Poseidon (2006)

Directed by

Wolfgang Petersen

Genre

drama film, action film, disaster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 2,344 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A luxury ocean liner capsizes on New Year's Eve, trapping a group of survivors inside. They must fight their way upward through the flooded and wrecked ship to escape.

tenseurgentharrowingvisceralclaustrophobicdesperatefast-pacedintense

What happens

Poseidon is a 2006 American action disaster film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. It is the third film adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure. It stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, and Richard Dreyfuss, with Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Mike Vogel, Mía Maestro, Jimmy Bennett, and Andre Braugher in supporting roles. The film was produced by Virtual Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It had a simultaneous release in IMAX format. It was released on May 12, 2006, and it was criticized for its lackluster script but was praised for its visuals and was nominated at the 79th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. It grossed $181 million worldwide on a budget of $160 million; however, after the costs of promotion and distribution, Warner Bros. lost $70–80 million on the film, making it a box-office bomb as a result. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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