Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Bill Corcoran
Writer(s):   Ron McGee
Studio:  Once Upon a Time Films, TBS Superstation
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Nuclear, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  People in a small town scramble to respons when a tornado hits the local nuclear power plant.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members 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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Caustic Zombies (2011)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Johnny Daggers
Writer(s):   Johnny Daggers
Studio:  Daggervision
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Horror
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Nuclear, and Zombies
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A small town deals with zombies created by the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster
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The Chain Reaction (1980)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ian Barry
Writer(s):   Ian Barry
Studio:  Palm Beach Pictures
Year Released:  1980        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Nuclear, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake causes a leak at a Australian nuclear facility, threatening the locals. An injured engineer who wants to warn residents is on the run from his boss, who wants to cover up the accident at all costs.
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Chernobyl (2019)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Johan Renck
Writer(s):   Craig Mazin
Studio:  Home Box Office (HBO), Sky Television
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  330 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  96%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear facility in the USSR, and its aftermath
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Side character who sacrifices him/herself
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Chernobyl: Abyss (Kogda padali aisty) (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Danila Kozlovsky
Writer(s):   Elena Ivanova Aleksey Kazakov
Studio:  Central Partnership Productions, Group of Companies Gpm Kit, Non-Stop Productions
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  136 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  '--%
Plot Snapshot:  A heroic fireman and other volunteers work to contain the blazes after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explodes
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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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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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Fukushima 50 (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Setsurô Wakamatsu
Writer(s):   Ryûshô Kadota Yoichi Maekawa
Studio:  The Kadokawa Corporation
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  122 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  Story of the 50 workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, who stayed after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami to prevent a meltdown.
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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:K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Kathryn Bigelow
Writer(s):   Louis Nowra Christopher Kyle
Studio:  First Light Production, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  138 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Manmade, Nuclear, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  58/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  61%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of events aboard the Soviet submarine K-19 in July 1961, when a nuclear coolant leak ended up killing 22 crew members
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Land of Hope (Kibô no kuni) (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sion Sono
Writer(s):   Sion Sono
Studio:  Marble Films
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  133 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Nuclear, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Semi-fictional story of two families affected by the 2011 earthquake/tsunami that caused a nuclear crisis in northeastern Japan (Fukushima)
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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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Pandora (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Park Jong-woo
Writer(s):   Park Jong-woo
Studio:  Sega Sammy Entertainment
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  136 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Nuclear, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake leads to explosions at a nuclear power plant, but it's not over yet...
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The People Who Own the Dark (Último deseo) (1976)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   León Klimovsky
Writer(s):   Gabriel Moreno Burgos Vicente Aranda Joaquim Jordà
Studio:  José Luis Renedo Tamayo, Newcal, Sean S. Cunningham Films
Year Released:  1976        Running Time:  82 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  You've seen it before: Nukes go off, but a small group manages to escape the effects. But when they start exploring, they find out that not all humans have...
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Raspad (1990)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mikhail Belikov
Writer(s):   Oleg Prihodko Mikhail Belikov
Studio:  Dovzheno Film Studios, Lavra Studio Productions, Pacific Film Fund
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  103 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine and how it affected the populace
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Scorcher (2002)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   James Seale
Writer(s):   Graham Winter Rebecca Morrison
Studio:  Cinetel Films
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Chinese nuclear testing has loosened the Earth's tectonic plates, which will lead to disaster unless nukes are set off in Las Vegas to stop it out. Hey, any excuse.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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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:Testament (1983)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Lynne Littman
Writer(s):   Carol Amen John Sacret Young
Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Entertainment Events, American Playhouse
Year Released:  1983        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  75%
Plot Snapshot:  Nuclear war isolates a small California town, where a mother is raising her three daughters
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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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The War Game (1965)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Peter Watkins
Writer(s):   Peter Watkins
Studio:  British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Year Released:  1966        Running Time:  48 min
Genre:  Documentary, Drama, and War
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  92%
Plot Snapshot:  Although winning an Oscar for Best Documentary, this is the fictional account of a nuke hitting a random British city.
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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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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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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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