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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a group of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying mercenaries hired to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, left on the transatlantic liner the central location, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The climax of the director's fantastical tale is the main character fighting a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star portrays a samurai-like drifter with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up watercraft in this megabudget futuristic thriller, located in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. Everyone is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the antagonist and his gang of chain-smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a director who manages to twist a death toll of over a thousand into an heartening narrative of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Latin America to Europe in 1933. The director's sweeping drama features Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and the lead actor's wife (the actress) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Can the hero and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her prior to the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the fictional ship is embodied by the renowned European vessel Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are including the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, is unable to halt several passengers being killed, which whittles down his persons of interest to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple trying to get over the grief of their son's death by taking their yacht for a trip in the sea, where they recover another actor from a damaged vessel. Costly error! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a horror film at sea, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into using a run-down "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark UK production in the unconventional style of his own previous work. Predictably, the ship's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director gives his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation tilt in this tension-filled tale of bombs placed on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's literary work is part of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to lead his group through the flipped hull to safety. a supporting player is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a practical experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor delivers a experienced exemplary performance in one-man show as a individual struggling to stay alive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is harmed in a impact with an lost cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to observe, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks provides outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the specific location. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), delivering a sensational first movie role as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from true stories. When the last scene fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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