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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Adrift (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Baltasar Kormákur
Writer(s):   Tami Ashcraft Aaron Kandell Jordan Kandell David Branson Smith
Studio:  Huayi Brothers, Lakeshore Entertainment, RVK Studios
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  56/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  In 1983, two lovers set sail from Tahiti to San Diego and run right into Hurricane Raymond, into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes ever recorded
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Links to Buy/Rent:After the Titanic (2012)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Al Gurst
Writer(s):   Craig Daniels Al Gurst
Studio:  SEWFilms
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  128 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
IMDb: --    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of one survivor's story from the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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All Is Lost (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   J.C. Chandor
Writer(s):   J.C. Chandor
Studio:  Before The Door Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Sudden Storm Productions
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  87/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  94%
Plot Snapshot:  After colliding with a shipping container, a solo sailor fights to survive
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Links to Buy/Rent:Anything to Survive (1990)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Zale Dalen
Writer(s):   Elmo Wortman Jonathan Rintels
Studio:  ATL Productions, B.C. Films, Saban/Scherick Productions
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Planetary, Storm, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on a true story. A man and his children become stranded on a remote island while sailing home to Alaska, losing their boat in the storm. The authorities believe they're dead, but guess what?
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Atlantic (1929)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ewald André Dupont
Writer(s):   Victor Kendall Ernest Raymond
Studio:  British International Pictures (BIP)
Year Released:  1929        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the stage play. Fictionalized version of the RMS Titanic story; also released in French and German.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Atlantik (1929)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ewald André Dupont
Writer(s):   Ernest Raymond Ewald André Dupont Victor Kendall
Studio:  British International Pictures (BIP)
Year Released:  1929        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the stage play. Fictionalized version of the RMS Titanic story; also released in English and French.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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Atlantis (1930)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ewald André Dupont Jean Kemm
Writer(s):   Victor Kendall Pierre Maudru Ernest Raymond
Studio:  British International Pictures (BIP)
Year Released:  1930        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Manmade, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the stage play. Fictionalized version of the RMS Titanic story; also released in English and German.
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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Baltic Storm (2003)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Reuben Leder
Writer(s):   Jutta Rabe Reuben Leder Kaj Holmberg Henning Witte J.A. Gaudet
Studio:  Top Story Filmproduktion GmbH
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  113 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Thriller claiming that a Russian military conspiracy, not bad weather, was responsible for sinking the real-life MS Estonia in 1994, killing 850 people
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Irwin Allen
Writer(s):   Paul Gallico Nelson Gidding
Studio:  Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  0%
Plot Snapshot:  Picking up just after the original, while passengers still await rescue on the submerged ship, two rival scuba teams enter to look for treasure
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Links to Buy/Rent:Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy (1995)
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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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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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 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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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:Gray Lady Down (1978)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   David Greene
Writer(s):   David Lavallee James Whittaker Howard Sackler Frank P. Rosenberg
Studio:  The Mirisch Corporation, Universal Pictures
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  111 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  60%
Plot Snapshot:  A U.S. nuclear submarine collides with a cargo ship off the East Coast and is stuck teetering on the edge of an abyss. Can the Navy rescue them before time runs out?
TDA Checklist Items:  Side character who sacrifices him/herself and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Ron Howard
Writer(s):   Charles Leavitt Rick Jaffa Amanda Silver Nathaniel Philbrick
Studio:  Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Cott Productions, Enelmar Productions, A.I.E., Roth Films, Spring Creek Productions, Imagine Entertainment, K. JAM Media
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  122 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and History
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Boat/ship, Creatures, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  47/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  42%
Plot Snapshot:  Retelling of the sinking of the Essex by a giant whale, the inspiration for Moby-Dick, and its aftermath as the sailors attempt to survive
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Juggernaut (1974)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Richard Lester
Writer(s):   Alan Plater Richard Alan Simmons
Studio:  David V. Picker Productions, Two Roads Productions
Year Released:  1974        Running Time:  109 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An extortionist demands a huge ransom or (s)he'll blow up an ocean liner
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Kathryn Bigelow
Writer(s):   Louis Nowra Christopher Kyle
Studio:  First Light Production, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films
Year Released:  2002        Running Time:  138 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Manmade, Nuclear, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  58/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  61%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of events aboard the Soviet submarine K-19 in July 1961, when a nuclear coolant leak ended up killing 22 crew members
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Links to Buy/Rent:Killer on Board (1977)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Philip Leacock
Writer(s):   Sandor Stern
Studio:  Lorimar Productions
Year Released:  1977        Running Time:  95 min
Genre:  Drama and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Medical, Transportation, and Virus
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A deadly virus breaks out on a cruise ship. No, it's not Norovirus.
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The Last Survivors (1975)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Lee H. Katzin
Writer(s):   Douglas Day Stewart
Studio:  Bob Banner Associates, Columbia Pictures Television
Year Released:  1975        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A young ship's officer must decide who lives and dies on an overcrowded lifeboat, before a typhoon hits them.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Last Voyage (1960)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Andrew L. Stone
Writer(s):   Andrew L. Stone
Studio:  Andrew L. Stone Productions
Year Released:  1960        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Boilers explode on an old luxury liner, trapping family members in their stateroom
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Links to Buy/Rent:Ledokol (The Icebreaker) (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Nikolay Khomeriki
Writer(s):   Aleksey Onishchenko
Studio:  Cinema Foundation, NTV, Profit
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  124 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Iceberg, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1985 stranding of the Mikhail Gromov in the ice of Antarctica, with 53 souls aboard.
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