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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a bunch of scene-stealing character actors portraying hired guns hired to demolish the passenger vessel the main setting. However a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, left on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the boat. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor plays a fighter-inspired nomad with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced watercraft in this big-budget science fiction adventure, taking place in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the world. Everyone is hunting for fabled solid ground while fighting off the villain and his band of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are rescued by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's well-known disasters. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who artfully converts a fatalities of over a thousand into an heartening story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel traveling from Mexico to Europe in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama stars a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's spouse (the co-star) is trapped in their quarters in this intense early catastrophe film. Is it possible for Stack and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) save her before the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the main setting is played by the legendary French liner Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie whodunit. The lead actor, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which reduces his suspects to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the ocean, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Costly error! The director's tense movie is fundamentally a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into using a run-down "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional tradition of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his suspense story a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of bombs placed on a luxury liner, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; another actor, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's novel is one of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to lead his followers through the upturned vessel to rescue. the actress is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a practical background of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced masterclass in solo performance as a individual battling to endure in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is impaired in a crash with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor provides excellent performance in one of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the commander of an commercial transport hijacked by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by another actor ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, based on true stories. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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