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San Andreas (2015)

San Andreas poster
Directed by
Brad Peyton
Genre
action film, disaster film
Country
Australia, United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9,084 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A massive earthquake triggers a series of devastating events along the West Coast. A rescue pilot tries to save his family amid the destruction.

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What happens

San Andreas is a 2015 American disaster thriller film starring Dwayne Johnson. The film was directed by Brad Peyton and written by Carlton Cuse. Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi and Paul Giamatti also star. Its plot centers on a massive earthquake caused by the San Andreas Fault that devastates the West Coast of the United States. Principal photography of the film started on April 22, 2014, in Queensland, Australia, and wrapped on July 28 in San Francisco. The film premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on May 26, 2015, and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on May 29. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and Johnson and Gugino's performances but criticized the plot and characters. The film grossed $475 million worldwide on a $110 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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