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20. Deep Rising (1998)

The director's science fiction thriller follows a bunch of attention-grabbing ensemble cast acting as soldiers of fortune contracted to demolish the luxury liner Argonautica. However a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A infant, left on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (the main star) who refuses to leave the ship. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is the protagonist battling a piano duel with a historical figure, rather unfairly depicted as a overconfident individual.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

The lead actor plays a warrior-esque nomad with webbed feet and a modified watercraft in this high-cost futuristic thriller, taking place in a later era where disappearing glaciers have inundated the Earth. Everyone is searching for fabled solid ground while fighting off the antagonist and his group of constantly puffing marauders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the male lead) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a director who successfully transforms a fatalities of over a thousand into an emotionally uplifting tale of liberation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a commercial vessel sailing from Latin America to Europe in 1933. This filmmaker's epic features a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's another actor, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the movie with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The central vessel is torn asunder in an blast and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their cabin in this compelling early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her prior to the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the main setting is embodied by the renowned European vessel an actual ocean liner.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer murder mystery. The main star, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent numerous characters being shot, which narrows his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors play a partners attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a trip in the ocean, where they rescue another actor from a foundering ship. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's suspense film is basically a horror film at sea, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. Maggie's Tale (1954)

An UK citizen, moving furniture for an American industrialist, is tricked into employing a run-down "Clyde puffer" in the director's dark UK production in the rebellious vein of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's UK commander and staff deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in multiple interpretations of the expression.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

This filmmaker provides his disaster thriller a political dimension angle in this tension-filled yarn of bombs positioned on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. Red wire or blue wire? Richard Harris act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a heartbreaking study in tragicomic desperation.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of Paul Gallico's literary work is among the peaks of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is overturned by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of Reverend Gene Hackman to direct his flock through the flipped hull to security. a supporting player is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor gives a mature exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a man struggling to endure in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is harmed in a impact with an lost cargo box. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the senior performer to film.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

Tom Hanks delivers outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the geographical area. He's matched by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in this filmmaker's suspense film, inspired by true stories. Should the final sequence fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Geometric Shape (2009)

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