Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Bradford May
Writer(s):   Robbyn Burger Scott Sturgeon
Studio:  Davis Entertainment, NBC Studios
Year Released:  1997        Running Time:  122 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  The government fails to destroy an asteroid that will hit Dallas (go-figure--they're using *laser beams*). I bet the impact crater is bigger, just because it's in Texas.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Asteroid vs Earth (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Christopher Ray
Writer(s):   Adam Lipsius
Studio:  The Asylum, Tiki Terrors
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor, Earthquake, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When massive meteors are headed for Earth, a massive earthquake is planned to knock the planet out of its orbit. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Asteroid: Final Impact (Meteor Assault) (2015)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jason Bourque
Writer(s):   Daniel Winters
Studio:  Frostbite Pictures
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  86 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Yet another discredited scientist tries to save the world, this time, from a giant "dark asteroid."
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: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)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   John De Bello
Writer(s):   Costa Dillon John De Bello J. Stephen Peace
Studio:  Four Square Productions
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Comedy, and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  27%
Plot Snapshot:  A town is under siege by lethal tomatoes--can a band of scientists save the day?
TDA Checklist Items:  
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:Avalanche (1969)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Danischewsky
Writer(s):   John Danischewsky
Studio:  Godolphin Films of London
Year Released:  1969        Running Time:  76 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Avalanche and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Bargain basement family story of children helping a boy with a broken leg into a cabin before the avalanche hits. But you've gotta love a movie that has an actor named "Moustache" in it!
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:Avalanche (1978)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Corey Allen
Writer(s):   Frances Doel Corey Allen Gavin Lambert
Studio:  New World Pictures
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  91 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Avalanche and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  When you build your ski resort at the bottom of a mountain known for avalanches
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, Side character who sacrifices him/herself, and Young scientist / old codger whom no one listens to
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Avalanche (Escape from Alaska) (1999)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Steve Kroschel
Writer(s):   Steve Kroschel
Studio:  Ian Page Productions, Kroschel Films, PM Entertainment Group
Year Released:  1999        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Asteroid/meteor and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An oil pipeline is built at the site of a previous refinery explosion/avalanche. What could go wrong?
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Avalanche Alley (2001)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Paul Ziller
Writer(s):   Elizabeth Sanchez Paul Ziller
Studio:  Artsy Fartsy Pictures
Year Released:  2001        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Avalanche and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Daredevil skiers accidentally start a chain of dangerous avalanches, nearly destroying a resort owned by a former Olympic skier. Can he stop more damage to his business or his guests?
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Avalanche Sharks (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Scott Wheeler
Writer(s):   Keith Shaw
Studio:  Odyssey Media, Pulser Productions, Rogue State
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  82 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Avalanche, Creatures, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Spring break is being held at a US ski field, for some reason, when guests and staff are attacked by snow sharks summoned by vengeful Native American sharmans long ago. Right.
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:Awake (2021)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Mark Raso
Writer(s):   Gregory Poirier Joseph Raso Mark Raso
Studio:  Entertainment One, Netflix
Year Released:  2021        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  '--/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  38%
Plot Snapshot:  A global catastrophe knocks out all electronics and people's ability to sleep. Bad combo, man.
TDA Checklist Items:  
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Netflix
- Not available at Amazon.com
- Not available at Vudu
Back from Eternity (1956)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Farrow
Writer(s):   Jonathan Latimer Richard Carroll
Studio:  John Farrow Productions
Year Released:  1956        Running Time:  97 min
Genre:  Adventure and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Cannibalism complicates things after a plane crashes in the South American jungle
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
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
TDA Checklist Items:  
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen) (1983)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mori Masaki
Writer(s):   Keiji Nakazawa
Studio:  Madhouse, Gen Productions
Year Released:  1983        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Animation, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, Nuclear, and War
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  71%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the manga, it's the story of a family living in Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Told through the eyes of the 6-year-old son.
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Battle in Outer Space (Uchû daisensô) (1959)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ishirô Honda
Writer(s):   Shin’ichi Sekizawa Jôjirô Okami
Studio:  Toho Company
Year Released:  1959        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Aliens invade the Earth with the aim of destroying the planet, making the major powers have to work together to defeat them
TDA Checklist Items:  Iconic landmark destroyed and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Bermuda Triangle North Sea (2011)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Nick Lyon
Writer(s):   Nikolaus Kraemer Derek Meister Simon X. Rost
Studio:  Dreamtool Entertainment
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  127 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Climate change, Earthquake, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Pumping excess carbon emissions under the North Sea might not be the brightest idea...
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available at Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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
TDA Checklist Items:  
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Links to Buy/Rent:Bhopal Express (1999)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mahesh Mathai
Writer(s):   Piyush Pandey Prasoon Pandey
Studio:  Alive Entertainment, Highlight Films, Kintop Pictures
Year Released:  1999        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Retelling of the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India, which killed more than 8000 people and injured another half a million, through the eyes of a newlywed couple and their friends
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ravi Kumar
Writer(s):   David Brooks Ravi Kumar
Studio:  Rising Star Entertainment, Wardour Media Group, Sahara One Motion
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  50/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  64%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, in which nearly 15,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands were injured due to a toxic gas leak at a negligent Union Carbide facility.
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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Links to Buy/Rent: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:Biohazard (1985)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Fred Olen Ray
Writer(s):   Fred Olen Ray T.L. Lankford Miriam L. Preissel
Studio:  Viking Films
Year Released:  1985        Running Time:  84 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A psychic brings a rampaging alien into our universe. Bad move.
TDA Checklist Items:  
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available at Barnes and Noble
- Not available at Vudu
Biohazard: The Alien Force (1994)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Steve Latshaw
Writer(s):   Patrick Moran Steve Latshaw
Studio:  American Independent Productions
Year Released:  1994        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Horror and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Creatures, Manmade, Monsters, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A company has created a mutant from human DNA (say it isn't so!). The host mother naturally escapes from the lab, and the new "baby" begins killing all its "fathers," while attempting to mate with its "mothers" (ick). Should the lab keep it under wraps while it hunt the mutant, or blow it wide open?
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
Related content:
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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