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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest details a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast playing hired guns contracted to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. Yet a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A baby, left on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who remains aboard the boat. The highlight of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a samurai-like nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost futuristic thriller, taking place in a later era where disappearing glaciers have submerged the world. The entire population is searching for mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a fatalities of over a thousand into an heartening tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and political extremists rub shoulders on a commercial vessel traveling from Mexico to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's epic features a cinema icon, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an blast and the protagonist's wife (the actress) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) free her prior to the boat submerges? Curious detail: the Claridon is played by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are including the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop several passengers being killed, which whittles down his potential killers to a manageable number. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners trying to get over the trauma of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a trip in the sea, where they save a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is manipulated into employing a poor condition "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and team trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director gives his disaster thriller a state-of-the-nation perspective in this nerve-shredding tale of explosives positioned on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the cruise director, delivers a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is one of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his flock through the flipped hull to security. the actress is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor provides a late-career masterclass in one-man show as a individual struggling to survive in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, derived from true stories. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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