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This "edge-of-your-seat" update of the classic disaster film of the same name brings the heart-pounding survival story into the 21st century with three hours of nonstop adventure, a clever mix of breathtaking special effects and alarming suspense.
As the majestic S.S. Poseidon departs from Capetown, South Africa on a month-long cruise, among the 2,500 passengers is an undercover agent for Homeland Security (Adam Baldwin). Among the crew of 1,200 is a small group of terrorists conspiring to send an explosive message to the world.
Acting on word of the impending danger, Captain Paul Gallico (Peter Weller) pushes the ship at full speed toward the nearest port, slicing through the churning waters of an escalating storm and directly into unavoidable catastrophe. While the passengers celebrate the New Year, the bomb explodes, leaving the shredded hull vulnerable as the roiling seas pour into the wounded Poseidon.
The 136,000-ton ocean liner capsizes, leaving a chosen few trapped underwater and terrified for their lives. As the inverted Poseidon sinks deeper and deeper into darkness, the group struggles to stay alive while back on dry land, a British intelligence agent works frantically against the clock in order to rescue the survivors before it's too late.
From this nightmare emerges a drama of life-and-death emotions and the unyielding strength of the human will to survive against all odds.
The all-star cast includes Steve Guttenberg ("Veronica Mars," "Cocoon"), Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Bryan Brown ("The Thorn Birds"), Golden Globe winner Rutger Hauer ("Batman Begins," "Salem's Lot"), Peter Weller ("Mighty Aphrodite," "RoboCop"), C. Thomas Howell ("Gods and Generals," "Hidalgo"), Adam Baldwin ("The Patriot," "Serenity"), Alex Kingston ("ER"), Alexa Hamilton ("Santa Barbara") and Sylvia Syms ("What a Girl Wants).
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