San Andreas

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San Andreas

PG-13

Released May 29, 2015

1h 54m

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Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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A seemingly ideal day turns disastrous when California's notorious San Andreas fault triggers a devastating, magnitude 9 earthquake, the largest in recorded history. As the Earth cracks open and buildings start to crumble, Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson), an LAFD search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to bring his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) and their only daughter (Alexandra Daddario) to safety.

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Critics Consensus

San Andreas has a great cast and outstanding special effects, but amidst all the senses-shattering destruction, the movie's characters and plot prove less than structurally sound.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

This adrenaline-pumping movie turns a nightmare into big screen reality as it takes the disaster film genre to a whole new level.

Mar 7, 2017

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

All the moving parts are expertly juggled by director Brad Peyton and, yes, the special effects are impressive. But the disaster stuff is laid on way too thick.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 10, 2016

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

It's enormously entertaining, thanks to the undeniable charisma of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and the wanton CGI destruction of all of the West Coast's greatest landmarks (in 3-D, no less).

Dec 31, 2015

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Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

Everything about this is so clichéd and simply ludicrous it’s not even worth watching on a plane. It’s another drivel featuring Dwayne Johnson as another stolid, banal hero.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 3, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I found “San Andreas” to be entertaining in its own cheesy, summer blockbustery way.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

While its entire reason for being is to supply a bankable, familiar product that will deliver extensive returns, we can feel safe in the knowledge that a movie like San Andreas will not test our limits and will quickly disappear from our thoughts.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 21, 2022

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Audience Member

The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 & San Andreas are the 3 best disaster movies ever made. Super entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Riley N

Really entertaining movie, I enjoyed this one a lot. I definitely recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Nathan C

So corny and cheesy. Horribly done and Dawayne “the rock” Johnson is such a stupid clown. Could barely finish it. So bad and stupid. Why Hollywood casts the Rock is beyond me. He’s almost a worse actor than he is a human.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Marco L

Una película que reúne todos los elementos clásicos del cine de catástrofes: emoción, acción trepidante y momentos de conexión humana en medio del caos. Con una narrativa esquemática pero eficaz, se apoya en un protagonista carismático que lidera la trama con solvencia, mientras que el elenco secundario, incluyendo una interpretación destacada de su coprotagonista femenina, aporta frescura y dinamismo. El guion, aunque predecible y repleto de los tópicos habituales del género, logra mantener el interés gracias a la espectacularidad de sus efectos visuales y la intensidad de sus escenas de acción. Es una propuesta que no pretende reinventar el género, sino ofrecer entretenimiento puro y directo. Ideal para quienes buscan emociones fuertes y un rato emocionante sin mayores complicaciones.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Kagan A

A total catastrophe. I literally felt dummer after watching this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Audience Member

The Acting was very mediocre, almost awful even, with little to no emotion behind the characters. It didn't feel like these people were really there, but you could tell they were acting. No real wow moments/ moments which stood out. The writing was mid with a lot of cringy overly used one-liners which were way too predictable. The CGI is pretty impressive, though. The amount used is insane and is this movies' saving grace. The story it-self is well thought of, but the plot and writing really ruin the movie. A movie I would watch again, but only to see the impressive GCI and how the catastrophic events look/play out. If you want to see a cool looking movie with great film quality, this is a one to watch, just try and look past the low effort acting/writing. 5/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Synopsis

A seemingly ideal day turns disastrous when California's notorious San Andreas fault triggers a devastating, magnitude 9 earthquake, the largest in recorded history. As the Earth cracks open and buildings start to crumble, Ray Gaines (Dwayne Johnson), an LAFD search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to bring his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) and their only daughter (Alexandra Daddario) to safety.

Director: Brad Peyton
Producer: Beau Flynn
Screenwriter: Carlton Cuse
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Disaster Action|Brief Strong Language|Mayhem Throughout)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $155.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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