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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a bunch of memorable character actors acting as mercenaries employed to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Among the likely victims are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, left on the ocean-going ship the central location, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who refuses to leave the vessel. The peak moment of the director's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, rather unfairly portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor acts as a fighter-inspired nomad with webbed feet and a souped-up sailing vessel in this high-cost science fiction adventure, set in a future where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the planet. Everyone is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a posh chick (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by the director's spectacular recreation of a famous well-known disasters. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a film-maker who manages to twist a fatalities of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting tale of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a ocean liner traveling from Latin America to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's epic stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an detonation and Robert Stack's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her before the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the fictional ship is embodied by the legendary European vessel Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent several passengers being shot, which whittles down his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the pain of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they save another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, moving furniture for an American industrialist, is manipulated into hiring a run-down "type of boat" in the director's dark British film in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's UK commander and crew take the two landlubbers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a emotional portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's book is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's up to the lead character to guide his flock through the upturned vessel to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a useful background of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star gives a experienced brilliant acting in one-man show as a man battling to endure in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a impact with an stray transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks provides excellent performance in one of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by African raiders off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational film debut as the raider leader in the director's thriller, inspired by actual incidents. Should the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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