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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

The director's sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries hired to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. However a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the transatlantic liner the central location, matures to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the protagonist battling a piano duel with a historical figure, rather unfairly portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner plays a warrior-esque drifter with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up sailing vessel in this big-budget futuristic thriller, taking place in a future where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. Everyone is hunting for legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an working-class man (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of among history's well-known disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of over a thousand into an inspiring tale of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel traveling from Latin America to Europe in the interwar period. The director's large-scale film includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is destroyed in an blast and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (the supporting player) save her ahead of the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the Claridon is represented by the legendary European vessel Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are including the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled crime novelist murder mystery. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent half the cast being killed, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a husband and wife seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they save Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Costly error! Phillip Noyce's thriller is fundamentally a horror film at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is manipulated into using a poor condition "type of boat" in this filmmaker's brutal British film in the rebellious tradition of his own earlier film. Predictably, the boat's Scottish captain and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his disaster thriller a political dimension tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors portray explosive technicians; another actor, as the cruise director, serves up a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel is part of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to direct his flock through the upturned ship to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy experience of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a mature brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a man fighting to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is impaired in a collision with an stray shipping container. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor delivers outstanding acting in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the skipper of an commercial transport commandeered by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), providing a outstanding first movie role as the pirate chief in the director's tense movie, inspired by real events. When the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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