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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

This filmmaker's futuristic scarefest details a collection of scene-stealing supporting players portraying hired guns hired to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has got there first! Featuring the potential cephalopod fodder are Kevin J O'Connor as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, left on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, develops to be a accomplished musician (the main star) who never steps off the vessel. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the protagonist battling a keyboard contest with a jazz legend, somewhat unjustly shown as a smug bastard.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner plays a warrior-esque wanderer with mutated appendages and a modified sailing vessel in this megabudget sci-fi B-movie, set in a later era where disappearing glaciers have submerged the Earth. The entire population is seeking legendary terra firma while fighting off the antagonist and his group of continuously smoking pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

A significant portion of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (the female lead) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are redeemed by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. One must appreciate the chutzpah of a film-maker who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an inspiring story of emancipation.

16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)

Working-class people, artistic entertainers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a passenger ship traveling from North America to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's epic includes a legendary actress, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the ship's doctor, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who supply the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. Ultimate Trip (1960)

The fictional ship is destroyed in an explosion and Robert Stack's partner (the actress) is stranded in their quarters in this intense precursor to disaster movies. Will the hero and a courageous worker (the actor) save her ahead of the ship sinks? Curious detail: the Claridon is played by the renowned French liner a real ship.

14. Death on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are among the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star mystery writer whodunit. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, cannot prevent numerous characters being killed, which reduces his suspects to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Sam Neill play a married couple trying to get over the pain of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a trip in the sea, where they recover another actor from a foundering ship. Poor decision! Phillip Noyce's tense movie is essentially a horror film at sea, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An Englishman, shipping furniture for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into hiring a run-down "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's harsh UK production in the rebellious vein of his own previous work. Of course, the vessel's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a trip, in all senses of the term.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing tale of explosives planted on a passenger ship, the main setting. What's the correct choice? Two lead actors act as demolition specialists; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, delivers a heartbreaking study in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of Paul Gallico's book is part of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The fictional ship is flipped over by a tsunami, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to lead his followers through the inverted ship to safety. Shelley Winters is memorable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of athletic swimming.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a experienced masterclass in single character portrayal as a person fighting to survive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a collision with an errant cargo box. It's stressful enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor does outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an American cargo ship hijacked by African raiders off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("Now I'm in charge"), delivering a remarkable film debut as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's tense movie, inspired by true stories. When the final sequence doesn't make you blub, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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