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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest details a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune employed to demolish the luxury liner the main setting. Yet a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A baby, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The highlight of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is Roth battling a musical showdown with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a modified sailing vessel in this big-budget sci-fi B-movie, located in a future where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. Everyone is seeking mythical Dryland while fighting off the villain and his band of constantly puffing raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring tale of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from Mexico to the Continent in 1933. This filmmaker's epic includes a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and the protagonist's partner (the actress) is trapped in their room in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Can the main character and a brave technician (Woody Strode) free her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the renowned historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being shot, which whittles down his potential killers to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors play a married couple trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the ocean, where they rescue a co-star from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an American industrialist, is manipulated into using a run-down "type of boat" in this filmmaker's brutal Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's Scottish captain and crew take the two landlubbers for a ride, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director imparts his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives positioned on a passenger ship, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's literary work is one of the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the job of the main protagonist to direct his followers through the upturned vessel to safety. the actress is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy background of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star gives a mature brilliant acting in one-man show as a man fighting to endure in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an stray cargo box. It's stressful enough to observe, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor provides sterling work in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I control this vessel"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, derived from actual incidents. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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