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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller details a collection of memorable supporting players acting as mercenaries employed to destroy the luxury liner Argonautica. However a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the ocean-going ship the central location, grows up to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who remains aboard the ship. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the protagonist fighting a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired nomad with aquatic adaptations and a modified watercraft in this megabudget science fiction adventure, located in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the world. All people is hunting for fabled solid ground while fending off Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are rescued by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's well-known disasters. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a film-maker who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting tale of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a passenger ship traveling from North America to the Continent in 1933. The director's epic features Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the film with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an blast and the lead actor's spouse (the co-star) is stuck in their room in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Can the hero and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the famous historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie detective story. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt numerous characters being killed, which narrows his potential killers to a limited selection. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill play a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a spin in the sea, where they rescue Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Costly error! This filmmaker's tense movie is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, moving furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in the director's harsh UK production in the subversive tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the ship's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his disaster thriller a political dimension angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's literary work is among the high points of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's up to the main protagonist to guide his group through the flipped hull to safety. the actress is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star gives a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a person struggling to survive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is damaged in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star provides sterling work in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by African raiders off the specific location. He's matched by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, inspired by real events. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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