The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Adventure • PG • 1972 • 1 hr 57 min

6.5

7.1

Starring

Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson

Directed By

Written By

Wendell Mayes, Stirling Silliphant

Attributes

Genre

Adventure Drama Thriller Action

Release Date

December 13, 1972

User Reviews

Tyler Edwin Nestor

Intense, engaging, powerfully acted and it went in some directions that I definitely didn’t expect. Great movie.

A fun disaster movie, far before disaster movies became huge. Fun story, and very entertaining.

One of the best disaster movies ever made

Claustrophobic masterpiece, thrilling, intense and shocking in equal measures with phenomenal performances by Hackman & Borgnine

Mother FN Woman

I always enjoyed watchingthisgrowing up. The characters and story always intrigued and excited me.

Do not see the terrible remake. The original delivers the goods. Easily the best disaster movie of the 1970s. Gene Hackman, action hero!

A great disaster movie with a good cast and set pieces.

Cheesy and far fetched? Who cares. Fun, exciting, emotional and an all-star (at the time) cast.

Awesome disaster film is one of the best because it has a decent plot that doubles as an allegory. Hackman is a staggeringly good lead.

A groovy time until Mr. Magoo goes bottoms up. Not sure I would have listened to Hackman. Makes you want to stay dry.

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6.5 – Based on 764 ratings

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