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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of scene-stealing supporting players playing mercenaries hired to destroy the luxury liner Argonautica. But a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the transatlantic liner the central location, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who remains aboard the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired drifter with webbed feet and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget futuristic thriller, taking place in a future where disappearing glaciers have flooded the Earth. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while fending off the villain and his gang of constantly puffing marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a fatalities of over a thousand into an inspiring narrative of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and German ideologists interact on a commercial vessel sailing from Latin America to Europe in 1933. Stanley Kramer's epic includes a cinema icon, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an detonation and the protagonist's wife (Dorothy Malone) is trapped in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the hero and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) free her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the main setting is played by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt numerous characters being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they recover another actor from a foundering ship. Poor decision! The director's thriller is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into hiring a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark UK production in the subversive vein of his own previous work. Of course, the boat's British skipper and staff trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his suspense story a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding story of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris play bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the cruise director, provides a emotional depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of this writer's literary work is one of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his flock through the upturned vessel to safety. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The lead actor gives a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a individual battling to survive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers excellent performance in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by African raiders off the specific location. He's matched by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. Should the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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