Disaster Films & TV
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- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsPierce BrosnanLinda HamiltonJamie Renée SmithA volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
- DirectorGeorge ErschbamerStarsCasper Van DienLisa DavisJohnny HawkesA man-made fire twister sweeps through Los Angeles, leaving the city in ruins. However, all is not lost when a group of strangers band together to put an end to the destruction.
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsRichard ArmitageSarah Wayne CalliesMatt WalshStorm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
- DirectorDaniel LuskoStarsCasper Van DienMichael BeachSarah LievingWhen an energy experiment goes haywire, a rash of massive hurricanes rips across North America. A scientist must get his family to safety before the hurricanes merge, creating a "hypercane" with the power to wipe America off the map.
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsKit HaringtonEmily BrowningKiefer SutherlandA slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul NewmanSteve McQueenWilliam HoldenAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene HackmanErnest BorgnineShelley WintersA group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie NielsenAfter the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonCary ElwesTwo storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergJohn C. ReillyAn unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.
- DirectorPenelope BuitenhuisStarsC. Thomas HowellTracy NelsonFiona LoewiAfter a truck accident causes their release, a small rural town is faced with a swarm of killer bees.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsTommy Lee JonesAnne HecheGaby HoffmannA volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsRussell CroweJennifer ConnellyAnthony HopkinsNoah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
- DirectorBill CorcoranStarsSharon LawrenceMark-Paul GosselaarCarl LewisThe staff of a nuclear reactor must struggle to avert a disaster when tornadoes cause damage that threatens to start a meltdown.
- DirectorJason FriedbergAaron SeltzerStarsCarmen ElectraVanessa LacheyNicole ParkerOver the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen AffleckAfter discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsRobert DuvallTéa LeoniElijah WoodA comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsDennis QuaidJake GyllenhaalEmmy RossumJack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
- DirectorJon AmielStarsAaron EckhartHilary SwankDelroy LindoThe only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsJeff BridgesCaroline GoodallJohn SavageTeenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
- DirectorGeorge McCowanStarsRay MillandSam ElliottJoan Van ArkA group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.
- DirectorLiz AdamsStarsMing-Na WenNicholas TurturroAndy ClemenceWhen a super cyclone threatens the entire American western seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer must battle the elements to stop the threat.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsGreg GrunbergNeil GraystonCaroline CaveA group of Apocalyptic fanatics must use their knowledge of apocalyptic movies to save the world from a devastating solar flare.
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsJohn CorbettJessica SteenBrittany DanielA geologist tries to prevent a huge sinkhole from devouring New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
- DirectorJason BourqueStarsA.J. BuckleyJewel StaiteAlan DaleBased on the 2012 end-of-world prophesy where two unlikely characters team up to solve a mystery that just might save the world.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsLuke PerryNatalie BrownMichael DornWhen the Ring of Fire starts heating up with an unprecedented amount of volcanic activity a team of scientists are gathered to prevent a global catastrophe.
- DirectorNicolás LópezStarsEli RothAriel LevyNicolás MartínezIn Chile, a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare.
- StarsTom SkerrittSharon LawrenceCharles S. DuttonA devastating earthquake hits New York City, with survivors left fighting for their lives amongst the ruins.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsMorgan FreemanChristian SlaterRandy QuaidThe partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidJohn HeardWhen a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
- DirectorSam MillerStarsRupert Penry-JonesOlivia WilliamsKevin McMonagleA documentary on the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia, bringing tsunamis, rains of pumice and ash, and a deadly flow of hot steam, sulfuric acid, and ash. More than 36,000 died; survivors had bad burns.
- StarsPaul DoucetGordon Michael WoolvettClare StoneA true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.
- DirectorEvan GoldbergSeth RogenStarsJames FrancoJonah HillSeth RogenSix Los Angeles celebrities are stuck in James Franco's house after a series of devastating events just destroyed the city. Inside, the group not only have to face the apocalypse, but themselves.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom HollandThe story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
- DirectorScott WheelerStarsGina HoldenBrooke MackenzieDominika JuilletA group of teenagers get trapped in a sink hole and have to fight for their lives.
- DirectorJay TorresStarsStephanie AdamsKevin AllenKenneth BabelGuests are introduced to Lonnie, an Assistant Director who casts guests for scenes that he needs to be shot in the soundstages. Guest are then taken into a screening room where Frank Kincaid describes his particular brand of film-making. Frank Kincaid then pleas to visitors to help him complete his film. After a big speech, guests are ushered into another soundstage where the scenes are shot. Audience members that were pre-picked to be involved in the scenes are trotted out to perform, and the audience becomes part of the action as well. Frank Kincaid appears on a screen and invites guests to take part in his big finale that is being shot next door.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsKristoffer JonerAne Dahl TorpJonas Hoff OftebroAlthough anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonCarla GuginoAlexandra DaddarioIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsJason RobardsJoBeth WilliamsSteve GuttenbergThe effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsKurt RussellWilliam BaldwinRobert De NiroTwo feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsConnie SelleccaWayne RogersAna AliciaA passenger jet loses a portion of its fuselage in flight over Hawaii and is forced to make an emergency landing.
- DirectorThunder LevinStarsMatthew PohlkampNatalie PelletierErich RiegelmannThe effect of dark matter colliding with the earth is the opening of this film.
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderHarold Jack BloomStarsRandolph MantoothKevin TigheJulie LondonThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
- CreatorBrad FalchukTim MinearRyan MurphyStarsAngela BassettPeter KrauseOliver StarkExplores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJason StathamBingbing LiRainn WilsonA group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsRock HudsonMia FarrowRobert ForsterThe vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival.
- DirectorJK YounStarsKim Yoo-jungHa Ji-WonLee Min-kiA woman named Yeon-hee (Ha Ji-won) lives in Busan with her boyfriend Man-sik (Sol Kyung-gu) near Haeundae Beach. But, when they find out a tsunami will hit the city, They realize they only have 10 minutes to escape!
- DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergKurt RussellDouglas M. GriffinA dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsNicolas CageChandler CanterburyRose ByrneM.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
- DirectorTony MitchellStarsRobert CarlyleJessalyn GilsigTom CourtenayWhen a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsDustin HoffmanRene RussoMorgan FreemanArmy doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMatt DamonKate WinsletJude LawHealthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsMel GibsonSissy SpacekShane BaileyA farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsSylvester StalloneAmy BrennemanViggo MortensenDisaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsRichard DreyfussKurt RussellEmmy RossumOn New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsMark MosesCamille SullivanKaj-Erik EriksenCharlie Price, a former scientist turned science fiction author, starts living one of his novels when the Federal Science Foundation's weather experiments escape control and turn disastrous.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJosh BrolinMiles TellerJeff BridgesBased on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
- DirectorSteve De JarnattStarsAnthony EdwardsMare WinninghamJohn AgarA young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
- DirectorDavid M. RosenthalStarsTheo JamesKat GrahamNancy SorelIn the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant fiancé, who is thousands of miles away.
- DirectorJorge MontesiStarsWilliam DevaneScott HylandsShelley HackTrue story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsChris PineCasey AffleckBen FosterThe Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
- DirectorDean DevlinStarsGerard ButlerJim SturgessAbbie CornishWhen the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.
- CreatorBrad FalchukTim MinearRyan MurphyStarsRob LoweRonen RubinsteinSierra Aylina McClainA New York firefighter relocates to Austin, Texas with his son, where he works to save people's lives while trying to solve his own personal problems.
- StarsMichael PongraczChris HearnRobert K. SprogisSeries about recent marine disasters and the subsequent investigations.
- DirectorMichael PolishStarsEmile HirschMel GibsonDavid ZayasA gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsCraig ShefferCynthia WatrosRomeo MillerA fatal explosion and sudden earthquake rock Los Angeles, and reporter John Benson seizes his chance to cover the breaking news of increasing seismic activity.
- DirectorRawson Marshall ThurberStarsDwayne JohnsonNeve CampbellChin HanA security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsGeorge SegalTimothy BottomsRichard WidmarkA blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsCharlton HestonAva GardnerGeorge KennedyVarious interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
- DirectorGeorge SeatonHenry HathawayStarsBurt LancasterDean MartinGeorge KennedyA bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl StreepTwo low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
- StarsJonathan SorgiDisaster may be just seconds away, but in the chaos, many eyewitnesses still manage to capture the full fury of extreme weather on camera.
- StarsJean ClusiaultIan NaishStephen Callaghan-Philippe Falardeau portrays the tragedy that tore 47 innocent people from their community.
- CreatorBernard VaillotAndre BarroGreg GransdenStarsJonathan ArisStephen BogaertJohn CoxDramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsPaul NewmanJacqueline BissetWilliam HoldenAn active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
- DirectorMel StuartStarsDavid DukesTovah FeldshuhLauren FriedmanThe story of the fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women. The ensuing investigation revealed the company's almost total disregard for its workers' safety in pursuit of increased production and profits; it resulted, among other things, in the passage of new worker-safety laws and the formation of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
- DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsCarol LynleyDale RobinetteBilly Green BushPanic grips a small community after a tanker truck crashes through a fence at a wild animal park, freeing dozens of dangerous beasts.
- DirectorJ BlakesonStarsChloë Grace MoretzMatthew ZukGabriela LopezFour waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsHalle BerryPatrick WilsonJohn BradleyA mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.
- DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsGerard ButlerMorena BaccarinRoger Dale FloydA family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsToby KebbellMaggie GraceRyan KwantenThieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
- DirectorLindsay GosslingStarsLaura SpencerAmy SmartThora BirchFour families in a Heartland town are tested in a single day when a tornado hits, forcing paths to cross and redefining the meaning of survival.
- DirectorAndrew GreggDocumentary about trying to locate a military plane that crashed in the Yukon. There with 44 on board. So far no wreckage has been found.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsTom HanksAaron EckhartLaura LinneyWhen pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.
- DirectorEmma Jean SutherlandStarsMadeline LeonBo YokelyCarlisle J. WilliamsLauren wants to rebuild her community, including her family home, in the aftermath of a devastatingly disastrous storm.
- DirectorJames AlgarWilfred JacksonRiley ThomsonStarsThelma BoardmanWalt DisneyMickey wants some of the cake Minnie has just baked, so he offers to clean up her yard. As he's working, a tiny tornado (smaller than him) with a mind of its own comes along and causes trouble. After Mickey finally chases the little twister off, it gets its big brother, which makes a grand mess of the yard. Most of the cartoon, except for the opening and closing, has no dialogue.
- StarsRonan SummersNehemiah MabryJason DietzWith access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonStefán Hallur StefánssonJoi JohannssonBased on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.