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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of attention-grabbing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries contracted to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, develops to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The peak moment of the director's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, located in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the Earth. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a casualties of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a passenger ship sailing from North America to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's epic includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's partner (the actress) is trapped in their cabin in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Will the main character and a brave technician (Woody Strode) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Interesting note: the fictional ship is played by the famous European vessel an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are among the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent numerous characters being shot, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors act as a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a foundering ship. Costly error! The director's thriller is basically a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, transporting items for an US businessman, is tricked into using a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's harsh British film in the rebellious style of his own earlier film. Naturally, the ship's British skipper and staff take the two landlubbers for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director provides his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this tension-filled story of detonators planted on a passenger ship, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to direct his followers through the inverted hull to safety. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a useful background of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a man fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is harmed in a collision with an stray transport unit. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star provides excellent performance in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the commander 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"), providing a outstanding film debut as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's thriller, derived from true stories. Should the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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