[Music]
heave to and prepare to be blown out of
the water
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
sea battles in movies did I say anybody
can leave before the battle is over did
I Oh what do stuff did I hate you for
this list we’re looking at the most
thrilling and memorable sea battles ever
filmed for the silver screen although
many great aerial battles have taken
place at sea we’re focusing just on
battles that involve at least two naval
vessels above or below the water also as
you can imagine a few of these are
climactic battles so a spoiler alert is
now in effect our task is not to sink
that sub merely to drive it to the
surface
number 10 Greeks versus Persians 300
rise of an empire my brothers
say to your heart
look deep into your souls in this
stylized interpretation of historical
fantasy the Battle of Artemisium is
brought to life with blood and guts
galore the Athenian general Semitic
Lee’s leads an armada of Greek warships
into the stormy Aegean Sea to battle the
Persians this is the Brotherhood of
men-at-arms an unbreakable bond made
stronger by the crucible of combat
monstrous waves swallow up hundreds of
soldiers who meet their Swift depths at
the pointy ends of Greek Spears and
Persian arrows the Persian ships are
pulverized when Themistocles gives his
ships the order to RAM them
film composer junkie exhales pounding
adrenaline-fueled score add some extra
ferocity to the scene making sure this
bloody battle on the rough seas is a
stylish one as well
enemy’s tactics are creative number 9 u9
six versus British battleships das boat
Wolfgang Petersen’s world war two epic
is a film to be reckoned with
bringing viewers along for a ride on the
German u-boat u9 six this immersive
cinematic experience is a riveting
journey with one of the most exciting
scenes occurring when a British fighter
plane spots the u9 six
the sub must evade incoming enemy fire
from a fleet of British battleships
before making a dangerous dive below the
surface
at this point in the film the actors
appear very pale and on edge this was
because the film was shot on
claustrophobic sets and the actors were
kept away from sunlight exactly how a
real submarine crew would have
experienced it what is me tired
number eight the Reaper versus the
Morningstar cutthroat island the last
film from the original Kuroko pictures
may not have such a great reputation but
it certainly has its moments notable
among them is the final battle between
two pirate galleons the Reaper and the
Morningstar having previously directed
die hard – and cliffhanger director
Renny Harlin creates an explosive opus
of smithereens as both ships open fire
on each other at close range this scene
features some pretty impressive stunt
work and pyrotechnic effects along with
all the classic piratey images one would
expect from a pirate flick hey even the
worst movies have some good scenes matey
– watch the guy first number 7 pirates
vs. French warships Captain Blood if
boat ride is being attacked the alecky
French ships French based on the book
published in 1922 this daring high seas
adventure stars Errol Flynn in his first
leading role as the dashing romantic
swashbuckler Captain Blood safeWork
Royals are checked by the fridge by the
French
escaping a life of slavery Captain Blood
and his fellow slaves commandeer a
Spanish galleon and become pirates in
the West Indies let’s get the occasion
[Music]
the most exciting sequence comes when
Captain Blood and his crew take on two
French warships off the coast of Port
Royal
complete with broadsides grappling hooks
and daring swordplay and accompanied by
a high-spirited musical score
[Music]
this 1935 classic set the standard for
decades of pirate films to come for me
number six Romans versus Macedonians
been her number one play rah
this film follows the story of Judah
ben-hur a former prince who winds up a
slave in the galley of a Roman warship
in this memorable scene the Romans are
sent to destroy a fleet of Macedonian
pirates
and as such ben-hur and his fellow
slaves must roll laborious ly to the
unforgiving beat of the ship’s drummer
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arrows and fireballs volley back and
forth between warships until been her
ship is rammed and completely destroyed
although most of the scene was filmed
using miniature model boats it still
holds up pretty well even over 50 years
later
an example of the power of movie magic
why did you save me why did you have me
Unchained number five a toller’s versus
smokers Waterworld
Nikita City now the second seafaring
box-office bomb from 1995 to make our
list has its fair share of great moments
– and arguably the coolest scene is the
attack on the Atoll
a villainous band of mad max-style
pirates called smokers surrounds and
attacks the atoll where Kevin Costner’s
Gill neck Mariner is being held captive
the Mariner narrowly escapes this
onslaught of trigger-happy smokers in
his trinket and gadget handy trimaran
boat if i let you outta here you’re
taking us with you
sure considering the battle sequence is
from one of the most expensive movies
ever filmed to that point the scene
really does feature some insane stunt
work involving boats airplanes and jet
skis
waterworld may not have been critically
well-received but come on an airplane
launching machine-gunning pirate
water-skiers through the air is pretty
darn cool have a to old number four
u-571 versus destroyer u-571
check right porsche this world war ii
film follows the crew of a u.s. navy
submarine on a mission to steal a secret
coding device from the germans when
their own sub is sunk the American crew
unwittingly commandeer is a German
u-boat the u-571 although this film is
far from historically accurate its
climax is a nail-biter
the final battle pits the commandeered
u-571 against an attacking German
destroyer suspense builds as a US seaman
becomes trapped in a flooded compartment
and the sub starts taking heavy incoming
fire from the Destroyers cannons
with crew members abandoning hope and
hoping to abandon ship their lives hang
in the balance as one lonely torpedo
races towards its target number three
Red October versus VK konovalov The Hunt
for Red October torpedo impact now 40
seconds 35 seconds skilfully directed by
predator and diehard director John
McTiernan this 90s action thriller tells
the story of the defecting Soviet
submarine captain Marko Ramius
and his stealth typhoon-class sub the
Red October captain we’re out of the way
you’ll relieved with an impressive cast
of ælis talent this film derives much
of its exterior sleek calm demeanor
while the menacing sonar pings of
incoming enemy torpedoes grow louder and
quicker by the second kept the literary
together
why boy
they were really shooting at us we’d be
dead by now
even Riis’s own men look nervous as hell
during these deadly underwater games of
cat and mouse this one’s gonna be close
the final battle however comes down to
an epic game of chicken between the Red
October and the VK conneautville of
Pepito get ahead you aragón ass you’ve
killed us
number two the Black Pearl versus the
HMS interceptor Pirates of the Caribbean
the curse of the Black Pearl
director gore Verbinski’s wildly bizarre
and delightful reimagining of the pirate
Jarrah gave audiences a hell of a ride
when it first sailed into theaters not
only did this film have plenty of
creativity peppered throughout its
action sequences it also had a cast of
odd and colorful characters scheming for
blood aboard the ghostly ship the Black
Pearl Captain Barbossa pursues the
Interceptor hell-bent on recapturing
Elizabeth Swann come back Verbinski
keeps the action fun with swinging
pirates blunderbusses monkeys and mangy
mutton shop pirates and Jack Sparrow’s
antics throughout harken back to the
comical flights of Buster Keaton by fan
Cajun you’re welcome the third Pirates
film at World’s End adds even more Jack
Sparrow antics to the fray as the Black
Pearl battles Davy Jones flying dutchman
around a gigantic whirlpool a lost belt
that narrow down supply my great regret
before we hoist the colors for our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
we got number one the hms surprise
versus the Acheron Master and Commander
the far side of the world sweater
ha ha solo the trap that you have read
Wally stop now I will leave this boy off
ship while Pirates of the Caribbean
created swashbuckling supernatural sea
battles Master and Commander recreated
the grim bloody reality of what a
historical ship to ship battle would
have looked like
in Peter Weir’s see where the epic set
during the Napoleonic Wars smoke and
gunpowder permeate the air and ships
take damage and need repairs as do
wounded sailors in the final battle
Captain Jack Aubrey disguises his vessel
as a whaling ship hoping to draw his
enemy in close so he can deal greater
damage and for the prize
[Applause]
fortunately the ploy works and he opens
fire on the French privateer with epic
sound design and cinematography bringing
the scene to life this clash gives
viewers a true sense of the size scale
and power of two towering warships
battling on the water you agree with our
list what famous sea battles in film did
you enjoy
for more awesome top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
heave to and prepare to be blown out of
the water
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
sea battles in movies did I say anybody
can leave before the battle is over did
I Oh what do stuff did I hate you for
this list we’re looking at the most
thrilling and memorable sea battles ever
filmed for the silver screen although
many great aerial battles have taken
place at sea we’re focusing just on
battles that involve at least two naval
vessels above or below the water also as
you can imagine a few of these are
climactic battles so a spoiler alert is
now in effect our task is not to sink
that sub merely to drive it to the
surface
number 10 Greeks versus Persians 300
rise of an empire my brothers
say to your heart
look deep into your souls in this
stylized interpretation of historical
fantasy the Battle of Artemisium is
brought to life with blood and guts
galore the Athenian general Semitic
Lee’s leads an armada of Greek warships
into the stormy Aegean Sea to battle the
Persians this is the Brotherhood of
men-at-arms an unbreakable bond made
stronger by the crucible of combat
monstrous waves swallow up hundreds of
soldiers who meet their Swift depths at
the pointy ends of Greek Spears and
Persian arrows the Persian ships are
pulverized when Themistocles gives his
ships the order to RAM them
film composer junkie exhales pounding
adrenaline-fueled score add some extra
ferocity to the scene making sure this
bloody battle on the rough seas is a
stylish one as well
enemy’s tactics are creative number 9 u9
six versus British battleships das boat
Wolfgang Petersen’s world war two epic
is a film to be reckoned with
bringing viewers along for a ride on the
German u-boat u9 six this immersive
cinematic experience is a riveting
journey with one of the most exciting
scenes occurring when a British fighter
plane spots the u9 six
the sub must evade incoming enemy fire
from a fleet of British battleships
before making a dangerous dive below the
surface
at this point in the film the actors
appear very pale and on edge this was
because the film was shot on
claustrophobic sets and the actors were
kept away from sunlight exactly how a
real submarine crew would have
experienced it what is me tired
number eight the Reaper versus the
Morningstar cutthroat island the last
film from the original Kuroko pictures
may not have such a great reputation but
it certainly has its moments notable
among them is the final battle between
two pirate galleons the Reaper and the
Morningstar having previously directed
die hard – and cliffhanger director
Renny Harlin creates an explosive opus
of smithereens as both ships open fire
on each other at close range this scene
features some pretty impressive stunt
work and pyrotechnic effects along with
all the classic piratey images one would
expect from a pirate flick hey even the
worst movies have some good scenes matey
– watch the guy first number 7 pirates
vs. French warships Captain Blood if
boat ride is being attacked the alecky
French ships French based on the book
published in 1922 this daring high seas
adventure stars Errol Flynn in his first
leading role as the dashing romantic
swashbuckler Captain Blood safeWork
Royals are checked by the fridge by the
French
escaping a life of slavery Captain Blood
and his fellow slaves commandeer a
Spanish galleon and become pirates in
the West Indies let’s get the occasion
[Music]
the most exciting sequence comes when
Captain Blood and his crew take on two
French warships off the coast of Port
Royal
complete with broadsides grappling hooks
and daring swordplay and accompanied by
a high-spirited musical score
[Music]
this 1935 classic set the standard for
decades of pirate films to come for me
number six Romans versus Macedonians
been her number one play rah
this film follows the story of Judah
ben-hur a former prince who winds up a
slave in the galley of a Roman warship
in this memorable scene the Romans are
sent to destroy a fleet of Macedonian
pirates
and as such ben-hur and his fellow
slaves must roll laborious ly to the
unforgiving beat of the ship’s drummer
[Music]
arrows and fireballs volley back and
forth between warships until been her
ship is rammed and completely destroyed
although most of the scene was filmed
using miniature model boats it still
holds up pretty well even over 50 years
later
an example of the power of movie magic
why did you save me why did you have me
Unchained number five a toller’s versus
smokers Waterworld
Nikita City now the second seafaring
box-office bomb from 1995 to make our
list has its fair share of great moments
– and arguably the coolest scene is the
attack on the Atoll
a villainous band of mad max-style
pirates called smokers surrounds and
attacks the atoll where Kevin Costner’s
Gill neck Mariner is being held captive
the Mariner narrowly escapes this
onslaught of trigger-happy smokers in
his trinket and gadget handy trimaran
boat if i let you outta here you’re
taking us with you
sure considering the battle sequence is
from one of the most expensive movies
ever filmed to that point the scene
really does feature some insane stunt
work involving boats airplanes and jet
skis
waterworld may not have been critically
well-received but come on an airplane
launching machine-gunning pirate
water-skiers through the air is pretty
darn cool have a to old number four
u-571 versus destroyer u-571
check right porsche this world war ii
film follows the crew of a u.s. navy
submarine on a mission to steal a secret
coding device from the germans when
their own sub is sunk the American crew
unwittingly commandeer is a German
u-boat the u-571 although this film is
far from historically accurate its
climax is a nail-biter
the final battle pits the commandeered
u-571 against an attacking German
destroyer suspense builds as a US seaman
becomes trapped in a flooded compartment
and the sub starts taking heavy incoming
fire from the Destroyers cannons
with crew members abandoning hope and
hoping to abandon ship their lives hang
in the balance as one lonely torpedo
races towards its target number three
Red October versus VK konovalov The Hunt
for Red October torpedo impact now 40
seconds 35 seconds skilfully directed by
predator and diehard director John
McTiernan this 90s action thriller tells
the story of the defecting Soviet
submarine captain Marko Ramius
and his stealth typhoon-class sub the
Red October captain we’re out of the way
you’ll relieved with an impressive cast
of ælis talent this film derives much
of its exterior sleek calm demeanor
while the menacing sonar pings of
incoming enemy torpedoes grow louder and
quicker by the second kept the literary
together
why boy
they were really shooting at us we’d be
dead by now
even Riis’s own men look nervous as hell
during these deadly underwater games of
cat and mouse this one’s gonna be close
the final battle however comes down to
an epic game of chicken between the Red
October and the VK conneautville of
Pepito get ahead you aragón ass you’ve
killed us
number two the Black Pearl versus the
HMS interceptor Pirates of the Caribbean
the curse of the Black Pearl
director gore Verbinski’s wildly bizarre
and delightful reimagining of the pirate
Jarrah gave audiences a hell of a ride
when it first sailed into theaters not
only did this film have plenty of
creativity peppered throughout its
action sequences it also had a cast of
odd and colorful characters scheming for
blood aboard the ghostly ship the Black
Pearl Captain Barbossa pursues the
Interceptor hell-bent on recapturing
Elizabeth Swann come back Verbinski
keeps the action fun with swinging
pirates blunderbusses monkeys and mangy
mutton shop pirates and Jack Sparrow’s
antics throughout harken back to the
comical flights of Buster Keaton by fan
Cajun you’re welcome the third Pirates
film at World’s End adds even more Jack
Sparrow antics to the fray as the Black
Pearl battles Davy Jones flying dutchman
around a gigantic whirlpool a lost belt
that narrow down supply my great regret
before we hoist the colors for our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
we got number one the hms surprise
versus the Acheron Master and Commander
the far side of the world sweater
ha ha solo the trap that you have read
Wally stop now I will leave this boy off
ship while Pirates of the Caribbean
created swashbuckling supernatural sea
battles Master and Commander recreated
the grim bloody reality of what a
historical ship to ship battle would
have looked like
in Peter Weir’s see where the epic set
during the Napoleonic Wars smoke and
gunpowder permeate the air and ships
take damage and need repairs as do
wounded sailors in the final battle
Captain Jack Aubrey disguises his vessel
as a whaling ship hoping to draw his
enemy in close so he can deal greater
damage and for the prize
[Applause]
fortunately the ploy works and he opens
fire on the French privateer with epic
sound design and cinematography bringing
the scene to life this clash gives
viewers a true sense of the size scale
and power of two towering warships
battling on the water you agree with our
list what famous sea battles in film did
you enjoy
for more awesome top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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