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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of scene-stealing supporting players portraying hired guns hired to demolish the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Including the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, left on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who remains aboard the ship. The climax of the director's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a keyboard contest with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star portrays a fighter-inspired drifter with webbed feet and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the Earth. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are redeemed by James Cameron's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. You have to admire the boldness of a film-maker who manages to twist a casualties of 1,500 into an inspiring narrative of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a passenger ship traveling from North America to the Old World in 1933. The director's large-scale film features a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an blast and the lead actor's partner (the actress) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Can Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her ahead of the ship sinks? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the legendary French liner Île de France.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are part of the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast mystery writer whodunit. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop numerous characters being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors portray a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a journey in the Pacific, where they save another actor from a foundering ship. Poor decision! This filmmaker's thriller is essentially a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping goods for an American industrialist, is tricked into employing a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's brutal UK production in the subversive vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and team deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his disaster thriller a political dimension angle in this tension-filled tale of bombs planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a emotional depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is among the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a tsunami, and it's the job of the lead character to lead his flock through the upturned hull to rescue. a supporting player is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a experienced brilliant acting in solo performance as a man fighting to endure in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is harmed in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does sterling work in part of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an commercial transport seized by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), making a remarkable film debut as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from real events. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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