You Should Consider a More Substantial Ship: The 20 Best Movies Taking Place at Sea – In Order!

20. Ocean Terror (1998)

This filmmaker's sci-fi horror pulp details a group of scene-stealing ensemble cast portraying soldiers of fortune hired to destroy the cruise ship a fictional ship. But a giant mutant octopus has already arrived! Featuring the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a jewel thief.

19. 1900's Tale (1998)

A infant, abandoned on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a talented keyboardist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the vessel. The highlight of Giuseppe Tornatore's fantastical tale is Roth fighting a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly shown as a overconfident individual.

18. Ocean Planet (1995)

Kevin Costner portrays a fighter-inspired wanderer with mutated appendages and a enhanced trimaran in this high-cost futuristic thriller, set in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have submerged the Earth. Everyone is hunting for legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his gang of continuously smoking raiders.

17. RMS Titanic (1997)

An extended period of romantic interludes between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (the actor) are rescued by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of among history's well-known disasters. One must appreciate the audacity of a director who artfully converts a casualties of over a thousand into an inspiring narrative of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Peasants, Spanish performers and German ideologists mingle on a passenger ship traveling from North America to the Continent in the interwar period. The director's sweeping drama stars Vivien Leigh, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's Oskar Werner, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the movie with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The fictional ship is ripped apart in an blast and Robert Stack's wife (the actress) is stranded in their cabin in this gripping proto-disaster pic. Will the hero and a brave technician (the supporting player) free her ahead of the boat submerges? Curious detail: the fictional ship is played by the famous historic ship a real ship.

14. Nile Killing (1978)

Two legendary actresses are among the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast crime novelist whodunit. The lead actor, as Hercule Poirot, is unable to halt numerous characters being shot, which narrows his potential killers to a smaller group. Much more enjoyable than the 2022 remake.

13. Ocean Stillness (1989)

Two lead actors act as a husband and wife attempting to recover from the grief of their offspring's demise by sailing their boat for a journey in the Pacific, where they rescue Billy Zane from a damaged vessel. Big mistake! The director's thriller is essentially a horror film at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An UK citizen, moving items for an US businessman, is manipulated into hiring a poor condition "Clyde puffer" in this filmmaker's harsh Ealing comedy in the subversive tradition of his own previous work. Predictably, the ship's UK commander and crew deceive the inexperienced passengers for a trip, in all senses of the expression.

11. Overwhelming Power (1974)

Richard Lester gives his catastrophe film a social commentary perspective in this anxiety-inducing story of bombs positioned on a luxury liner, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a heartbreaking depiction in sadly funny despair.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This film version of the author's novel is part of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The central vessel is overturned by a tidal wave, and it's the responsibility of the lead character to direct his group through the inverted hull to security. the actress is unforgettable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of competitive swimming.

9. All is Lost (2013)

The main star gives a experienced exemplary performance in one-man show as a individual fighting to stay alive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the fictional ship, is damaged in a crash with an stray cargo box. It's anxious enough to view, so heaven knows how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The main star does sterling work in part of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the skipper of an American cargo ship commandeered by maritime criminals off the Horn of Africa. His performance is complemented by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a sensational initial cinematic appearance as the raider leader in the director's suspense film, based on actual incidents. When the final sequence doesn't bring tears, you have no heart.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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