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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of scene-stealing supporting players acting as hired guns contracted to sink the luxury liner the main setting. Yet a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Among the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, develops to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who refuses to leave the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's imaginative story is Roth battling a piano duel with a historical figure, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a fighter-inspired nomad with mutated appendages and a enhanced sailing vessel in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a future where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the planet. The entire population is hunting for fabled solid ground while resisting the antagonist and his gang of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are redeemed by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a film-maker who artfully converts a fatalities of over a thousand into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to the Old World in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama features a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an explosion and the lead actor's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping precursor to disaster movies. Will Stack and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) free her before the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the renowned historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star mystery writer detective story. The lead actor, as the famous detective, is unable to halt numerous characters being shot, which reduces his suspects to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill play a partners seeking to heal from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the sea, where they rescue a co-star from a damaged vessel. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into using a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh Ealing comedy in the subversive vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the ship's British skipper and team trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a political dimension angle in this tension-filled yarn of explosives planted on a luxury liner, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings play bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of the author's literary work is part of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to guide his followers through the inverted vessel to safety. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a useful background of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford provides a experienced masterclass in solo performance as a person battling to survive in the Indian Ocean after his yacht, the main setting, is damaged in a collision with an lost cargo box. It's anxious enough to watch, so it's difficult to comprehend how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does outstanding acting in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the skipper of an American cargo ship hijacked by maritime criminals off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by another actor ("Now I'm in charge"), making a remarkable first movie role as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, based on real events. When the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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