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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of memorable character actors acting as soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Among the likely victims are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, abandoned on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, develops to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who never steps off the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the protagonist battling a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor acts as a samurai-like drifter with mutated appendages and a enhanced sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, taking place in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the planet. Everyone is searching for fabled solid ground while fighting off the villain and his gang of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are saved by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. You have to admire the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a casualties of over a thousand into an inspiring tale of emancipation.

16. Vessel of Madness (1965)

Commoners, Spanish performers and German ideologists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Mexico to Europe in 1933. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama stars a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who supply the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an detonation and the lead actor's partner (the co-star) is stranded in their room in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a courageous worker (the actor) rescue her before the boat submerges? Curious detail: the main setting is played by the renowned French liner a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the homicide possibilities on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a smaller group. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners trying to get over the trauma of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they recover another actor from a damaged vessel. Costly error! The director's suspense film is essentially a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into hiring a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the rebellious vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the vessel's UK commander and staff trick the main characters for a ride, in every meaning of the word.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his disaster thriller a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of detonators positioned on a commercial vessel, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Richard Harris portray explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a emotional study in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of this writer's literary work is among the peaks of the era of disaster movies. The fictional ship is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the job of the main protagonist to lead his group through the flipped hull to safety. Shelley Winters is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star delivers a late-career exemplary performance in one-man show as a man struggling to stay alive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the Virginia Jean, is damaged in a impact with an lost shipping container. It's stressful enough to observe, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor does sterling work in part of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure performances, as the commander of an American cargo ship commandeered by African raiders off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by another actor ("I'm the captain now"), making a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in Paul Greengrass's thriller, derived from actual incidents. Should the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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