Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Lindsay Gossling
Writer(s):   Travis Farncombe Lindsay Gossling
Studio:  IP Thirteen Minutes, ImpactWX, Elevated Films
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  108 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  40/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  24%
Plot Snapshot:  Residents of (what else?) a small town have only 13 minutes' warning before the largest tornado on record devastates the area
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The Apocalypse (2007)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Justin Jones
Writer(s):   Carlos De Los Rios David Michael Latt
Studio:  The Asylum, Faith Films
Year Released:  2007        Running Time:  94 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and Fantasy
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor, Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A mother and father try to keep their faith as they search for their missing child before an asteroid hits Earth.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Atomic Twister (2002)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Bill Corcoran
Writer(s):   Ron McGee
Studio:  Once Upon a Time Films, TBS Superstation
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Nuclear, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  People in a small town scramble to respons when a tornado hits the local nuclear power plant.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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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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Devil Winds (2003)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Gilbert M. Shilton
Writer(s):   Ira Schwartz Anthony L. Greene
Studio:  Avrio Filmworks, Cinetel Films, Lions Gate Films
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Damaged meteorologist must battle a superstorm to protect his family and prevent the release of deadly viruses from a top-secret lab. Naturally, his daughter has taken a job there.
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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Links to Buy/Rent:F4: Vortex (Der Zorn des Himmels) (2006)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Andreas Linke
Writer(s):   Don Bohlinger Stephan Lacant
Studio:  Grundy UFA TV Produktions, teamWorx Television & Film
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  166 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A heat wave and hail are the harbingers of a massive tornado (sure, we'll go with that). Can an intrepid meteorologist get the city evacuted before it hits?
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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Christmas Twister (F6 Twister) (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Peter Sullivan
Writer(s):   Hanz Wasserburger Peter Sullivan
Studio:  Production Media Group
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Can a holiday tornado reunite an estranged meteorologist and his news reporter wife?
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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Links to Buy/Rent:Fire Twister (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   George Erschbamer
Writer(s):   Larry Bain
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Odyssey Media, The Cartel
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Fire, Manmade, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When an explosion of experimental fuel causes a tornado of fire to start sweeping through Los Angeles, an ex-firefighter and some ecologists are left to fight it
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
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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:Ice Twisters (2009)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steven R. Monroe
Writer(s):   Paul A. Birkett Andrew C. Erin
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Ice Twisters Productions, Insight Film Studios
Year Released:  2009        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Planetary, Runaway technology, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A former-scientist-turned-science-fiction-writer (whew!) must save the world when a federal weather experiment goes horribly wrong. As they always seem to do.
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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Into the Storm (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steven Quale
Writer(s):   John Swetman
Studio:  Broken Road Productions, New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  44/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  21%
Plot Snapshot:  Storm-chasers, thrill-seekers, and townfolk deal with a rash of tornadoes
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Links to Buy/Rent:Metal Tornado (2011)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Gordon Yang
Writer(s):   Jason Bourque Andrew C. Erin Travis Stevens Gordon Yang
Studio:  Capital Productions
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Planetary, Runaway technology, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An American energy company ignores warnings about a flawed design--say it isn't so!--and lets loose an enormous magnetic vortex.
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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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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Nature Unleashed: Tornado (2005)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Alain Jakubowicz
Writer(s):   J. Paul V. Robert
Studio:  Millennium Films, Mediapro Pictures, Studio Eight Productions
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Plot? What plot? A guy who witnessed his dad's death by tornado gets involved when a satanic cult attempts to control a new twister. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Night of the Twisters (1996)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Timothy Bond
Writer(s):   Ivy Ruckman Sam Graham Chris Hubbell
Studio:  Atlantis Films, The Family Channel, MTM Enterprises
Year Released:  1996        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A boy tries to protect his family and friends when a series of tornadoes wreaks havoc in their small Nebraska town.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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NYC: Tornado Terror (2008)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Tibor Takács
Writer(s):   Nicole de Boer Sebastian Spence Jerry Wasserman
Studio:  Fast Productions Ltd., Fast (Tornado) Productions
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Mayor ignores alerts about rogue tornadoes until it's too late. Rockets are proposed as a solution. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
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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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Sharknado (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Southward Films, Syfy
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  82%
Plot Snapshot:  The one that started it all. When a freak hurricane brings thousands of hungry sharks to the streets and skies of Los Angeles, a legendary surfer tries to protect his estranged wife and his friends. Here are links to Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  61%
Plot Snapshot:  A Category 7 hurricane (?) brings the sharks to New York City, where they take the place by, well, storm. Here are links to Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  36%
Plot Snapshot:  Our heroes go on summer vacation, which means bad news for Orlando and Washington DC. Can they stop the sharks a third time? What are you, new? Links to Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  25%
Plot Snapshot:  Sharks in Vegas--isn't that redundant? Links to Parts 1, 2, 3, and 5
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin
Studio:  The Asylum, Syfy
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  38%
Plot Snapshot:  Now that the shark-storms have trashed the U.S., they've got their sights set on the rest of the world. Can Our Heroes stop them? Links to Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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- Teaser Trailer for Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
- Trailer #1 for Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
- Sad News for Sharknado Fans
- Teaser Trailer: Sharkado 6
- Shark Week Strikes Again
Stonados (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jason Bourque
Writer(s):   Rafael Jordan
Studio:  MarVista Entertainment, Two 4 The Money Media
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary, Storm, and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Ex-storm-chaser gets the band back together to fight a new type of storm. Hey, at least Boston is the city being thrreatened--that's something new.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Storm Cell (2008)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steven R. Monroe
Writer(s):   Michael Konyves Graham Ludlow
Studio:  Cinetel Films, Insight Film Studios, Storm Cell Productions
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, Horror, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A storm chaser whose parents were killed by a tornado (yet again) must warn greater Seattle that a killer storm is on the way.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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