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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's science fiction thriller details a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune employed to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a massive sea creature has got there first! Featuring the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, abandoned on the ocean-going ship the central location, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's imaginative story is Roth competing in a musical showdown with a jazz legend, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque drifter with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced watercraft in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the Earth. The entire population is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an working-class man (the male lead) are rescued by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of among history's most infamous disasters. You have to admire the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a death toll of numerous victims into an inspiring story of liberation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and political extremists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in 1933. The director's sweeping drama includes a cinema icon, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who provide the film with its emotional wallop.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an detonation and Robert Stack's spouse (the co-star) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping early catastrophe film. Can Stack and a heroic engineer (Woody Strode) rescue her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the Claridon is embodied by the famous French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, is unable to halt half the cast being killed, which whittles down his potential killers to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple seeking to heal from the trauma of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the Pacific, where they save Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Costly error! This filmmaker's suspense film is fundamentally a killers-on-the-loose story at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping furniture for an American industrialist, is tricked into hiring a run-down "type of boat" in this filmmaker's brutal UK production in the rebellious vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the vessel's UK commander and team take the two landlubbers for a ride, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a political dimension perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of explosives planted on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors portray demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of this writer's literary work is one of the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to lead his group through the flipped hull to safety. a supporting player is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a useful experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star provides a mature masterclass in solo performance as a individual fighting to survive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is harmed in a collision with an lost cargo box. It's stressful enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the elderly actor to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star delivers sterling work in one of his everyman-in-crisis characters, as the commander of an commercial transport hijacked by African raiders off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I control this vessel"), delivering a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's thriller, based on true stories. When the last scene fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Triangle (2009)

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