You Might Want a Larger Vessel: The 20 Best Motion Pictures Located on the Ocean – In Order!
20. Deep Rising (1998)
The director's science fiction thriller chronicles a group of memorable character actors playing hired guns contracted to demolish the passenger vessel Argonautica. But a massive sea creature has got there first! Featuring the endangered passengers are Treat Williams as a diamond criminal.
19. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
A baby, deserted on the ocean-going ship SS Virginian, matures to be a gifted pianist (Tim Roth) who refuses to leave the ship. The climax of this filmmaker's fantastical tale is the protagonist competing in a piano duel with Jelly Roll Morton, somewhat unjustly depicted as a overconfident individual.
18. Aquatic World (1995)
The main star acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up watercraft in this high-cost sci-fi B-movie, taking place in a future where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the planet. All people is searching for legendary terra firma while resisting Dennis Hopper and his band of continuously smoking raiders.
17. RMS Titanic (1997)
A significant portion of tiresome canoodling between a upper-class woman (the female lead) and an working-class man (the actor) are redeemed by this filmmaker's impressive reconstruction of one the 20th century's most infamous catastrophes. It's impossible not to respect the chutzpah of a cinematic artist who artfully converts a casualties of numerous victims into an inspiring story of liberation.
16. Ship of Fools (1965)
Working-class people, Spanish performers and political extremists interact on a commercial vessel journeying from Latin America to the Old World in the pre-war era. The director's sweeping drama includes a legendary actress, in her last performance, as a unhappy separated woman, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and another cast member, as a radical countess, who provide the movie with its dramatic punch.
15. Final Journey (1960)
The fictional ship is torn asunder in an blast and the protagonist's partner (the co-star) is stuck in their cabin in this compelling proto-disaster pic. Can the hero and a brave technician (the actor) free her before the ship sinks? Interesting note: the Claridon is represented by the renowned French liner Île de France.
14. Nile Killing (1978)
Two legendary actresses are including the homicide possibilities on board a Nile paddle steamer in this celebrity-filled mystery writer detective story. The main star, as the famous detective, fails to stop several passengers being shot, which whittles down his suspects to a manageable number. Bags more fun than the recent version.
13. Sea Silence (1989)
Nicole Kidman play a husband and wife attempting to recover from the trauma of their son's death by venturing on their vessel for a trip in the Pacific, where they recover a co-star from a sinking schooner. Poor decision! This filmmaker's suspense film is basically a slasher movie at in maritime setting, but an high-quality one that made her famous.
12. Maggie's Tale (1954)
An British man, moving goods for an US businessman, is deceived into hiring a run-down "Scottish vessel" in this filmmaker's dark British film in the subversive vein of his own earlier film. Predictably, the vessel's UK commander and staff trick the main characters for a ride, in multiple interpretations of the term.
11. Unstoppable Force (1974)
Richard Lester gives his disaster thriller a social commentary angle in this anxiety-inducing yarn of detonators positioned on a commercial vessel, the fictional ship. Which wire to cut? David Hemmings portray explosive technicians; Roy Kinnear, as the vessel's activities coordinator, serves up a emotional portrayal in sadly funny despair.
10. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
This film version of Paul Gallico's book is one of the zenith of the seventies catastrophe films. The SS Poseidon is overturned by a ocean surge, and it's the responsibility of the main protagonist to direct his flock through the upturned vessel to security. Shelley Winters is remarkable as a shopkeeper's wife with a practical experience of athletic swimming.
9. All is Lost (2013)
The main star delivers a experienced brilliant acting in solo performance as a individual struggling to endure in the Indian Ocean after his personal boat, the Virginia Jean, is impaired in a collision with an errant transport unit. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so one can only imagine how exceptionally strenuous it must have been for the senior performer to shoot.
8. Ship Commander (2013)
The lead actor does outstanding acting in one of his everyman-in-crisis performances, as the captain of an US merchant vessel seized by African raiders off the specific location. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("Now I'm in charge"), providing a sensational film debut as the pirate chief in this filmmaker's suspense film, inspired by real events. If the last scene doesn't bring tears, you're emotionally detached.
7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)
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