The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
A luxury liner capsizes under a rogue wave on New Year's Eve, forcing a small group of passengers to climb through the inverted ship in a desperate bid to reach the hull and safety. The Poseidon Adventure follows Reverend Frank Scott, a plainspoken minister who refuses to wait below after the SS Poseidon is rolled over by a towering wave. Scott rallies a handful of survivors—including police detective Mike Rogo and his wife Linda, older couple Manny and Belle Rosen, shy singer Nonnie, bachelor James Martin, and the Shelby siblings Susan and Robin—and insists they climb upward through the wreck rather than stay in the flooded ballroom. The group battles rising water, broken steel, and failing lights while Scott pushes them past the captain's orders to remain put. Early losses and the ship's unnatural angle turn every corridor into a vertical shaft. Belle's swimming skill and Scott's stubb