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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a collection of scene-stealing supporting players acting as soldiers of fortune contracted to demolish the luxury liner the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who never steps off the boat. The peak moment of this filmmaker's imaginative story is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor portrays a fighter-inspired nomad with aquatic adaptations and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, located in a future where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the world. The entire population is hunting for legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of chain-smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are redeemed by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of a famous notorious disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a director who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and German ideologists mingle on a ocean liner traveling from Latin America to the Continent in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film features a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the film with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (the co-star) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Can the main character and a courageous worker (the supporting player) rescue her prior to the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the Claridon is represented by the famous European vessel Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast crime novelist whodunit. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt numerous characters being killed, which reduces his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a trip in the sea, where they recover a co-star from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving goods for an American industrialist, is tricked into hiring a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Of course, the vessel's Scottish captain and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director provides his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation angle in this nerve-shredding tale of detonators planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a heartbreaking study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's book is among the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his followers through the inverted hull to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor provides a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a individual struggling to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is impaired in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor does excellent performance in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the commander of an American cargo ship seized by Somali pirates off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's thriller, inspired by real events. If the final sequence fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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