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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

The director's sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a collection of scene-stealing supporting players acting as soldiers of fortune hired to sink the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, deserted on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who never steps off the boat. The climax of the director's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a samurai-like nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a future where disappearing glaciers have submerged the Earth. Everyone is searching for mythical Dryland while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (the actor) are saved by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of a famous most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting story of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and German ideologists interact on a ocean liner traveling from Mexico to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's sweeping drama stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, 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 detonation and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is trapped in their room in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will the main character and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her prior to the ship sinks? Curious detail: the main setting is embodied by the renowned historic ship Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star Agatha Christie whodunit. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop numerous characters being shot, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill play a married couple trying to get over the pain of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the sea, where they recover a co-star from a damaged vessel. Costly error! This filmmaker's thriller is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional style of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director provides his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation perspective in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives placed on a luxury liner, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors portray demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's literary work is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his group through the inverted vessel to security. the actress is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor delivers a mature masterclass in solo performance as a individual fighting to survive in the specific sea after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a crash with an errant shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does excellent performance in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the commander of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, inspired by actual incidents. If the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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