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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500 MPH Storm (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Daniel Lusko
Writer(s):   Kuang Lee Hank Woon Jr.
Studio:  Indy Entertainment, The Asylum
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane, Manmade, Planetary, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When an energy project goes wrong and unleashes a series of hurricanes across the U.S., a high-school science teacher and his family must flee for safety before the storms combine into a "supercane"
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Abandon Ship (Seven Waves Away) (1957)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Richard Sale
Writer(s):   Richard Sale
Studio:  Copa Productions
Year Released:  1957        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Hurricane, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the real-life sinking of the William Brown in 1841, a ship's officer must decide who lives or dies after their luxury liner sinks
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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:Category 5 (2014)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Rob King
Writer(s):   E.M. McCoy
Studio:  AltaVista Entertainment Group, Blacklion Entertainment, Lady A Pictures
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have to deal with an even worse storm
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Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Dick Lowry
Writer(s):   Matt Dorff
Studio:  MAT IV, Frank & Bob Films II, Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Year Released:  2004        Running Time:  175 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When Tornado Met Hurricane, now on a screen near you. See also the 2005 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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Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Dick Lowry
Writer(s):   Christian Ford Roger Soffer Matt Dorff James LaRosa
Studio:  Luisa Filmproduktions GmbH and Co. KG, Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Winnipeg Pictures
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  169 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Sequel to Category 6: Day of Destruction. Global warming has caused devastating storms to break out around the world, with worse to come. Meanwhile, a zealot aims to use the destruction for his own ends...
TDA Checklist Items:  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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Condominium (1980)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sidney Hayers
Writer(s):   Robert A. Cinader Steve Hayes John D. MacDonald
Studio:  Universal Television
Year Released:  1980        Running Time:  240 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A hurricane is really going to mess up the lives of the residents of a luxury high-rise in Florida.
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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Crawl (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Alexandre Aja
Writer(s):   Michael Rasmussen Shawn Rasmussen
Studio:  Paramount Pictures, Raimi Productions
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  60/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  82%
Plot Snapshot:  A woman battling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane must face alligators in a flooding house
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Der Untergang der Pamir (The Sinking of the Pamir) (2006)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kaspar Heidelbach
Writer(s):   Fritz Müller-Scherz
Studio:  Polyphon Film-und Fernsehgesellschaft
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  180 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Hurricane, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Loose dramatization of the 1957 sinking of the German freighter Pamir during Hurricane Carrie, which killed 80 of the 86 crew aboard.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Fire Next Time, The (1993)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Tom McLoughlin
Writer(s):   James S. Henerson
Studio:  RHI Entertainment
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  195 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Climate change, Flood/tsunami, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When the greenhouse effect causes multiple natural disasters in the U.S., a Louisiana family decides to try for Canada.
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Gale Force (2002)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Jim Wynorski
Writer(s):   Steve Latshaw
Studio:  Phoenician Entertainment
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Players seeking treasure on a new reality game show are threatened by humans AND a killer hurricane
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Hours (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Eric Heisserer
Writer(s):   Eric Heisserer
Studio:  The Safran Company, PalmStar Media, Hours Capital
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  55/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  60%
Plot Snapshot:  After Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, a man works to keep his newborn daughter alive in a ravaged hospital.
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Links to Buy/Rent:Hurricane (1974)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jerry Jameson
Writer(s):   Jack Turley William C. Anderson
Studio:  Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), Montagne Productions
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  74 min
Genre:  Drama
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Hurricane, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An all-star cast fights to survive a monster hurricane and resulting tidal wave. Uses actual footage from Hurricane Camille.
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Hurricane (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Jan Troell
Writer(s):   James Norman Hall Charles Nordhoff Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Studio:  Dino De Laurentiis Company, Famous Films
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Adventure and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  38%
Plot Snapshot:  Remake of the 1937 John Ford film. A massive storm threatens forbidden lovers and their families on a tropical island.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Hurricane Heist (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Rob Cohen
Writer(s):   Carlos Davis Jeff Dixon Anthony Fingleton Scott Windhauser
Studio:  Foresight Unlimited, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  102 min
Genre:  Action, Crime, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  24/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  33%
Plot Snapshot:  Original title: Category 5. As a major hurricane bears down on a US Mint facility, thieves attempt a massive heist. Delayed from 2017, so you know it's going to be good. Or, you know, not.
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
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The Hurricane (1937)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Ford Stuart Heisler
Writer(s):   Dudley Nichols Oliver H.P. Garrett Charles Nordhoff James Norman Hall Ben Hecht W.P. Lipscomb
Studio:  The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Year Released:  1937        Running Time:  110 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A hurricane threatens to destroy the happiness of lovers finally reunited. Remade in 1979 by Dino De Laurentiis.
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Storm (1999)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Harris Done
Writer(s):   Phillip J. Roth Patrick Phillips Harris Done Diane Fine
Studio:  Unified Film Organization (UFO)
Year Released:  1999        Running Time:  104 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane, Manmade, Planetary, Runaway technology, and Storm
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  You thought Geostorm was the first movie to weaponize the weather? Think again...
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good), and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Marvin J. Chomsky
Writer(s):   Casey Kelly
Studio:  NBC Productions
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of events caused by Hurricane Andrew hitting Florida in 1982, focusing on a meteorologist and his estranged son.
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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Typhoon (1940)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Louis King
Writer(s):   Steve Fisher Allen Rivkin
Studio:  Paramount Pictures
Year Released:  1940        Running Time:  70 min
Genre:  Adventure and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Hurricane and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Two cast-off sailors and their shipwrecked leading lady are threatened by angry natives, a forest fire, and a typhoon in the South Pacific
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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