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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a group of memorable supporting players acting as mercenaries employed to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. Yet a massive sea creature has already arrived! Featuring the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who never steps off the boat. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the main character fighting a musical showdown with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, taking place in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the world. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while fighting off the antagonist and his gang of constantly puffing marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are saved by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known catastrophes. You have to admire the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening narrative of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from Latin America to the Old World in the interwar period. This filmmaker's large-scale film includes Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an explosion and the lead actor's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their room in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Can the hero and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) rescue her prior to the boat submerges? Curious detail: the Claridon is represented by the renowned historic ship Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast mystery writer detective story. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop several passengers being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their offspring's demise by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue a co-star from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! The director's suspense film is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving goods for an American industrialist, is deceived into employing a run-down "type of boat" in the director's harsh Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own earlier film. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this tension-filled yarn of bombs planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a emotional portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is capsized by a tsunami, and it's up to the main protagonist to direct his followers through the flipped hull to security. the actress is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy experience of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star provides a mature masterclass in one-man show as a person fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is impaired in a impact with an lost shipping container. It's stressful enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the commander of an American cargo ship hijacked by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), making a sensational first movie role as the raider leader in the director's tense movie, derived from real events. If the last scene fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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