Maria, Henry en hun drie zoons gaan in de winter op vakantie en zoeken het mooie weer op in Thailand. Maar in de ochtend van 26 december, wanneer de familie rustig bij het zwembad zit, zien ze een grote zwarte vloedgolf hun kant op komen. Ze worden getroffen door een tsunami. Maria komt na een hevige klap weer boven water, maar weet zeker dat haar familie het niet gered heeft. Dan ziet ze haar oudste zoon Lucas verderop in het water...
Nee, helaas is The Impossible nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Sergio G. Sánchez | Writer |
| Camera | Óscar Faura | Director of Photography |
| Directing | J. A. Bayona | Director |
| Sound | Fernando Velázquez | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Bingemann | Costume Design |
| Production | Belén Atienza | Producer |
| Production | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| Production | Ghislain Barrois | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sparka Lee Hall | Costume Design |
| Production | Álvaro Augustin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Reyes | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peter Glossop | Sound |
| Sound | Marc Orts | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Roggero | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nicolas Fioraso | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Haines | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Love | Hairstylist |
| Production | Howard Meltzer | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Martí | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eva Leira | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiara Ugolini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jorge García Bastidas | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Dídac Bono | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Findlater | Hairstylist |
| Art | Jaime Anduiza | Art Direction |
| Art | Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Itziar Arrieta | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Marina Pozanco | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Laura Díez Mora | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano | Producer |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Production | Yolanda Serrano | Casting |
| Sound | Cyril Holtz | Foley Recordist |
| Art | Eugenio Caballero | Production Design |
| Production | Enrique López Lavigne | Producer |
| Editing | Elena Ruiz | Editor |
| Sound | Oriol Tarragó | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Oriol Tarragó | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Bernat Vilaplana | Editor |
| Writing | María Belón | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Bertolazzi | Hair Designer |
| Production | Sandra Hermida | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Bertolazzi | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Javier Ugarte | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Montse Ribé | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Pilar Revuelta | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Stephen McLaughlin | Music Score Producer |
| Crew | Olivia Jackson | Stunts |
| Sound | Dani Zacarías | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | David Poole | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Julio Navarro | Special Effects Manager |
