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.
| Camera | Óscar Faura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fernando Velázquez | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | J. A. Bayona | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | María Reyes | Costume Design |
| Production | Álvaro Augustín | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Bingemann | Costume Design |
| Production | Belén Atienza | Producer |
| Production | Shaheen Baig | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sparka Lee Hall | Costume Design |
| Production | Ghislain Barrois | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Love | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Haines | Hairstylist |
| Production | Howard Meltzer | Casting |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Roggero | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nicolas Fioraso | Foley Artist |
| Art | Jaime Anduiza | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Itziar Arrieta | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Findlater | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Laura Díez Mora | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marc Orts | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Yolanda Serrano | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Martí | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eva Leira | Casting |
| Art | Dídac Bono | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiara Ugolini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jorge García Bastidas | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Glossop | Sound |
| Art | Marina Pozanco | Art Direction |
| Sound | Cyril Holtz | Foley Recordist |
| Art | Eugenio Caballero | Production Design |
| Sound | Oriol Tarragó | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Montse Ribé | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sandra Hermida | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Bernat Vilaplana | Editor |
| Production | Enrique López Lavigne | Producer |
| Production | Javier Ugarte | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Bertolazzi | Makeup Designer |
| Writing | María Belón | Story |
| Art | Pilar Revuelta | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Elena Ruiz | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandro Bertolazzi | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Oriol Tarragó | Supervising Sound Editor |
| 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 |
| Writing | Sergio G. Sánchez | Screenplay |
| Production | Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano | Delegated Producer |
| Crew | Félix Bergés | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Pau Costa | Special Effects Supervisor |
