The Enemy Below
Taste attributes: waractionvehiclesadventuredramahistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The most amazing saga in the fighting annals of the US Navy!"
Boxlist takeA grounded, sweeping war film: familiar and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 117 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Dick Powell
Cast
- Robert Mitchum
- Curd Jürgens
- David Hedison
- Theodore Bikel
- Russell Collins
Details
- Genre
- War
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
