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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a bunch of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. However a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, develops to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The highlight of the director's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a samurai-like drifter with webbed feet and a modified trimaran in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, set in a distant time where disappearing glaciers have submerged the world. Everyone is seeking legendary terra firma while fighting off the antagonist and his gang of constantly puffing raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an working-class man (the male lead) are rescued by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of a famous well-known tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a film-maker who successfully transforms a death toll of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, Spanish performers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's epic stars a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who supply the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an explosion and Robert Stack's spouse (the actress) is stuck in their quarters in this intense proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the main character and a brave technician (the actor) save her ahead of the boat submerges? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this all-star mystery writer detective story. The main star, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being shot, which whittles down his persons of interest to a manageable number. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman act as a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the ocean, where they recover a co-star from a damaged vessel. Costly error! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An British man, transporting goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into employing a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the ship's UK commander and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in all senses of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing yarn of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors play explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a emotional portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his followers through the flipped ship to rescue. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a useful background of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career masterclass in solo performance as a individual fighting to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is impaired in a impact with an stray shipping container. It's anxious enough to watch, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the captain of an US merchant vessel commandeered by maritime criminals off the specific location. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's tense movie, based on real events. Should the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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