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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of attention-grabbing character actors playing hired guns hired to sink the passenger vessel a fictional ship. Yet a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, deserted on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the ship. The highlight of the director's imaginative story is the protagonist fighting a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, rather unfairly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, set in a later era where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. All people is hunting for mythical Dryland while resisting the antagonist and his gang of continuously smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of a famous most infamous catastrophes. You have to admire the audacity of a film-maker who manages to twist a fatalities of 1,500 into an inspiring story of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's epic features Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are including the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie whodunit. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent several passengers being killed, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a partners seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a horror film at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal British film in the subversive vein of his own previous work. Naturally, the vessel's Scottish captain and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director provides his disaster thriller a social commentary tilt in this tension-filled story of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors portray explosive technicians; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, serves up a touching portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is capsized by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to lead his flock through the upturned ship to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical background of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford provides a late-career masterclass in solo performance as a individual fighting to survive 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 view, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers sterling work in among his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the skipper of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's thriller, derived from real events. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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