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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller details a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying hired guns contracted to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. Yet a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the transatlantic liner a fictional ship, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star acts as a samurai-like nomad with webbed feet and a modified trimaran in this megabudget science fiction adventure, set in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the Earth. All people is hunting for fabled solid ground while resisting the antagonist and his group of chain-smoking marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (the male lead) are redeemed by the director's impressive reconstruction of among history's well-known tragedies. You have to admire the boldness of a film-maker who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring narrative of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to Europe in 1933. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her final role, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, 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 USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and the protagonist's partner (the co-star) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a courageous worker (the supporting player) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the main setting is embodied by the famous European vessel Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are including the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop half the cast being killed, which narrows his potential killers to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a partners attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a spin in the ocean, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Costly error! This filmmaker's thriller is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into hiring a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the subversive tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the vessel's UK commander and crew trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his suspense story a political dimension angle in this nerve-shredding story of detonators planted on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to direct his group through the flipped vessel to rescue. the actress is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful experience of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a experienced exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a person struggling to survive in the maritime location after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a impact with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor delivers sterling work in one of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the commander of an US merchant vessel seized by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by Barkhad Abdi ("I'm the captain now"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, inspired by real events. Should the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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