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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller details a collection of memorable supporting players playing soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, deserted on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the vessel. The peak moment of the director's whimsical hokum is the protagonist battling a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star portrays a fighter-inspired drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this high-cost futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the world. Everyone is seeking legendary terra firma while fighting off the antagonist and his group of constantly puffing raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by the director's breathtaking depiction of a famous well-known disasters. You have to admire the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a casualties of over a thousand into an heartening narrative of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama stars Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an blast and the protagonist's wife (the co-star) is trapped in their cabin in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for Stack and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her prior to the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the fictional ship is played by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast crime novelist whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being killed, which whittles down his potential killers to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a partners attempting to recover from the trauma of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a trip in the sea, where they rescue a co-star from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! The director's tense movie is fundamentally a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping goods for an American industrialist, is deceived into hiring a dilapidated "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal Ealing comedy in the unconventional tradition of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's UK commander and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in all senses of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director imparts his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation perspective in this anxiety-inducing yarn of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a heartbreaking depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's literary work is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tsunami, and it's the job of the main protagonist to direct his group through the flipped hull to safety. the actress is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a man battling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to observe, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks does sterling work in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the captain of an US merchant vessel commandeered by maritime criminals off the specific location. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), delivering a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's tense movie, based on true stories. If the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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