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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest chronicles a collection of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying mercenaries hired to destroy the cruise ship the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Featuring the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A baby, deserted on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of the director's imaginative story is the main character competing in a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, rather unfairly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor acts as a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a enhanced sailing vessel in this megabudget futuristic thriller, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. The entire population is searching for mythical Dryland while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's well-known catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a commercial vessel journeying from North America to Europe in 1933. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film stars a legendary actress, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who deliver the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an detonation and the lead actor's spouse (the co-star) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a courageous worker (the actor) save her prior to the ship sinks? Fun fact: the Claridon is represented by the legendary historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this all-star mystery writer detective story. The lead actor, as the famous detective, fails to stop several passengers being killed, which reduces his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife attempting to recover from the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the sea, where they recover a co-star from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's thriller is basically a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An British man, moving goods for an US businessman, is tricked into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Of course, the vessel's UK commander 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 social commentary angle in this nerve-shredding story of bombs placed on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors portray demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a touching study in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of this writer's novel is among the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to the main protagonist to lead his group through the flipped vessel to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor delivers a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a individual struggling to stay alive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a impact with an lost transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor delivers outstanding acting in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), delivering a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's thriller, derived from actual incidents. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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