The Poseidon Adventure

Adventure Thriller Drama

1972, Movie, 1h 57min

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

Country: United States

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7.1

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Critic David Parkinson

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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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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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