The Quake
2018 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
When a powerful earthquake hits Oslo, a geologist scrambles to get his fractured family to safety while warning signs are ignored and the city begins to crumble. As chaos spreads, the race becomes personal, forcing hard choices and a desperate push to reunite before time runs out.
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Details
- Original title
- Skjelvet
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-31
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (816 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slower-burn disaster thriller with family drama and escalating tension, in the vein of Greenland or The Burning Sea; Not for you if you need nonstop action or a neatly wrapped conclusion.
Pros: tense disaster set pieces; strong sense of danger; solid family stakes | Cons: slow build-up; uneven character choices; abrupt ending
Themes
- affectation
- earthquake
- disaster
- geologist
- catastrophe
- disaster movie
- oslo, norway
- angry
- zealous
- absurd
- whimsical
- admiring
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- The Amanda Public Choice Award · 2019
- The people's Canon Award · 2018
Cast & crew
Kristoffer Joner
as Kristian Eikjord
Ane Dahl Torp
as Idun Karlsen
Jonas Hoff Oftebro
as Sondre Eikjord
Edith Haagenrud-Sande
as Julia Eikjord
Kathrine Thorborg Johansen
as Marit Lindblom
Fredrik Skavlan
as Himself
Stig R. Amdam
as Johannes Løberg
Catrin Sagen
as Hotel Worker
Ingvild Haugstad
as Ingrid
Ravdeep Singh Bajwa
as Receptionist
Directed by John Andreas Andersen