The Impossible

Thailand, winter. A child's inflatable ball. Palm trees sway, as a vacationing family settles into postcard serenity, pre-Christmas. Then, an unfathomable roar and churning black tide swallow the coast. Stranded, injured, they search for each other amid the devastation. Bayona orchestrates disaster with Spielbergian scale.

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J. A. Bayona directed The Impossible in 2012. See J. A. Bayona's full filmography, where to start with J. A. Bayona, or where to go after you've seen everything by J. A. Bayona.

The Impossible was released in 2012 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.