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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest chronicles a collection of scene-stealing character actors portraying mercenaries contracted to destroy the luxury liner Argonautica. But a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, left on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who refuses to leave the boat. The highlight of the director's fantastical tale is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this megabudget science fiction adventure, located in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the world. Everyone is searching for legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of among history's well-known catastrophes. You have to admire the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a casualties of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the hero and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) save her prior to the ship sinks? Fun fact: the Claridon is represented by the renowned historic ship a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this all-star Agatha Christie detective story. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a smaller group. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they recover Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, transporting goods for an American industrialist, is deceived into employing a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in the director's brutal UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's UK commander and staff take the two landlubbers for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled tale of bombs positioned on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a emotional depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is part of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to the main protagonist to guide his flock through the inverted hull to safety. Shelley Winters is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful background of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star gives a experienced masterclass in solo performance as a person battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a crash with an errant cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks provides sterling work in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the commander of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, inspired by true stories. When the concluding moment fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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