Movies like First Strike
If First Strike's mix of navy and submarine stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what First Strike's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Crimson Tide
1995 · Directed by Tony Scott · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: submarine · Also thriller and drama
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr.
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Eye of the Needle
1981 · Directed by Richard Marquand · 108 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: submarine · Also drama and thriller · From the same decade (1980s)
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…
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Greyhound
2020 · Directed by Aaron Schneider · 92 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: submarine
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 WWII.
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The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Directed by John McTiernan · 135 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: submarine
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack.
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The Fate of the Furious
2017 · Directed by F. Gary Gray · 136 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: submarine
When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
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K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 138 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: submarine
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Ice Station Zebra
1968 · Directed by John Sturges · 149 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: submarine
A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arctic research encampment called Ice Station Zebra, belonging to the…