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20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller chronicles a collection of attention-grabbing ensemble cast portraying mercenaries contracted to sink the cruise ship Argonautica. Yet a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Including the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A newborn, left on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, develops to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who remains aboard the boat. The highlight of this filmmaker's imaginative story is Roth fighting a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Waterworld (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a modified trimaran in this high-cost science fiction adventure, located in a distant time where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. All people is hunting for mythical Dryland while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his group of continuously smoking pirates.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of a famous most infamous tragedies. You have to admire the audacity of a cinematic artist who manages to twist a death toll of 1,500 into an inspiring narrative of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Peasants, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Mexico to the Old World in 1933. The director's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her final role, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the ship's doctor, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The central vessel is ripped apart in an blast and the lead actor's partner (the co-star) is stranded in their quarters in this intense proto-disaster pic. Will the hero and a heroic engineer (the actor) free her prior to the boat submerges? Fun fact: the Claridon is embodied by the famous French liner an actual ocean liner.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie detective story. The lead actor, as the famous detective, cannot prevent numerous characters being stabbed, which reduces his potential killers to a limited selection. Bags more fun than the modern adaptation.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill portray a married couple seeking to heal from the pain of their offspring's demise by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Big mistake! This filmmaker's tense movie is essentially a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, shipping furniture for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a dilapidated "Scottish vessel" in the director's harsh UK production in the unconventional style of his own earlier film. Predictably, the ship's British skipper and team take the two landlubbers for a journey, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

The director gives his catastrophe film a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing yarn of detonators placed on a commercial vessel, the SS Britannic. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings play demolition specialists; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a touching portrayal in tragicomic desperation.

10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

This adaptation of the author's literary work is one of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is capsized by a tidal wave, and it's up to the main protagonist to direct his group through the inverted ship to security. the actress is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a practical experience of sports participation.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star delivers a mature exemplary performance in one-man show as a man fighting to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is harmed in a impact with an errant cargo box. It's anxious enough to view, so it's difficult to comprehend how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to record.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers sterling work in one of his regular-guys-under-intolerable-pressure characters, as the skipper of an commercial transport hijacked by maritime criminals off the specific location. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), making a sensational film debut as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's thriller, inspired by real events. When the concluding moment doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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