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 exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining and intense films and TV shows about / with military, u.s. navy, navy, heroes, suspense, danger, courage, soldier, catastrophe and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, China, Canada and other countries.
u.s. navy
TOP 10 movies tagged as u.s. navy: Hunter Killer (2018), Greyhound (2020), Battleship (2012), Midway (2019), Men of Honor (2000), Annapolis (2006), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Gray Lady Down (1978), A Few Good Men (1992), The Hunt for Red October (1990).
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List of u.s. navy movies
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:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, u.s. navy, navy, swat team, warship, battleship, save the day, world war three, tough heroes, daring rescue, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pentagon, washington d.c., scottish highlands, scotland, moscow russia ...
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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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251K
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, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, military, u.s. navy, ship, battleship, evil alien, navy, alien encounter, battles, sea battle, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2012, year 2005, year 2006, 2010s ...
Place:
hawaii, tokyo, new york, pacific ocean, london ...
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88K
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:
exciting, bleak, scary, sad, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, naval battle, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, warship, air battle, fighter plane, fighter pilot, navy, u.s. navy, war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 1930s, year 1937, year 1941 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., hawaii ...
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120K
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, touching, motivational, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, african american, military, u.s. navy, human spirit, courage, racial discrimination, navy, racial segregation, against the odds, prejudice, diving ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s
Place:
cuba, new jersey, africa, usa, pacific ocean
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21K
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, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
boxing, military training, u.s. navy, sport, military, military academy, military life, bully, friendship, ambition, rivalry, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maryland, new jersey
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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, epic, inspirational, sad ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fighter pilot, warplane, fighter plane, u.s. navy, sniper, aircraft carrier, fighter jet, leadership, u.s. military, aviation, aviator, friends ...
Time:
2020s, year 1969, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, usa, san diego california
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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, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, u.s. navy, disaster, rescue, drowning, daring rescue, survival, nuclear submarine, heroes, save the day, tough heroes, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
pentagon
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, tricky, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, courtroom drama, military, justice, court, u.s. navy, marines, suspense, army investigation, court martial, suicide ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., cuba, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A new Soviet nuclear missile sub (a Boomer) heading out on her maiden voyage that is being tracked by a Los Angeles class American submarine suddenly goes silent and "disappears". This focuses the attention of both U.S. Intelligence and ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, political, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, cold war, spy, suspense, navy, espionage, nuclear threat, u.s. navy, politics, cia, nuclear submarine, cold war era ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
russia, washington d.c., ussr, usa, virginia ...
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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, tense, suspenseful, captivating, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ship, hostage, suspense, terrorism, survival, kidnapping, rescue, pirate, u.s. navy, ocean, ship captain, ransom ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, vermont, virginia, kenya ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned ...
Style:
intense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, u.s. navy, terrorism, terrorist plot, suspense, one man army, lone hero, violence, mercenary, one against many, terrorist, hostage ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, 80s
Place:
new jersey, san francisco, hawaii, pentagon, pacific ocean
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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:
u.s. navy, military, society, military life, investigation, fighting the system, ship, political conspiracy, campaign, army investigation, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, iowa
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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, realistic, witty, poignant ...
Plot:
u.s. navy, road trip, sailor, beer, society, fighting the system, travel, taxi, female nudity, honest, corruption, runaway ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, california, massachusetts, virginia, boston ...
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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, realistic, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, shark, warship, u.s. navy, ocean, survival, war, sea, military, submarine, rescue, disobeying orders ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945
Place:
pacific ocean, san francisco, the philippines, washington d.c.
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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:
intense, touching, serious, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, war, jungle, civil war, soldier, rescue mission, gunfight, navy seal, genocide, violence, u.s. navy, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, iraq, nigeria, hawaii
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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, factual, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
war, world war two, naval battle, military, wartime, naval officer, father son relationship, adultery, u.s. navy, military life, suicide, marital infidelity ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, year 1942
Place:
pearl harbor, hawaii, san francisco, polynesia, pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sexy, romantic, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, teens, boys' night, date night ...
Plot:
officers and cadets, u.s. navy, military life, love, love story, navy, military, u.s. military, military officer, love of one's life, power relations, breaking point ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, washington state, the philippines, manila philippines
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.
Style:
entertaining, funny, humorous, bad ending, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
artificial intelligence, u.s. navy, military, aviation, warplane, airplane, fighter jet, fighter plane, computer, aerial combat, spy, female fighter ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
north korea, asia, seattle, russia, washington d.c. ...
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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, captivating, disturbing
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battleship, warship, ocean, aircraft carrier, sea, battles, naval battle, ship, heroes, chaos and mayhem, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pentagon
Is relevant ?
466K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and Co-Pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. A tragedy, as well as personal demons, threaten ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, entertaining, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, kids, manly ...
Plot:
airplane, fighter pilot, pilot, u.s. navy, fighter jet, officers and cadets, military, aviation, warplane, aviator, u.s. military, flying ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california
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151K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, semi serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
law enforcement, special agents, teamwork, partners against crime, crime investigation, victim, evidence, investigation, forensics, military, computer genius, government agency ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, usa
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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:
exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
military, sniper, fighter pilot, survival, war, behind enemy lines, suspense, bosnian war, gunfight, atrocity, navy, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 1995, 21st century
Place:
iraq, balkan, serbia, europe, former yugoslavia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style:
epic, factual, talky, intense, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, u.s. navy, battles, fighter plane, aviation, military life, navy, military, air raid, airplane, state affairs ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 1941, 20th century
Place:
hawaii, japan, pearl harbor, washington d.c., asia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, perverse ...
Plot:
one man army, swat team, terrorism, murder, soldier, prison fight, navy, police, rescue mission, cia, revenge, mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
syria, usa, north carolina, washington d.c., atlanta georgia ...
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20K
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, factual, tense, intense, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, military, war, sea battle, u.s. navy, aviation, navy, fascism, ethnic conflict, prejudice, suspense, naval battle ...
Time:
70s, year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, hawaii, tokyo, germany, japan ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and ...
Style:
inspirational, psychological, thought provoking, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, psychology, family reunited, african american, u.s. navy, redemption, child abuse, justice, honest, depression, life philosophy, transformation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, africa, usa, mexico, cleveland ohio ...
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293K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, tense, brutal, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, terrorism, soldier, war, gunfight, courage, military life, selflessness, squad, swat team, army ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iraq, usa, israel
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, war, military, u.s. navy, soldier, race against time, battles, heroes, gunfight, save the day, heroic mission, tough heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
middle east, pentagon, usa, north america, beirut lebanon ...
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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, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, military, ship, navy, pow, u.s. navy, contests and competitions, battles, siblings relations, military life, cons and scams, courtroom drama ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, year 1942
Place:
europe, italy
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