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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a collection of scene-stealing character actors playing mercenaries employed to demolish the luxury liner a fictional ship. However a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Including the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the passenger vessel the central location, matures to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a fighter-inspired nomad with mutated appendages and a enhanced trimaran in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, located in a later era where disappearing glaciers have flooded the Earth. The entire population is searching for mythical Dryland while fending off the villain and his band of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a upper-class woman (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by the director's spectacular recreation of a famous notorious disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of over a thousand into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's epic stars a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an explosion and Robert Stack's wife (the actress) is stranded in their cabin in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the supporting player) rescue her before the ship sinks? Curious detail: the Claridon is played by the famous French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer detective story. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, cannot prevent half the cast being killed, which whittles down his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife trying to get over the grief of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the ocean, where they save a co-star from a foundering ship. Big mistake! This filmmaker's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an US businessman, is tricked into hiring a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Predictably, the ship's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding yarn of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings portray bomb disposal experts; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a emotional depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the lead character to lead his flock through the upturned ship to rescue. a supporting player is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a handy history of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor provides a late-career brilliant acting in one-man show as a individual fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is damaged in a collision with an errant shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers excellent performance in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the commander of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by another actor ("I control this vessel"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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