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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a group of memorable supporting players portraying soldiers of fortune employed to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, develops to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who remains aboard the ship. The highlight of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a jazz legend, rather unfairly depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star plays a samurai-like wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, located in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have flooded the world. The entire population is hunting for legendary terra firma while resisting the antagonist and his group of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of among history's well-known catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a ocean liner journeying from North America to Europe in the interwar period. The director's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's spouse (the actress) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Can the hero and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) free her prior to the ship sinks? Fun fact: the main setting is represented by the legendary historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer murder mystery. The lead actor, as the famous detective, fails to stop numerous characters being shot, which whittles down his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman act as a partners attempting to recover from the grief of their offspring's demise by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the sea, where they rescue Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Big mistake! This filmmaker's suspense film is fundamentally a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in the director's harsh UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his disaster thriller a political dimension tilt in this tension-filled tale of detonators planted on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a heartbreaking depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of the author's novel is among the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to lead his followers through the inverted ship to rescue. Shelley Winters is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a person struggling to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is damaged in a crash with an stray cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star does outstanding acting in part of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the captain of an US merchant vessel hijacked by maritime criminals off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), making a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's suspense film, based on true stories. When the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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