Submarine Movies: 10 Thrilling Claustrophobia-Inducing Films, From ‘U-571’ to ‘Das Boot’

In the Cold War-era submarine movie “Phantom” — in theaters this Friday — Ed Harris plays an about-to-retire Russian captain who’s forced to take one last voyage on a now-out-of-date ship. His crew includes a comrade on a mysterious mission (David Duchovny) who might put them all in peril. Of course, peril is part of the job for able-bodied seamen. There are many ways to die at sea and movies have shown several grim ways to go: Radiation from a nuclear sub, drowning, fire — and that’s only if the men you’re serving with don’t turn against you, which is almost guaranteed. However, instead of simply ranking our favorite submarine movies ever, we took a look at the ones that examine the dread and claustrophobia of being trapped underwater in cramped quarters with men who may lose their nerve — or minds — at any moment. VIDEOS: