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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of attention-grabbing character actors portraying soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the passenger vessel Argonautica. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel the central location, develops to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth battling a musical showdown with a jazz legend, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star portrays a samurai-like drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, located in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the world. All people is seeking mythical Dryland while fighting off the antagonist and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an working-class man (the actor) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a fatalities of 1,500 into an inspiring tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and political extremists mingle on a passenger ship journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama includes Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an detonation and the protagonist's spouse (the co-star) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) rescue her before the ship sinks? Curious detail: the fictional ship is represented by the famous historic ship a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this ensemble cast mystery writer whodunit. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt several passengers being stabbed, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill act as a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their offspring's demise by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they rescue a co-star from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! This filmmaker's suspense film is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, transporting goods for an American industrialist, is deceived into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in the director's brutal Ealing comedy in the rebellious style of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's Scottish captain and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation perspective in this anxiety-inducing tale of detonators planted on a luxury liner, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's book is one of the high points of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his group through the upturned vessel to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor provides a late-career exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a person battling to stay alive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a crash with an lost transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, 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 main star does sterling work in part of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's thriller, inspired by true stories. Should the final sequence fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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