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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller details a collection of memorable ensemble cast portraying mercenaries hired to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, deserted on the passenger vessel the central location, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth battling a piano duel with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor plays a samurai-like wanderer with mutated appendages and a enhanced sailing vessel in this megabudget futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have inundated the Earth. All people is seeking legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of constantly puffing pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of among history's well-known disasters. One must appreciate the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and political extremists rub shoulders on a passenger ship sailing from North America to Europe in 1933. This filmmaker's large-scale film features Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who deliver the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is destroyed in an detonation and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is trapped in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Will the hero and a courageous worker (the supporting player) free her before the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the fictional ship is played by the renowned French liner a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, fails to stop several passengers being shot, which whittles down his potential killers to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors portray a partners trying to get over the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a trip in the ocean, where they recover Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! The director's tense movie is essentially a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the subversive tradition of his own previous work. Predictably, the ship's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the cruise director, serves up a touching portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is among the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tsunami, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his followers through the upturned hull to safety. the actress is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a useful history of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career exemplary performance in solo performance as a man fighting to stay alive in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is damaged in a collision with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers excellent performance in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an commercial transport commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in the director's thriller, inspired by real events. If the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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