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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a bunch of scene-stealing supporting players portraying mercenaries contracted to sink the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has got there first! Including the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, matures to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the vessel. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is the protagonist fighting a musical showdown with Jelly Roll Morton, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a modified sailing vessel in this big-budget sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the planet. Everyone is hunting for mythical Dryland while resisting the villain and his group of continuously smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of a famous well-known catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening narrative of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a commercial vessel journeying from North America to the Continent in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the motion picture with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an blast and Robert Stack's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a brave technician (the supporting player) save her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the fictional ship is embodied by the renowned historic ship Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are among the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star Agatha Christie detective story. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a limited selection. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a journey in the sea, where they save Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an American industrialist, is deceived into using a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in the director's harsh Ealing comedy in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the vessel's Scottish captain and staff take the two landlubbers for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his disaster thriller a social commentary tilt in this nerve-shredding story of explosives positioned on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the cruise director, serves up a emotional study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's literary work is one of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to direct his flock through the upturned ship to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful background of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star delivers a experienced brilliant acting in one-man show as a man struggling to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a collision with an stray cargo box. It's stressful enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the elderly actor to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor delivers outstanding acting in part of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the skipper of an commercial transport commandeered by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a remarkable film debut as the raider leader in the director's thriller, derived from real events. If the concluding moment doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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