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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller follows a group of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying mercenaries hired to destroy the luxury liner the main setting. Yet a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Including the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is Roth fighting a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced watercraft in this big-budget science fiction adventure, taking place in a future where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. All people is searching for legendary terra firma while fighting off the villain and his band of constantly puffing raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a upper-class woman (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of among history's notorious tragedies. You have to admire the boldness of a director who artfully converts a death toll of numerous victims into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who supply the motion picture with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and the protagonist's spouse (the actress) is stuck in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her before the boat submerges? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the legendary historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt numerous characters being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors act as a husband and wife attempting to recover from the pain of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a spin in the Pacific, where they save another actor from a foundering ship. Costly error! The director's tense movie is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into employing a run-down "type of boat" in this filmmaker's brutal Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's UK commander and crew take the two landlubbers for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker gives his disaster thriller a social commentary perspective in this nerve-shredding story of bombs planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris portray bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a heartbreaking depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of this writer's literary work is part of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his group through the flipped hull to safety. a supporting player is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy history of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star gives a mature brilliant acting in solo performance as a individual fighting to endure in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the fictional ship, is harmed in a collision with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor delivers sterling work in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the commander of an American cargo ship hijacked by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. Should the last scene fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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