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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller chronicles a bunch of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as mercenaries contracted to sink the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Featuring the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a jewel thief.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, left on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the vessel. The peak moment of the director's whimsical hokum is Roth competing in a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a samurai-like wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget futuristic thriller, taking place in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. All people is seeking mythical Dryland while resisting the villain and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of love story development between a upper-class woman (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (the male lead) are saved by the director's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's well-known disasters. You have to admire the chutzpah of a film-maker who manages to twist a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Peasants, artistic entertainers and German ideologists rub shoulders on a commercial vessel traveling from Mexico to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's epic features Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's partner (the co-star) is trapped in their room in this intense early catastrophe film. Can the main character and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) save her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the Claridon is embodied by the renowned European vessel a real ship.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are among the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors act as a partners trying to get over the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the sea, where they recover Billy Zane from a foundering ship. Poor decision! The director's thriller is basically a horror film at sea, but an high-quality one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is deceived into using a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's Scottish captain and crew take the two landlubbers for a trip, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of detonators planted on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the cruise director, provides a emotional portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's book is part of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to guide his flock through the flipped hull to rescue. a supporting player is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a handy history of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a mature masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual struggling to survive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to watch, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor delivers excellent performance in among his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), making a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, based on true stories. Should the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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