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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller details a group of memorable character actors portraying mercenaries hired to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. However a enormous cephalopod has got there first! Featuring the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, deserted on the passenger vessel the central location, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who never steps off the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the protagonist fighting a keyboard contest with a historical figure, rather unfairly portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a warrior-esque nomad with mutated appendages and a enhanced watercraft in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, located in a later era where disappearing glaciers have flooded the planet. All people is hunting for legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of chain-smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are redeemed by the director's breathtaking depiction of a famous well-known catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring tale of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a ocean liner journeying from Mexico to the Old World in 1933. This filmmaker's epic includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the motion picture with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an explosion and the protagonist's wife (the actress) is trapped in their quarters in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the hero and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) free her ahead of the boat submerges? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star crime novelist whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the ocean, where they recover Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An British man, transporting furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into using a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's harsh UK production in the rebellious vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and staff take the two landlubbers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding story of explosives positioned on a luxury liner, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings act as bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a emotional study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's novel is part of the peaks of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to guide his followers through the inverted hull to rescue. Shelley Winters is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The lead actor provides a experienced brilliant acting in one-man show as a person struggling to survive in the Indian Ocean after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is impaired in a crash with an errant cargo box. It's stressful enough to watch, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers excellent performance in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), making a sensational first movie role as the criminal boss in the director's thriller, derived from actual incidents. When the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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