The Impossible

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$198M

A regular family - Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them?

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 70 nominations total

Genres

Drama, History, Thriller

Director

J.A. Bayona

Cast

Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland

Released

4 January 2013

Runtime

1h 54m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

261,851

Metascore

73

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Box office

$19,019,882

Budget

$45,000,000

Edition

Base