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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a bunch of scene-stealing character actors portraying hired guns contracted to demolish the passenger vessel Argonautica. However a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Among the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who remains aboard the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a piano duel with a jazz legend, rather unfairly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced sailing vessel in this big-budget sci-fi B-movie, located in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the planet. All people is hunting for mythical Dryland while fighting off the villain and his gang of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by the director's spectacular recreation of among history's well-known catastrophes. You have to admire the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and German ideologists interact on a passenger ship sailing from North America to Europe in 1933. Stanley Kramer's epic stars a legendary actress, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who provide the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an detonation and the lead actor's partner (the actress) is stranded in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the actor) free her ahead of the boat submerges? Interesting note: the main setting is represented by the famous French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie detective story. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being shot, which narrows his suspects to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors act as a partners attempting to recover from the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a foundering ship. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An British man, moving items for an US businessman, is tricked into employing a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the subversive tradition of his own previous work. Of course, the vessel's UK commander and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in all senses of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation angle in this nerve-shredding tale of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's literary work is one of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to guide his flock through the upturned vessel to safety. the actress is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a late-career brilliant acting in solo performance as a person struggling to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an lost transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star does sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), making a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, inspired by real events. When the last scene doesn't make you blub, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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