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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller follows a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune contracted to destroy the passenger vessel Argonautica. But a massive sea creature has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the boat. The highlight of the director's imaginative story is the main character competing in a musical showdown with a historical figure, rather unfairly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor portrays a warrior-esque drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, located in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. All people is seeking fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his group of chain-smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of among history's notorious catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring story of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's large-scale film stars a legendary actress, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an blast and Robert Stack's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her prior to the ship sinks? Fun fact: the Claridon is represented by the legendary historic ship a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which narrows his potential killers to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill play a partners trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by sailing their boat for a trip in the sea, where they recover another actor from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into hiring a dilapidated "type of boat" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the unconventional tradition of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's Scottish captain and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

The director imparts his catastrophe film a political dimension angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives positioned on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors portray explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching study in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of this writer's literary work is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to guide his flock through the upturned hull to safety. the actress is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a useful background of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star gives a mature exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a individual struggling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a collision with an errant shipping container. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks does outstanding acting in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an commercial transport seized by Somali pirates off the specific location. He's matched by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), providing a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, inspired by true stories. If the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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