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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest details a collection of attention-grabbing character actors acting as hired guns contracted to demolish the cruise ship the main setting. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the ocean-going ship the central location, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the vessel. The climax of the director's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor portrays a samurai-like nomad with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost futuristic thriller, set in a later era where disappearing glaciers have flooded the planet. The entire population is seeking legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of constantly puffing pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's well-known catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a director who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an heartening narrative of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and political extremists mingle on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to Europe in 1933. The director's sweeping drama includes Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is trapped in their room in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Will the main character and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the legendary European vessel an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt half the cast being killed, which reduces his potential killers to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill act as a husband and wife seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the Pacific, where they recover a co-star from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's thriller is basically a horror film at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, shipping furniture for an American industrialist, is deceived into hiring a run-down "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's brutal British film in the rebellious vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the vessel's UK commander and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in all senses of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker gives his suspense story a social commentary tilt in this nerve-shredding story of detonators positioned on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors play demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the cruise director, provides a heartbreaking portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is capsized by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to lead his flock through the upturned hull to rescue. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a practical experience of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a experienced masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual fighting to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a collision with an lost shipping container. It's anxious enough to watch, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star provides sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the skipper of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in the director's tense movie, derived from actual incidents. When the last scene fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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