The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Movie · PG · 117 min · ★ 7.1 · 76% critics
After a massive wave flips an ocean liner on New Year’s Eve, a small group of survivors must navigate the ship’s upside-down interior to find a way out. With rising danger at every turn, they face tense choices, clashing personalities, and a race against time to reach safety.
Based on The Poseidon Adventure
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-12-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,009 votes)
- Box office
- $125,000,000
- Budget
- $4,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, high-stakes disaster adventure with constant peril and a big ensemble, especially if you like The Towering Inferno; Not for you if dated visuals and melodramatic shouting wear you out.
Pros: tense survival set pieces; memorable disaster-movie vibe; strong ensemble energy | Cons: dated effects; corny dialogue; lots of shouting
Themes
- new year's eve
- sea
- ship
- prostitute
- husband wife relationship
- life and death
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- faith
- ocean
- 1970s
- wave
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- Golden Reel Award — Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film
- Special Achievement Academy Award
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- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1973 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gene Hackman
as Reverend Scott
Ernest Borgnine
as Mike Rogo
Stella Stevens
as Linda Rogo
Shelley Winters
as Belle Rosen
Jack Albertson
as Manny Rosen
Red Buttons
as James Martin
Roddy McDowall
as Acres
Carol Lynley
as Nonnie Parry
Pamela Sue Martin
as Susan Shelby
Eric Shea
as Robin Shelby
Directed by Ronald Neame