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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of scene-stealing ensemble cast playing hired guns employed to sink the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, left on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, grows up to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the vessel. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, rather unfairly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor plays a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a modified watercraft in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have inundated the world. Everyone is seeking fabled solid ground while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known catastrophes. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who manages to twist a fatalities of 1,500 into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama stars a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's spouse (the actress) is trapped in their cabin in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a courageous worker (the actor) save her ahead of the boat submerges? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the legendary French liner a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are among the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie whodunit. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is basically a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping items for an American industrialist, is deceived into hiring a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark UK production in the unconventional vein of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled yarn of detonators positioned on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, serves up a touching depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of the author's literary work is part of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his group through the inverted vessel to safety. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a useful experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor delivers a experienced masterclass in one-man show as a individual battling to survive in the Indian Ocean after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is damaged in a impact with an lost cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides sterling work in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's tense movie, derived from true stories. If the last scene doesn't make you blub, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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