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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller follows a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast playing mercenaries employed to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Including the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, deserted on the transatlantic liner the central location, matures to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character fighting a piano duel with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor acts as a fighter-inspired drifter with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget futuristic thriller, taking place in a future where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the Earth. The entire population is seeking legendary terra firma while resisting the villain and his gang of chain-smoking marauders.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the female lead) and an working-class man (the actor) are saved by the director's breathtaking depiction of among history's most infamous catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a director who artfully converts a death toll of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a ocean liner traveling from Latin America to the Old World in 1933. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is destroyed in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (the co-star) is trapped in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the supporting player) rescue her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the fictional ship is played by the renowned French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star crime novelist whodunit. The main star, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being killed, which reduces his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors play a husband and wife trying to get over the trauma of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a spin in the sea, where they rescue another actor from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is fundamentally a horror film at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an American industrialist, is tricked into using a poor condition "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh UK production in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's British skipper and staff take the two landlubbers for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a social commentary angle in this tension-filled yarn of bombs positioned on a passenger ship, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a touching portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's literary work is part of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the job of the lead character to lead his group through the flipped vessel to security. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor delivers a mature brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a individual fighting to endure in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an lost transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to observe, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor provides excellent performance in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), making a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in the director's thriller, inspired by real events. Should the final sequence fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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