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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

The director's sci-fi horror pulp details a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Among the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the ocean-going ship the central location, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who refuses to leave the boat. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a musical showdown with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a samurai-like drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget science fiction adventure, set in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the planet. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his group of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of a famous well-known catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an inspiring story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a ocean liner sailing from Latin America to the Continent in 1933. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama includes Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's partner (the actress) is stranded in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her ahead of the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the fictional ship is played by the famous French liner Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled crime novelist detective story. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his persons of interest to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a trip in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's suspense film is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is manipulated into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark UK production in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Naturally, the boat's Scottish captain and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director provides his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of detonators planted on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; another actor, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a emotional portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's up to the lead character to guide his flock through the upturned ship to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a practical history of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star delivers a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a man struggling to endure in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a collision with an lost shipping container. It's anxious enough to observe, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers sterling work in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the commander of an American cargo ship commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's tense movie, inspired by actual incidents. When the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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