Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   R.D. Braunstein
Writer(s):   H. Perry Horton Richard Schenkman
Studio:  The Asylum, The Institution, Next Station Productions
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Parents race to find their kids in Paris after massive volcanic eruptions cause the dawn of a new ice age. Another case of outrunning the temperature.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members
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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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Airplane vs. Volcano (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   James Kondelik Jon Kondelik
Writer(s):   James Kondelik Jon Kondelik
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Planetary, Transportation, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Passengers on an airliner need to work together to get their plane out of a ring of volcanos. Sure, why not?
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Apocalypse Pompeii (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ben Demaree
Writer(s):   Steve Bevilacqua Jacob Cooney Bill Hanstock
Studio:  Nimar Studios
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action and Adventure
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A special-ops commando works with his former teammates to save his family when Vesuvius erupts again
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Iconic landmark destroyed
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Links to Buy/Rent:Ashfall (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Byung-seo Kim Hae-jun Lee
Writer(s):   Byung-seo Kim Hae-jun Lee
Studio:  Dexter Studios
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  130 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  A North Korean agent works with others to prevent a massive volcanic eruption
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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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Dante's Peak (1997)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Roger Donaldson
Writer(s):   Leslie Bohem
Studio:  Universal Pictures, Pacific Western Productions
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  108 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  43/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  27%
Plot Snapshot:  Not-so-dormant volcano threatens up-and-coming town
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, 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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End Day (2005)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Gareth Edwards
Writer(s):   Gareth Edwards
Studio:  British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pro 7
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  45 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor, Flood/tsunami, Manmade, Medical, Planetary, Runaway technology, Virus, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Five actual scientists comment on five scenarios for the end of the world--particle accelerator malfunction that causes a black hole to form, Yellowstone supervolcano eruption that causes "volcanic winter," volcano/tsunami in the Atlantic, meteor that hits Berlin, passenger traveling from Asia who dies at Heathrow of an unknown virus--using the framing device of a scientist who is travelling to New York City to present at a conference.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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End of the World (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Maximilian Elfeldt
Writer(s):   Michael Varrati
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Planetary, Storm, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After solar storms cause flooding, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions(?), a city-dwelling family must seek refuge in caves on high ground
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Eruption: LA (2018)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sean Cain
Writer(s):   Sean Cain
Studio:  4 Mile Productions
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A would-be screenwriter, a mad scientist/novelist, and a Hollywood diva (??) must save Los Angeles when supervolcanoes start going off all over the city.
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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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:Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   J.A. Bayona
Writer(s):   Derek Connolly Michael Crichton
Studio:  Amblin Entertainment, Apaches Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  128 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  51/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  50%
Plot Snapshot:  The dinosaurs left on Isla Nublar are threatened by an imminent volcanic eruption, but will the rescue just take them from the frying pan into the fire?
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, Estranged family members, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Krakatoa (2008)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jeremy Hall Stuart Everett
Writer(s):   Richard Burke-Ward Tony Mulholland Jeremy Hall
Studio:  Pioneer Productions
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Climate change, Flood/tsunami, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1883 explosion of Krakatoa in Indonesia, the loudest and one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
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Krakatoa: East of Java (Volcano) (1969)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  G
Director(s):   Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer(s):   Cliff Gould Bernard Gordon
Studio:  Cinerama Productions Corp., Security Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Year Released:  1969        Running Time:  131 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  0%
Plot Snapshot:  The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa affects many subplots, including a salvage mission, a son at a nearby school, and a boatload of convicts
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The Last Days of Pompeii (Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeii) (1926)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Carmine Gallone Amleto Palermi
Writer(s):   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Alfredo Panzini
Studio:  Società Italiana Grandi Films
Year Released:  1926        Running Time:  181 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE destroys the resort city of Pompeii. Yet again.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper
Writer(s):   James Ashmore Creelman Melville Baker Ruth Rose Boris Ingster Jerry Hutchinson G.B. Stern
Studio:  RKO Radio Pictures
Year Released:  1935        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Second of three feature-length versions of the story (others in 1913 and 1959. Blacksmith-turned-rich-gladiator faces off against gentle son as Vesuvius gets ready to blow...
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (Los últimos días de Pompeyo) (1940)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Rafael E. Portas
Writer(s):  
Studio:  
Year Released:  1940        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Comedy, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
IMdB: --    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Yet another dramatization of Bulwer-Lytton's novel, which tells the story of the 79 CE eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Peter R. Hunt
Writer(s):   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Carmen Culver
Studio:  RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, David Gerber Productions, Centerpoint
Year Released:  1984        Running Time:  310 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of Bulwer-Lytton's book on the 79 CE eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which wiped out the resort town of Pompeii.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) (1913)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mario Caserini Eleuterio Rodolfi
Writer(s):   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Mario Caserini
Studio:  Società Anonima Ambrosio
Year Released:  1913        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Remake of the 1908 short version of the novel. Two love triangles are caught up in the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius. Remade twice more, in 1935 and 1959.
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The Last Days of Pompeii (Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) (1959)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mario Bonnard
Writer(s):   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Ennio De Concini Luigi Emmanuele Sergio Leone Duccio Tessari Sergio Corbucci
Studio:  Cine-Produzioni Associate, Procusa, Transocean-Film
Year Released:  1959        Running Time:  103 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Third feature-length version of this story (others in 1913 and 1935.Take the plot of Gladiator and insert it into Pompeii just before Mt. Vesuvius erupts, then add the actor best known for playing Hercules.
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The Last Days of Pompeii (Jone ovvero gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) (1913)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ubaldo Maria Del Colle Giovanni Enrico Vidali
Writer(s):   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Studio:  Pasquali e C, Vay e Hubert
Year Released:  1913        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Drama, History, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the Bulwer-Lytton book, like the others of the same title, it tells the story of doomed lovers in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius in Italy
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Lava Storm (2008)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Sean Dwyer
Writer(s):   Bill Hoffman
Studio:  The Films Factory, Grana Productions, TV4
Year Released:  2008        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Married first-responders must save their family, and the world, from lava storms(?).
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Iconic landmark destroyed
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Pompeii (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer(s):   Janet Scott Batchler Lee Batchler Michael Robert Johnson B.L. Jurgens
Studio:  TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict, Constantin Film International, Impact Pictures, Don Carmody Productions
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  105 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, History, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  39/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  27%
Plot Snapshot:  The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius looms as a former slave attempts to rescue his love from the clutches of a cruel Roman senator
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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Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Peter Nicholson
Writer(s):   Edward Canfor-Dumas Peter Nicholson
Studio:  BBC / TLC / NDR, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), France 2 (FR2)
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, which destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Ring of Fire (2012)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Paul Shapiro
Writer(s):   Michael Vickerman
Studio:  Reunion Pictures
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  176 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Drilling too deeply for oil in Oregon causes a volcanic eruption (?), risking triggering the "Ring of Fire" around the Pacific Ocean and destroying the planet.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, 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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