ronny The Explorer

Ronny The Explorer 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Finding Dory
Wilson Carter

Wilson Carter 25 films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Cruel Sea
  • The Enemy Below
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Das Boot
-Spooky-

-Spooky- 11 films

  • Ponyo
  • Help! I'm a Fish
  • Song of the Sea
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
lucy amelia

lucy amelia 8 films

  • Das Boot
  • 49th Parallel
  • The Forbidden Room
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
Daniel Charchuk

Daniel Charchuk 25 films

  • Das Boot
iwatch

iwatch 1 film

  • Ama-San
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • A Plastic Ocean
  • Jaws
isabeldores

isabeldores 6 films

  • Das Boot
  • Men of Honor
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • U-571
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
Sondos

Sondos 10 films

  • Ponyo
  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Finding Nemo
René

René 5 films

  • Crimson Tide
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Ponyo
  • Finding Nemo
  • Operation Petticoat
Mike E

Mike E 10 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • Waterworld
  • The Abyss
  • Jaws
  • Dunkirk
Landon

Landon 10 films

  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Deep Blue Sea
{Todd}

{Todd} 10 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
Aboutwell

Aboutwell 10 films

  • Crimson Tide
  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • Gray Lady Down
Florin Scanlon

Florin Scanlon 10 films

  • Below
  • The Bedford Incident
  • Crimson Tide
  • DeepStar Six
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
Chris

Chris 16 films

  • Sandwich
  • Club Sandwich
  • Ham Sandwich
  • The Sandwich Nazi
  • Sandwiches That You Will Like
Nerdymusicks

Nerdymusicks 11 films

  • The Abyss
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Finding Nemo
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Brittany

Brittany 10 films

  • The Abyss
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • Mind Game
  • La Maison en Petits Cubes
  • Ponyo
Wearon

Wearon 10 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • Crimson Tide
  • Finding Nemo
  • Deep Blue Sea
Alec

Alec 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • Leviathan
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • Gray Lady Down
Skeldal

Skeldal 10 films

  • The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
  • Yellow Submarine
  • The Forbidden Room
  • Jaws
  • Mind Game
Those Eyebrows

Those Eyebrows 10 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Abyss
  • Das Boot
  • Crimson Tide
  • The Little Mermaid
Djimm

Djimm 8 films

  • Black Sea
  • Deeper Than Yesterday
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • Titanic
Zheddy

Zheddy 10 films

  • The Abyss
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • U-571
  • Yellow Submarine
Nick Moffitt

Nick Moffitt 5 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Flushed Away
  • Waterworld
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Ratatouille
stripedclaw

stripedclaw 8 films

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • Mind Game
  • Das Boot
  • Innerspace
  • The Abyss
Dwayne Allen

Dwayne Allen 10 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Titanic
  • The Shape of Water
ayal0001

ayal0001 10 films

  • The Abyss
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Enemy Below
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓

𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓 8 films

  • Das Boot
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Abyss
  • Jaws
  • The Hunt for Red October
Greg Pettit

Greg Pettit 10 films

  • Finding Nemo
  • Ponyo
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Jaws
  • The Host
Eric

Eric 10 films

  • A Night to Remember
  • Das Boot
  • Jaws
  • Song of the Sea
  • The Little Mermaid
Joshua

Joshua 10 films

  • Down Periscope
  • Below
  • 1941
  • Yellow Submarine
  • The Abyss
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 10 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Crimson Tide
Letterboxd

Letterboxd 20 films

  • Das Boot
  • Blue Water, White Death
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
Forrest With2Rs

Forrest With2Rs 10 films

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Das Boot
  • The Abyss
  • U-571
  • Crimson Tide
Michael Sutton

Michael Sutton 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • The Enemy Below
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
lurk_moar

lurk_moar 10 films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • The Enemy Below
  • Operation Petticoat
  • Das Boot
AronDanburg

AronDanburg 10 films

  • Das Boot
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Thunderball
xthebarkingcat

xthebarkingcat 10 films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • The Enemy Below
  • Run Silent, Run Deep
  • Thunderball
  • Fantastic Voyage
Manuel Porras

Manuel Porras 20 films

  • The Kingdom of the Fairies
  • Ponyo
  • Moana
  • The Little Mermaid
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
Guilherme Simões Reis

Guilherme Simões Reis 17 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • The Abyss
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Stefan

Stefan 10 films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  • Titanic
matt_sacch

matt_sacch 7 films

  • Das Boot
  • The Hunt for Red October
  • Crimson Tide
  • Hostile Waters
  • U-571
Simon Richter

Simon Richter 10 films

Still from Das Boot (1981)