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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a bunch of scene-stealing character actors acting as soldiers of fortune hired to sink the cruise ship the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Featuring the likely victims are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, matures to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the ship. The peak moment of the director's fantastical tale is the protagonist battling a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor portrays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a enhanced watercraft in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the planet. The entire population is hunting for mythical Dryland while fighting off the antagonist and his band of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a posh chick (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of a famous notorious disasters. One must appreciate the boldness of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a fatalities of 1,500 into an heartening narrative of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists interact on a ocean liner sailing from Latin America to Europe in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's wife (the actress) is trapped in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her ahead of the ship sinks? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous European vessel a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are including the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast mystery writer detective story. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt several passengers being killed, which reduces his potential killers to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill play a married couple seeking to heal from the grief of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they save Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! The director's suspense film is fundamentally a horror film at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving items for an American industrialist, is tricked into using a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark British film in the rebellious vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the boat's UK commander and crew take the two landlubbers for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director imparts his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation perspective in this nerve-shredding tale of bombs positioned on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to lead his followers through the inverted vessel to rescue. Shelley Winters is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful history of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star gives a late-career masterclass in solo performance as a person struggling to stay alive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a collision with an stray shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor delivers sterling work in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an US merchant vessel commandeered by Somali pirates off the specific location. He's matched by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's tense movie, inspired by real events. If the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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