This week, we review The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Ronald Neame’s genre-defining disaster epic packed with peril, faith, and survival. Gene Hackman leads an all-star cast—including Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, and Red Buttons—as a group of passengers trapped aboard an upside-down luxury liner after it's struck by a massive rogue wave on New Year’s Eve. As the ship floods and crumbles, the survivors must fight their way to safety through fiery corridors and rising waters. Blending suspense, spectacle, and human drama, the film explores themes of leadership, sacrifice, and belief under pressure.

Is survival a matter of faith or just swimming against the tide? Listen on to find out!

Movie 5293 on Metacritic’s all time movie list.

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