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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller details a group of attention-grabbing character actors playing hired guns employed to demolish the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the ocean-going ship the central location, develops to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor portrays a warrior-esque wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this megabudget futuristic thriller, set in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have submerged the planet. The entire population is seeking fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his group of continuously smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are saved by the director's impressive reconstruction of a famous notorious tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a fatalities of numerous victims into an inspiring tale of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel sailing from North America to Europe in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the film with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an detonation and the lead actor's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this intense proto-disaster pic. Can the hero and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) free her before the ship sinks? Fun fact: the Claridon is embodied by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop numerous characters being killed, which reduces his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife seeking to heal from the pain of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's thriller is basically a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving furniture for an American industrialist, is tricked into hiring a dilapidated "type of boat" in the director's brutal UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's British skipper and crew take the two landlubbers for a ride, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation tilt in this tension-filled story of bombs positioned on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings act as demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a emotional study in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his flock through the inverted hull to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star provides a mature brilliant acting in one-man show as a individual struggling to endure in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a collision with an errant cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides outstanding acting in among his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the specific location. He's matched by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a remarkable first movie role as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, based on true stories. Should the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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