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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a collection of attention-grabbing ensemble cast playing hired guns hired to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the transatlantic liner the central location, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a piano duel with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star plays a warrior-esque drifter with mutated appendages and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, located in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the world. Everyone is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his gang of chain-smoking raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a ocean liner sailing from North America to the Old World in 1933. This filmmaker's large-scale film stars Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the film with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's partner (the co-star) is stranded in their cabin in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) save her ahead of the boat submerges? Fun fact: the fictional ship is embodied by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop numerous characters being killed, which reduces his persons of interest to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a husband and wife seeking to heal from the trauma of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the Pacific, where they save another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An British man, moving items for an American industrialist, is deceived into employing a run-down "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal UK production in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the vessel's UK commander and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his catastrophe film a political dimension angle in this anxiety-inducing story of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's book is part of the high points of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his flock through the flipped vessel to security. the actress is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy background of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a experienced exemplary performance in solo performance as a person fighting to endure in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is damaged in a impact with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides excellent performance in part of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a remarkable first movie role as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, based on real events. Should the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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