Disaster Movies
List of disaster movies as a genre (not to be confused with terrible movies). In no particular order more to be added as I am only adding them as I watch them. Check my ratings for how good or bad a movie may be.
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- DirectorJon AmielStarsAaron EckhartHilary SwankDelroy LindoThe only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn SuitsStarsRachel NicholsAlfie AllenMissi PyleA New York doctor travels with her team to Los Angeles to find survivors of a worldwide pandemic.
- 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.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsChris EvansJamie BellTilda SwintonIn a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
- DirectorUwe BollStarsSteve BacicLauren HollyLuke PerryA blood red moon, dying animals and torrential rain are just some of the catastrophes that are wreaking havoc on the world on a global scale. Even more unsettling is how quiet everything is. Could these events signify Armageddon?
- 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.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsMichael ShanksAlexandra DaviesSaskia HampeleWhen a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.
- DirectorTravis FortStarsPatrick LabyorteauxJulie McCulloughKatie WilsonA volcanic eruption in Iceland sends a glacier towards North America, causing everything in it's path to freeze. A family man struggles to escape the onslaught of the coming ice age.
- StarsKim DelaneyFred WardIvan SergeiAn earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A large portion of land falls into the ocean, and the situation is worsened by aftershocks and tsunami.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsMimi RogersRobert MoloneyAndrew AirlieStorm chaser April, whose parents died in a twister during her childhood, must warn her brother and his unsespecting town of a massive storm heading their way before he meets the same fate.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsMichael TruccoKari MatchettKirsten ZienSan Francisco becomes a target for waves of destructive meteors after a rogue comet orbits around the earth... For astronomer, Michelle Young, what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event, soon turns into her worst nightmare as thousands of meteors break the surface of the atmosphere and bombard the city of San Francisco.
- 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.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsStephen BaldwinAmy Price-FrancisJohn RalstonA massive asteroid impact on the moon begins causing storms on Earth due to the sudden changes in ocean tides. Scientists conclude the only solution is to set nuclear charges on the Moon to implode it and keep it whole.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsCostas MandylorMichael IronsideAlexandra PaulIllegal experimentation accidentally rips open a previously unknown hidden magma reserve directly under Manhattan!
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsJeff FaheyErika EleniakBill DowA shift in the Earth's polarity plunges the equatorial regions of the planet into an ice age of -459 degrees Fahrenheit; a temperature so cold that energy and light doesn't exist.
- 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.
- StarsKim DelaneyDean CainDavid CubittA massive earthquake creates a chain of events that threaten two of the largest nuclear reactors.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsThomas GibsonNancy McKeonChandra WestThree tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
- StarsCameron DaddoGina GershonShannen DohertyA deadly category 7 storm wreaks havoc on the world. Meanwhile, kidnappers threaten to make matters even worse.
- StarsMatthew ModineMaxim RoyTed WhittallAn untested global defence system triggers a swarm of devastating solar flares, resulting in catastrophic earthquakes and ferocious magnetic storms; an unprecedented CAT. 8 Armageddon. Can we stop the annihilation of the human race?
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel EjioforIn 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
- DirectorMichael RobisonStarsDavid James ElliottAnthony LemkeNatalie BrownA historic space launch triggers a solar-storm event that could have cataclysmic repercussions for the planet if it isn't stopped in time - and time is running out.
- StarsMichael VartanTerry O'QuinnIan TraceyWhen an oil rig causes a volcanic eruption in a small town, it's just the first in a trigger effect called the Ring of Fire that stretches across the globe. If these cataclysmic series of eruptions cannot be stopped, the earth will be swallowed whole, leading to an extinction-level event.
- DirectorChristoph SchreweStarsDean CainBettina ZimmermannJoanna TaylorAfter a meteor strike starts a new ice age, a group of survivors tries to find a device that could give mankind new hope
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsJack ColemanHolly ElissaTyler JohnstonA comet passes near the Earth and disturbs Earth's magnetic field.
- StarsRichard RoxburghFrances O'ConnorClaire ForlaniEnvironmental scientist exposes oil company's drilling causing Greenland ice melt. Journeying Arctic, he witnesses impending catastrophe. Back home, a glacier collapse triggers extreme weather events, plummeting global temperatures.
- DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsGrant ShowUdo KierEva LaRueAfter the whole North of the Equator freezes below zero, a group of people in Los Angeles risk their lives while trying to "escape" from the city's hostile conditions, in order to take a ship to a hotter place on Earth.
- DirectorJason BourqueStarsEsai MoralesOna GrauerJared AbrahamsonWhen an unidentified object is shot down by the military and crashes into Puget Sound, it sets off a series of strange weather phenomena: earthquakes, tornadoes, lightning storms - and they're spreading.
- DirectorIan GilmoreStarsXander BerkeleyAmy Jo JohnsonDavid O'DonnellWhen a volcano expert becomes convinced that a cataclysmic natural disaster is about to unfold, a volcanologist Professor John Shepherd and his graduate students believes that recent unexplainable volcanic activity as all of the volcanoes in the world are going to erupt and kill every living thing on the planet! They try to convince the government that their theory is true not a joke while also trying to figure out how to stop it before time runs out!
- DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsDavid CubittLaura HarrisDylan MatzkeAn Alaskan town is in danger of destruction by a mystical snow globe that appears on a family's doorstep, wrapped like a Christmas gift, and causes deadly "natural" disasters in the real world, while simultaneously occurring in the globe.
- DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsDavid SutcliffeMitch PileggiErica CerraEpic storms triggered by a space phenomenon obliterate cities, and the only answer to escaping complete annihilation rests on a small-town teen's extraordinary science project.
- DirectorTony MitchellStarsMichael RileyGary LewisShaun JohnstonA volcano in Yellowstone Park suddenly erupts.
- StarsTom SkerrittSharon LawrenceCharles S. DuttonA devastating earthquake hits New York City, with survivors left fighting for their lives amongst the ruins.
- DirectorDavid GidaliStarsJeffrey JonesHenry Ian CusickCameron RichardsonLos Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsBrendan FehrHolly ElissaJodelle FerlandA massive crack in the earth's crust threatens the world with deadly gas from the planet's core. It's up to a geologist and his family to battle ice geysers and avalanches to save mankind.
- DirectorJonathan WinfreyStarsVictor WebsterJennifer SpenceRichard HarmonA meteorite brings ice and freezing temperatures, which threatens to harm the residents of a small town at Christmas.
- DirectorGordon YangStarsLou Diamond PhillipsNicole de BoerGreg EviganAn American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.
- DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsJeff FaheySara Malakul LaneMarc EwinsWhen a chain of volcanic eruptions rips through Europe, the enormous ash cloud blocks out the sun, plunging the continent into a new ice age. An American couple must find their kids and get them out of Paris before it freezes over.
- DirectorPeter SullivanStarsCasper Van DienVictoria PrattRichard BurgiOn Christmas Day the Texas area to the South West of Fort Worth is struck by a massive storm system sprouting several severe tornadoes.
- DirectorJustin JonesStarsRhett GilesJill StapleyKristen QuintrallIn this epic disaster film of faith, a mother and father search for their only child as a giant asteroid headed for Earth triggers a series of apocalyptic events.Made the top 5 of my worst movies I have ever had the displeasure of watching.
- DirectorKristoffer TaboriStarsSheree J. WilsonPeter LaCroixScott HylandsThe mayor of a town must contend with a destructive meteor shower while searching for her missing daughter.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.
- StarsDavid James ElliottNatasha HenstridgeBenjamin SadlerA luminary crashes on the moon, causing to change its orbit and head straight toward Earth. With less than 40 days, scientists are in a desperate race to launch a lunar mission that will save both planets from mutual destruction
- DirectorJustin JonesStarsRhett GilesStephany JacobsenStuart LaffertyA group of talented but rebellious 'rock-star scientists' find themselves in a race against time to save Earth when a comet makes an unexpected turn towards our blue planet where all life may cease to exist within days if our small town heroes fail to find a solution.
- DirectorJason ConneryStarsRay WiseGraham McTavishPeter HoldenA veterinarian finds herself in the midst of a horrifying pandemic where humans and animals are stricken with a horrible, contagious disease. She must pair up with an eccentric conspiracy theorist to discover the true source of the threat.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn MacCarthyStarsMartin CumminsLauren K. RobekNick PurchaA storm is coming. No one could predict it. No one can measure it.Now one family must survive it. You can't come in from the cold.
- 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.
- DirectorAndrew C. ErinStarsMeredith MonroeCameron BancroftPascale HuttonEstranged couple and meteorologists, Liz and Matt, come over their differences to save their daughter and her mute aunt Ellie, as a freak tornado threatens to rip apart their lives again.
- StarsTiffani ThiessenFrench StewartFaye DunawayThe bird flu virus spreads through Los Angeles as a doctor from the CDC races to find a vaccine.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsRhona MitraBob HoskinsAlexander SiddigA futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
- DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsGerard ButlerMorena BaccarinRoger Dale FloydA family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
- DirectorNick LyonStarsAndrew J KatersAlexa MansourTonya KayIn a white hot flash of light, and with no warning, one minute our moon is there, the next it's gone. Then, a second flash. And that's the last thing anyone on Earth can remember. 11 months later, it's not post- apocalyptic; it's apocalyptic as Earth has been sucked through a wormhole, literally ripping our planet from the inside out. With bizarre disasters and civilization collapsing, our heroes must find a way to survive and get to "safe ground" before it's too late.
- 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.
- DirectorPeter GeigerStarsAlex CarterMonica KeenaAlex ArleoWhen a colossal tectonic shift causes the sea level to start rising, a microbiologist gathers the DNA of as many species as she can, while the military creates an "ark" in a desperate attempt to preserve life on Earth.
- DirectorChris GorakStarsEmile HirschOlivia ThirlbyMax MinghellaIn Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.
- DirectorGeorge MendelukStarsDaryl HannahDylan NealBarclay HopeThis film has erroneously been labeled "Hurricane Hunters" released in 1976.