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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a collection of scene-stealing supporting players acting as mercenaries hired to demolish the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget futuristic thriller, located in a future where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the planet. All people is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his gang of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of a famous notorious tragedies. You have to admire the audacity of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a death toll of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting story of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from North America to the Continent in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama stars a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an explosion and the protagonist's wife (the co-star) is stuck in their quarters in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the main setting is represented by the legendary French liner a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer detective story. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Sam Neill play a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their offspring's demise by taking their yacht for a journey in the Pacific, where they rescue a co-star from a foundering ship. Big mistake! The director's suspense film is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into employing a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's harsh British film in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Predictably, the boat's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker gives his catastrophe film a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing tale of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris play bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is part of the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to guide his group through the inverted hull to rescue. the actress is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a late-career exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a man fighting to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is damaged in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor does outstanding acting in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the commander of an commercial transport commandeered by Somali pirates off the specific location. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a outstanding film debut as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's thriller, derived from actual incidents. Should the concluding moment doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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