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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest follows a collection of memorable supporting players portraying soldiers of fortune contracted to demolish the luxury liner the main setting. However a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who never steps off the vessel. The highlight of the director's imaginative story is the main character battling a piano duel with a historical figure, rather unfairly depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a modified sailing vessel in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. All people is seeking legendary terra firma while resisting the villain and his band of constantly puffing raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are rescued by this filmmaker's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's most infamous catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a film-maker who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an heartening narrative of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to Europe in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film features a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The fictional ship is torn asunder in an explosion and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will the main character and a courageous worker (Woody Strode) save her before the ship sinks? Curious detail: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous French liner a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled crime novelist detective story. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which whittles down his persons of interest to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill portray a husband and wife attempting to recover from the trauma of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! This filmmaker's thriller is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, moving items for an American industrialist, is manipulated into hiring a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal UK production in the rebellious style of his own previous work. Of course, the ship's UK commander and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this nerve-shredding tale of bombs planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris play bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, provides a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's novel is one of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to direct his flock through the upturned vessel to security. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a practical background of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The lead actor delivers a experienced brilliant acting in single character portrayal as a man fighting to survive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is impaired in a crash with an lost cargo box. 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 lead actor provides outstanding acting in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the skipper of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), providing a sensational first movie role as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, derived from true stories. If the last scene fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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