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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries hired to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A baby, left on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is the main character competing in a piano duel with a jazz legend, rather unfairly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star portrays a samurai-like drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the world. Everyone is hunting for mythical Dryland while fending off Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting narrative of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and political extremists rub shoulders on a ocean liner sailing from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's epic includes a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the actor) save her prior to the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the main setting is represented by the legendary historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are including the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star mystery writer murder mystery. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which narrows his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a trip in the sea, where they rescue Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's tense movie is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping items for an US businessman, is manipulated into hiring a run-down "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh Ealing comedy in the rebellious style of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's British skipper and staff trick the main characters for a journey, in every meaning of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director imparts his suspense story a social commentary tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris play demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a touching study in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's book is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his followers through the flipped ship to security. a supporting player is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford provides a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a man struggling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the main setting, is impaired in a impact with an stray transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor provides sterling work in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), making a remarkable first movie role as the raider leader in the director's tense movie, inspired by actual incidents. Should the concluding moment fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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