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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp details a collection of memorable ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the cruise ship the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who remains aboard the boat. The peak moment of the director's imaginative story is Roth competing in a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor plays a warrior-esque drifter with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced trimaran in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have submerged the world. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while fighting off the antagonist and his gang of continuously smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of a famous most infamous catastrophes. You have to admire the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a death toll of over a thousand into an heartening tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from North America to Europe in 1933. This filmmaker's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (the co-star) is stranded in their quarters in this intense early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a brave technician (the supporting player) save her prior to the boat submerges? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt several passengers being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors act as a partners seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they save a co-star from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's thriller is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into hiring a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's dark Ealing comedy in the subversive vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the vessel's Scottish captain and team take the two landlubbers for a trip, in all senses of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation perspective in this tension-filled yarn of explosives planted on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; another actor, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's literary work is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to lead his flock through the inverted ship to rescue. Shelley Winters is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor provides a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual fighting to survive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is harmed in a crash with an stray shipping container. It's stressful enough to watch, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor delivers sterling work in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the captain of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by another actor ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational first movie role as the raider leader in the director's thriller, derived from true stories. When the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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