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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a bunch of scene-stealing character actors portraying soldiers of fortune hired to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has got there first! Including the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, left on the passenger vessel SS Virginian, matures to be a talented keyboardist (the lead actor) who remains aboard the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the protagonist battling a keyboard contest with a historical figure, somewhat unjustly portrayed as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor plays a warrior-esque wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a souped-up watercraft in this big-budget futuristic thriller, taking place in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the world. All people is seeking mythical Dryland while fending off the antagonist and his gang of constantly puffing pirates.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the male lead) are saved by the director's spectacular recreation of a famous notorious disasters. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a director who successfully transforms a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring story of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Commoners, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel traveling from Latin America to Europe in the interwar period. This filmmaker's sweeping drama stars a cinema icon, in her swan song, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an detonation and the lead actor's wife (the co-star) is trapped in their quarters in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the main character and a brave technician (the actor) free her ahead of the ship sinks? Curious detail: the main setting is represented by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the killing culprits on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer whodunit. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which narrows his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple attempting to recover from the pain of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the Pacific, where they rescue another actor from a damaged vessel. Costly error! This filmmaker's tense movie is fundamentally a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an high-quality one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, moving furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark UK production in the unconventional style of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's British skipper and team trick the main characters for a ride, in all senses of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

The director gives his disaster thriller a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs planted on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? Richard Harris play explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a touching portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's novel is one of the peaks of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's the job of the main protagonist to guide his followers through the flipped vessel to rescue. a supporting player is memorable as a shopkeeper's wife with a useful experience of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a mature exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a man battling to endure in the specific sea after his yacht, the main setting, is harmed in a collision with an lost shipping container. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The lead actor delivers sterling work in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the skipper of an commercial transport commandeered by African raiders off the specific location. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), making a remarkable first movie role as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's suspense film, based on real events. Should the concluding moment doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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