Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Terry Cunningham
Writer(s):   Michael Konyves
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Premiere Bobine
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When earthquakes and crevices start appearing around the globe, it's up to a crack scientific team to dive into the Earth and fix things before it's too late. But there might be a government conspiracy fighting against them...
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs Tsunami (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   David Palmieri
Writer(s):   Seán Lee Keith Parker
Studio:  Infinite Spectrum Productions, Tom Cat Films
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  I can't improve on the IMdB synopsis: Which ever one wins, we lose.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Earthquake (1974)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Mark Robson
Writer(s):   George Fox Mario Puzo
Studio:  Universal Pictures, The Filmakers Group
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  123 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  35%
Plot Snapshot:  Several plot threads are affected when the mother of all earthquakes hits Los Angeles
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Not available on Vudu
The Earthquake (Zemletryasenie) (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sarik Andreasyan
Writer(s):   Grant Barsegyan Arsen Danielyan Aleksey Gravitskiy Sergey Yudakov
Studio:  Mars Media Entertainment, National Cinema Centre of Armenia
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  101 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Childhood catches up with two characters against the background of the devastating 1988 earthquake in Armenia, which killed ~25,000 people.
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Faultline (2004)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Rex Piano
Writer(s):   Peter Sullivan
Studio:  Christopher Filmcapital, ACH, Regent Productions
Year Released:  2004        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An underwater earthquake wreaks havoc on a small island, jeoparding a graduate student and his estranged wife, among others
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
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Firequake (2014)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Geoff P. Browne
Writer(s):   Denise Poole
Studio:  Bulgarian Unified Film Organization, Odyssey Media, Syfy
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The creator of a new, clean-coal energy source must save the world when governments start shortcutting the required safety measures.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Joseph Kane
Writer(s):   Borden Chase Prescott Chaplin
Studio:  Republic Pictures
Year Released:  1945        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Drama, History, Musical, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Cattleman is lured to San Francisco, falls in love with a dance-hall girl, loses his shirt to a hustler, goes away and learns to gamble, comes back, opens his own saloon, gets the girl, gets caught in the 1906 earthquake, and learns his lesson
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Geo-Disaster (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Thunder Levin
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Planetary, Tornado, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Volcano + tornado + earthquake spells the end for beleaguered Los Angeles. One family tries to outrun the tornado in a Humvee. 'Nuff said.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Larry Elikann
Writer(s):   William Bast Paul Huson Michael Petryni
Studio:  Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  240 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A seismologist tries to convince city officials that The Big One is on the way, after a series of small earthquakes hits Los Angeles
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
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
How It Ends (2018)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   David M. Rosenthal
Writer(s):   Brooks McLaren
Studio:  Paul Schiff Productions, Sierra / Affinity
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  32/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  22%
Plot Snapshot:  With his father-in-law, a man searches for his missing pregnant fiancee after a mysterious apocalyptic event hits Earth.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Ice Quake (2010)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Paul Ziller
Writer(s):   David Ray
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Quake Productions
Year Released:  2010        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Avalanche, Earthquake, Iceberg, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake in Alaska has opened up a massive crack in the Earth's crust, causing ice geysers(!), avalanches, and venting flammable methane into the area. I think we all know where this is going.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Impossible (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   J.A. Bayona
Writer(s):   Sergio G. Sánchez María Belón
Studio:  Mediaset España, Summit Entertainment, Apaches Entertainment
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  73/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  81%
Plot Snapshot:  Vacationing family is torn apart by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand. Based on a true story and incredibly realistic.
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LA Apocalypse (Doomed Planet) (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Michael J. Sarna
Writer(s):   Neil Elman Erik Estenberg
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Doomed Pictures
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  80 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Core meltdown, Earthquake, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  LA is evacuated when Earth's core starts to overheat, but one man stays behind to find his kidnapped fiancee
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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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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
MegaFault (2009)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   David Michael Latt
Writer(s):   Paul Bales
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2009        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  With a gorgeous seismologist, a miner races to stop a deep seismic fault from tearing apart the U.S., and then the world.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good) and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Mind Blown (2016)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Christian Sesma
Writer(s):   Jessica Uberuaga Michael Marinaccio Luke Goss
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Ton of Hats, Zoo Creatives
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Telekinetics under the control of the US military begin to fight back
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:- Not available at Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Miracle on I-880 (1993)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Robert Iscove
Writer(s):   Leo E. Arthur Casey Kelly
Studio:  Columbia Pictures Television, Glen Oak Production
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Auto/truck, Earthquake, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1989 Loma Prieta, California earthquake collapse of the double-decker I-880 bridge, and the heroic efforts of bystanders to try to free the people trapped in their cars.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Dash Shaw
Writer(s):   Dash Shaw
Studio:  Shout! Factory
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  75 min
Genre:  Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Flood/tsunami
Ratings:
    Metascore:  72/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  85%
Plot Snapshot:  An earthquake puts a California high school on course to sink into the Pacific.
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Neptune Factor (1973)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  G
Director(s):   Daniel Petrie
Writer(s):   Jack DeWitt
Studio:  Conquest of the Deeps Limited and Company, Quadrant Films, Bellevue Pathé (Qué) Ltée
Year Released:  1973        Running Time:  98 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A Navy minisub must go deep into an ocean trench to rescue a research team dislodged by an earthquake.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, 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
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...
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Power Play (2003)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Joseph Zito
Writer(s):   BJ Davis Adrian Fulle Brent Huff Douglas L. Walton
Studio:  American Cinema International
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Conspiracy story involving an energy crisis, a government cover-up, a reporter dodging bullets, and oh, yes, earthquakes
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
The Quake (Skjelvet) (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   John Andreas Andersen
Writer(s):   John Kåre Raake Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Studio:  Fantefilm
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  70/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  81%
Plot Snapshot:  Inspired by an actual 1904 earthquake in Oslo, and brought to us by the same people who did The Wave imagine what would happen if one hit today.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
Related content:
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- The Tunnel Finds US Distributor
- Norway Sells Another Disaster Movie
- Trailer: The Burning Sea (Nordsjøen) 2021)
San Andreas (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Carlton Cuse Andre Fabrizio Jeremy Passmore
Studio:  Village Roadshow Pictures, New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  43/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  48%
Plot Snapshot:  The Rock saves the day when an earthquake trashes California
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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- Places that Seem to Attract Disasters
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San Andreas 2 (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Gavin James Neil Widener
Studio:  Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema, Seven Bucks Productions
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Follow-up to the 2015 original. Plot yet to be announced.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not yet available on Amazon
- Not yet available on Barnes and Noble
- Not yet available on Vudu
San Andreas Mega Quake (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   H.M. Coakley
Writer(s):   Ryan Ebert Geoff Mead
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  In hopes of preventing "The Big One," scientists in Southern California aim to make a volcano erupt(?)
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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