Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   David Gidali
Writer(s):   Alex Greenfield
Studio:  Indy Entertainment
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The usual--an earthquake is about to destroy Los Angeles
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Links to Buy/Rent:10.5 (2004)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Lafia
Writer(s):   Christopher Canaan Ronnie Christensen John Lafia
Studio:  Argosy Productions Limited, Dogwood Pictures, Jaffe/Braunstein Films
Year Released:  2004        Running Time:  240 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  As a series of earthquakes rock the West Coast, a young scientist becomes convinced that an unprecedented 10.5 quake will sink California into the ocean. The only fix? Setting off nukes underground. Also check out the sequel.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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10.5: Apocalypse (2006)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Lafia
Writer(s):   John Lafia
Studio:  Hallmark Entertainment, Pear Pictures, Jaffe/Braunstein Films
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  169 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  In this sequel to 10.5, the hits just keep on coming, this time threatening two of the larges nuclear reactors in the U.S.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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The 12 Disasters of Christmas (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Steven R. Monroe
Writer(s):   Sydney Roper Rudy Thauberger
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Golden Ring Productions
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Climate change, Earthquake, Hurricane, Planetary, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Mayan prophecies have a lot to answer for in this series of unfortunate events starting on Christmas Eve
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2012 (2009)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Roland Emmerich
Writer(s):   Harald Kloser Roland Emmerich
Studio:  Columbia Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, Farewell Productions, The Mark Gordon Company
Year Released:  2009        Running Time:  158 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  49/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  39%
Plot Snapshot:  Shifting tectonic plates make the earth go haywire
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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2012: Doomsday (2008)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Nick Everhart
Writer(s):   Naomi L. Selfman Nick Everhart
Studio:  Faith Films
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Adventure, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, Planetary, Storm, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Four pilgrims meet at a Mayan temple on December 21, 2012, the date predicted as the end of the world. Meanwhile, NASA is tracking a massive polar shift, triggering calamities worldwide. Could there be a connection? Duh.
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40 Days and Nights (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Peter Geiger
Writer(s):   H. Perry Horton
Studio:  Warner Bros.
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The oceans rise when the tectonic plates shift, causing people to scramble to get a seat on a military "ark" and a microbiologist to collect DNA from as many species as she can
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After the Shock (1990)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Gary Sherman
Writer(s):   Gary Sherman
Studio:  Gary Sherman Productions, Wilshire Court Productions
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that leveled parts of the San Francisco Bay area, focusing on how community members helped each other before the first responders could arrive.
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Aftershock (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Nicolás López
Writer(s):   Eli Roth Guillermo Amoedo Nicolás López
Studio:  Sobras International Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Dragonfly Entertainment, Vertebra Films
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  39/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  36%
Plot Snapshot:  Being trapped in an underground nightclub might be safer than what happens up top after an earthquake. TRIGGER: rape, gore
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Links to Buy/Rent:Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mikael Salomon
Writer(s):   Loren Boothby Paul Eric Myers Chuck Scarborough David Stevens
Studio:  Hallmark Entertainment, Pacific Motion Pictures, RTL
Year Released:  1999        Running Time:  170 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A devastating earthquake hits New York City. What more do you need to know, really?
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Age of Ice (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Emile Edwin Smith
Writer(s):   Emile Edwin Smith
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Shifting Arabian tectonic plates shift, causing earthquakes and a new ice age. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Asteroid vs Earth (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Christopher Ray
Writer(s):   Adam Lipsius
Studio:  The Asylum, Tiki Terrors
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor, Earthquake, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When massive meteors are headed for Earth, a massive earthquake is planned to knock the planet out of its orbit. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Bermuda Triangle North Sea (2011)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nick Lyon
Writer(s):   Nikolaus Kraemer Derek Meister Simon X. Rost
Studio:  Dreamtool Entertainment
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  127 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Climate change, Earthquake, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Pumping excess carbon emissions under the North Sea might not be the brightest idea...
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available at Amazon
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Big Bus, The (1976)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   James Frawley
Writer(s):   Fred Freeman Lawrence J. Cohen
Studio:  Paramount Pictures
Year Released:  1976        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action and Comedy
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Hurricane, Parody, Planetary, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  78%
Plot Snapshot:  The oil lobby wants to put out of business a nuclear-powered bus that goes nonstop from New York to Denver, in this spoof of every disaster movie you ever saw
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:Bug (1975)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jeannot Szwarc
Writer(s):   Thomas Page William Castle
Studio:  William Castle Productions
Year Released:  1975        Running Time:  99 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Earthquake, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  29%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake allows a mutant species of fire-starting cockroaches to emerge, bent on destruction
TDA Checklist Items:  Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent:CAT. 8 (2013)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kevin Fair
Writer(s):   Donald Martin
Studio:  Muse Entertainment Enterprises
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  180 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A government research project gone wrong spells doom for everyone, unless a genius can save them
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent: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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Chikyû ga ugoita hi (The Day the Earth Moved) (1997)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Toshio Gotô
Writer(s):   Etsuko Kishikawa
Studio:  GoGo Visual Planning, Orix, Tama Production
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  76 min
Genre:  Animation, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1995 Kobe/Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake, which killed more than 6000 people and left 300,000 homeless, told from the point of view of a young boy and his friends.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Colossus of Rhodes (Il colosso di Rodi) (1961)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sergio Leone
Writer(s):   Ennio De Concini Sergio Leone Cesare Seccia Luciano Martino Ageo Savioli Luciano Chitarrini Carlo Gualtieri
Studio:  Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.), Cine-Produzioni Associate, Procusa
Year Released:  1961        Running Time:  127 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  57%
Plot Snapshot:  A massive earthquake topples both one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the political structure in Rhodes
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Links to Buy/Rent:Concrete Utopia (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Uhm Tae-hwa
Writer(s):   Kim Soong-nyoong
Studio:  Lotte Entertainment
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:   min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  After a devastating earthquake strikes Seoul, the residents of an apartment building work together to stay alive and repel outsiders
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Crack in the World (1965)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Andrew Marton
Writer(s):   Jon Manchip White Julian Zimet
Studio:  Security Pictures
Year Released:  1965        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A dying scientist wants to finish his work--harnessing Earth's geothermal energy by setting off a nuke in the planet's crust, but ooooops
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:The Crew (Ekipazh) (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nikolay Lebedev
Writer(s):   Tikhon Kornev Yuriy Korotkov Nikolay Kulikov Aleksey Onishchenko
Studio:  Three T Productions, Vserossiyskaya Gosudarstvennaya Televizionnaya i Radioveshchatelnaya Kompaniya (VGTRK)
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  140 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Inspired by the 1980 original. A dishonorably discharged pilot and his crew attempt a rescue mission when an island is hit by a volcanic eruption and earthquakes.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Robert Michael Lewis
Writer(s):   Jack Turley Max Jack
Studio:  ABC Circle Films
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  75 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A team of aerial photographers realizes that an earthquake is about to hit a desert town, but no one believes them. As usual.
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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Deathquake (Jishin rettô) (Magnitude/Earthquake 7.9) (1980)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kenjirô Ohmori
Writer(s):   Kaneto Shindô
Studio:  Toho Company
Year Released:  1980        Running Time:  126 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Nobody listens to the seismologist who predicts a huge earthquake for Tokyo...
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Deluge (1933)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Felix E. Feist
Writer(s):   Warren Duff S. Fowler Wright John F. Goodrich
Studio:  K.B.S. Productions Inc.
Year Released:  1933        Running Time:  70 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After a massive earthquake and tidal waves wipe out both coasts, a man swims out of New York, meets and connects with a woman, and protects her against marauders. But the action really starts when his wife shows up.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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