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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

The director's futuristic scarefest details a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast acting as mercenaries contracted to destroy the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has already arrived! Including the likely victims are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, left on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, matures to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the main character battling a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a warrior-esque drifter with aquatic adaptations and a modified trimaran in this big-budget futuristic thriller, set in a future where disappearing glaciers have inundated the planet. Everyone is searching for mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his group of chain-smoking pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a posh chick (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of a famous notorious tragedies. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting story of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from Mexico to the Continent in 1933. Stanley Kramer's large-scale film stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an detonation and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is trapped in their quarters in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Will the hero and a brave technician (Woody Strode) rescue her ahead of the vessel goes down? Interesting note: the main setting is played by the legendary French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this all-star mystery writer murder mystery. The lead actor, as the famous detective, is unable to halt numerous characters being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a smaller group. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their son's death by taking their yacht for a journey in the Pacific, where they rescue another actor from a foundering ship. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is basically a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An British man, moving goods for an American industrialist, is tricked into using a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional tradition of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the boat's UK commander and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs positioned on a passenger ship, the SS Britannic. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the cruise director, provides a touching portrayal in humorous tragedy.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of the author's novel is part of the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The central vessel is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his group through the upturned ship to rescue. the actress is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of athletic swimming.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a experienced brilliant acting in one-man show as a person struggling to survive in the maritime location after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a crash with an errant 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 shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The main star provides sterling work in among his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by African raiders off the specific location. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), providing a outstanding film debut as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, based on real events. If the final sequence fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Triangle (2009)

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