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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's sci-fi horror pulp follows a bunch of memorable character actors acting as soldiers of fortune contracted to sink the passenger vessel the main setting. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, grows up to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the main character fighting a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a warrior-esque nomad with mutated appendages and a modified sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, set in a future where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. All people is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the antagonist and his band of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a upper-class woman (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous disasters. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a director who artfully converts a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening tale of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from North America to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's large-scale film includes Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an detonation and Robert Stack's spouse (the co-star) is stranded in their room in this intense proto-disaster pic. Will the hero and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) rescue her prior to the boat submerges? Fun fact: the Claridon is embodied by the legendary French liner a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast mystery writer murder mystery. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop half the cast being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the ocean, where they save Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Costly error! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is fundamentally a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping items for an American industrialist, is manipulated into using a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark British film in the unconventional vein of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's Scottish captain and staff trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled story of bombs positioned on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the lead character to guide his group through the inverted hull to rescue. a supporting player is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy history of athletic swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford gives a mature masterclass in one-man show as a individual struggling to survive in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a impact with an stray transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star delivers outstanding acting in among his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport commandeered by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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