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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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Ablaze (2019)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Joshua Frizzell
Writer(s):   John Banas
Studio:  Screentime
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1947 fire in Ballantyne's department store in Christchurch, in which 41 people died
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Bravest, The (Lie huo ying xiong) (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Tony Chan
Writer(s):   Chao Wang
Studio:  Bona Film Group, Columbia Films, Alibaba Pictures
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  118 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2015 explosions and fires that rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin in August 2015, which killed 173 people
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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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- Not yet available on Vudu
Children of Eve (1915)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John H. Collins
Writer(s):   John H. Collins
Studio:  Edison Company
Year Released:  1915        Running Time:  73 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Morality play set in the backdrop of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 women, men, and children
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Deadly Inferno (2016)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Brent Cole
Writer(s):  
Studio:  Silhouette Media Group
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Towering Inferno-lite: office workers are trapped on the 6th floor of their building when fire breaks out below them
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Links to Buy/Rent: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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Fire (Ogon) (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Aleksey Nuzhnyy
Writer(s):   Nikolay Kulikov Konstantin Mayer Aleksey Nuzhnyy
Studio:  Central Partnership Productions, Channel One Russia, Russian Cinema Fund
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:   min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  '--%
Plot Snapshot:  Firefighters in action try to save the day
TDA Checklist Items:  
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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
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Robert Day
Writer(s):   Jeffrey Bloom
Studio:  Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International, Republic Pictures (II)
Year Released:  1991        Running Time:  94 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1988 fire at the First Interstate Tower in Los Angeles--at the time, the tallest building in the city. The water in the building is shut off to continue work on the unfinished sprinkler system, when fire breaks out (of course).
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Fire! (1997)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Earl Bellamy
Writer(s):   Norman Katkov Arthur Weiss
Studio:  Irwin Allen Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Year Released:  1977        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action, Crime, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Irwin Allen's *other* fire movie. A (wrongly accused) convict sets a forest fire to cover his escape from a road gang, jeopardizing the nearby town.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Firestorm (1998)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Dean Semler
Writer(s):   Chris Soth
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Year Released:  1998        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action, Crime, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  12%
Plot Snapshot:  Lawyer sets a forest fire to cover the escape of his client from prison, and the client sets another nearby to cover his retrieval of $37 million he stashed in the woods
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Links to Buy/Rent:Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Michael Tuchner
Writer(s):   John McGreevey
Studio:  ABC Video Enterprises, Cannell Entertainment, Capital Cities
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  104 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1991 fires in Oakland/Berkeley, California, which started when a small grass fire wasn't put out properly. By the time the fires were over, 25 people were dead, another 150 were injured, property damage was north of $150 billion, and 1500 acres had been destroyed.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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In Old Chicago (1937)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Henry King
Writer(s):   Lamar Trotti Sonya Levien Niven Busch
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Year Released:  1937        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Musical
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  67%
Plot Snapshot:  The O'Leary boys fight over a beautiful singer, as their mother's cow gets ready to kick over a lantern...
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Inferno (2002)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Dusty Nelson
Writer(s):   Dusty Nelson
Studio:  Porchlight Pictures
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Town blows up a dam to stop a rash of recent fires
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members 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
Inferno: Skyscraper Escape (Crystal Inferno; L'enfer de cristal) (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Eric Summer
Writer(s):   Regina Luvitt Phillip J. Roth
Studio:  Fontana, Free Dolphin Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Action and Adventure
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A divorcing couple must work together to save their children when the kids become trapped on a upper floor of a burning skyscraper. Sounds familiar.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Ladder 49 (2004)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Jay Russell
Writer(s):   Lewis Colick
Studio:  Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures, Casey Silver Productions
Year Released:  2004        Running Time:  115 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  47/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  40%
Plot Snapshot:  Firefighters try to rescue one of their own who's injured and trapped in a blazing 20-story building
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Links to Buy/Rent:Only the Brave (Granite Mountain Hotshots) (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Joseph Kosinski
Writer(s):   Ken Nolan Eric Warren Singer
Studio:  Black Label Media, Conde Nast Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  134 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  73/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  91%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2013 wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona, and its human and environmental costs
TDA Checklist Items:  Side character who sacrifices him/herself and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Skyscraper (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writer(s):   Rawson Marshall Thurber
Studio:  Legendary Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, Seven Bucks Productions
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  102 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  51/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  A former-FBI-agent-turned-security-expert is framed for arson when a high-rise catches fire in China. Can he evade capture while also trying to save his family, who are trapped in the building?
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Poseidon Explosion (Explozia) (1973)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mircea Dragan
Writer(s):   Ioan Grigorescu
Studio:  Romania Film, Studioul Cinematografic Bucuresti
Year Released:  1973        Running Time:  112 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Fire, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on actual events. A burning cargo ship is in danger of catastrophic explosion. Can a local explosives expert save the day, after being called away from his wedding?
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
The Tower (Ta-weo) (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kim Ji-hoon
Writer(s):   Kim Sang-don Kim Ji-hoon Yeong-ah Yoo Wendee Lee
Studio:  CJ Entertainment
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  121 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  20%
Plot Snapshot:  Fire breaks out during a Christmas Eve party at a luxury high-rise apartment building. See also: The Korean Towering Inferno (that's a compliment).
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not found on Vudu
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   John Guillermin
Writer(s):   Richard Martin Stern Thomas N. Scortia Frank M. Robinson Stirling Silliphant
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Warner Bros., Irwin Allen Productions, United Films
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  165 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  A massive fire isn't the way to celebrate the opening of your office building...
TDA Checklist Items:  Classic song, 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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The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mel Stuart
Writer(s):   Mel Brez Ethel Brez
Studio:  Alan Landsburg Productions, Don Kirshner Productions
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Fire and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which killed 146 employees, mostly young women.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed 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
Tunnel, The (Tunnelen) (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Pål Øie
Writer(s):   Kjersti Helen Rasmussen
Studio:  Nordisk Film Production AS
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  105 min
Genre:  History and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Avalanche, Fire, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  65%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on actual events. It's every man for himself when a tanker truck catches fire in a Norwegian tunnel, with a blizzard raging outside.
TDA Checklist Items:  
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