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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's sci-fi horror pulp details a collection of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying soldiers of fortune contracted to sink the luxury liner a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, deserted on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, matures to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the protagonist competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star plays a warrior-esque nomad with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, located in a future where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the planet. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of among history's well-known disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting tale of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's epic stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the main character and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) save her prior to the ship sinks? Fun fact: the fictional ship is played by the renowned European vessel an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are including the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast mystery writer detective story. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a manageable number. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the ocean, where they recover a co-star from a foundering ship. Costly error! The director's tense movie is basically a horror film at sea, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An British man, shipping goods for an US businessman, is manipulated into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's brutal UK production in the subversive vein of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his catastrophe film a political dimension tilt in this tension-filled yarn of explosives placed on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors portray explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's book is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to direct his flock through the flipped vessel to safety. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a practical experience of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The lead actor delivers a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a person struggling to stay alive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is impaired in a crash with an lost cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel hijacked by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a outstanding film debut as the raider leader in this filmmaker's tense movie, based on actual incidents. When the concluding moment fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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