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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller details a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast acting as mercenaries employed to demolish the passenger vessel a fictional ship. Yet a enormous cephalopod has beaten them to it! Featuring the likely victims are Treat Williams as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, matures to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who refuses to leave the ship. The peak moment of the director's whimsical hokum is the protagonist battling a musical showdown with a jazz legend, rather unfairly depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The main star portrays a fighter-inspired nomad with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up trimaran in this megabudget futuristic thriller, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have submerged the planet. Everyone is searching for legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his band of constantly puffing pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's notorious catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a director who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and German ideologists interact on a passenger ship journeying from Latin America to the Continent in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a radical countess, who deliver the film with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an explosion and the protagonist's wife (the actress) is stranded in their quarters in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for the hero and a brave technician (the actor) free her prior to the ship sinks? Interesting note: the main setting is represented by the renowned European vessel a real ship.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this all-star mystery writer detective story. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, fails to stop half the cast being stabbed, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a married couple trying to get over the pain of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the sea, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is basically 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 (1954)

An Englishman, transporting furniture for an American industrialist, is manipulated into using a run-down "Clyde puffer" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal UK production in the rebellious style of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the vessel's British skipper and team trick the main characters for a ride, in every meaning of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

This filmmaker imparts his suspense story a social commentary angle in this tension-filled story of explosives placed on a luxury liner, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings portray bomb disposal experts; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's novel is one of the zenith of the era of disaster movies. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to direct his followers through the inverted ship to safety. the actress is unforgettable as a small business owner's partner with a useful history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor gives a mature exemplary performance in solo performance as a person battling to survive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is damaged in a collision with an lost transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor provides excellent performance in one of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the commander of an American cargo ship seized by African raiders off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), delivering a sensational film debut as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, based on actual incidents. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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