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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 nominations total
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- TriviaMany members of the cast and crew came down with minor infections due to being in dirty water for so many hours a day.
- GoofsThe ship was traveling the North Atlantic (London to New York) on New Years, meaning the water would be extremely cold. The main stars of the movie would have died from hypothermia, or at the very least they would have been freezing cold and barely able to function.
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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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Rogue Waves (2006)
- SoundtracksWon'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.
'Poseidon' is an action adventure survival thriller, with the focus on the survival element. It doesn't spend much time on character introductions and jumps right into the chaos, so we get to know the characters once their quest for survival begins. Excellent visual effects and a fantastic production design help bring this film to life, making it realistic and conceivable. The capsize scene, especially, was incredibly well done.
The film does follow the same pattern as most disaster films of this genre, with stereotypical characters, and it's always easy to spot the dispensable ones. Essentially, this is a slasher movie - just a different kind of slasher. Due to the film's short running time (94 minutes), it is fast-paced and entertaining throughout and doesn't waste a minute of screen time.
The film features a stellar cast, but I don't think I would have cared who the actors were, as the story was interesting enough and well executed. It is a nail-biter with one primary focus: survival. In my humble opinion, the film succeeded in that aspect. I've watched the movie a few times and enjoy it every time. 'Poseidon' is a disaster movie that delivers.
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- Poseidon: The IMAX Experience
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- Budget
- $160,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,674,817
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,155,410
- May 14, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $181,674,817
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1