List of the best Wolfgang Petersen movies: The Boat(1981), The Neverending Story(1984), Troy(2004), Enemy Mine(1985), Shattered(1991), Air Force One(1997), The Perfect Storm(2000) ... ...
War, Drama
West Germany
1981
150 Minutes
Director
Jürgen Prochnow Herbert Grönemeyer Klaus Wennemann Hubertus Bengsch Martin Semmelrogge Bernd Tauber Erwin Leder Martin May Heinz Hoenig Uwe Ochsenknecht
captain reporter sailor soldier tense somber thrilling submarine underwater germany battle fatigue world war ii disillusionment military quest pursuit 1940s
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
West Germany|USA
1984
92 Minutes
Director
Barret Oliver Noah Hathaway Tami Stronach Moses Gunn Patricia Hayes Sydney Bromley Gerald McRaney Thomas Hill
boy warrior empress dragon bookseller bully uplifting spectacular thrilling dark inspiring attic bookstore swamp fantasia ruins castle imagination book magic
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Drama, History, War, Action, Adventure
USA|Malta|UK
2004
162 Minutes
Director
Brad Pitt Eric Bana Orlando Bloom Diane Kruger Brian Cox Sean Bean Brendan Gleeson Saffron Burrows Peter O'Toole Julie Christie Rose Byrne
warrior king prince helen of troy spectacular passionate ancient greece battlefield boat temple war adultery heroism battle forbidden love revenge rivalry ancient times
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Sci-Fi
USA|West Germany|UK
1985
108 Minutes
Director
Dennis Quaid Louis Gossett Jr. Brion James Richard Marcus Carolyn McCormick Bumper Robinson Jim Mapp Lance Kerwin Scott Kraft Lou Michaels Andy Geer
pilot alien enemy friend son scavenger melodramatic tense amusing heartwarming alien planet wilderness space station shack cave friendship culture clash survival isolation stranded
During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
98 Minutes
Director
Tom Berenger Bob Hoskins Greta Scacchi Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Corbin Bernsen Theodore Bikel Debi A. Monahan Bert Rosario Jedda Jones Scott Getlin Kellye Nakahara
husband wife fortuneteller private detective neighbor businessman gripping suspenseful tense california car hospital room family home bedroom amnesia car crash deception family dark secrets the past
After a horrific car wreck leaves him an amnesiac, a man slowly begins to unravel his shocking past.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
1997
124 Minutes
Director
Harrison Ford Gary Oldman Glenn Close Wendy Crewson Paul Guilfoyle William H. Macy Liesel Matthews Dean Stockwell Xander Berkeley Bill Smitrovich Elya Baskin
president terrorist wife daughter vice president dictator thrilling intense airplane moscow white house survival terrorism kidnapping deception family showdown quest sacrifice rescue
Communist Radicals hijack Air Force One with The U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a Veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Director
George Clooney Mark Wahlberg John C. Reilly Diane Lane William Fichtner John Hawkes Allen Payne Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Karen Allen Cherry Jones Bob Gunton
fisherman captain friend beautiful woman rescue worker boat captain dark thrilling emotional gripping frightening ocean ship port massachusetts yacht atlantic ocean storm hurricane death
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.