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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a group of memorable supporting players acting as soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the luxury liner the main setting. But a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, matures to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a piano duel with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a samurai-like wanderer with webbed feet and a enhanced trimaran in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have flooded the Earth. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while fending off Dennis Hopper and his gang of constantly puffing pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's well-known catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening narrative of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's sweeping drama features 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 radical countess, who provide the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an blast and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the main setting is represented by the renowned historic ship Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt several passengers being killed, which reduces his potential killers to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors portray a married couple trying to get over the grief of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a spin in the ocean, where they save another actor from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, shipping goods for an American industrialist, is manipulated into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in the director's brutal Ealing comedy in the subversive vein of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's British skipper and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in every meaning of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his suspense story a political dimension tilt in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs placed on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a heartbreaking study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of the author's literary work is part of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's up to the main protagonist to lead his followers through the flipped hull to rescue. the actress is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a useful background of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star gives a experienced exemplary performance in one-man show as a man fighting to survive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides outstanding acting in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the captain of an commercial transport commandeered by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a outstanding first movie role as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from real events. If the final sequence fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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