Poseidon

2006 Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Mayday

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

Kurt Russell Richard Dreyfuss Josh Lucas Jacinda Barrett Emmy Rossum Mike Vogel Mía Maestro Jimmy Bennett Andre Braugher Freddy Rodríguez Kevin Dillon Kirk B.R. Woller Fergie Gabriel Jarret Adam Jones Kelly McNair Caroline Lagerfelt Jesse Henecke Kimberly Patterson Andy Deal Valerie Azlynn Jenae Altschwager Aliane Baquerot Ali Chen Abra Chouinard Kate Clarke Anna De Castro Natasha Delahunt Menina Fortunato Show All…

Alternative Titles

新海神号历险记, Le Poséidon, Poseidon: The IMAX Experience, The Poseidon Adventure, Poseidón

drama adventure thriller action

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Review by Erik Nordgren ★★★ 1

what if there was no wave and the boat just did that
Review by Tony the Terror😼🏳️‍🌈 👻 ★★★★½ 13

I. WAS. SHOOK.
I’m fully aware that this epic disaster movie about a cruise ship that flips upside down is ENTIRELY unrealistic, but damn it was a fun ride ok! For some reason, the idea of drowning is quite scary to me. Not as scary as falling from some ridiculous height, but still pretty scary and this movie manages to feature both of those highly undesirable exit strategies so yeah I was screaming at the TV during certain parts and just stupid tense for most of it so basically it was GREAT!
Kurt Russell is awesome in everything and really I thought the whole cast did a great job. If I ever get stuck on a capsized ship I absolutely…
Review by ellie ✨ ★½

holt from brooklyn nine-nine shares screentime with fergie
Review by Travis Lytle ★★½ 2

A watchable but unnecessary remake, Wolfgang Petersen's "Poseidon" is an empty adventure. Lacking the characters or character development to stand out to an audience, the film offers spectacle with little human interest behind it. There are rousing set-pieces and pulse-pounding adventure beats, but the film does not have what it takes to rate above mediocre.
Following those trapped on a luxury liner after the ship is knocked upside down by an ocean wave, the film is a fight-for-survival tale. Those lucky enough to escape the vessel's original capsizing face off against other potential means of death as they struggle for safety. It is a classic disaster narrative, but it fails to offer characters in which an audience is compelled to…
Review by DreamScape40 ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This film used to annoy me after awhile.
Still every couple of years I do watch it because of
Kurt Russell and Josh Lucas for the most part. Richard Dreyfuss with his sparkly diamond ear stud and Fergie doing her solo thang but then everyone else was just annoying.
And of course they always have to place the child in the most awkward situation. Like seriously, how the heck did he separate from everyone else and manage to be on the opposite side with chicken wire or whatever that was? But! Hahaha that little boy was always by Josh Lucas whenever he was looking at a map which i really thought was cute.
And that opening sequence where Josh Lucas…
Review by gina ★★½

the ending was very underwhelming but apart from that i enjoyed it and EMMY ROSSUM I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU
Review by marcricov ★★★½ 2

Solid entertainment considering it’s not only a remake of a classic, but had the epically-designed production of Titanic to compete up against. Quite tense in parts, even if it’s often predictable or corny. The random casting of Fergie was such a marketing ploy though, haha.
Review by anthony ★★★½

yeah it was kind of stupid at times but this shit gave me so much anxiety that i ended up destroying my nails from biting them so hard
Review by 👽 Zara 👽 ★ 1

you have captain holt from b99, kurt russell and fucking fergie and yet, this is fucking boring
Review by Andy Summers ★★ 5

You would think after making two great maritime movies in the shape of Das Boot and The Perfect Storm that Wolfgang Petersen would have mastered the art of sinking a ship. Well this certainly sunk that's for sure.
Rarely has a director as good as Petersen made such a stinker. Considering it should be a thrilling,tense affair of survival filled with some decent actors,this was pants. Josh Lucas is not a top notch leading man. He may be a bit of eye-candy for the ladies but has little charisma and his attempt to up-stage Kurt Russell,a man who has seen it and done it all was quite pathetic. Apart from an entertaining turn from a camp as Christmas Richard Dreyfuss…
Review by meg✨ ★½

Lesson learned: don’t go on cruise ships.
Review by Cortney ★★

Some cool shots and graphics.
Kurt Russell.
Those were the positives.

Recent reviews

Review by peterka09 ★★★

Can’t help but think about all that plastic that’s now in the ocean because of the Poseidon, including Connor’s PlayStation Portable.
Review by Jesus Alfaro ★½

So basically the modern-day titanic only this time, some people live and well just imagine if that wave didn't happned. It would just be an hour and a half of pointless dialogue with one-dimensional characters. No wonder Richard Drefuss enjoys films that are set in some body of water.
Review by Nicole Stephenson ★★★

I could probably act better and the actual movie was awful but it’s a good thing to watch when you need a shit movie (and it had captain holt in)
Review by xalamorth_flame ★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I felt like this film was trying to be a lot like titanic. Now granted, it’s been a while since I’ve seen titanic, but nonetheless I got titanic vibes. With that being said, it did have its unique moments. I typically don’t care for Kurt Russell but I actually didn’t mind him in this one. Nothing about this screams masterpiece, but I still feel like it’s a decent film overall. I’m guessing what Russell had was an heart attack in the movie. Great way to give meaning behind an action. Giving off that, “giving my last breath to save you” vibe. I means that what he did but him having problems with him doing that added more depth to the…
Review by matthew ★★★

if i am killed by some water because i am a gay and i can't swim, do not PROSECUTE that water. because SHE caught ME slipping and THAT IS ON ME !
Review by Lanzo ★★

It’s a pressure valve. It’ll only open under tremendous pressure!
If they had all waited a bit longer they would have been okay because the boat gets back up at the end!!
Review by Johnny Voorhees ★★★

Cheesy as hell. Paper thin characters. But an undeniably entertaining disaster/action flick - even if just to enjoy the visuals and laugh at the silliness.
Review by dani ★★

i too throw my phone in the ocean when i notice i got no new texts
Review by gina ★★½

the ending was very underwhelming but apart from that i enjoyed it and EMMY ROSSUM I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU
Review by tomtremlett ★★★

i expected this to be quite bad but it was actually quite good. i sorta just screamed a lot idk the actors looked like they went thru a lot for the role
Review by Stuart Waugh ★★★

To be honest, I planned on watching an all time favourite, Aliens, tonight but the blu-ray didn't work. Replacement ordered I watched this instead.
And it was better than Aliens!
Okay, that's not true. Not even close. But I have been on a run in 2021 of watching old favourites and mostly sure things when watching new so it was really time for some trash, and I forgot that I can have a great deal of fun with trash.
Make no mistake, this is straight trash. Objectively terrible in every way. Yet, I had fun. I'm a sucker for a disaster film and a film at sea so it worked.
Biggest character development was when the little kid is on…
Review by Johannes Evans ★

Norman and Andre Braugher really carried this whole cruise ship huh