Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Wolfgang Petersen
Writer(s):   Sebastian Junger William D. Wittliff
Studio:  Warner Bros., Baltimore Spring Creek Productions, Radiant Productions
Year Released:  2000        Running Time:  130 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Planetary, Storm, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  59/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  47%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the 1991 case of the Andrea Gail. A fishing boat on its last run of the season is caught in the middle when a dying hurricane meets a cold front off Massachusetts, resulting in 100-foot waves.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:Plague (1979)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Ed Hunt
Writer(s):   Barry Pearson Ed Hunt
Studio:  Harmony Ridge Holdings Ltd.
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Drama, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Medical and Plague
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Lab assistant conducts an unauthorized experiment, creating a bacteria that kills her, her city, her country, etc., etc.
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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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Poseidon (2006)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Wolfgang Petersen
Writer(s):   Mark Protosevich Paul Gallico
Studio:  Warner Bros., Virtual Studios, Radiant Productions
Year Released:  2006        Running Time:  98 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Flood/tsunami, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  50/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  33%
Plot Snapshot:  A rogue wave overturns a luxury liner, trapping people inside. Then the boat begins to sink...
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Links to Buy/Rent:The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Ronald Neame Irwin Allen
Writer(s):   Paul Gallico Stirling Silliphant Wendell Mayes
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Kent Productions
Year Released:  1972        Running Time:  117 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Flood/tsunami, Planetary, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  79%
Plot Snapshot:  It's one of the classics for many reasons: well-drawn characters, good story, real emotion
TDA Checklist Items:  Classic song, 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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Power Play (2003)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Joseph Zito
Writer(s):   BJ Davis Adrian Fulle Brent Huff Douglas L. Walton
Studio:  American Cinema International
Year Released:  2003        Running Time:  100 min
Genre:  Action and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Conspiracy story involving an energy crisis, a government cover-up, a reporter dodging bullets, and oh, yes, earthquakes
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Prityazhenie (Attraction) (2017)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Fedor Bondarchuk
Writer(s):   Oleg Malovichko Andrey Zolotarev
Studio:  Art Pictures Studio, Vodorod 2011, Vodorod
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  130 min
Genre:  Romance and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Aliens and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Russian fighter jets shoot down a damaged alien spacecraft, killing hundreds of Muscovites and setting up a love triangle(?) between one of the aliens, a teenaged girl, and her boyfriend
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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The Quake (Skjelvet) (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   John Andreas Andersen
Writer(s):   John Kåre Raake Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Studio:  Fantefilm
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  106 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, History, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  70/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  81%
Plot Snapshot:  Inspired by an actual 1904 earthquake in Oslo, and brought to us by the same people who did The Wave imagine what would happen if one hit today.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, 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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The Rains Came (1939)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Clarence Brown
Writer(s):   Philip Dunne Julien Josephson Louis Bromfield
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Year Released:  1939        Running Time:  103 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Bored English Lady finds romance and purpose in colonial India when seasonal rains cause a dam to collapse. Remade in 1955.
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The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jean Negulesco
Writer(s):   Louis Bromfield Merle Miller
Studio:  Twentieth Century Fox
Year Released:  1955        Running Time:  104 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Flood/tsunami, Medical, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Remake of the 1939 version. A love triangle is torn apart by the seasonal monsoon rains collapsing a dam.
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Rampage (2018)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Ryan Condal Carlton Cuse Ryan Engle Adam Sztykiel
Studio:  ASAP Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema, Twisted Media, Wrigley Pictures
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  107 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Creatures, Manmade, and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  45/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  52%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on the video game. A primatologist fights to save the world when a failed genetic experiment turns his best primate friend into a monster.
TDA Checklist Items:  Animal in peril, 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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Raspad (1990)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mikhail Belikov
Writer(s):   Oleg Prihodko Mikhail Belikov
Studio:  Dovzheno Film Studios, Lavra Studio Productions, Pacific Film Fund
Year Released:  1990        Running Time:  103 min
Genre:  Drama and History
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Nuclear
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Ukraine and how it affected the populace
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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The Remaining (2014)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Casey La Scala
Writer(s):   Chris Dowling Casey La Scala
Studio:  Affirm Films, Cinematic, Triumph Films
Year Released:  2014        Running Time:  88 min
Genre:  Action, Horror, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Religious
Ratings:
    Metascore:  38/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  56%
Plot Snapshot:  The Rapture brings new meaning to "'Til death us do part"
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Links to Buy/Rent:Rescue, The (2020)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Dante Lam
Writer(s):   Wong Sze Man Tan Yuli Yaqing Zhi
Studio:  China Modern Film and Television Development, Film Fireworks
Year Released:  2020        Running Time:  139 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  90%
Plot Snapshot:  Members of the Chinese Coast Guard are forced to overcome their personal differences to resolve various crises
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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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Links to Buy/Rent:Rise of the Dinosaurs (Jurassic Attack) (2013)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   Anthony Fankhauser
Writer(s):   Rafael Jordan
Studio:  Little Dragon Productions
Year Released:  2013        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Action and Horror
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A helicopter carrying a squad of commandos crashes in a remote valley. Little do they know that human-eating dinosaurs live there.
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Links to Buy/Rent:Roaring Timber (1937)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Phil Rosen
Writer(s):   Robert James Cosgriff Paul Franklin
Studio:  Columbia Pictures Corporation
Year Released:  1937        Running Time:  60 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Bridge collapse and Manmade
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Scheming and backstabbing among lumberjacks and timber companies, with a train derailment and forest fire to boot
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- Not available on Vudu
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Ray Taylor Mack V. Wright
Writer(s):   Morgan Cox Barry Shipman Maurice Geraghty
Studio:  Republic Pictures
Year Released:  1936        Running Time:  256 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Romance
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Serial in which a Polynesian CIA agent, his dog, and his team are on the cases when spies cause the eruption of a volcano and a high priest tries to take over a tribe. Yeah, we don't know, either.
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Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 (2001)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Jon Cassar
Writer(s):   Jim Makichuk
Studio:  Carlton America, Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
Year Released:  2001        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A damaged pilot on administrative leave is called in as a last-minute first officer on a trans-Atlantic flight. Naturally, it all goes to hell and he must Save the Day.
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   William Hale
Writer(s):   James Costigan
Studio:  EMI Films, Argonaut Films
Year Released:  1979        Running Time:  180 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Iceberg, Manmade, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Retelling of the Titanic story, with emphasis on how the different classes survived (or didn't)
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available at Vudu
Sabaibaru famirî (The Survival Family) (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Shinobu Yaguchi
Writer(s):   Shinobu Yaguchi
Studio:  Altamira Pictures Inc., Dentsu, Fuji Television Network
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  117 min
Genre:  Comedy and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An estranged family in Tokyo tries to maintain and get to safety after a worldwide electrical blackout
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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San Andreas (2015)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Carlton Cuse Andre Fabrizio Jeremy Passmore
Studio:  Village Roadshow Pictures, New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company
Year Released:  2015        Running Time:  114 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Flood/tsunami, and Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  43/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  48%
Plot Snapshot:  The Rock saves the day when an earthquake trashes California
TDA Checklist Items:  Estranged family members, Iconic landmark destroyed, and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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San Andreas 2 (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Brad Peyton
Writer(s):   Gavin James Neil Widener
Studio:  Flynn Picture Company, New Line Cinema, Seven Bucks Productions
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:  0 min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake and Planetary
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  Follow-up to the 2015 original. Plot yet to be announced.
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San Andreas Mega Quake (2019)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   H.M. Coakley
Writer(s):   Ryan Ebert Geoff Mead
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2019        Running Time:  87 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Earthquake, Planetary, and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  In hopes of preventing "The Big One," scientists in Southern California aim to make a volcano erupt(?)
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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