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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a collection of scene-stealing supporting players portraying mercenaries contracted to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. Yet a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the likely victims are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who remains aboard the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the main character fighting a piano duel with a historical figure, rather unfairly shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star plays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this big-budget science fiction adventure, taking place in a future where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the Earth. All people is searching for mythical Dryland while resisting the villain and his group of chain-smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of a famous well-known disasters. You have to admire the audacity of a film-maker who manages to twist a casualties of numerous victims into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from Latin America to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's epic features a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who supply the film with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Can the main character and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her before the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the fictional ship is represented by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie detective story. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop several passengers being killed, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a spin in the ocean, where they rescue Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Costly error! The director's tense movie is fundamentally a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, moving goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into using a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the subversive vein of his own previous work. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and staff trick the main characters for a journey, in every meaning of the term.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as explosive technicians; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a touching depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is among the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his group through the inverted vessel to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical background of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star gives a late-career exemplary performance in solo performance as a individual battling to stay alive in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is damaged in a collision with an errant cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star does outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel hijacked by African raiders off the specific location. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), making a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, based on true stories. When the final sequence fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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