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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of attention-grabbing character actors playing soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has already arrived! Including the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the passenger vessel the central location, develops to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the ship. The highlight of the director's whimsical hokum is Roth battling a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor portrays a fighter-inspired drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a future where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. All people is hunting for legendary terra firma while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his band of continuously smoking marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a director who artfully converts a fatalities of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from North America to Europe in the interwar period. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama features a cinema icon, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an detonation and the lead actor's partner (the actress) is trapped in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Interesting note: the main setting is represented by the legendary French liner Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent half the cast being killed, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill act as a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a spin in the Pacific, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! The director's tense movie is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, shipping items for an US businessman, is manipulated into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's brutal Ealing comedy in the unconventional tradition of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's Scottish captain and staff trick the main characters for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris portray bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the cruise director, serves up a touching study in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the job of the main protagonist to lead his group through the flipped hull to security. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a handy experience of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a person battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a collision with an errant cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor delivers excellent performance in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the commander of an commercial transport hijacked by Somali pirates off the specific location. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I control this vessel"), delivering a sensational film debut as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from real events. When the last scene fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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