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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a bunch of memorable ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune employed to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the transatlantic liner the central location, matures to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is Roth fighting a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star plays a fighter-inspired nomad with webbed feet and a modified watercraft in this megabudget futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the Earth. Everyone is hunting for mythical Dryland while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of chain-smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of among history's notorious tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a director who artfully converts a fatalities of numerous victims into an heartening tale of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a ocean liner journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an blast and the protagonist's wife (the co-star) is stranded in their cabin in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (Woody Strode) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer detective story. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent several passengers being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors portray a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! This filmmaker's tense movie is basically a horror film at sea, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, shipping items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into employing a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark UK production in the subversive vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the ship's Scottish captain and staff trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding yarn of detonators placed on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors play demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the cruise director, delivers a touching depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's novel is one of the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his flock through the inverted vessel to security. the actress is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a useful history of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor gives a experienced exemplary performance in solo performance as a person struggling to endure in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an stray shipping container. It's nerve-wracking enough to observe, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the captain of an commercial transport hijacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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