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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest follows a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying hired guns hired to sink the luxury liner the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Featuring the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, left on the passenger vessel the central location, matures to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who remains aboard the vessel. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the main character battling a musical showdown with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a fighter-inspired drifter with webbed feet and a souped-up sailing vessel in this megabudget futuristic thriller, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the Earth. Everyone is hunting for legendary terra firma while fending off Dennis Hopper and his band of continuously smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a posh chick (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by the director's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's notorious tragedies. You have to admire the chutzpah of a film-maker who successfully transforms a death toll of over a thousand into an heartening tale of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a ocean liner sailing from Mexico to the Continent in the pre-war era. The director's epic includes a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the movie with its emotional wallop.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an explosion and Robert Stack's wife (the actress) is stuck in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Will the hero and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) rescue her before the ship sinks? Interesting note: the main setting is embodied by the legendary French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast Agatha Christie detective story. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt numerous characters being shot, which narrows his persons of interest to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a married couple trying to get over the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! The director's suspense film is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting goods for an American industrialist, is manipulated into hiring a poor condition "type of boat" in this filmmaker's brutal Ealing comedy in the unconventional tradition of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in all senses of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a social commentary perspective in this nerve-shredding tale of explosives placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of the author's novel is part of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his flock through the flipped vessel to security. Shelley Winters is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a individual fighting to stay alive in the Indian Ocean after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is damaged in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor provides outstanding acting in part of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the skipper of an US merchant vessel commandeered by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's tense movie, derived from real events. When the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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