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10 Best Movies Like The Silent Service

If you loved The Silent Service, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

1943★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of...

#2
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for ...

#3
Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’...

#4
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a di...

#5
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

1966★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again befo...

#6
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Silent Service for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 office...

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