Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Baumgartner
Writer(s):   John Baumgartner
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  84 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Nobody believed the scientist when she predicted a 12.7 earthquake for Los Angeles. Who's laughing now, huh?
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:San Francisco (1936)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   W.S. Van Dyke
Writer(s):   Anita Loos Robert E. Hopkins
Studio:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Year Released:  1936        Running Time:  115 min
Genre:  Drama, Musical, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  100%
Plot Snapshot:  The fight between Clark Gable and Jack Holt over Jeanette MacDonald is interrupted by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
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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Links to Buy/Rent:Seattle Superstorm (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jason Bourque
Writer(s):   David Ray Jeff Renfroe
Studio:  MarVista Entertainment, Two 4 The Money Media, Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A quarreling family must work together to save Seattle when a UFO shot down by the military starts causing severe storms, earthquakes, etc.
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
Short Walk to Daylight (1972)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Barry Shear
Writer(s):   Philip H. Reisman Jr. Gerald Di Pego Edward Montagne
Studio:  Universal Television
Year Released:  1972        Running Time:  73 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Bridge collapse, Earthquake, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  People trapped by an earthquake in the New York City subway must make their way to the surface.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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The Sinking of Japan (Nihon chinbotsu) (2006)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Shinji Higuchi
Writer(s):   Sakyo Komatsu Masato Kato
Studio:  Dentsu, J Dream, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  135 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Remake of Tidal Wave (1973). After a major earthquake, a scientist predicts that Japan will be submerged much faster than anyone else estimates, necessitating evacuation.
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Spitak (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Aleksandr Kott
Writer(s):   Marina Sochinskaya
Studio:  Telestofilm
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  98 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, which killed up to 50,000 people and injured 130,000 more
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Stormageddon (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nick Lyon
Writer(s):   Neil Elman
Studio:  Cinetel Films
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Manmade, Planetary, Runaway technology, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When Skynet meets the Weather Channel...
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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This Is Chance! (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Ol Parker
Writer(s):   Jon Mooallem
Studio:  Concordia Studios
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:   min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of how a community radio reporter held Anchorage together after the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history struck in 1964
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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Masaki Tachibana
Writer(s):   Natsuko Takahashi
Studio:  Maiden Japan
Year Released:  2009        Running Time:  23 min
Genre:  Animation and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  '--%
Plot Snapshot:  A girl and her brother try to get home after a major earthquake hits Tokyo
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Trágico terremoto en México (1987)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Francisco Guerrero
Writer(s):   Reyes Bercini
Studio:  Productora Metropolitana SA
Year Released:  1987        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the 1985 earthquake that struck Mexico City. A man seeks his pregnant partner, who was taken to the hospital in labor just before a devastating earthquake hits.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Bharat Nalluri
Writer(s):   Abi Morgan
Studio:  British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), HBO Films, Kudos Film and Television
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  111 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and its aftermath, in which up to 280,000 people were killed in 14 countries.
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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Underwater (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   William Eubank
Writer(s):   Brian Duffield Adam Cozad
Studio:  20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Earthquake, Monsters, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  48/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  When an earthquake damages an underwater research station, the scientists must battle not only the extreme water pressure but also something that has awakened down there...
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Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (2014)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   W.D. Hogan
Writer(s):   David Sanderson
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Zodiac Pictures
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor, Earthquake, Planetary, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When a mysterious planet crosses the sun, global catastrophes are unleashed. A rogue scientist is the key to deciphering the symbols and humanity's only chance at survival.
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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