Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Maria Saret
Writer(s):   Amado Lacuesta Salvador Royales
Studio:  Seiko Films
Year Released:  1995        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
--    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1993 sinking of a floating pagoda, the centerpiece of the Bocaue River Festival in the Philippines, which killed more than 200 people
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Britannic (2000)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writer(s):   Brett Thompson Kim Owen Smith Dennis A. Pratt Brian Trenchard-Smith
Studio:  Britannic Productions Ltd., Flashpoint
Year Released:  2000        Running Time:  93 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and War
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Fictional accout of the 1916 sinking of Titanic's sister ship, Britannic, chalking it up to German sabotage of the ship (instead of a probable torpedo, in reality)
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Burning Train, The (1980)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ravi Chopra
Writer(s):   Kamleshwar Ravi Chopra
Studio:  NH Studioz
Year Released:  1980        Running Time:  142 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Bombs on a train. What else do you need?
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The Captain (Zhongguo jizhang) (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writer(s):   Yonggan Yu
Studio:  Bona Film Group, Alibaba Pictures, Huaxia Film Distribution
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  111 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  75%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 2018 incident during Sichuan Airlines flight 8633, when the cockpit's windscreen shattered at 32,000 feet above Tibet
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The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   George P. Cosmatos
Writer(s):   Robert Katz George P. Cosmatos Tom Mankiewicz
Studio:  Associated General Films, International Cine Productions, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Year Released:  1976        Running Time:  129 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Medical, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  29%
Plot Snapshot:  Outbreak on a train. Passengers on a train are quarantined after a terrorist exposes them to the plague. Meanwhile, military officials plan to destroy the train once it reaches a structurally unsound bridge.
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Challenger (1990)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Glenn Jordan
Writer(s):   George Englund
Studio:  George Englund Productions, IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  160 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Space travel, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the fatal 1986 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff, with a focus on civilian passenger Krista McAuliffe.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Challenger Disaster (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   James Hawes
Writer(s):   Kate Gartside
Studio:  BBC Films, Erste Weltweit Medien, Moonlighting Films
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Space travel, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  92%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the fatal 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and the commission charged with finding the cause.
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:Collision Course (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Fred Olen Ray
Writer(s):   Jason Bourque Fred Olen Ray
Studio:  MarVista Entertainment
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After a solar flare knocks out the electronics, the pilot, and the copilot, a widow due to a previous plane crash works with the flight crew to land their plane safety
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The Command (Kursk) (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Thomas Vinterberg
Writer(s):   Robert Rodat Robert Moore
Studio:  EuropaCorp, Belga Productions, VIA EST
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  117 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  48/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the fatal 2000 disaster onboard the Russian submarine Kursk, and the negligence of the Russian government in response
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The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   David Lowell Rich
Writer(s):   Arthur Hailey Jennings Lang Eric Roth
Studio:  Universal Pictures
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  14%
Plot Snapshot:  The last (and most ridiculous) of the Aiport movies sees a plane enroute to the Moscow Olympics being fired upon by a passenger's boyfriend. Starring all of your favorite 1970s B-list actors, plus the ever-reliable George Kennedy (RIP, Joe Patroni).
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Barry Shear
Writer(s):   Rob Elder Sarah Elder Donald S. Sanford Steve Brown
Studio:  Charles Fries Productions
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401, which crashed into the Florida Everglades, and the ensuing investigation. In all, 101 of the 176 souls aboard were killed. See also The Ghost of Flight 401.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Philip Saville
Writer(s):   E. Arthur Kean
Studio:  Citadel Entertainment, Consolidated Entertainment, Schaefer/Karpf Productions
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Drama and Mystery
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A widow refuses to believe her pilot husband was responsible for the fatal crash of a passenger jet.
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The Crowded Sky (1960)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Joseph Pevney
Writer(s):   Charles Schnee Hank Searls
Studio:  Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1960        Running Time:  105 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Word problem: If a Navy jet with a defective radio/navigation equipment is heading east at 400 mph, and a full passenger jet is traveling west at 300 mph, whom should they get to write the theme song?
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Paul Seed
Writer(s):   Michael Baker Bob Duffield
Studio:  HBO Films, BBC Films, Home Box Office (HBO)
Year Released:  1992        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1989 running aground of the Exxon Valdez and subsequent oil spill in remote Prince William Sound, Alaska, and the devastating environmental and financial losses sustained.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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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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Die Explosion: U-Bahn-Ticket in den Tod (Deadline) (2002)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Marc Hertel
Writer(s):   Günter Knarr Philipp Weinges
Studio:  teamWorx Television & Film
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  92 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Terrorism, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A bombing causes a subway tunnel to collapse, trapping hundreds of passengers. As water seeps into the tunnel and oxygen is running out, they realize that the bomber is still in there with them...
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Die letzte Nacht der Titanic (1955)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Volker von Collande
Writer(s):   Günther Benno Bobrik Hartmut Grund Leslie Reade
Studio:  Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD), NWDR
Year Released:  1955        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Richard Sarafian
Writer(s):   David Ambrose
Studio:  Filmways Television, Moonlight Productions
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Manmade, Train/tram, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A grieving man sets two trains on a collision course to force the railroad company to admit to previous negligence.
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Exploding Sun (2013)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Michael Robison
Writer(s):   Jeff Schechter
Studio:  Muse Entertainment Enterprises
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  174 min
Genre:  Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary, Space travel, Storm, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Runaway brand-new lunar passenger shuttle is headed straight for the sun
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Links to Buy/Rent:Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ralph Nelson
Writer(s):   Harold Medford
Studio:  Arcola Pictures
Year Released:  1964        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Mystery
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Drama about whether pilot error truly brought down a jet full of people
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Fearless (1993)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Peter Weir
Writer(s):   Rafael Yglesias
Studio:  Spring Creek Productions, Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1993        Running Time:  122 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  86%
Plot Snapshot:  After surviving a major plane crash, a man feels invulnerable
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Links to Buy/Rent:Final Descent (1997)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mike Robe
Writer(s):   Robert P. Davis Roger Young
Studio:  Columbia TriStar Television, Mandalay Television
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  After a midair collision, a pilot battles both a romantic rival and his own crippled airplane to bring his passengers to safety
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Finest Hours (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Craig Gillespie
Writer(s):   Scott Silver Paul Tamasy Eric Johnson Casey Sherman Michael J. Tougias
Studio:  Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  117 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Planetary, Storm, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  58/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  63%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1952 Coast Guard rescue of sailors from two destroyed oil tankers off the New England coast
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Links to Buy/Rent:Flight (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Suraj Joshi
Writer(s):   Babita Ashiwal Mohit Chadha Suraj Joshi
Studio:  Crazy Boyz Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, UFO Movies India
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  '--%
Plot Snapshot:  A businessman wakes up to find that he's alone on the plane. Hope he can fly it!
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Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Robert Michael Lewis
Writer(s):   John McGreevey
Studio:  Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Year Released:  1984        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Air travel, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1982 crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington DC, which killed all but 5 of the 79 passengers and crew aboard, plus another 4 people on the bridge.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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