You Might Want a Larger Vessel: The 20 Best Motion Pictures Taking Place at Sea – In Order!

20. Deep Rising (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a bunch of memorable supporting players portraying hired guns hired to demolish the luxury liner a fictional ship. But a massive sea creature has beaten them to it! Including the potential cephalopod fodder are Famke Janssen as a diamond criminal.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a gifted pianist (the main star) who never steps off the vessel. The peak moment of the director's imaginative story is the protagonist battling a musical showdown 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, set in a later era where vanishing ice sheets have flooded the world. All people is searching for fabled solid ground while fending off the antagonist and his group of constantly puffing pirates.

17. Titanic (1997)

An extended period of love story development between a posh chick (the female lead) and an working-class man (the actor) are rescued by James Cameron's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous tragedies. It's impossible not to respect the audacity of a cinematic artist who successfully transforms a casualties of numerous victims into an heartening story of liberation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Working-class people, flamenco dancers and Nazi eugenicists mingle on a ocean liner traveling from Latin America to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's epic features Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's Oskar Werner, as the medical officer, and Simone Signoret, as a political noblewoman, who deliver the film with its powerful impact.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is destroyed in an blast and the lead actor's spouse (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this gripping early catastrophe film. Will Stack and a brave technician (the actor) rescue her ahead of the boat submerges? Interesting note: the fictional ship is embodied by the famous historic ship Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are part of the murder suspects on board a African vessel in this ensemble cast mystery writer murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as Hercule Poirot, cannot prevent several passengers being shot, which narrows his suspects to a smaller group. Bags more fun than the 2022 remake.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Two lead actors portray a married couple attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by taking their yacht for a spin in the Pacific, where they save a co-star from a sinking schooner. Costly error! This filmmaker's suspense film is basically a slasher movie at on the ocean, but an exceptionally well-made one that put Kidman on the map.

12. The Maggie Story (1954)

An British man, moving goods for an US businessman, is deceived into employing a run-down "Scottish vessel" in the director's dark British film in the rebellious style of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's British skipper and crew trick the main characters for a journey, in all senses of the word.

11. Juggernaut (1974)

Richard Lester imparts his suspense story a state-of-the-nation tilt in this anxiety-inducing yarn of detonators positioned on a luxury liner, the main setting. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings act as explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the cruise director, delivers a heartbreaking depiction in humorous tragedy.

10. Poseidon's Journey (1972)

This adaptation of the author's book is one of the peaks of the 1970s disaster genre. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to guide his group through the upturned ship to safety. the actress is unforgettable as a retailer's spouse with a handy background of sports participation.

9. Total Loss (2013)

The main star delivers a mature exemplary performance in single character portrayal as a person struggling to stay alive in the maritime location after his personal boat, the main setting, is harmed in a impact with an stray shipping container. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so one can only imagine how extremely demanding it must have been for the elderly actor to record.

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

The lead actor delivers excellent performance in among his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the captain of an commercial transport hijacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. He's matched by a co-star ("I'm the captain now"), providing a outstanding initial cinematic appearance as the pirate chief in Paul Greengrass's thriller, inspired by actual incidents. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're not human.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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