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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a group of attention-grabbing character actors playing hired guns contracted to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, left on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who never steps off the ship. The highlight of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a enhanced sailing vessel in this big-budget sci-fi B-movie, set in a future where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the planet. Everyone is hunting for mythical Dryland while fending off the villain and his band of continuously smoking marauders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an working-class man (the male lead) are rescued by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. You have to admire the chutzpah of a film-maker who manages to twist a casualties of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting tale of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and German ideologists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Mexico to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama features Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the film with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an explosion and the protagonist's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their cabin in this compelling early catastrophe film. Can Stack and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her before the ship sinks? Fun fact: the fictional ship is played by the famous historic ship a real ship.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled mystery writer detective story. The main star, as the famous detective, is unable to halt several passengers being shot, which whittles down his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman act as a partners trying to get over the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a trip in the sea, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is fundamentally a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark UK production in the rebellious style of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the ship's UK commander and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding story of explosives planted on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a emotional depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's novel is among the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to lead his flock through the inverted ship to rescue. a supporting player is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a handy experience of athletic swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The lead actor provides a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a individual struggling to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the main setting, is impaired in a collision with an errant shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor does sterling work in part of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the skipper of an commercial transport commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), providing a sensational film debut as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, derived from real events. When the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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