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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries contracted to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Featuring the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, develops to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who refuses to leave the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a fighter-inspired drifter with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost futuristic thriller, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the world. The entire population is searching for legendary terra firma while fighting off the villain and his gang of constantly puffing raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of a famous notorious disasters. One must appreciate the boldness of a director who manages to twist a death toll of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from North America to Europe in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an blast and the lead actor's spouse (the actress) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her ahead of the boat submerges? Curious detail: the fictional ship is represented by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Significantly better than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Costly error! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is fundamentally a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Naturally, the vessel's Scottish captain and team trick the main characters for a journey, in every meaning of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a political dimension perspective in this nerve-shredding tale of explosives placed on a passenger ship, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings act as bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a emotional depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of this writer's literary work is among the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his followers through the flipped vessel to safety. a supporting player is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford gives a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a person fighting to endure in the maritime location after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an stray shipping container. It's anxious enough to view, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star provides excellent performance in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an American cargo ship commandeered by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He's matched by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a outstanding film debut as the pirate chief in the director's tense movie, based on real events. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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