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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller follows a group of memorable character actors portraying hired guns hired to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a massive sea creature has got there first! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the boat. The highlight of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the protagonist fighting a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, rather unfairly depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star portrays a fighter-inspired nomad with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this high-cost futuristic thriller, located in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the world. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while fighting off the antagonist and his group of continuously smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's well-known tragedies. One must appreciate the audacity of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a fatalities of numerous victims into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to the Continent in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's epic features Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an detonation and Robert Stack's partner (the co-star) is trapped in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will the main character and a brave technician (the actor) save her prior to the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the famous European vessel Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being shot, which reduces his suspects to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple attempting to recover from the grief of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a journey in the sea, where they save another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, moving furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into hiring a poor condition "type of boat" in the director's brutal UK production in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the boat's UK commander and staff trick the main characters for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director provides his disaster thriller a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of explosives planted on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a emotional study in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's literary work is one of the high points of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is capsized by a tsunami, and it's the job of the lead character to direct his followers through the inverted hull to security. Shelley Winters is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy experience of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford gives a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is impaired in a crash with an lost transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides sterling work in among his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the specific location. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), making a remarkable film debut as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's tense movie, inspired by true stories. When the concluding moment doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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