Poseidon

2006
12A
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

112K

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Disaster Sea Adventure Survival Action Adventure Thriller

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Mark Protosevich
- Paul Gallico
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

112K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,298

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Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Mark Protosevich
- Paul Gallico
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 nominations total

Videos12

Poseidon Scene: You Got A Plan And Now We Have A Map

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Poseidon Scene: We Will Be Safe

Photos280

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Trivia
Many members of the cast and crew came down with minor infections due to being in dirty water for so many hours a day.

Goofs
Screw type propellers designed to work in water, are very poor at moving air, as they are not aerofoil type propellers like the ones used on airplanes. Therefore they would not be able to cause a huge pressure difference in a bow thruster pipe.

Quotes
Dylan Johns: Does your husband...
Maggie James: oh, does that work much?
Dylan Johns: What?
Maggie James: The tentative mention of a husband I'm supposed to correct, even though you clocked my wedding finger twice already.

Connections
Featured in Rogue Waves: The Sinking of Poseidon (2006)

Soundtracks
Won't Let You Fall
Written by Fergie (as Stacy Ferguson), Will.i.am (as Will Adams), Keith Harris (as Keith Harris), Byron McWilliams and Ron Fair
Produced by Will.i.am
Arranged, Conducted by and Vocals Produced by Ron Fair
Co-Produced by Ron Fair
Performed by Fergie
Fergie appears courtesy of A&M Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Featured review

6/10

Not bad at all, there have been worse remakes....

Whilst not holding a candle to the far superior original in terms of script, plot and acting, this remake of the classic 1972 'The Poseidon Adventure' is at least watchable which is more than can be said for a lot of the seemingly endless tide of remakes hitting cinemas these days.

The characters (for want of a better word) are a bit thin and cardboard and the plot really is just a long string of reasonably predictable set pieces but at least it entertains. The best bit is the special effects which are absolutely top drawer. For some reason Hollywood can do some really good FX and CGI when it comes to boats and the CGI rendition of the Poseidon itself in the opening scene is incredibly well done.

Top marks also to the Producers for making sure the Poseidon is a proper British flagged Southampton registered ship and not some Americanised tub.

Much like its predecessor though I fully expect this version to become stable Bank Holiday afternoon television filler material for the next twenty years. Just a pity a remake of 'Beyond the Poseidon Adventure' can't be done from this.