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Poseidon

Play trailer Poster for Poseidon PG-13 Released May 12, 2006 1h 38m Adventure Action Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the North Atlantic, individual survivors (Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett) band together and traverse a hazardous upside-down maze that they hope will take them to safety. As the wrecked vessel fills with water, the survivors must call on hidden strengths and skills to face the fight of their lives.
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This remake of The Poseidon Adventure delivers dazzling special effects. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that any of the budget was left over to devote to the script.

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David Ansen Newsweek The movie is just what you'd expect: skimpy, almost laughable characterizations surrounded by claustrophobically suspenseful action sequences. Mar 15, 2018 Full Review Brian Tallerico UGO It swims but it's one of those sloppy dog paddles your kid brother does more than an Olympic freestyle. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Nick Funnell Time Out Petersen's expert direction ensures it remains gripping, keeping the tension ratcheted right up and commendably steering it all home within 100 minutes. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof The rest is the usual, spectacle, but coldly served by a reluctant Petersen. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 12, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Not one who believes in updates, remakes, re-dos or reinventions, I can honestly say this is one "remake" that surpasses the original in every way. (Okay, Gene Hackman would have been the only other plus.) Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Joel Siegel Good Morning America The new Poseidon is an e-ticket Disney World ride with Fastpass. Ten minutes in, the wave hits, you're underwater, gasping for breath and fighting for your life. Rated: B+ Apr 27, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gorptholemew T 🍀 5.8/10 That Motha fucka looks exactly like Ethan Hawk. It doesn’t waste any time getting you into the action which isn’t particularly a positive. But the flip scene definitely has a lot of budget put into it. it looks great. It definitely stress inducing and it has some alright characters especially Josh Lucas‘s character. It’s definitely good at what it does. but if you’re looking for something more put together, it can get rather repetitive and stale in its execution. Otherwise, I’d say it’s a fun enough way to shed some time. Plus pretty violent for today’s standards of 
PG-13. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Lucas t An underrated remake of a film I've never seen or heard of. 7.7/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Carson P Litteraly everything wrong with the movie industry and it’s entertainment values the filmmakers ought to be ashamed of this travesty everything about it is atrocious from top too bottom Kurt Russell and his family and friends survive a catastrophe and yet manage to escape but everyone else dies why!!!!!!!!! And the young love in this film is so unromantic there’s no chemistry and I did not ship anyone. In the end it’s best if everyone died so that the movie could have been over sooner the plot is so inconsistent why does the disaster begin to early and not only that but the ship doesn’t even sink to the bottom until the very end when it is capsized it would sink right away congratulations you have just failed logic. Another thing that made me lose my mind with the awfulness of this horrendous mess of a film was a pointless appearance of a character by the name lucky Larry some douchebag that resembles an idiotic version of Ethan hawke and despite the fact his nickname is lucky Larry he isn’t lucky at all as. He fails to cross the line to the other side and is crushed by some kind of engine that comes out of now where after making knocking sounds that don’t fit for how it would fall off the ceiling. The effects look like they filmed them on a thousand dollar budget. And the directing and writing are so incompetent that it almost matched Ed wood Z grade movie level bad. This is one of those remakes that feels like it was made by assylum it was more like a rip off of Poseidon than an actual remake of it every single death scene in it was so laughably boring and lifeless I didn’t care about anyone. I don’t know who this was made for or who would find it entertaining when everything that happens is so confusing and inconsistent that it’s hard to tell what was the meaning of it like maybe there wasn’t any. This was one of the worst remakes of the 2000s that should have been straight to dvd it didn’t even look fit for a theatrical release that’s how bad it is beyond horrendous is the best way to describe it 1/10 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Johnathon W Okay disaster flick that doesn't really improve on the original but provides some thrills for a viewing. The cast is solid across the board but a few stars but no real standouts. Behind the camera, director Wolfgang Peterson delivers some thrilling sequences thought the story is rather thin, thus not amounting to much. Overall, worth watching if caught on streaming but not much else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/28/24 Full Review Jason D Poseidon is a pointless stupid load dumb movie the acting was awful the story was weak the characters are annoying dull I didn't enjoy this movie at all stay far away from this one The road to Twisters Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review aRandomShyGuy An exciting thriller and underrated film. I'd recommend it to those who enjoy disaster and thriller films. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the North Atlantic, individual survivors (Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett) band together and traverse a hazardous upside-down maze that they hope will take them to safety. As the wrecked vessel fills with water, the survivors must call on hidden strengths and skills to face the fight of their lives.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Producer
Wolfgang Petersen, Duncan Henderson, Akiva Goldsman, Mike Fleiss
Screenwriter
Mark Protosevich
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Next Entertainment Inc., Virtual Studios
Rating
PG-13 (Peril|Intense Sequences of Disaster)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 12, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.7M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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