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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Dark Horizon (2007)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nicholas J. Hagen
Writer(s):   Ryan Deal
Studio:  Hagen / Deal Productions
Year Released:  2007        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Armed rebels spoil a family camping trip
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writer(s):   Lionel Chetwynd
Studio:  Showtime Networks, Lionel Chetwynd Productions
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  128 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bridge collapse, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 9/11 attacks, told from the perspectives of then-President George W. Bush and his team members.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed 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
The Deadly Tower (1975)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jerry Jameson
Writer(s):   William Douglas Lansford Antonio Calderón
Studio:  MGM Television
Year Released:  1975        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the events of August 1, 1966, when University of Texas student Charles Whitman killed his wife and mother, then headed to the tower on the Austin campus and fatally shot another 14 people and wounded 31 before he was brought down by police and civilians.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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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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- Not available on Vudu
EXIT (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Lee Sang-guen
Writer(s):   Lee Sang-guen
Studio:  CJ Entertainment
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action and Comedy
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  100%
Plot Snapshot:  K-Pop invades the movies, as two attractive young people try to survive in a city attacked by a lethal gas. It helps that they're both good at rock-climbing(?).
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- The Year in Disaster Movies: 2019
- South Korean Disaster Movie Ashfall to Open Far East Film Festival
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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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Mooi Doodliggen (Play Dead) (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Rolf van Eijk
Writer(s):   Roelof Jan Minneboo
Studio:  Revolver Amsterdam
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:   min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Manmade, Terrorism, and Transportation
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2014 missle attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine
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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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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Patriots Day (2016)
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:Skyjacked (1972)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   John Guillermin
Writer(s):   Stanley R. Greenberg David Harper
Studio:  Walter Seltzer Productions
Year Released:  1972        Running Time:  101 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Manmade, Terrorism, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Vietnam vet demands to be taken to Russia...it goes without saying that he's mentally ill
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Links to Buy/Rent: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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Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   George Miller
Writer(s):   Tedi Sarafian George Malko
Studio:  Hallmark Entertainment, JAWO Productions, RHI Entertainment
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Manmade, Planetary, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A villain who has figured out how to create tidal waves is demanding $1 billion or he'll strike again. A Nobel prizewinner is called in to save the day, but then he becomes the prime suspect.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Not available on Vudu
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Larry Peerce
Writer(s):   George LaFountaine Edward Hume
Studio:  Filmways Pictures, Universal Pictures
Year Released:  1976        Running Time:  115 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  30%
Plot Snapshot:  It's Charlton Heston and John Cassavetes to the rescue when a sniper starts picking off people attending a championship football game
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent: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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