Synopsis
On New Year's Eve, a luxury ocean liner, Poseidon, capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The surviving passengers and crew are left to fight for their lives and find a way out.
Why Watch It
A visceral disaster spectacle that trades character depth for relentless, kinetic thrills—the upside-down ship becomes a maze of flooded corridors and collapsing architecture that Petersen navigates with expert pacing. Kurt Russell anchors the chaos with gruff authority while the film's practical effects and set design create genuinely harrowing sequences of survival. It's disposable but effective popcorn cinema that knows exactly what it is.
Did You Know?
- Poseidon was filmed on a 40% scale replica of the ship.
- The movie took over two years to make.
- The filmmakers used over 500,000 gallons of water for the movie.
- The movie is a remake of the 1972 film 'The Poseidon Adventure'.
- It took over 90 days to shoot the capsizing scene.
Iconic Quotes
- You do what you have to do, no matter what it takes.
- I'm not a hero, I'm a waiter.
- You want to leave me behind, leave me behind.
- People are gonna die and that's a fact. Let's try to minimize that.
- This is what you've been doing with my tips?
