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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest chronicles a group of memorable ensemble cast playing hired guns hired to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel the central location, matures to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, set in a future where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the planet. Everyone is hunting for fabled solid ground while fending off the villain and his band of continuously smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a casualties of numerous victims into an inspiring tale of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a ocean liner journeying from Mexico to the Old World in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's epic features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Will Stack and a brave technician (the supporting player) free her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the fictional ship is represented by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star Agatha Christie detective story. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a limited selection. Significantly better than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman act as a partners attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the sea, where they save another actor from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story 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 deceived into employing a run-down "type of boat" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the rebellious style of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in every meaning of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director provides his disaster thriller a political dimension angle in this nerve-shredding story of explosives positioned on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, delivers a touching study in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of the author's literary work is among the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tsunami, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his group through the flipped hull to security. a supporting player is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced exemplary performance in one-man show as a man fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a impact with an lost transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does excellent performance in part of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), delivering a outstanding film debut as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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