British navy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant british navy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating and tense films and TV shows about / with british navy, sea, ship, military, royal navy, ocean, boat, heroes, navy and british plots mostly in Drama, War and Adventure genres shot in UK, USA, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british navy: Hornblower: Mutiny (2001), Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (1998), To the Ends of the Earth (2005), Longitude (2000), The Last U-Boat (1993), Billy Budd (1962), Damn the Defiant! (1962), The Terror (2018), Ghostboat (2006), I Remember Nelson (1982).
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List of british navy movies
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, military, heroes, leadership, navy, war, military life, naval battle, rebel, rebelliousness ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, feel good, road movie
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, adventurer, navy, military, bully, heroes, duel, battles, sea, french revolution ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 267 min.
TV show
Story:
From Nobel Laureate William Golding's (Lord of the Flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to ...
Style:
semi serious, epic, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot:
ship, sea voyage, sea captain, british navy, sailboat, imperialism, fall in love, introspection, social differences, unlikely couple, escapades, military ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, georgian era
Place:
australia, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, epic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, heroic mission, leadership, naval battle, sailboat, friendship, military, royal navy ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, regency period, edwardian era, georgian era
Place:
england, france, brazil, europe, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
inventor, sea, british navy, sailboat, ocean, military life, against the odds, escapades, sea disaster, father son relationship, sailing, seafaring ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, victorian era, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, jamaica
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, Japan, Austria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, british navy, kriegsmarine, boat, captain, uranium, duty, secret mission, hitler, torpedo, nazi ...
Time:
year 1945
Place:
japan, norway, germany
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Style:
tense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, road movie ...
Plot:
mutiny, ship, courtroom drama, napoleonic wars, injustice, navy, ship captain, british navy, ocean, betrayal, military life, captivity ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1790s
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, pirate, navy, british navy, sea, mutiny, royal navy, courage, french revolution, boat, napoleonic era ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The crew of a Royal Naval expedition searching for the Arctic's treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, slasher ...
Plot:
arctic, expedition, cannibalism, starvation, insanity, violence, british navy, paranoia, leadership, animal attack, delusion, corpse ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1940s
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473
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Jack Hardy is the sole survivor of a mysterious submarine disaster in World War II. Now, in 1981, the ill-fated submarine Scorpion has resurfaced, miraculously intact. Naval Intelligence need Hardy's expertise to retrace the course and mission ...
Style:
scary, tense, mind bending, serious, rough ...
Plot:
submarine, supernatural, world war two, british navy, supernatural ability, ghost, escapades, heroes, memory loss, ghost ship, ocean, sea ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson's remarkable naval career and troubled personal affairs are brought to life in this miniseries, which tells his famous story through the narratives of those who knew him best.
Plot:
napoleonic wars, sea, french revolution, british man, theater, heroes, mistress, ship, naval battle, sea battle, adultery, illegitimate child ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
naples italy
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101K
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, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, war, convoy, navy, u.s. navy, warship, ocean, us military, captain, battleship, naval officer ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
san francisco, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, british navy, sea battle, military, espionage, war hero, rebellion, military life, sword fight, ship, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era
Place:
france, europe, english channel
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673K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
epic, atmospheric, dramatic, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, survival, war, soldier, evacuation, military officer, beach, wartime, air attack, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
france, england, english channel, dunkirk, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise, go out on the town on their last night in port, hitting Plymouth's notorious Union Street district, with violent results.
Plot:
british navy, pub, port, sailor, royal navy
Place:
plymouth
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22K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land ...
Style:
tense, enigmatic, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
submarine, female police detective, lesbian, policewoman, investigation, conspiracy, murder mystery, murder investigation, murder, lesbian relationship, police investigation, nuclear threat ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
united kingdom, britain, scotland
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style:
epic, captivating, suspenseful, sexy, breathtaking ...
Plot:
ship, island, mutiny, betrayal, sea, storm at sea, sailboat, survival, boat, lost at sea, murder, suspense ...
Time:
18th century, 1930s, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s
Place:
england, tahiti, pacific ocean, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 261 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama series based on the novel by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park is the magnificient country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up. Never allowed to forget her good fortune, Fanny ...
Style:
serious, realistic, witty
Plot:
rich and poor, love and romance, family relations, couples, cousin cousin relationship, sister sister relationship, adultery, estate, incest, social differences, hypocrisy, snobbism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, georgian era
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, rough, feel good ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, sea battle, sailboat, military, rebellion, war hero, military life, rivalry, army investigation, war, ship, boat ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 235 min.
TV show
Story:
North & South is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One in November and December 2004. It follows the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman from southern England who has to ...
Style:
touching, serious, sincere, captivating, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
prejudice, initially antagonists, social differences, love and romance, rich and poor, society, pride and honor, young woman, fall in love, love affair, couple relations, unlikely couple ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 50s, 1850s
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
April, 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, a source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machine. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, the German leader is dealt with his first defeat.
Plot:
winter, military, war, cold weather, bombing, young girl, british navy, patriotism, luftwaffe, betrayal, surgery, railway ...
Time:
year 1940
Place:
norway
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style:
epic, psychological, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ship, ocean, sailboat, mutiny, betrayal, suspense, captain, leadership, brutality, sea, rebelliousness, military ...
Time:
18th century, 60s, 1930s, georgian era, 1780s ...
Place:
tahiti, england, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A German U-Boat commander and 600 prisoners plan a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, surprise ending
Plot:
world war two, war, captivity, military, soldier, battles, british soldier, prison life, survival, nazi officer, wartime life, heroic mission ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
ireland, london, scotland
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Having placed mines on the hull of a British warship whilst it is safe in harbour during the second World War , the two man crew of an Italian miniature submarine are captured and held prisoner whist the crew try and discover the nature of their ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, kriegsmarine, navy, royal navy, damage, subterfuge, warship, battleship, mercy, evacuation, interrogation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Place:
mediterranean sea, egypt, africa
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and ...
Style:
epic, serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
british empire, qing dynasty, battles, chinese emperor, chinese, chinese history, diplomacy, british colonialism, colonialism, society, leadership, war ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1830s, victorian era
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, east asia, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Style:
intense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, chase, suspense, 007, world war three, gadget, terrorism, car chase, secret service, hot and sexy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
hamburg germany, hong kong, china, vietnam, england ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, witty, romantic, semi serious ...
Plot:
love triangle, love and romance, family relations, couple relations, couples, class differences, society, fall in love, social differences, unfulfilled love, estate, hypocrisy ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era, georgian era
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A bomber has planted 7 bombs on a transatlantic cruise ship. While a crack bomb squad team try to defuse the bombs the police attempt to track down the mad bomber.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, ship, shipwreck, disaster, bomb, ransom, suspense, cruise ship, sea, race against time, cruise, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, london, scotland, atlantic ocean, scotland yard
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story:
In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation has become legend. Now, for the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, heroes, daring rescue, rescue, adventurer, rebelliousness, good versus evil, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, intrigue, male female relationship ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
caribbean, west indies, bahamas
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, stylized, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
infidelity, tragic hero, lifestyle, writer's life, love affair, tragic love, couples, love and romance, human nature, society, looking for love, social differences ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland, england, algeria
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