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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a collection of memorable ensemble cast playing mercenaries hired to destroy the passenger vessel the main setting. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, matures to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who never steps off the boat. The highlight of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the main character battling a keyboard contest with a historical figure, rather unfairly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the planet. Everyone is searching for fabled solid ground while fending off the antagonist and his band of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are saved by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a director who manages to twist a casualties of over a thousand into an inspiring tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Mexico to the Continent in 1933. The director's sweeping drama stars Vivien Leigh, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an explosion and the protagonist's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the main character and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her ahead of the boat submerges? Fun fact: the fictional ship is embodied by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie whodunit. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop numerous characters being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Two lead actors play a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a trip in the sea, where they rescue a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's thriller is basically a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, shipping goods for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a dilapidated "type of boat" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal British film in the rebellious tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's UK commander and crew take the two landlubbers for a trip, in all senses of the term.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his suspense story a political dimension angle in this anxiety-inducing story of explosives placed on a passenger ship, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a heartbreaking portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's literary work is among the high points of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to lead his followers through the flipped ship to safety. a supporting player is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical history of competitive swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

The main star provides a mature masterclass in one-man show as a person battling to survive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the main setting, is impaired in a collision with an lost transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides outstanding acting in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, based on actual incidents. If the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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