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7.1
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david821
Critic David Parkinson
rated 6

A shot in the arm for the classic disaster movie: awesome effects, nail-biting tension and a cast of characters we don’t want dead after half an hour — even, amazingly, the cute kid.

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Cast & Crew

Ronald Neame
Director
Roddy McDowall
As Acres
Ernest Borgnine
As Mike Rogo
Shelley Winters
As Belle Rosen
Leslie Nielsen
As Captain Harrison
Gene Hackman
As Reverend Scott
Stella Stevens
As Linda Rogo
John Crawford
As Linda Rogo

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The Poseidon Adventure is a classic disaster movie that follows the fate of ten passengers who survive when the luxury ocean liner they are on, the SS Poseidon, capsizes after being hit by a tsunami. The survivors, led by Reverend Frank Scott, must navigate their way through the upside-down ship in search of a way out, all while facing dangerous obstacles and personal struggles. As they race against time to escape before the ship sinks completely, they must confront their own mortality and learn to rely on each other for survival. With an all-star cast that includes Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, and Leslie Nielsen, this suspenseful film set the standard for disaster movies and remains a gripping thriller to this day.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Poseidon Adventure include Deliverance, Krakatoa, East of Java, Airport '77, Naag Panchami, Planet of the Apes, The Cowboys.

When was The Poseidon Adventure released in theaters? Toggle content

The Poseidon Adventure was released in theaters on December 13, 1972.