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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a bunch of attention-grabbing character actors portraying mercenaries hired to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, left on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the boat. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the protagonist fighting a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The lead actor portrays a warrior-esque nomad with mutated appendages and a modified watercraft in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the world. Everyone is hunting for fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his gang of constantly puffing marauders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (the male lead) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of a famous most infamous catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the boldness of a director who manages to twist a death toll of numerous victims into an heartening story of freedom.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Mexico to the Continent in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who supply the movie with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an blast and the lead actor's wife (the co-star) is trapped in their quarters in this intense proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her before the boat submerges? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the famous historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the famous detective, fails to stop half the cast being shot, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill play a partners seeking to heal from the pain of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they rescue Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping goods for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's dark Ealing comedy in the subversive vein of his own previous work. Predictably, the vessel's Scottish captain and staff take the two landlubbers for a journey, in all senses of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker gives his catastrophe film a political dimension tilt in this nerve-shredding story of bombs planted on a luxury liner, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings portray bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's book is part of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to guide his group through the flipped ship to security. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a practical background of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor gives a late-career brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a person struggling to survive in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an errant cargo box. It's anxious enough to observe, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does sterling work in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the captain of an commercial transport commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, inspired by real events. Should the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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