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20. Deep Rising (1998)

This filmmaker's sci-fi horror pulp chronicles a collection of memorable ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune employed to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. However a giant mutant octopus has beaten them to it! Featuring the endangered passengers are Famke Janssen as a gem smuggler.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the passenger vessel a fictional ship, grows up to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the boat. The climax of the director's fantastical tale is the main character fighting a musical showdown with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

The lead actor acts as a warrior-esque nomad with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced sailing vessel in this megabudget science fiction adventure, taking place in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the world. All people is seeking legendary terra firma while fending off the villain and his band of chain-smoking marauders.

17. Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by the director's impressive reconstruction of a famous well-known catastrophes. One must appreciate the audacity of a director who manages to twist a fatalities of 1,500 into an heartening tale of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a passenger ship sailing from Latin America to Europe in the interwar period. The director's large-scale film includes Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's another actor, as the medical officer, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who supply the film with its dramatic punch.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their cabin in this compelling early catastrophe film. Is it possible for the main character and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her before the vessel goes down? Curious detail: the fictional ship is embodied by the legendary historic ship Île de France.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast crime novelist detective story. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, cannot prevent several passengers being stabbed, which whittles down his potential killers to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman act as a partners trying to get over the grief of their son's death by sailing their boat for a journey in the ocean, where they recover a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! This filmmaker's suspense film is essentially a horror film at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An Englishman, transporting furniture for an US businessman, is tricked into using a dilapidated "Clyde puffer" in the director's harsh Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own earlier film. Naturally, the ship's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in every meaning of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

Richard Lester provides his catastrophe film a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing story of detonators positioned on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Red wire or blue wire? Two lead actors act as bomb disposal experts; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, serves up a heartbreaking study in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of this writer's novel is part of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is overturned by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to guide his group through the inverted vessel to security. the actress is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

Robert Redford delivers a mature masterclass in solo performance as a man battling to stay alive in the specific sea after his yacht, the fictional ship, is harmed in a collision with an lost transport unit. It's stressful enough to observe, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

Tom Hanks provides excellent performance in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the captain of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the specific location. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), making a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in this filmmaker's tense movie, derived from real events. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Triangle (2009)

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