Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Colin Trevorrow
Writer(s):   Emily Carmichael Derek Connolly Michael Crichton Colin Trevorrow
Studio:  Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Plot under wraps for now
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   J.A. Bayona
Writer(s):   Derek Connolly Michael Crichton
Studio:  Amblin Entertainment, Apaches Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  128 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  51/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  50%
Plot Snapshot:  The dinosaurs left on Isla Nublar are threatened by an imminent volcanic eruption, but will the rescue just take them from the frying pan into the fire?
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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King Kong (1933)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Merian C. Cooper Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writer(s):   James Ashmore Creelman Ruth Rose Edgar Wallace Leon Gordon Merian C. Cooper
Studio:  RKO Radio Pictures
Year Released:  1933        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  98%
Plot Snapshot:  Documentary film crew captures giant ape and brings him back to New York for exploitation, but a young woman has captured his heart
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   John ‘Bud’ Cardos
Writer(s):   Richard Robinson Alan Caillou Jeffrey M. Sneller Stephen Lodge
Studio:  Arachnid Productions Ltd.
Year Released:  1977        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  44%
Plot Snapshot:  Rebelling against the overuse of pesticides, a swarm of tarantulas take over a town. Shatner and a beautiful blonde fight back!
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
The Last Man(s) on Earth (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Aaron Hultgren
Writer(s):   Aaron Hultgren
Studio:  Last Mans Productions
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Comedy, Fantasy, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Medical, Nuclear, Virus, War, and Zombies
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the Web series. YouTube survival experts are put to the test when doomsday starts to approach.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Locusts (2005)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   David Jackson
Writer(s):   Doug Prochilo
Studio:  VZS Productions, Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When are we going to learn not to bioengineer insects, spiders, etc.? It never ends well.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available at Vudu
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steven Spielberg
Writer(s):   Michael Crichton David Koepp
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Digital Image Associates
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  129 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  59/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  53%
Plot Snapshot:  One team wants to study the liberated dinosaurs on an island; another wants to capture them and bring them back to San Diego. Which will prevail?
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Mars Attacks! (1996)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Tim Burton
Writer(s):   Len Brown Woody Gelman Wally Wood Bob Powell Norman Saunders Jonathan Gems
Studio:  Tim Burton Productions, Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1996        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Comedy and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  52/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  52%
Plot Snapshot:  Seemingly peaceful aliens invade the Earth, but things take a turn when they destroy Congress. Hilarity ensues.
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Meg (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Jon Turteltaub
Writer(s):   Steve Alten Belle Avery Dean Georgaris Erich Hoeber Jon Hoeber James Vanderbilt
Studio:  Apelles Entertainment, Flagship Entertainment Group, Gravity Pictures
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  46/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  A disgraced marine biologist gets a shot at redemption when he battles a prehistoric predator to save his ex-wife and other passengers trapped in a submersible at the bottom of the ocean.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Occupation (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Luke Sparke
Writer(s):   Felix Williamson
Studio:  SparkeFilms History Design
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  119 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  45/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  40%
Plot Snapshot:  After a massive alien invasion, a small bunch of Australian civilians represent the Earth's last hope
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Prityazhenie (Attraction) (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Fedor Bondarchuk
Writer(s):   Oleg Malovichko Andrey Zolotarev
Studio:  Art Pictures Studio, Vodorod 2011, Vodorod
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  130 min
Genre:  Romance and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Russian fighter jets shoot down a damaged alien spacecraft, killing hundreds of Muscovites and setting up a love triangle(?) between one of the aliens, a teenaged girl, and her boyfriend
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Not available on Barnes and Noble
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Rampage (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Ryan Condal Carlton Cuse Ryan Engle Adam Sztykiel
Studio:  ASAP Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema, Twisted Media, Wrigley Pictures
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  107 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  45/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  52%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the video game. A primatologist fights to save the world when a failed genetic experiment turns his best primate friend into a monster.
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Rise of the Dinosaurs (Jurassic Attack) (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Anthony Fankhauser
Writer(s):   Rafael Jordan
Studio:  Little Dragon Productions
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Action and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A helicopter carrying a squad of commandos crashes in a remote valley. Little do they know that human-eating dinosaurs live there.
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Links to Buy/Rent:Save Yourselves! (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Alex Huston Fischer Eleanor Wilson
Writer(s):   Alex Huston Fischer Eleanor Wilson
Studio:  Keshet Studios, Last Rodeo Studios, Washington Square Films
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Comedy and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  66/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  88%
Plot Snapshot:  A young urban couple unplugs at a remote cabin, which causes a problem when aliens start to show up
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Sea Fever (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Neasa Hardiman
Writer(s):   Neasa Hardiman
Studio:  Bright Moving Pictures, Creativity Capital, Fantastic Films
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures and Monsters
Ratings:
    Metascore:  60/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  86%
Plot Snapshot:  An inexperienced marine biologist and veteran trawler crew battle an unknown creature that's attached itself to their boat in the North Atlantic
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Seeds of Destruction (The Terror Beneath) (2011)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Paul Ziller
Writer(s):   Mike Muldoon Paul Ziller
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Eden Pictures
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A mad scientist engineers a seed that causes roots to burrow so deeply into the earth that they basically cause earthquakes. No, really.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Sharknado (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Southward Films, Syfy
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  82%
Plot Snapshot:  The one that started it all. When a freak hurricane brings thousands of hungry sharks to the streets and skies of Los Angeles, a legendary surfer tries to protect his estranged wife and his friends. Here are links to Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  61%
Plot Snapshot:  A Category 7 hurricane (?) brings the sharks to New York City, where they take the place by, well, storm. Here are links to Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  36%
Plot Snapshot:  Our heroes go on summer vacation, which means bad news for Orlando and Washington DC. Can they stop the sharks a third time? What are you, new? Links to Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  25%
Plot Snapshot:  Sharks in Vegas--isn't that redundant? Links to Parts 1, 2, 3, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  38%
Plot Snapshot:  Now that the shark-storms have trashed the U.S., they've got their sights set on the rest of the world. Can Our Heroes stop them? Links to Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Skyline (2010)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Colin Strause Greg Strause
Writer(s):   Liam O’Donnell Joshua Cordes
Studio:  Rogue Pictures, Hydraulx, Transmission Pictures
Year Released:  2010        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  26/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  16%
Plot Snapshot:  Aliens invade Los Angeles
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Links to Buy/Rent:Survive the Savage Sea (1992)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kevin James Dobson
Writer(s):   Dougal Robertson Fred Haines Scott Swanton
Studio:  Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Warner Bros. Television
Year Released:  1992        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Boat/ship, Creatures, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1972 sinking of the schooner Lucette by a pod of killer whales. A family is set adrift in a tiny dinghy with only 3 days of supplies, while no one realizes that they're missing.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
The Swarm (1978)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Irwin Allen
Writer(s):   Arthur Herzog III Stirling Silliphant
Studio:  Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, Horror, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  13%
Plot Snapshot:  An entomologist assembles a crack team of scientists, doctors, and military personnel to fight a swarm of African killer bees wreaking havoc in Texas.
TDA Checklist Items:  Side character who sacrifices him/herself and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin Scotty Mullen
Studio:  The Asylum, SyFy
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  20%
Plot Snapshot:  How can Our Heroes prevent global destruction from sharknadoes? Traveling back in time, of course!
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- Shark Week Strikes Again
- Teaser Trailer #2: The Final Sharknado: It’s About Time (2018)
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