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Best of Ship Horror Films...

by LlllPppp • Created 11 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
Horrors films on/with boats/ships; in no particular order after 25...

Just an FYI to anyone interested in making films, that there is an huge opening here to produce a comedic Ship Horror Film ['The Meg' does come close!]..., please!!! Anybody...?

TY for the kind comments, PH, BSI, Paul, DSJ, TF & 'Aye' Poppy MacIntyre!

PH, I've added "Black Sea [2014]; looks like its worth a watch!

Paul, I've added both versions of 'TF' [1980 & 2005]; love 'em both!

Rapon Chan, can you provide any additional details?
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  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    1. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (705K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • Ghost Ship (2002)

    2. Ghost Ship

    20021h 31mR28Metascore
    5.6 (114K)
    A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
    DirectorSteve BeckStarsJulianna MarguliesGabriel ByrneRon Eldard
  • Below (2002)

    3. Below

    20021h 45mR55Metascore
    6.1 (25K)
    The crew of a U.S. Navy submarine in World War II rescues survivors from a sunken ship, only to face a series of mysterious deaths and supernatural occurrences.
    DirectorDavid TwohyStarsBruce GreenwoodDavid CrowMatthew Davis
    Excellent WWII sub narrative Mystery/Thriller that happens to be a mild Horror film...
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    4. Creature from the Black Lagoon

    19541h 19mG68Metascore
    6.9 (37K)
    A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsRichard CarlsonJulie AdamsRichard Denning
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)

    5. Virus

    19991h 39mR19Metascore
    5.1 (31K)
    After outrunning a typhoon at sea, a strong-willed tugboat navigator and her crew discover a high-tech alien life form that's taken control of a Russian research vessel and aims to destroy on a massive scale.
    DirectorJohn BrunoStarsJamie Lee CurtisDonald SutherlandWilliam Baldwin
  • Piranha 3D (2010)

    6. Piranha 3D

    20101h 28mR53Metascore
    5.5 (100K)
    After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
    DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsElisabeth ShueJerry O'ConnellRichard Dreyfuss
  • Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)

    7. Deep Blue Sea

    19991h 45mR54Metascore
    5.9 (148K)
    Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
    DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. Jackson
  • Anaconda (1997)

    8. Anaconda

    19971h 29mPG-1337Metascore
    4.9 (117K)
    A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
    DirectorLuis LlosaStarsJon VoightJennifer LopezEric Stoltz
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    20032h 23mPG-1363Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando Bloom
  • The Abyss (1989)

    10. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (203K)
    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael Biehn
  • Leviathan (1989)

    11. Leviathan

    19891h 38mR51Metascore
    5.8 (26K)
    Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.
    DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsPeter WellerRichard CrennaAmanda Pays
  • The Meg (2018)

    12. The Meg

    20181h 53mPG-1346Metascore
    5.7 (220K)
    A rescue mission to the bottom of the ocean is terrorized by a massive prehistoric shark.
    DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJason StathamBingbing LiRainn Wilson
  • Javier Botet in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

    13. The Last Voyage of the Demeter

    20231h 58mR52Metascore
    6.1 (66K)
    A crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
    DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsCorey HawkinsAisling FranciosiLiam Cunningham
  • Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)

    14. Sphere

    19982h 14mPG-1335Metascore
    6.1 (116K)
    A spaceship is discovered under three hundred years' worth of coral growth at the bottom of the ocean.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanSharon StoneSamuel L. Jackson
  • Rob Hedden and Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

    15. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

    19891h 40mR14Metascore
    4.5 (46K)
    Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.
    DirectorRob HeddenStarsJensen DaggettKane HodderTodd Caldecott
  • Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

    16. The Poseidon Adventure

    19721h 57mPG70Metascore
    7.1 (52K)
    A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene HackmanErnest BorgnineShelley Winters
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

    17. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    19221h 34mNot Rated
    7.8 (120K)
    Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von Wangenheim
  • Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, and Lori Martin in Cape Fear (1962)

    18. Cape Fear

    19621h 46mApproved76Metascore
    7.7 (34K)
    A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
    DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsGregory PeckRobert MitchumPolly Bergen
  • DeepStar Six (1989)

    19. DeepStar Six

    19891h 39mR34Metascore
    5.3 (14K)
    A team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.
    DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsGreg EviganNancy EverhardTaurean Blacque
  • Ghostboat (2006)

    20. Ghostboat

    20063hTV Movie
    6.4 (501)
    A British Sub goes missing at the end of WWII, leaving only one survivor. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years later it reappears without a crew. The British government sends for the one surviving crew member (David Jason), who is now a marine biologist. With a new crew, Jason proceeds to trace the last known happenings on the sub. But this submarine has a life of its own and the new crew soon start showing characteristics of the old crew.
    DirectorStuart OrmeStarsDavid JasonIan Puleston-DaviesTony Haygarth
    Yet another good WWII sub narrative Mystery/Thriller that happens to be a mild Horror film...
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

    21. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    20112h 16mPG-1345Metascore
    6.6 (590K)
    Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzIan McShane
  • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

    22. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    20031h 50mPG-1330Metascore
    5.8 (189K)
    In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, science fiction, and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.
    DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsSean ConneryStuart TownsendPeta Wilson
  • The Fog (1980)

    23. The Fog

    19801h 29mR55Metascore
    6.8 (88K)
    Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet Leigh
  • Lifeboat (1944)

    24. Lifeboat

    19441h 37mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (33K)
    Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTallulah BankheadJohn HodiakWalter Slezak
  • On Board (1998)

    25. On Board

    19981h 42m
    7.9 (17K)
    Sailors want to remain in their small world, warm and cozy and full of lies, but they kidnap a prostitute from some pimps.
    DirectorSerdar AkarStarsErkan CanHaldun BoysanYildiray Sahinler

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