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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of memorable ensemble cast playing hired guns hired to sink the luxury liner Argonautica. But a massive sea creature has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a arrogant character.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with webbed feet and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, taking place in a future where disappearing glaciers have flooded the Earth. Everyone is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the antagonist and his group of constantly puffing raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are rescued by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. You have to admire the audacity of a director who manages to twist a death toll of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting story of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and political extremists rub shoulders on a ocean liner traveling from North America to the Continent in the interwar period. This filmmaker's large-scale film stars a cinema icon, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an detonation and the protagonist's wife (the co-star) is stuck in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her before the boat submerges? Fun fact: the main setting is played by the famous French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer detective story. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, fails to stop several passengers being killed, which reduces his potential killers to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors portray a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their offspring's demise by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the Pacific, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! This filmmaker's suspense film is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is manipulated into employing a dilapidated "type of boat" in this filmmaker's harsh British film in the rebellious tradition of his own previous work. Naturally, the ship's British skipper and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this tension-filled story of bombs planted on a passenger ship, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching study in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's literary work is part of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the lead character to guide his followers through the inverted ship to safety. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star provides a late-career exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a person fighting to endure in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a collision with an stray transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in among his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's thriller, derived from real events. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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