6 Best Cruise Ship Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · March 21, 2026

A luxury ship adrift at sea is a perfect pressure cooker, whether you’re after disaster, romance or social satire. Titanic puts a poor artist and a wealthy young woman on a doomed maiden voyage, Triangle of Sadness reverses the pecking order among wealthy passengers after a shipwreck, and Ghost Ship finds a long-lost ocean liner with a horrifying secret. Out to Sea, Speed 2 and The Poseidon Adventure round out the six.

Titanic (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 88% Metacritic 75

A doomed shipboard romance set against history's most famous maritime disaster.

Directed by James Cameron · 3h 14m · Rated PG-13

Won 11 Oscars126 wins & 84 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Triangle of Sadness (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A luxury cruise ship's wealthy passengers face a dramatic reversal of fortune after a shipwreck.

Directed by Ruben Östlund · 2h 27m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ghost Ship (2002)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A salvage crew discovers a long-lost ocean liner harbouring a horrifying supernatural secret.

Directed by Steve Beck · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Out to Sea (1997)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two ageing friends take jobs as dance hosts aboard a cruise ship, hoping to find romance.

Directed by Martha Coolidge · 1h 46m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

TMDB ★ 3.8

A couple's cruise ship holiday is hijacked by a vengeful former employee bent on sabotage.

Directed by Jan de Bont · 2h 05m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 82% Metacritic 70

The survivors of a capsized ocean liner climb upward through the wreckage looking for a way out.

Directed by Ronald Neame · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar5 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Cruise Ship Movies of All Time

Titanic (1997)

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Ghost Ship (2002)

Out to Sea (1997)

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

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