The Impossible
Based on real life events, The Impossible dates back to the tragedy of the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia and the heroics of one family.
1973, Kent, England, UK
1 December 1982, Bangkok, Thailand
31 March 1971, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
28 October 1978, Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain
12 October 1972, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
April 07, 2015
We've seen video accounts of this horrific tsunami, but little prepares viewers for its realistic re-enactment in The Impossible. And little prepares the film's principals for the terror that ensues.
January 18, 2013
The tsunami sequence is amazing, right up there with the one Clint Eastwood staged in Hereafter.
January 04, 2013
Although it's ostensibly based on true events, The Impossible is not so much an inspiring tale of survival as it is an action flick.
February 20, 2014
What's meant to be a triumphant true story about succeeding under impossible odds ends up feeling more like a Lifetime TV movie.
May 10, 2016
The virtuoso film-making of the wave sequence will beckon you to look, and still, you may also flinch.
January 28, 2013
Alas, the movie tells a rather commonplace story.
January 17, 2013
This is an unforgettable tribute to the determination of a very special family.
April 14, 2016
Director Juan Antonio Bayona conducts this symphony with a steady hand and a wonderful visual eye.
June 30, 2013
An emotionally-captivating and well-filmed true tale.
January 04, 2013
Naomi Watts gives one of her finest, most physically commanding turns.
July 13, 2013
Their story may not be typical, but the family represents the resilience, compassion, and optimism of the whole human race.
January 04, 2013
Unlike some films that have become critics' darlings, 'The Impossible' has no pretensions. It isn't edgy and I don't think it has a hidden subtext.
