You Might Want a More Substantial Ship: The 20 Best Movies Taking Place at Sea – Ranked!
20. Deep Rising (1998)
The director's futuristic scarefest follows a collection of attention-grabbing supporting players playing mercenaries contracted to destroy the passenger vessel Argonautica. Yet a enormous cephalopod has already arrived! Including the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a gem smuggler.
19. The 1900 Story (1998)
A newborn, abandoned on the ocean-going ship a fictional ship, matures to be a accomplished musician (Tim Roth) who never steps off the ship. The peak moment of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is Roth battling a piano duel with a historical figure, arguably inaccurately depicted as a arrogant character.
18. Aquatic World (1995)
Kevin Costner acts as a fighter-inspired drifter with aquatic adaptations and a enhanced sailing vessel in this big-budget futuristic thriller, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have inundated the world. All people is seeking fabled solid ground while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his band of chain-smoking pirates.
17. The Titanic (1997)
Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a wealthy lady (Kate Winslet) and an working-class man (Leonardo DiCaprio) are rescued by the director's impressive reconstruction of among history's notorious catastrophes. You have to admire the boldness of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a death toll of 1,500 into an heartening narrative of emancipation.
16. Boat of Lunatics (1965)
Commoners, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists rub shoulders on a ocean liner traveling from Mexico to the Old World in 1933. The director's sweeping drama stars a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a sad divorcee, but it's a co-star, as the medical officer, and a talented performer, as a political noblewoman, who supply the film with its powerful impact.
15. Ultimate Trip (1960)
The USS Claridon is ripped apart in an explosion and the lead actor's partner (Dorothy Malone) is stuck in their room in this compelling precursor to disaster movies. Can Stack and a heroic engineer (the actor) rescue her ahead of the ship sinks? Curious detail: the main setting is played by the renowned European vessel Île de France.
14. Murder on the Nile (1978)
Bette Davis are among the murder suspects on board a Nile paddle steamer in this all-star crime novelist murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the famous detective, is unable to halt half the cast being shot, which narrows his suspects to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the modern adaptation.
13. Ocean Stillness (1989)
Nicole Kidman act as a partners trying to get over the grief of their child's passing by sailing their boat for a trip in the Pacific, where they recover a co-star from a foundering ship. Costly error! This filmmaker's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an exceptionally well-made one that launched her career.
12. Maggie's Tale (1954)
An Englishman, shipping items for an wealthy entrepreneur, is tricked into employing a poor condition "type of boat" in the director's dark Ealing comedy in the unconventional vein of his own Whisky Galore!. Of course, the boat's Scottish captain and team trick the main characters for a ride, in every meaning of the word.
11. Overwhelming Power (1974)
Richard Lester gives his suspense story a state-of-the-nation angle in this tension-filled yarn of explosives placed on a commercial vessel, the main setting. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings act as demolition specialists; another actor, as the cruise director, provides a emotional portrayal in sadly funny despair.
10. Ocean Disaster (1972)
This adaptation of this writer's literary work is one of the zenith of the 1970s disaster genre. The central vessel is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's up to the lead character to lead his group through the inverted ship to security. the actress is memorable as a small business owner's partner with a handy background of competitive swimming.
9. Total Loss (2013)
The lead actor provides a mature exemplary performance in one-man show as a individual struggling to survive in the specific sea after his personal boat, the main setting, is damaged in a crash with an errant transport unit. It's anxious enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the 76-year-old star to shoot.
8. Ship Commander (2013)
The main star does excellent performance in part of his everyman-in-crisis roles, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by maritime criminals off the geographical area. His performance is complemented by Barkhad Abdi ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable first movie role as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, derived from real events. When the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.
7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)
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