20. Ocean Terror (1998)
Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of scene-stealing ensemble cast playing mercenaries employed to demolish the passenger vessel Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.
19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
A newborn, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the protagonist competing in a musical showdown with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.
18. Waterworld (1995)
The main star portrays a samurai-like wanderer with aquatic adaptations and a modified trimaran in this high-cost science fiction adventure, located in a future where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the world. The entire population is seeking mythical Dryland while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.
17. The Titanic (1997)
A significant portion of love story development between a posh chick (the female lead) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are redeemed by the director's breathtaking depiction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a director who artfully converts a casualties of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting tale of freedom.
16. Ship of Fools (1965)
Working-class people, flamenco dancers and political extremists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from Mexico to Europe in the pre-war era. Stanley Kramer's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her final role, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a political noblewoman, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.
15. Final Journey (1960)
The central vessel is torn asunder in an blast and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is stuck in their cabin in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Is it possible for Stack and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) save her ahead of the boat submerges? Fun fact: the fictional ship is represented by the legendary European vessel an actual ocean liner.
14. Nile Killing (1978)
Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star crime novelist murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent half the cast being stabbed, which whittles down his suspects to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.
13. Ocean Stillness (1989)
Nicole Kidman act as a married couple trying to get over the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they recover a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! The director's suspense film is essentially a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that launched her career.
12. The Maggie Story (1954)
An UK citizen, transporting items for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's brutal British film in the unconventional vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Naturally, the boat's Scottish captain and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the term.
11. Overwhelming Power (1974)
This filmmaker imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled tale of detonators positioned on a passenger ship, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris act as bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the cruise director, provides a touching portrayal in sadly funny despair.
10. Ocean Disaster (1972)
This cinematic interpretation of the author's literary work is among the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to guide his group through the upturned hull to security. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a practical experience of competitive swimming.
9. Total Loss (2013)
Robert Redford gives a late-career exemplary performance in one-man show as a individual fighting to survive in the Indian Ocean after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is impaired in a impact with an lost transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so one can only imagine how physically gruelling it must have been for the elderly actor to film.
8. Captain Phillips (2013)
Tom Hanks does excellent performance in among his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by Somali pirates off the geographical area. He has great chemistry by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), delivering a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, derived from actual incidents. When the last scene doesn't make you blub, you're not human.
7. Geometric Shape (2009)
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