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The Impossible

2012 · Movie · 113 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer82%as of 2024-10-10
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.3/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic73/100as of 2025-08-30

What it is

The Impossible is a 2012 English-language Spanish biographical disaster drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez. It’s based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Impossible features an international cast, including Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland in his live-action film debut.

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Genres
Action / Drama / Thriller
Original language
English

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