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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest details a collection of memorable supporting players portraying soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, deserted on the transatlantic liner the central location, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the boat. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the protagonist fighting a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a modified trimaran in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a later era where disappearing glaciers have flooded the planet. All people is searching for fabled solid ground while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of chain-smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (the actor) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of a famous notorious tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists rub shoulders on a ocean liner traveling from Latin America to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film features a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who supply the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) save her prior to the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the renowned historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie murder mystery. The lead actor, as the famous detective, is unable to halt several passengers being stabbed, which reduces his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill act as a married couple trying to get over the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the sea, where they recover a co-star from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! The director's thriller is fundamentally a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark British film in the unconventional tradition of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's Scottish captain and crew take the two landlubbers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a political dimension perspective in this tension-filled yarn of detonators positioned on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a emotional portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the lead character to direct his flock through the upturned vessel to rescue. a supporting player is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a late-career brilliant acting in one-man show as a individual fighting to stay alive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is impaired in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides excellent performance in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the commander of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, inspired by actual incidents. When the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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