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The Impossible

7.420121h 53mPG-13MovieDramaThrillerHistory

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the…

DirectorJ. A. Bayona
WritersMaría Belón·Sergio G. Sánchez
ProducersBelén Atienza·Álvaro Augustín

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Cast · Directed by J. A. Bayona

NWNaomi Watts
Naomi Watts
Maria Bennett
EMEwan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
Henry Bennett
THTom Holland
Tom Holland
Lucas Bennett
SJSamuel Joslin
Samuel Joslin
Thomas Bennett
OPOaklee Pendergast
Oaklee Pendergast
Simon Bennett
MEMarta Etura
Marta Etura
Simone
SMSönke Möhring
Sönke Möhring
Karl Schweber
GCGeraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin
Old Woman
PJPloy Jindachote
Ploy Jindachote
Caregiver
JS
Jomjaoi Sae-Limh
Red Cross Nurse
JS
Johan Sundberg
Daniel
JS
Jan Roland Sundberg
Daniel's Father

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The Impossible is streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard and Angel Studios in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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Yes — The Impossible is available on Netflix in United States as of September 2026.

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Is The Impossible based on a true story?

Yes — The Impossible is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).