Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Scott Wheeler
Writer(s):   Keith Shaw
Studio:  Odyssey Media, Pulser Productions, Rogue State
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  82 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Avalanche, Creatures, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Spring break is being held at a US ski field, for some reason, when guests and staff are attacked by snow sharks summoned by vengeful Native American sharmans long ago. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Birds (1963)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Alfred Hitchcock
Writer(s):   Daphne Du Maurier Evan Hunter
Studio:  Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Year Released:  1963        Running Time:  119 min
Genre:  Drama and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  96%
Plot Snapshot:  When a socialite heads to a seaside town to turn the tables on a practical joker, the birds begin to attack for no reason
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Links to Buy/Rent:Bug (1975)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jeannot Szwarc
Writer(s):   Thomas Page William Castle
Studio:  William Castle Productions
Year Released:  1975        Running Time:  99 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Earthquake, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  29%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake allows a mutant species of fire-starting cockroaches to emerge, bent on destruction
TDA Checklist Items:  Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent:Crawl (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Alexandre Aja
Writer(s):   Michael Rasmussen Shawn Rasmussen
Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Raimi Productions
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  60/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  82%
Plot Snapshot:  A woman battling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane must face alligators in a flooding house
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Dinosaur (2000)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Eric Leighton Ralph Zondag
Writer(s):   Thom Enriquez John Harrison Robert Nelson Jacobs Ralph Zondag Walon Green Gregory Gunter Shirley Pierce Jonathan Roberts Rhett Reese Tamara Lusher
Studio:  Walt Disney Pictures, The Secret Lab, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Year Released:  2000        Running Time:  82 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Animation
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  56/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  65%
Plot Snapshot:  As meteors are destroying the land, an orphaned iguanodon and his lemur family battle drought and other dinosaurs to reach a new nesting ground
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Dogs of Hell (1983)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Worth Keeter
Writer(s):   Thom McIntyre
Studio:  E.O. Corporation
Year Released:  1983        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The U.S. government has bred a pack of Rottweilers to kill humans, for some reason. Naturally, they escape the lab and begin to attack a small mountain resort town.
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- Not available on Vudu
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Richard Pearce
Writer(s):   Ron McGee
Studio:  American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Drama, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Medical, and Virus
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After killing scores of people in Hong Kong, an avian flu virus travels to America and mutates into a highly contagious version.
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:Genocide (Konchû daisensô) (1968)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kazui Nihonmatsu
Writer(s):   Kingen Amada Susumu Takaku
Studio:  Shôchiku Eiga
Year Released:  1969        Running Time:  104 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb try to determine how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane
TDA Checklist Items:  
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ray Kellogg
Writer(s):   Jay Simms Ray Kellogg
Studio:  Hollywood Pictures Corporation (II)
Year Released:  1959        Running Time:  76 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  22%
Plot Snapshot:  A giant gila monster is terrorizing a Texas town. A hot-rodder (??) goes after him in an attempt to destroy him. Remade as Gila! (2012)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Gila! (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jim Wynorski
Writer(s):   William Dever Steve Mitchell Jim Nielsen Paul Sinor
Studio:  Movie Monsters
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Remake of the 1959 original. When a giant gila monster is on a rampage in a Western town, it's up to a hot-rod racer (??) to save the day
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Glass Trap (2005)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Fred Olen Ray
Writer(s):   Lisa Morton Brett Thompson
Studio:  First Look Pictures
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Mutant radioactive ants, meet skyscraper. Skyscraper, meet mutant radioactive ants. Aaaaaand, go!
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Ice Spiders (2007)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Tibor Takács
Writer(s):   Eric Miller
Studio:  Sci Fi Pictures, Christopher Filmcapital, Regent Entertainment
Year Released:  2007        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Training for a team of Olympic skier candidates is complicated by the news that a mutant breed of giant killer spiders has escaped from a nearby lab. Of course.
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Ron Howard
Writer(s):   Charles Leavitt Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Nathaniel Philbrick
Studio:  Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Cott Productions, Enelmar Productions, A.I.E., Roth Films, Spring Creek Productions, Imagine Entertainment, K. JAM Media
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  122 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and History
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Boat/ship, Creatures, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  47/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  42%
Plot Snapshot:  Retelling of the sinking of the Essex by a giant whale, the inspiration for Moby-Dick, and its aftermath as the sailors attempt to survive
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   John Shepphird
Writer(s):   Jeffrey Schenck Peter Sullivan Michael Ciminera Richard Gnolfo
Studio:  ARO Entertainment, Curmudgeon Films, Hybrid
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Comedy, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  I really can't improve on the title.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Jurassic Park (1993)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steven Spielberg
Writer(s):   Michael Crichton David Koepp
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  127 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  68/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  93%
Plot Snapshot:  A dinosaur-based theme park--what could go wrong?
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Classic song, Estranged family members, 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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Jurassic Park III (2001)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Joe Johnston
Writer(s):   Michael Crichton Peter Buchman Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Year Released:  2001        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  42/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  50%
Plot Snapshot:  A married couple bring back paleontologist Alan Grant to Site B (Dinosaur Island) under false pretenses.
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Jurassic World (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Colin Trevorrow
Writer(s):   Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Colin Trevorrow Derek Connolly Michael Crichton
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  124 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  59/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  A new version of Jurassic Park creates a hybrid superdino, which naturally goes on a killing spree. A "dino whisperer" and the park manager must work together to get the guests to safety.
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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Jurassic World: Dominion (2021)
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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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
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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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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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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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