Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   David Gordon Green
Writer(s):   John Pollono Jeff Bauman Bret Witter
Studio:  Bold Films, Lionsgate, Mandeville Films
Year Released:  2017        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Crime, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Bomb/explosion, Manmade, and Terrorism
Ratings:
    Metascore:  76/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  95%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on a true story. A disabled survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing helps the police/FBI track down the bombers.
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Sully (2016)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Clint Eastwood
Writer(s):   Todd Komarnicki Chesley Sullenberger Jeffrey Zaslow
Studio:  Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Malpaso Productions
Year Released:  2016        Running Time:  96 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  74/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  85%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of US Airways Flight #1549, which suffered a bird strike 2 minutes after taking off from La Guardia Airport, and the controversial but heroic efforts of the captain to land the plane safely on the Hudson River.
TDA Checklist Items:  Evil corporate shill / greedy land developer and Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Super Cyclone (2012)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Liz Adams
Writer(s):   Liz Adams
Studio:  The Asylum
Year Released:  2012        Running Time:  89 min
Genre:  Action and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  In a nice change of pace, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer(?) work to save the West Coast of the US from a supertwister.
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:- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
Super Tanker (2011)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Jeffery Scott Lando
Writer(s):   Nate Atkins Jeffery Scott Lando
Studio:  UFO International Productions
Year Released:  2011        Running Time:  83 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Manmade and Runaway technology
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  An antimatter-like Cold War weapon is being shipped off to the Mariana Trench for decomission. Too bad some of it escapes and wipes out a Canadian town.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Supercell (2022)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  
Director(s):   Herbert James Winterstern
Writer(s):   Anna Elizabeth James Herbert James Winterstern
Studio:  Short Porch Pictures
Year Released:  2022        Running Time:   min
Genre:  Action and Drama
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Tornado
Ratings:
IMDB: TBD    Metascore:  TBD/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  TBD%
Plot Snapshot:  A greedy businessman uses the son of a legendary stormchaser to lead adventurers into the eye of a monster storm. Like you do.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not yet available on Amazon
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- Not yet available on Vudu
Supernova (2005)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   John Harrison
Writer(s):   Steven H. Berman Don Keith Opper
Studio:  Hallmark Entertainment, Silverstar Ltd., Larry Levinson Productions
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  172 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Planetary
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  A physicist discovers that the sun is about to go supernova. As solar "particles" start to bombard Earth, scientists and governments try to figure out what to do.
TDA Checklist Items:  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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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Supervolcano (2005)
Movie Type:  Miniseries         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Tony Mitchell
Writer(s):   Edward Canfor-Dumas
Studio:  British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Discovery Channel, ProSieben Television
Year Released:  2005        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Documentary, Drama, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Planetary and Volcano
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Three former Yellowstone scientists tell the story of how the early warning signs of eruption were ignored, and how the world changed forever after.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available Vudu
Survive the Savage Sea (1992)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Kevin James Dobson
Writer(s):   Dougal Robertson Fred Haines Scott Swanton
Studio:  Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Warner Bros. Television
Year Released:  1992        Running Time:  120 min
Genre:  Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Animals, Boat/ship, Creatures, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1972 sinking of the schooner Lucette by a pod of killer whales. A family is set adrift in a tiny dinghy with only 3 days of supplies, while no one realizes that they're missing.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Not available on Amazon
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- Not available on Vudu
Survive! (Supervivientes de los Andes) (1976)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  R
Director(s):   René Cardona
Writer(s):   Charles Blair Jr. René Cardona Jr.
Studio:  Avant Films S.A., Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Productora Filmica Real
Year Released:  1976        Running Time:  85 min
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Air travel and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  -%
Plot Snapshot:  Dramatization of the 1972 crash in the Andes of the Uruguayan rugby team's plane. It would be 72 days before the world learned that not all had died, and how the survivors stayed alive.
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
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The Swarm (1978)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  PG
Director(s):   Irwin Allen
Writer(s):   Arthur Herzog III Stirling Silliphant
Studio:  Warner Bros.
Year Released:  1978        Running Time:  116 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, Horror, and Thriller
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  13%
Plot Snapshot:  An entomologist assembles a crack team of scientists, doctors, and military personnel to fight a swarm of African killer bees wreaking havoc in Texas.
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:The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018)
Movie Type:  TV movie         MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Director(s):   Anthony C. Ferrante
Writer(s):   Thunder Levin Scotty Mullen
Studio:  The Asylum, SyFy
Year Released:  2018        Running Time:  90 min
Genre:  Comedy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
Category of Disaster:  Animals and Creatures
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  20%
Plot Snapshot:  How can Our Heroes prevent global destruction from sharknadoes? Traveling back in time, of course!
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- Teaser Trailer: Sharkado 6
- Shark Week Strikes Again
- Teaser Trailer #2: The Final Sharknado: It’s About Time (2018)
The Poseidon Explosion (Explozia) (1973)
Movie Type:  Feature film         MPAA Rating:  NR
Director(s):   Mircea Dragan
Writer(s):   Ioan Grigorescu
Studio:  Romania Film, Studioul Cinematografic Bucuresti
Year Released:  1973        Running Time:  112 min
Genre:  Action, Drama, and History
Category of Disaster:  Boat/ship, Fire, Manmade, and Transportation
Ratings:
    Metascore:  --/100     Rotten Tomatoes:  --%
Plot Snapshot:  Based on actual events. A burning cargo ship is in danger of catastrophic explosion. Can a local explosives expert save the day, after being called away from his wedding?
TDA Checklist Items:  Spectacle (e.g., stuff blows up reeeel good)
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Links to Buy/Rent:- Amazon
- Not available on Barnes and Noble
- Not available on Vudu
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