Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Martin Guigui
Writer(s):   Patrick James Carson Steven James Golebiowski
Studio:  Black Bear Studios, The Film House, Sprockefeller Pictures
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  20/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  11%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the play Elevator. A group of people is trapped in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Ablaze (2001)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Jim Wynorski
Writer(s):   Steve Latshaw
Studio:  Phoenician Entertainment, Firestorm Pictures
Year Released:  2001        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Arson at an oil refinery jeopardizes both a nearby hospital and the city in general, further straining the overworked firefighters
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Not available on Vudu
Airport (1970)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  G
Director(s):   George Seaton Henry Hathaway
Writer(s):   Arthur Hailey George Seaton
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Ross Hunter Productions
Year Released:  1970        Running Time:  137 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  80%
Plot Snapshot:  After a bomb detonates on a plane, the flight crew and ground personnel have to figure out how to land the plane safely
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen) (1983)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mori Masaki
Writer(s):   Keiji Nakazawa
Studio:  Madhouse, Gen Productions
Year Released:  1983        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Animation, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the manga, it's the story of a family living in Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Told through the eyes of the 6-year-old son.
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The Burning Sea (Nordsjøen) (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Andreas Andersen
Writer(s):   Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Lars Gudmestad
Studio:  Fantefilm
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  104 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Disaster strikes an offshore oil drilling platform
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Burning Train, The (1980)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ravi Chopra
Writer(s):   Kamleshwar Ravi Chopra
Studio:  NH Studioz
Year Released:  1980        Running Time:  142 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Bombs on a train. What else do you need?
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Challenger (1990)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Glenn Jordan
Writer(s):   George Englund
Studio:  George Englund Productions, IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  160 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Space travel, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the fatal 1986 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff, with a focus on civilian passenger Krista McAuliffe.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Challenger Disaster (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   James Hawes
Writer(s):   Kate Gartside
Studio:  BBC Films, Erste Weltweit Medien, Moonlighting Films
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Space travel, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  92%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the fatal 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and the commission charged with finding the cause.
TDA Checklist Items:  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:Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Anthony Page
Writer(s):   Robert Peter Gale Thomas Hauser Ernest Kinoy
Studio:  Carolco Pictures, Orbis Communications, Roger Gimbel Productions
Year Released:  1991        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine, with a focus on the people responding to the meltdown
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City on Fire (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Alvin Rakoff
Writer(s):   Jack Hill David P. Lewis Celine la Freniere
Studio:  Astral Bellevue Pathé, Astral Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  This is what happens when you let your kids play with matches--they get dissatisfied with their jobs and decide to burn it all down.
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The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   David Lowell Rich
Writer(s):   Arthur Hailey Jennings Lang Eric Roth
Studio:  Universal Pictures
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  14%
Plot Snapshot:  The last (and most ridiculous) of the Aiport movies sees a plane enroute to the Moscow Olympics being fired upon by a passenger's boyfriend. Starring all of your favorite 1970s B-list actors, plus the ever-reliable George Kennedy (RIP, Joe Patroni).
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Day After (1983)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nicholas Meyer
Writer(s):   Edward Hume
Studio:  ABC Circle Films
Year Released:  1983        Running Time:  127 min
Genre:  Drama and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  100%
Plot Snapshot:  Serious dramatization of the effects of a nuclear missile strike on a university town in Kansas. One of the best ever made.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Val Guest
Writer(s):   Wolf Mankowitz Val Guest
Studio:  Melina Productions, Pax Films
Year Released:  1961        Running Time:  99 min
Genre:  Drama, Romance, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  86%
Plot Snapshot:  A world-weary reporter is covering the mother of all stories: The U.S. and U.S.S.R. have simultaneously tested nuclear weapons, throwing the world off its axis of rotation and causing severe floods, fires, etc. Can setting off another nuke rebalance the planet?
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Links to Buy/Rent:Daylight (1996)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Rob Cohen
Writer(s):   Leslie Bohem
Studio:  Davis Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Year Released:  1996        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  26%
Plot Snapshot:  The getaway car from a robbery hits a truck full of explosives in the Holland Tunnel, requiring a former EMS director to come to the rescue
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Peter Berg
Writer(s):   Matthew Michael Carnahan Matthew Sand David Barstow David Rohde Stephanie Saul
Studio:  Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, TIK Film
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  107 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  68/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  84%
Plot Snapshot:  The true story of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploding, causing the worst oil spill in US history
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Descent (2005)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Terry Cunningham
Writer(s):   Michael Konyves
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Premiere Bobine
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When earthquakes and crevices start appearing around the globe, it's up to a crack scientific team to dive into the Earth and fix things before it's too late. But there might be a government conspiracy fighting against them...
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Die Explosion: U-Bahn-Ticket in den Tod (Deadline) (2002)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Marc Hertel
Writer(s):   Günter Knarr Philipp Weinges
Studio:  teamWorx Television & Film
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Terrorism, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A bombing causes a subway tunnel to collapse, trapping hundreds of passengers. As water seeps into the tunnel and oxygen is running out, they realize that the bomber is still in there with them...
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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Fire Twister (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   George Erschbamer
Writer(s):   Larry Bain
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Odyssey Media, The Cartel
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, Manmade, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When an explosion of experimental fuel causes a tornado of fire to start sweeping through Los Angeles, an ex-firefighter and some ecologists are left to fight it
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
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Five Women in the End (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kd Amond
Writer(s):   Bailey Hyneman
Studio:  Grand Divisions Production Company, Some Pulp Productions
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Comedy and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
--    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Five women are isolated in a Nashville condo after a biochemical attack damages the city
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Flight (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Suraj Joshi
Writer(s):   Babita Ashiwal Mohit Chadha Suraj Joshi
Studio:  Crazy Boyz Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, UFO Movies India
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  '--%
Plot Snapshot:  A businessman wakes up to find that he's alone on the plane. Hope he can fly it!
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How I Live Now (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Kevin Macdonald
Writer(s):   Meg Rosoff Jeremy Brock Penelope Skinner Tony Grisoni Jack Thorne
Studio:  BFI Film Fund, Cowboy Films, Film4
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  101 min
Genre:  Drama, Romance, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  57/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  67%
Plot Snapshot:  A nuclear explosion in London affects an American teen who's been sent to live with her cousins in the English countryside. Triggers: incest, probable rape
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Links to Buy/Rent:Juggernaut (1974)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Richard Lester
Writer(s):   Alan Plater Richard Alan Simmons
Studio:  David V. Picker Productions, Two Roads Productions
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  109 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An extortionist demands a huge ransom or (s)he'll blow up an ocean liner
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Lifeboat (1944)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Alfred Hitchcock
Writer(s):   John Steinbeck Jo Swerling
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Year Released:  1944        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Drama and War
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Transportation, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  91%
Plot Snapshot:  A U-boat and a passenger ship battle during World War II, and the motley crew of survivors from the ship gather in one of its lifeboats. But when they pick up a survivor from the U-boat, the plot gets cranking.
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Mine 9 (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Eddie Mensore
Writer(s):   Eddie Mensore
Studio:  Emphatic Films, Autumn Bailey Entertainment
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Mining
Ratings:
    Metascore:  66/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  93%
Plot Snapshot:  A methane explosion traps nine Appalachian miners 2 miles down, with 1 hour of oxygen left
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Path to Paradise (1997)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Leslie Libman Larry Williams
Writer(s):   Ned Curren
Studio:  Home Box Office (HBO), NYC Productions
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of events leading up to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, focusing on lack of coordination among the FBI, police, immigration agencies, etc.
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