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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a collection of attention-grabbing ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune hired to sink the cruise ship a fictional ship. However a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A newborn, left on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the ship. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is Roth battling a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The main star portrays a samurai-like drifter with webbed feet and a enhanced trimaran in this megabudget futuristic thriller, located in a distant time where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the world. Everyone is seeking legendary terra firma while fighting off the villain and his band of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of love story development between a upper-class woman (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of a famous notorious tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a director who artfully converts a death toll of numerous victims into an inspiring tale of freedom.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and political extremists interact on a ocean liner sailing from North America to the Old World in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film stars Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an blast and Robert Stack's wife (the co-star) is stuck in their quarters in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) save her before the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous European vessel a real ship.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. The main star, as the famous detective, is unable to halt several passengers being stabbed, which narrows his persons of interest to a smaller group. Significantly better than the recent version.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill act as a partners trying to get over the grief of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the sea, where they rescue another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is basically a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, transporting items for an American industrialist, is deceived into using a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's brutal UK production in the unconventional vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's UK commander and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester gives his catastrophe film a political dimension angle in this nerve-shredding story of explosives positioned on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a touching depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of the author's literary work is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's up to the lead character to lead his flock through the flipped vessel to rescue. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a useful history of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced masterclass in solo performance as a person struggling to endure in the maritime location after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a crash with an stray shipping container. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star provides outstanding acting in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by African raiders off the specific location. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's suspense film, inspired by real events. When the last scene fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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