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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller follows a group of attention-grabbing ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune contracted to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, deserted on the ocean-going ship the central location, matures to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who never steps off the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the protagonist fighting a musical showdown with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque drifter with mutated appendages and a enhanced sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, taking place in a later era where disappearing glaciers have inundated the world. Everyone is searching for fabled solid ground while fending off Dennis Hopper and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are rescued by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's well-known tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who manages to twist a fatalities of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting tale of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from North America to Europe in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's epic includes Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an detonation and the lead actor's partner (the co-star) is stranded in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Can the hero and a brave technician (Woody Strode) rescue her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the main setting is played by the renowned French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are among the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star Agatha Christie whodunit. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop several passengers being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners attempting to recover from the trauma of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, moving goods for an American industrialist, is manipulated into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's brutal British film in the rebellious style of his own earlier film. Naturally, the vessel's Scottish captain and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his suspense story a state-of-the-nation perspective in this nerve-shredding tale of detonators placed on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors portray bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, serves up a touching depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the peaks of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his followers through the upturned vessel to rescue. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a mature brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a individual struggling to stay alive in the specific sea after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is impaired in a impact with an lost shipping container. It's stressful enough to watch, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks provides excellent performance in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an American cargo ship seized by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He's matched by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a outstanding film debut as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, inspired by true stories. If the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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