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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a bunch of attention-grabbing character actors acting as mercenaries contracted to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Featuring the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the vessel. The peak moment of the director's whimsical hokum is Roth fighting a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a warrior-esque wanderer with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a future where disappearing glaciers have submerged the world. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his gang of constantly puffing pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of among history's most infamous disasters. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an heartening story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and political extremists rub shoulders on a ocean liner sailing from North America to the Continent in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an detonation and Robert Stack's spouse (the co-star) is trapped in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Can the hero and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) rescue her before the ship sinks? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the famous European vessel Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star mystery writer whodunit. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop several passengers being stabbed, which whittles down his potential killers to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a journey in the ocean, where they save a co-star from a foundering ship. Big mistake! This filmmaker's tense movie is basically a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's dark Ealing comedy in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Of course, the vessel's Scottish captain and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his suspense story a political dimension angle in this nerve-shredding story of bombs positioned on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's literary work is one of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his flock through the flipped hull to security. the actress is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a useful history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor gives a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a individual battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a crash with an lost cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star does outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's tense movie, based on real events. Should the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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