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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp details a bunch of scene-stealing supporting players playing soldiers of fortune contracted to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. Yet a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, develops to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's imaginative story is the protagonist fighting a musical showdown with a historical figure, rather unfairly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a fighter-inspired drifter with mutated appendages and a modified watercraft in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a later era where disappearing glaciers have inundated the Earth. The entire population is hunting for mythical Dryland while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of continuously smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a film-maker who successfully transforms a casualties of 1,500 into an inspiring narrative of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from North America to the Old World in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Will the hero and a brave technician (the supporting player) rescue her before the ship sinks? Curious detail: the main setting is represented by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are including the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this ensemble cast crime novelist murder mystery. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt half the cast being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a trip in the sea, where they save a co-star from a foundering ship. Poor decision! This filmmaker's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An British man, transporting items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's brutal Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own previous work. Of course, the boat's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a journey, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his catastrophe film a social commentary tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of bombs positioned on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play explosive technicians; another actor, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a heartbreaking portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's book is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to lead his followers through the flipped ship to safety. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced masterclass in one-man show as a man battling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is impaired in a collision with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers outstanding acting in part of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), making a remarkable first movie role as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's thriller, based on actual incidents. If the last scene doesn't make you blub, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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