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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller details a bunch of scene-stealing ensemble cast playing soldiers of fortune employed to demolish the passenger vessel the main setting. Yet a enormous cephalopod has got there first! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, left on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this megabudget futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the planet. All people is searching for fabled solid ground while fending off the villain and his group of constantly puffing raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of among history's well-known disasters. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who manages to twist a death toll of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting narrative of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship journeying from Mexico to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama features Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's wife (Dorothy Malone) is trapped in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Can the main character and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) free her before the boat submerges? Fun fact: the Claridon is represented by the legendary European vessel Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent numerous characters being killed, which narrows his persons of interest to a limited selection. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple trying to get over the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a spin in the sea, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Costly error! Phillip Noyce's thriller is basically a horror film at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into using a dilapidated "type of boat" in this filmmaker's harsh British film in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the vessel's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this tension-filled tale of detonators placed on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's literary work is among the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to direct his followers through the flipped vessel to security. the actress is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy background of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a mature masterclass in one-man show as a man battling to survive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a impact with an stray cargo box. It's anxious enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor does outstanding acting in part of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), making a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, derived from real events. If the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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