Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Peter Berg
Writer(s):   Peter Berg Matt Cook Joshua Zetumer Paul Tamasy Eric Johnson
Studio:  Bluegrass Films, CBS Films, Closest to the Hole Productions
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  133 min
Genre:  Crime, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  69/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  80%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2013 terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon. Focus on the coordination between the police, survivors, first responders, community members, and investigators to capture the bombers before they can strike again.
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Links to Buy/Rent:Ring of Fire (2012)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Paul Shapiro
Writer(s):   Michael Vickerman
Studio:  Reunion Pictures
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  176 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Drilling too deeply for oil in Oregon causes a volcanic eruption (?), risking triggering the "Ring of Fire" around the Pacific Ocean and destroying the planet.
TDA Checklist Items:  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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Links to Buy/Rent:Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Bruce Pittman
Writer(s):   Keith Ross Leckie
Studio:  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Power, Powercorp
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  175 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1917 collision between a Canadian freighter carrying explosives and a Belgian reef ship in Halifax harbor. The resulting explosion destroyed square miles of the city, killed almost 2000 people and injured another 9000, and was felt 100 miles away.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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Source Code (2011)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Duncan Jones
Writer(s):   Ben Ripley
Studio:  Vendome Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, MELS
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  74/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  92%
Plot Snapshot:  A severely wounded soldier continues to serve his country, by being able to jump into someone else's body for the last 8 minutes of their life. In this case, he's hunting a terrorist who's blown up a passenger train.
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Links to Buy/Rent:Stronger (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   David Gordon Green
Writer(s):   John Pollono Jeff Bauman Bret Witter
Studio:  Bold Films, Lionsgate, Mandeville Films
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Crime, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  76/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  95%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on a true story. A disabled survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing helps the police/FBI track down the bombers.
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Threads (1984)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mick Jackson
Writer(s):   Barry Hines
Studio:  British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Nine Network Australia, Western-World Television Inc.
Year Released:  1984        Running Time:  112 min
Genre:  Documentary, Drama, Horror, and War
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Documentary-style depiction of the lives of blue-collar English people before, during, and after World War III begins with nuclear explosions
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Mario Van Peebles
Writer(s):   Cam Cannon Richard Rionda Del Castro
Studio:  Hannibal Pictures, USS Indianapolis Production
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  128 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Boat/ship, Bomb/explosion, Creatures, Manmade, Transportation, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  30/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  9%
Plot Snapshot:  After delivering the atomic bombs that would end World War II, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine. The survivors were in the water for 5 days before they were rescued, by which time thirst, hunger, and sharks had killed nearly 900 of them.
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Links to Buy/Rent:When the Wind Blows (1986)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Jimmy T. Murakami
Writer(s):   Raymond Briggs
Studio:  Meltdown Productions, British Screen Productions, Film Four International
Year Released:  1986        Running Time:  80 min
Genre:  Animation and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  80%
Plot Snapshot:  When nuclear war breaks out, an elderly couple believe that the UK government will see them through, just as they did in World War II.
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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The White Dwarf (Valkoinen kääpiö) (1986)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Timo Humaloja
Writer(s):   Bo Carpelan Timo Humaloja
Studio:  Panfilmi
Year Released:  1986        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A nuclear accident in Russia causes a blackout and fallout in nearby Finland, affecting a mining engineer who's underground in the dark
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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World Trade Center (2006)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Oliver Stone
Writer(s):   Andrea Berloff
Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Double Feature Films, Intermedia Films
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  129 min
Genre:  Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  66/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  68%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Focuses on two actual police officers who helped evacuate the buildings, becoming trapped themselves.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Zapretnaya zona (Forbidden Zone) (1988)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nikolay Gubenko
Writer(s):   Nikolay Gubenko
Studio:  Mosfilm
Year Released:  1988        Running Time:  94 min
Genre:  Drama, History, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  With the 1986 nuclear meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant as a backdrop, four American travelers find out that radiation can cause some very unpleasant effects at night.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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