U.s. navy movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant u.s. navy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, captivating and suspense films and TV shows about / with u.s. navy, military, navy, heroes, war, danger, battles, ship, world war two and water plots mostly in Drama, War and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as u.s. navy: Greyhound (2020), Annapolis (2006), Hunter Killer (2018), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Midway (2019), Battleship (2012), In Harm's Way (1965), Men of Honor (2000), American Warships (2012), A Glimpse of Hell (2001).

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 7.0
 113K
Greyhound (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the ...
Style: serious, exciting, emotional, compassionate, inspirational ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, submarine, war, u.s. navy, navy, warship, convoy, wartime, ocean, battleship, naval officer, captain ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place: san francisco, atlantic ocean
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 5.8
 22K
Annapolis (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard ...
Style: inspirational, intense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: boxing, military training, u.s. navy, military, military academy, military life, underdog, bully, friendship, ambition, rivalry, relationships ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: maryland
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 6.6
 73K
Hunter Killer (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy SEALs to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: submarine, u.s. navy, navy, military coup, warship, swat team, battleship, save the day, daring rescue, danger, chases and races, tough heroes ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pentagon, moscow russia, washington d.c., usa, scotland ...
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style: realistic, entertaining, saga, uplifting, twisted ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, u.s. navy, u.s. military, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, test pilot, fighter jet, sniper, aviation, leadership ...
Time: 2020s, year 1969, year 1986, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, mojave desert, california, san diego california
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 6.7
 94K
Midway (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story: The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style: historical drama, bleak, exciting, scary, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, sea battle, aerial combat, naval battle, air battle, warship, fighter plane, navy, aircraft carrier, fighter pilot, u.s. navy, war ...
Time: 1940s, year 2019, year 1942, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place: pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., honolulu hawaii ...
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 5.8
 256K
Battleship (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story: When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of ...
Style: exciting, serious, entertaining, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: alien invasion, alien, military, u.s. navy, ufo, battleship, navy, ship, evil alien, invasion, sea battle, battles ...
Time: year 2012, future, 2010s, year 2006, year 2005 ...
Place: hawaii, london, pacific ocean, tokyo, new york ...
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 7.3
 10K
In Harm's Way (1965)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story: A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
Style: realistic, tense, factual, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: war, world war two, naval battle, military, wartime, naval officer, father son relationship, u.s. navy, military life, suicide, marital infidelity, navy ...
Time: year 1941, year 1965, 1940s, year 1942
Place: pearl harbor, hawaii, pacific ocean, san francisco, polynesia
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 7.2
 125K
Men of Honor (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place: america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
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American Warships (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.
Style: serious, exciting, mockbuster, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: battleship, warship, ocean, aircraft carrier, military, battles, naval battle, ship, heroes, chaos and mayhem, escapades, u.s. navy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pentagon
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A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Navy officer tries to set the record straight after the Navy blames a 1989 explosion aboard the USS Iowa on a homosexual affair between two sailors.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: battleship, military, u.s. navy, society, military life, fighting the system, investigation, ship, political conspiracy, campaign, army investigation, state affairs ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, iowa
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and ...
Style: dramatic, suspense, tense, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, warship, u.s. navy, shark, sea, ocean, military, submarine, rescue, survival, world war, disobeying orders ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945
Place: san francisco, the philippines, washington d.c., pacific ocean
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot: cia, one man army, terrorism, murder, soldier, navy, diver, police, mission, revenge, prison, swat team ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: syria, usa, pentagon, washington d.c., north carolina ...
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Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With ...
Style: suspense, exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: sniper, military, survival, behind enemy lines, courage, fighter pilot, u.s. navy, war crime, fighter plane, rescue, bosnian war, aviation ...
Time: year 2001, 20th century, year 1995, 21st century
Place: bosnia, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia, europe ...
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Gray Lady Down (1978)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: underwater, submarine, drowning, rescue, survival, daring rescue, nuclear submarine, save the day, danger, heroes, tough heroes, ocean ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: pentagon
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 7.3
 122K
Crimson Tide (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: On a US 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.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: submarine, nuclear threat, cold war, navy, nuclear bomb, underwater, u.s. navy, military, nuclear, war, spy, sea ...
Time: 90s
Place: russia, pacific ocean, mediterranean sea, alabama
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The Last Detail (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Style: road movie, atmospheric, cult classic, realistic, witty ...
Plot: u.s. navy, road trip, sailor, profanity, male bonding, beer, buddy, fighting the system, society, on the road, travel, female nudity ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place: new york, maine, philadelphia, massachusetts, virginia ...
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The Final Countdown (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In 1980, the US Navy's most powerful warship, the USS Nimitz, is caught in a storm during routine manoeuvres in the Pacific. Enveloped by a strange green light, the ship passes through a vortex and when they emerge, their communications have ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Audience: kids, manly
Plot: time travel, world war two, military, catastrophe, military life, changing the past or future, heroic mission, battles, aircraft carrier, airplane, alternate history, time traveler ...
Time: 1940s, 70s, 80s, year 1980, 20th century ...
Place: pearl harbor, japan, pacific ocean
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Tears of the Sun (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style: touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: military, war, jungle, soldier, civil war, navy seal, commando, genocide, rescue mission, gunfight, violence, brutality ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: africa, nigeria, iraq, iran
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McHale's Navy (1962)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: McHale's Navy is an American sitcom that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from an hour drama called Seven ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, military, ship, navy, pow, u.s. navy, contests and competitions, siblings relations, courtroom drama, cons and scams, military life, battles ...
Time: 60s, 1940s, year 1942
Place: europe, italy, pacific ocean
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The Bedford Incident (1965)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric, political, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cold war, submarine, navy, war, battlefield, military, confrontation, u.s. navy, reporter, propaganda, world war two, nuclear ...
Time: 60s
Place: greenland, atlantic ocean
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The Winds of War (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 883 min.
TV show
Story: In the late 1930s, world politics begin to head in a dangerous direction. In Europe, Germany expands and rearms and proceeds to annex several border countries into the Reich. Meanwhile, Italy attempts to establish a Facist Colonial Empire under ...
Style: epic, sentimental, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, holocaust, luftwaffe, military, world war, cheating wife, wartime, cavalry, navy, politics, refugee, behind enemy lines ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: germany, italy, japan, berlin germany, china ...
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The Finest Hour (1991)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Macho Lawrence 'Larry' Hammer and frailer Dean Mazzoli initially rival as U.S. Navy SEAL trainees, but become buddies in instructor chief petty officer Bosco's merciless training class. The friends date two girls, but both love ...
Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious
Plot: gulf war, rescue, military, army, special forces, u.s. navy, conflict, war on terror, special ops, bio weapon, against the odds, friendship ...
Time: 90s
Place: iraq, middle east
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 6.7
 21K
Midway (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Style: realistic, tense, factual, intense, suspense ...
Plot: world war two, military, sea battle, pacific war, naval battle, aviation, navy, u.s. navy, world war, wartime, ethnic conflict, fascism ...
Time: year 1976, year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place: america, pacific ocean
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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
Style: suspenseful, stylized, exciting, serious, dieselpunk
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, underwater, world war two, secret weapon, military, danger, war, escapades, military life, heroic mission, soldier, save the world ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: japan, hiroshima japan, pacific ocean, asia
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 6.6
 3K
PT 109 (1963)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and ...
Style: historical drama, rough, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, war, president, john f. kennedy, world war, ship, island, leadership, usa president, sea, usa history, fictional history ...
Time: 1940s, year 1963, year 1943
Place: oceania, pacific ocean
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 8.3
 128K
The Pacific (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 530 min.
TV show
Story: A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Style: serious, disturbing, emotional, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, battlefield, war, battles, marines, soldier, combat, squad, american soldier, pacific war, imperial japan ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place: pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa, asia ...
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 8.4
 705K
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story: At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter ...
Style: bleak, psychological, disturbing, surreal, visual ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: vietnam war, insanity, jungle, mission, anti war, army, military, violence, secret mission, soldier, violent, river ...
Time: 20th century, year 1979, 60s, year 1969
Place: vietnam, cambodia, southeast asia, asia, the philippines
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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014)
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick and a unique American hero. When few thought it possible, then-Captain Rickover harnessed ...
Style: captivating
Plot: submarine, nuclear submarine, u.s. navy, cold war, nuclear power, navy, military, historical figure, biopic, science, science and technology, military officer ...
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Captain Phillips (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style: realistic, suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: hostage, ship, kidnapping, terrorism, survival, rescue, ocean, pirate, u.s. navy, ship captain, piracy, ransom ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place: somalia, africa, america, middle east, usa ...
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Medal of Honor (2000)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The incredible stories of some of the many men and women who have received America's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, authorized by President Lincoln on March 25, 1863 for bravery above and beyond the call of duty.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot: heroism, u.s. air force, medal of honor, military service, u.s. navy, marines, coast guard, heroes, u.s. army, world war two, us military, sacrifice
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