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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a group of memorable supporting players playing soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's imaginative story is the main character fighting a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost futuristic thriller, set in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. All people is searching for fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of among history's most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting tale of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a ocean liner journeying from Latin America to Europe in 1933. The director's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who provide the motion picture with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their room in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for Stack and a brave technician (the actor) save her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the renowned French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are including the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. The lead actor, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors act as a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the ocean, where they save another actor from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is essentially a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own earlier film. Naturally, the ship's UK commander and team trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled story of explosives placed on a passenger ship, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of this writer's novel is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the job of the lead character to guide his group through the flipped ship to safety. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual fighting to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the main setting, is impaired in a collision with an stray shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers excellent performance in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the captain of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's thriller, inspired by real events. If the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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