U-571

During World War II, a neophyte officer (Matthew McConaughey) heads up a secret U.S. Navy mission to retrieve a German encoding device from a disabled U-boat in the Atlantic. The operation succeeds, but the American sub is destroyed. Can the crew fix the damaged U-boat and make it home while staving off the enemy? Based on a true (albeit British) story, this gripping war drama also stars Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi. 117 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.