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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp details a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast playing soldiers of fortune contracted to destroy the passenger vessel the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Including the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, matures to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the vessel. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star plays a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this big-budget science fiction adventure, set in a future where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the world. Everyone is hunting for legendary terra firma while fending off the antagonist and his group of continuously smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous disasters. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a fatalities of numerous victims into an heartening story of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and political extremists rub shoulders on a passenger ship traveling from Latin America to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's epic features a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an explosion and the lead actor's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the actor) save her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the Claridon is embodied by the renowned European vessel an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie detective story. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his persons of interest to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the sea, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Costly error! The director's suspense film is basically a slasher movie at sea, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, shipping furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark Ealing comedy in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Predictably, the vessel's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation perspective in this nerve-shredding story of explosives placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a touching depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's novel is among the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to guide his flock through the flipped vessel to security. the actress is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a useful history of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford provides a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a collision with an lost shipping container. It's stressful enough to watch, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor does sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an American cargo ship commandeered by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in the director's tense movie, derived from actual incidents. When the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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