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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller follows a bunch of memorable character actors portraying mercenaries employed to destroy the luxury liner Argonautica. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, deserted on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, grows up to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is the main character fighting a musical showdown with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor acts as a samurai-like drifter with mutated appendages and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, located in a future where disappearing glaciers have flooded the Earth. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while fighting off the antagonist and his group of chain-smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a posh chick (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are redeemed by James Cameron's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's well-known disasters. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a fatalities of 1,500 into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's epic stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an blast and the lead actor's partner (the co-star) is stuck in their room in this intense proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her before the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the fictional ship is embodied by the legendary French liner Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star crime novelist whodunit. The main star, as the famous detective, fails to stop several passengers being shot, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors portray a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a spin in the sea, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Costly error! The director's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting items for an American industrialist, is deceived into hiring a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's brutal UK production in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester gives his suspense story a political dimension angle in this anxiety-inducing tale of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a heartbreaking study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of the author's literary work is one of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his flock through the upturned ship to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor delivers a experienced exemplary performance in solo performance as a individual fighting to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the main setting, is damaged in a crash with an lost shipping container. It's stressful enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks does sterling work in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel commandeered by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's thriller, inspired by real events. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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