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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of memorable ensemble cast playing hired guns hired to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. However a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who refuses to leave the boat. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is Roth battling a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, rather unfairly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, set in a later era where disappearing glaciers have inundated the Earth. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while fending off the antagonist and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an working-class man (the actor) are redeemed by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the audacity of a film-maker who successfully transforms a fatalities of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's epic stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who provide the motion picture with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an detonation and the protagonist's spouse (the actress) is stranded in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a heroic engineer (the actor) free her prior to the boat submerges? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer detective story. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the sea, where they save another actor from a foundering ship. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, moving items for an US businessman, is tricked into using a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's brutal UK production in the unconventional tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the ship's Scottish captain and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in all senses of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation angle in this nerve-shredding tale of detonators positioned on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a touching study in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of the author's book is among the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's up to the lead character to lead his followers through the flipped ship to safety. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of athletic swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced masterclass in single character portrayal as a man fighting to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a crash with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides excellent performance in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the commander of an American cargo ship hijacked by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, based on actual incidents. When the last scene fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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