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51. Crunch Commercials (2017 Video)
Animation, Short
The cartoon historian Jerry Beck presents a collection of three 1960s commercials for Cap'n Crunch cereal.
Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray, Paul Frees, Bill Scott
52. Crash Dive (1996 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Nuclear 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.
Director: Andrew Stevens | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Frederic Forrest, Reiner Schöne, Jay Acovone
Votes: 977
53. We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Drama, War
All leave is cancelled so that a British submarine can be sent after a new German warship. They chase it so far that they have no fuel to get home.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: John Mills, Louis Bradfield, Ronald Millar, Jack Watling
Votes: 1,702
54. Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Thriller, War
The daring exploits of a submarine commander whose mission is to chart the minefields in the waters of Japan during World War II.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Arthur Franz, Robert Arthur
Votes: 1,152
55. The Boatniks (1970)
G | 99 min | Comedy, Family
Newly assigned to duty in the coast guard at Newport Beach, a young ensign finds himself involved in romantic complications, as well as with jewel thieves, whose antics contribute to moments of hysteria and hilarity.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell
Votes: 859 | Gross: $18.61M
56. Double Target (1987)
102 min | Action, Adventure, War
After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the ... See full summary »
Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Donald Pleasence, Bo Svenson, Kristine Erlandson
Votes: 419
57. The McKenzie Break (1970)
PG | 108 min | Action, Drama, War
During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry, Jack Watson
Votes: 1,703
58. Star Blazers 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
115 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
2199 AD. Yamato tries to leave behind the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy after receiving a Cosmo Reverse System at its destination, Iscandar. However, suddenly it encounters a mysterious ... See full summary »
Directors: Katsuichi Nakayama, Makoto Bessho, Yutaka Izubuchi | Stars: Kenji Akabane, Kazusa Amagai, Shigeru Chiba, Yûki Chiba
Votes: 204
59. Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy (2014 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama, War
Follows a woman at victory munitions as they contend with a saboteur in the factory.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Meg Tilly, Jodi Balfour, Charlotte Hegele, Ali Liebert
Votes: 616
60. Corvette K-225 (1943)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Directors: Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks | Stars: Randolph Scott, James Brown, Ella Raines, Barry Fitzgerald
Votes: 579
61. Roboshark (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A great white bites a UFO aircraft in the Pacific and turns into a robo/shark hybrid.
Director: Jeffery Scott Lando | Stars: Alexis Peterman, Matt Rippy, Nigel Barber, Vanessa Grasse
Votes: 1,328
62. Nautilus (2000)
R | 97 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Over one hundred years ago, a cataclysmic chain of events plummeted the earth into the dark ages which destroyed most of civilization, and the remaining few survivors attempt to change the course of events that led to the destruction.
Director: Rodney McDonald | Stars: Richard Norton, Hannes Jaenicke, Miranda Wolfe, Christopher Kriesa
Votes: 283
63. Beneath the Blue (2010)
PG | 92 min | Drama
Dolphin experts confront the US Navy when its sonar program is suspected of causing the animals' deaths.
Director: Michael D. Sellers | Stars: Caitlin Wachs, Samantha Jade, George Harris, Paul Wesley
Votes: 835
64. Destroyer (1943)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A new World War 2 destroyer fails its sea trials so it is assigned to mail runs, but the crew ends up having to engage Japanese planes and a submarine anyway.
Directors: William A. Seiter, Ray Enright | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 1,311
65. Danger Beneath the Sea (2001 TV Movie)
92 min | Thriller
An American submarine commander (Casper Van Dien) questions his superiors when they order a nuclear attack.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Gerald McRaney, Stewart Bick, Tammy Isbell
Votes: 540
66. Eye of the Dolphin (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young girl discovers she can communicate with dolphins.
Director: Michael D. Sellers | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Christine Adams
Votes: 1,014 | Gross: $0.07M
67. Assault on the Wayne (1971 TV Movie)
74 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Cold War, enemy agents, posing as U.S. Navy crew, plan to sabotage a nuclear submarine and steal its anti-ballistic missile guidance system.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Lloyd Haynes, Dewey Martin, Leonard Nimoy
Votes: 167
68. Drain the Ocean (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Documentary
In this National Geographic special, we look at what most call "The Final Frontier". Using the newest data gathered from scientists all over the world and the latest advancements in ... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Charlie Paull, Tim Le Bas, Craig Dawe
Votes: 161
69. Rapid Exchange (2003 Video)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure
The plan:Break in to a 747 during flight and steal 1/4 billion dollars-they have the right team but double cross follows double cross
Director: Tripp Reed | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Lorenzo Lamas, Aviva Gale, Matt O'Toole
Votes: 537
71. The Mystery Beneath (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary
Treasure hunters Peter and Dennis were out on a typical day exploring the Baltic Sea when a very unusual image appears on the sonar. A nearly 200 foot cylindrical object was something that ... See full summary »
Director: Magnus Egler | Stars: Peter Lindberg, Dennis Åsberg
Votes: 79
72. Final Mission: USS Tang (2013)
15 min | Short, Action, History
A riveting, first-hand account of the last epic battle of the USS Tang submarine during WWII.
Director: Joseph Cortina
73. Speaking in Code (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Musical
Speaking in Code is an intimate account of people who are completely lost in music. A heartbreaking and lighthearted documentary, it's a vérité glimpse into the world of techno. Captivating... See full summary »
Director: Amy Lee Grill | Stars: Gabor Schablitzki, Gernot Bronsert, Sebastian Szary, Robert Henke
Votes: 107
74. Battle History of the U. S. Coast Guard (2004– )
130 min | Documentary
This program chronicles the role of the Coast Guard in war and peace over its 200 years of service to the United States. The program details the Coast Guards critical roles in the Civil War... See full summary »
Star: Stan Watts
75. Titanic: 100 Years in (2012 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
The 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic...a new look in 3-D.
Director: Sharon Petzold | Stars: Andrew Piper, Clara Auer, Keith Bartlett, Joseph Bearor
Votes: 46
76. We Call It Skweee (2009)
61 min | Documentary
In the beginning of 2008, the Italian filmmaker Iacopo Patierno arrived in Stockholm. During his stay in Sweden he got in touch with the Scandinavian electro style known as Skweee and some ... See full summary »
Directors: David Giese, Iacopo Patierno | Stars: Randy Barracuda, Rigas den Andre, Eero Jhoannes, Joxaren
Votes: 7
77. The Battle of the Atlantic (1978 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, War
The technical and tactical innovations that developed in the vital naval battle of the Eastern Theatre of World War II.
Stars: Patrick Beesly, Carl Emmermann, George King, Hans Meckel
78. Daniel Midas: Sprawa dla stand-upera (2023 TV Special)
68 min | Comedy
Director: Pawel Dybich | Stars: Daniel Midas, Piotr Kaszewiak, Marlena Mysza
79. Niño de Elche vs Los Voluble: RaVerdial (2015 Video)
49 min | Music
Recording of the concert of RaVerdial by Niño de Elche vs Los Voluble at the SONAR festival in Barcelona in 2015.
Stars: Niño de Elche, Los Voluble, Raul Cantizano, Pablo Peña
80. Langmuir's World (1998)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Roger R. Summerhayes | Stars: Katie Karlovitz, Irving Langmuir, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
81. Idle Mist (1998)
28 min | Horror, Crime, Short
When the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops.
Director: Andrés Useche | Stars: Catalina Gallo, Andrés Useche, Patricia Salazar, Yonier Bedoya
Votes: 683
82. The Short Circuit Case (1966 TV Short)
5 min | Animation, Short, Action
Batfink and Karate battle the mad scientist, Hugo-A-Go-Go, who is terrorizing the city by causing its electrical system to go haywire.
Director: Hal Seeger | Stars: Len Maxwell, Frank Buxton
Votes: 21
83. Destroyer (1986 Video Game)
War
Hybrid game between a simulation and an action-game. You are the captain of a U.S. Navy destroyer in World War II send on missions against the Japanese. You encounter enemy ships, submarines, fighter-planes.
87.
National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode:
The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal
(1993)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, History
Explorer follows Bob Ballard and veterans from both America and Japan as they search for ships that were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Director: Robert Kenner | Stars: George Bush, Robert Ballard, Martin Clemens, Bert Doughty
Votes: 46
88.
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
Episode:
The Case of the Cryptic Creature
(1998)
Family, Mystery
Sussex Academy is thrown into a panic when a mysterious monster is spotted in the toilets, the shower room, the kitchen and the sewer. When a large sea serpent is observed swimming in the ... See full summary »
Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Meredith Henderson, John White, Brendan Fletcher, Annick Obonsawin
Votes: 35
89.
Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode:
Babel
(2000)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In order to have his revenge, Shriek makes the speech of the population of Gotham City incomprehensible and demands Batman surrendered to him to stop the chaos.
Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Chris Mulkey, Cree Summer
Votes: 508
90.
MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode:
Deep Cover
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A female scientist designs an innovative sonar detection system for the Phoenix Foundation. The shady owner of a submarine company wants to sell her system to a drug-smuggling cartel.
Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Rosemary Dunsmore, Mitchell Laurance
Votes: 259
91.
Threshold (2005–2006)
Episode:
Revelations
(2005)
41 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Caffrey and Cavennaugh follow a lead on an infectee to an Indiana town with a preacher relating visions of an alien landscape.
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict
Votes: 118
92.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
The Thirty-Fathom Grave
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As a U.S. Navy destroyer cruises near Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, its sonar detects muted but constant hammering on metal undersea. The eerie sounds emanate from a submarine on the ... See full summary »
Director: Perry Lafferty | Stars: Mike Kellin, Simon Oakland, David Sheiner, John Considine
Votes: 1,952
93.
The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode:
The Red Sea Sharks: Part 2
(1992)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to stop a terrible refugee smuggling ring and end up trapped with the other prisoners out at sea.
Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, David Fox, Christian Pelissier
Votes: 273
94.
The Fantastic Four (1978)
Episode:
A Monster Among Us
(1978)
TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Fantastic Four leaps into action when a giant apelike space alien crash lands near the city and wreaks havoc.
Stars: Mike Road, Ginny Tyler, Ted Cassidy, Frank Welker
Votes: 38
95.
The Fantastic Four (1978)
Episode:
The Final Victory of Doctor Doom
(1978)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Doctor Doom causes a power outage that affects every machine in the United States and demands control of the U.S. armed forces, but Reed Richards knows what the evil egotist really wants.
Stars: Mike Road, Ginny Tyler, Ted Cassidy, Frank Welker
Votes: 34
96.
DuckTales (1987–1990)
Episode:
Pearl of Wisdom
(1987)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A couple of thieves steal a huge pearl from Banana Island inhabitants and sell it to Scrooge. But the pearl turns out to be far more valuable than they thought.
Director: Steve Clark | Stars: Tress MacNeille, Chuck McCann, Will Ryan, Hal Smith
Votes: 213
97.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Hitler's Sunken Secret
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary
Explores the Nazi quest for atomic weapons as it follows a mission to recover barrels of heavy water bound for Berlin from a Norwegian hydroelectric plant.
Director: Duncan Copp | Star: Neil Ross
Votes: 28
98.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The submarine war emphasizing the North Atlantic. Tracks the development of the convoy system and German submarine strategy.
Director: Ted Childs | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Karl Dönitz, Otto Kretschmer, Robert Sherwood
Votes: 406
99.
Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode:
Underwater Menace
(2008)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The new anomaly detector detects an anomaly in the River Thames, where Abby is taken by one of the creatures. As tensions rise amongst the team, Cutter and Connor set out to rescue Abby.
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Jacob Anderson, Loick Essien, Karl Theobald, Chris Nayak
Votes: 365
100.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The War Against the U-Boats
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
An in depth look at the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, the people who commanded the fighting, the national leaders, and the equipment used.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
Votes: 7