Wolfgang Petersen films, ranked by your taste
Director and actor · 9 films on Boxlist
Known for Das Boot, In the Line of Fire and The NeverEnding Story.
See which ones match your tasteStarring Wolfgang Petersen
The NeverEnding Story
1984 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBWhile hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck...
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Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Das Boot
1981 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDBA 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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In the Line of Fire
1993 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBVeteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President...
Where to watch:Rent or buyThe NeverEnding Story
1984 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBWhile hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck...
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Troy
2004 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBIn year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his...
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Air Force One
1997 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBRussian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to...
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The Perfect Storm
2000 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBIn October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama...
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Enemy Mine
1985 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBA soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the...
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Outbreak
1995 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBA deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the...
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Poseidon
2006 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBA packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
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