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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's sci-fi horror pulp details a bunch of memorable character actors acting as soldiers of fortune contracted to demolish the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the boat. The highlight of the director's imaginative story is the main character battling a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a samurai-like drifter with webbed feet and a enhanced watercraft in this megabudget science fiction adventure, set in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the planet. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off Dennis Hopper and his band of continuously smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of among history's notorious disasters. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a director who successfully transforms a fatalities of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Mexico to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's sweeping drama includes Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and Robert Stack's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is trapped in their cabin in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Can the hero and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her before the ship sinks? Interesting note: the fictional ship is represented by the famous historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are including the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a partners seeking to heal from the grief of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a spin in the Pacific, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Costly error! The director's thriller is basically a horror film at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An British man, moving furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into using a run-down "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal UK production in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the vessel's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a journey, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester provides his disaster thriller a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding yarn of explosives placed on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's literary work is part of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to guide his followers through the inverted ship to safety. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced exemplary performance in solo performance as a person battling to endure in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a crash with an errant cargo box. It's anxious enough to observe, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star does outstanding acting in one of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by African raiders off the specific location. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. When the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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