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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a group of attention-grabbing ensemble cast acting as hired guns employed to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Featuring the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, deserted on the transatlantic liner the central location, matures to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The highlight of the director's fantastical tale is the protagonist battling a keyboard contest with a historical figure, rather unfairly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star portrays a warrior-esque drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this big-budget futuristic thriller, located in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the world. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while fighting off the antagonist and his gang of constantly puffing raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the female lead) and an working-class man (the male lead) are saved by the director's breathtaking depiction of a famous most infamous tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of over a thousand into an heartening narrative of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and Robert Stack's wife (the co-star) is stuck in their room in this gripping early catastrophe film. Is it possible for Stack and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her prior to the ship sinks? Curious detail: the Claridon is represented by the renowned European vessel Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie whodunit. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt half the cast being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill act as a married couple attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the Pacific, where they recover a co-star from a foundering ship. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at sea, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, shipping goods for an US businessman, is deceived into hiring a run-down "Clyde puffer" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional style of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the ship's Scottish captain and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in every meaning of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his suspense story a state-of-the-nation angle in this nerve-shredding yarn of explosives positioned on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's literary work is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the job of the main protagonist to direct his followers through the flipped ship to safety. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a late-career exemplary performance in one-man show as a man battling to survive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a crash with an lost shipping container. It's anxious enough to watch, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks does outstanding acting in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the specific location. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from real events. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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