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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller details a bunch of attention-grabbing supporting players playing mercenaries employed to demolish the cruise ship Argonautica. However a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, matures to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who refuses to leave the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is Roth competing in a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, rather unfairly portrayed as a arrogant character.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a warrior-esque wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a future where disappearing glaciers have submerged the planet. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while fending off the villain and his band of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of a famous most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the audacity of a director who successfully transforms a fatalities of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting story of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship traveling from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's epic includes Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Will the main character and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the Claridon is embodied by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being stabbed, which narrows his potential killers to a manageable number. Significantly better than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a partners trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a trip in the ocean, where they save a co-star from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! This filmmaker's tense movie is basically a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into employing a poor condition "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh UK production in the unconventional vein of his own previous work. Of course, the boat's British skipper and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation angle in this nerve-shredding tale of bombs placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris portray bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a heartbreaking study in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to direct his followers through the inverted hull to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford provides a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a individual fighting to survive in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a collision with an lost cargo box. It's stressful enough to watch, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport hijacked by Somali pirates off the specific location. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a sensational first movie role as the raider leader in this filmmaker's suspense film, based on actual incidents. When the concluding moment doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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