Das Boot

Das Boot

On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Produced by Radiant Film, Bavaria Film

1981150 min8.1 / 10

A claustrophobic, tension-soaked portrait of men trapped in a steel tube, forced to confront mortality, duty, and the futility of war.

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Das Boot scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Das Boot sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Das Boot violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Das Boot end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Das Boot easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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