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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

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1979 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. If you loved The Poseidon Adventure or Deepwater Horizon, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    0% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 71K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Irwin Allen

  • Michael CaineCaptain Mike Turner
  • Sally FieldCeleste Whitman
  • Telly SavalasCaptain Stefan Svevo
  • Peter BoyleFrank Mazzetti
  • Jack WardenHarold Meredith
  • Shirley KnightHannah Meredith
  • Shirley JonesNurse Gina Rowe
  • Karl MaldenWilbur Hubbard
  • Slim PickensTex
  • Veronica HamelSuzanne Constantine