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20. Abyssal Attack (1998)

Stephen Sommers' science fiction thriller follows a group of memorable ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune hired to sink the luxury liner Argonautica. However a enormous cephalopod has got there first! Among the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

A baby, left on the transatlantic liner the central location, develops to be a gifted pianist (the lead actor) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of the director's whimsical hokum is the protagonist competing in a keyboard contest with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Aquatic World (1995)

Kevin Costner acts as a warrior-esque nomad with mutated appendages and a souped-up sailing vessel in this big-budget science fiction adventure, located in a future where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the planet. The entire population is searching for fabled solid ground while resisting the villain and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of romantic interludes between a upper-class woman (the actress) and an free-spirited artist (the actor) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's well-known tragedies. One must appreciate the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an emotionally uplifting narrative of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and German ideologists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from Mexico to the Old World in 1933. The director's epic includes a cinema icon, in her last performance, as a melancholy character, but it's Oskar Werner, as the vessel's physician, and Simone Signoret, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the motion picture with its powerful impact.

15. Final Journey (1960)

The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an detonation and Robert Stack's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this intense proto-disaster pic. Will the main character and a courageous worker (the actor) save her ahead of the vessel goes down? Fun fact: the fictional ship is played by the legendary historic ship a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Bette Davis are part of the killing culprits on board a Egyptian riverboat in this all-star Agatha Christie murder mystery. The main star, as the Belgian sleuth, fails to stop half the cast being killed, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Significantly better than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Nicole Kidman play a married couple seeking to heal from the grief of their child's passing by taking their yacht for a journey in the ocean, where they recover Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Costly error! The director's thriller is essentially a killers-on-the-loose story at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, transporting items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is manipulated into hiring a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the unconventional style of his own Whisky Galore!. Predictably, the ship's UK commander and crew take the two landlubbers for a journey, in multiple interpretations of the word.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

This filmmaker gives his suspense story a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing tale of bombs placed on a luxury liner, the main setting. Red wire or blue wire? David Hemmings play explosive technicians; another actor, as the ship's entertainments director, delivers a emotional study in humorous tragedy.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This film version of Paul Gallico's novel is among the high points of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is flipped over by a tidal wave, and it's up to Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his flock through the upturned ship to rescue. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a small business owner's partner with a practical history of athletic swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The lead actor gives a experienced exemplary performance in solo performance as a person struggling to stay alive in the specific sea after his sailing vessel, the fictional ship, is harmed in a crash with an lost cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to watch, so heaven knows how extremely demanding it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Vessel Leader (2013)

The main star does outstanding acting in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances roles, as the commander of an American cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational first movie role as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, inspired by actual incidents. If the last scene fails to move you, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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