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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest follows a collection of memorable ensemble cast acting as mercenaries hired to sink the luxury liner the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The climax of the director's fantastical tale is the main character competing in a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a arrogant character.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner plays a fighter-inspired drifter with mutated appendages and a souped-up trimaran in this high-cost futuristic thriller, located in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. The entire population is searching for mythical Dryland while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of among history's most infamous catastrophes. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an heartening tale of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's sweeping drama features Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a radical countess, who provide the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and the lead actor's partner (the actress) is stuck in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Can the hero and a brave technician (Woody Strode) save her prior to the boat submerges? Fun fact: the main setting is represented by the renowned European vessel Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The lead actor, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt several passengers being shot, which narrows his potential killers to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a spin in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Costly error! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is basically a horror film at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, moving furniture for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's brutal Ealing comedy in the subversive vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's Scottish captain and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his disaster thriller a social commentary tilt in this nerve-shredding yarn of explosives positioned on a luxury liner, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of the author's book is one of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to guide his flock through the inverted ship to safety. a supporting player is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a handy history of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a experienced exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a individual struggling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a impact with an stray shipping container. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks does sterling work in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the skipper of an commercial transport 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 raider leader in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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