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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp details a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast playing soldiers of fortune employed to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. Yet a enormous cephalopod has got there first! Among the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the ship. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner plays a samurai-like nomad with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this big-budget futuristic thriller, located in a future where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. The entire population is hunting for mythical Dryland while fending off Dennis Hopper and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are redeemed by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of among history's well-known catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a director who manages to twist a fatalities of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to Europe in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who provide the film with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an blast and the protagonist's wife (the co-star) is stranded in their room in this intense precursor to disaster movies. Will the main character and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) rescue her prior to the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous European vessel Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast crime novelist whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent several passengers being shot, which reduces his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors portray a partners attempting to recover from the grief of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they save a co-star from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! This filmmaker's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is manipulated into using a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark UK production in the subversive tradition of his own earlier film. Predictably, the vessel's Scottish captain and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a social commentary tilt in this nerve-shredding yarn of bombs planted on a luxury liner, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors portray bomb disposal experts; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a heartbreaking depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his followers through the flipped vessel to security. the actress is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy background of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a man battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a impact with an errant cargo box. It's stressful enough to observe, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel commandeered by Somali pirates off the specific location. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a sensational film debut as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, based on true stories. If the final sequence fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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