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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a bunch of memorable character actors playing mercenaries employed to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Featuring the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel the central location, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor portrays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a souped-up watercraft in this megabudget futuristic thriller, set in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. Everyone is searching for mythical Dryland while fending off the villain and his band of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by the director's breathtaking depiction of among history's notorious disasters. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who successfully transforms a death toll of 1,500 into an heartening narrative of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a passenger ship journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's epic includes Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the film with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an blast and the lead actor's spouse (the co-star) is stuck in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Can the hero and a brave technician (the actor) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Curious detail: the main setting is embodied by the legendary French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, is unable to halt half the cast being stabbed, which reduces his suspects to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, transporting goods for an US businessman, is tricked into using a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Predictably, the vessel's British skipper and crew take the two landlubbers for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this nerve-shredding yarn of bombs planted on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris play explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of the author's literary work is among the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his flock through the flipped vessel to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a individual fighting to endure in the maritime location after his personal boat, the main setting, is harmed in a crash with an errant cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport hijacked by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's thriller, based on actual incidents. Should the last scene fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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