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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller chronicles a bunch of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as mercenaries employed to sink the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, left on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, grows up to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who never steps off the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately shown as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor plays a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up trimaran in this megabudget science fiction adventure, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have inundated the Earth. Everyone is searching for mythical Dryland while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his group of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are rescued by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of a famous most infamous tragedies. You have to admire the chutzpah of a film-maker who manages to twist a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to Europe in 1933. The director's epic includes a cinema icon, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who provide the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is trapped in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Can Stack and a brave technician (Woody Strode) free her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous French liner Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which reduces his persons of interest to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a married couple trying to get over the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a journey in the sea, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's suspense film is fundamentally a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's harsh Ealing comedy in the rebellious vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the boat's Scottish captain and crew take the two landlubbers for a journey, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director imparts his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives positioned on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors portray bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a heartbreaking study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of this writer's book is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tsunami, and it's up to the main protagonist to lead his followers through the inverted vessel to rescue. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual battling to stay alive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a impact with an stray cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to observe, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides excellent performance in one of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the commander of an US merchant vessel hijacked by Somali pirates off the specific location. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in the director's tense movie, inspired by real events. Should the concluding moment fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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