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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp details a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries employed to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Among the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is the main character fighting a musical showdown with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, taking place in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the world. All people is hunting for legendary terra firma while resisting the antagonist and his gang of constantly puffing raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are saved by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. You have to admire the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a fatalities of over a thousand into an inspiring narrative of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and German ideologists mingle on a ocean liner sailing from Latin America to Europe in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film stars Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who provide the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an detonation and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the main character and a brave technician (the supporting player) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the legendary historic ship a real ship.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the sea, where they recover another actor from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into hiring a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's harsh UK production in the subversive tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs positioned on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings act as bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, serves up a heartbreaking portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's book is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's up to the lead character to lead his group through the flipped hull to safety. a supporting player is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a practical experience of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford gives a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a person fighting to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is impaired in a collision with an lost cargo box. It's anxious enough to observe, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides excellent performance in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the commander of an US merchant vessel hijacked by Somali pirates off the specific location. He's matched by another actor ("I control this vessel"), delivering a outstanding first movie role as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, derived from actual incidents. When the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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