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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

The director's sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a collection of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying mercenaries employed to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, left on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who remains aboard the boat. The highlight of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, rather unfairly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner plays a warrior-esque drifter with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. Everyone is hunting for mythical Dryland while fighting off the antagonist and his band of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a casualties of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting story of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a ocean liner sailing from Mexico to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and the lead actor's spouse (the actress) is stuck in their room in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Can Stack and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the Claridon is played by the famous French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are among the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors act as a married couple trying to get over the pain of their son's death by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they recover another actor from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is basically a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving items for an American industrialist, is tricked into hiring a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark UK production in the unconventional vein of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's Scottish captain and staff trick the main characters for a trip, in all senses of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his catastrophe film a social commentary tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives placed on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a heartbreaking depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is among the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's up to the lead character to guide his followers through the inverted vessel to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced brilliant acting in solo performance as a person battling to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a impact with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks does excellent performance in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the captain of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I control this vessel"), making a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in the director's thriller, derived from real events. Should the final sequence fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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