# Poseidon (2006)

> After a cruise ship flips in the North Atlantic, a gambler leads a desperate band of survivors through its flooding, inverted hull toward freedom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/397

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Wolfgang Petersen
- Cast: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mía Maestro, Mike Vogel, Kevin Dillon
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409182/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, visceral, propulsive, action movie night, disaster movie marathon

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- [Daylight (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/6243)
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- [Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/1084)
- [USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/218337)
- [The Poseidon Adventure (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/435)
- [The Core (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4536)
- [Flight of the Phoenix (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/6771)
- [Pressure (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/143347)
- [Not Without Hope (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/217432)
- [Into the Blue (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/6863)

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