# The Impossible (2012)

> A family vacation in Thailand becomes an intensely physical struggle for survival when the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami tears its members apart.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/56760

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649419/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, urgent, emotionally realistic, intense movie night, historical disaster film viewing

## Synopsis

A family's idyllic vacation turns into a harrowing fight for survival against nature's fury.

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