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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest chronicles a group of memorable character actors acting as mercenaries hired to sink the passenger vessel Argonautica. Yet a enormous cephalopod has got there first! Including the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the boat. The climax of the director's fantastical tale is the protagonist competing in a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with mutated appendages and a modified trimaran in this high-cost futuristic thriller, located in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. All people is hunting for mythical Dryland while fighting off the antagonist and his group of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's most infamous catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Latin America to the Continent in 1933. The director's epic features a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a radical countess, who deliver the film with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and the lead actor's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is trapped in their quarters in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (Woody Strode) free her before the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the main setting is represented by the legendary French liner a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast crime novelist murder mystery. The lead actor, as the famous detective, fails to stop numerous characters being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the Pacific, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! This filmmaker's suspense film is basically a horror film at sea, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, transporting items for an American industrialist, is tricked into using a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark Ealing comedy in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's UK commander and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester gives his suspense story a political dimension tilt in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs positioned on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a emotional study in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of the author's book is part of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's up to the lead character to direct his flock through the upturned vessel to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a practical experience of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a mature masterclass in solo performance as a individual battling to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a collision with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks provides outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the commander of an American cargo ship seized by Somali pirates off the specific location. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a remarkable first movie role as the criminal boss in the director's thriller, inspired by real events. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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