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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' futuristic scarefest follows a group of attention-grabbing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries hired to destroy the passenger vessel a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has already arrived! Among the likely victims are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A newborn, deserted on the ocean-going ship the central location, matures to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the ship. The peak moment of this filmmaker's whimsical hokum is the protagonist fighting a keyboard contest with Jelly Roll Morton, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a samurai-like nomad with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced watercraft in this big-budget sci-fi B-movie, located in a later era where disappearing glaciers have flooded the world. All people is searching for mythical Dryland while fending off Dennis Hopper and his group of chain-smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. You have to admire the boldness of a director who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an emotionally uplifting story of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and German ideologists mingle on a passenger ship sailing from Mexico to the Old World in the pre-war era. This filmmaker's large-scale film includes a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the motion picture with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is destroyed in an explosion and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is stuck in their room in this compelling early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her ahead of the ship sinks? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the legendary historic ship an actual ocean liner.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the homicide possibilities on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Dead Calm (1989)

Nicole Kidman portray a husband and wife trying to get over the pain of their child's passing by venturing on their vessel for a spin in the ocean, where they recover another actor from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! This filmmaker's suspense film is basically a killers-on-the-loose story at sea, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An UK citizen, shipping items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into using a run-down "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional style of his own previous work. Of course, the boat's British skipper and staff trick the main characters for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a political dimension angle in this nerve-shredding yarn of detonators placed on a luxury liner, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? Two lead actors play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, serves up a heartbreaking depiction in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's literary work is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is capsized by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his followers through the inverted vessel to rescue. the actress is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a useful history of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star provides a late-career masterclass in single character portrayal as a individual battling to endure in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the main setting, is damaged in a crash with an lost cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers outstanding acting in among his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure roles, as the captain of an commercial transport hijacked by African raiders off the specific location. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable first movie role as the raider leader in this filmmaker's tense movie, inspired by true stories. If the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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