Movies like Tidal Wave 1973

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Tidal Wave (1973)
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Tidal Wave (1973)
Original name: 日本沈没
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, Japan is slowly sinking into the sea. A race against time and tide begins as Americans and Japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing Japan
Style: action thriller, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, disaster movie
Plot: apocalypse, forces of nature, tsunami, distopia, epidemic, natural disaster, disaster, evacuation, survival, rescue, chases and races, escapades, chaos, danger, race against time, chaos and mayhem, nature, scientist, volcano, earthquake, politics, volcanic eruption, computer, fire, helicopter ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia, new york, china, russia, australia, usa ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting and apocalyptic films with plots about disaster, danger, natural disaster, apocalypse, forces of nature, race against time and escapades mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Tidal Wave: Japan Sinks (2006), 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013), End of the World (2018), Quantum Apocalypse (2010), Arctic Blast (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Tidal Wave (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Man-sik and Yeon-hee, are unsure as to whether they can overcome past wounds and continue being a couple. Dr. Kim, who cautions against a possible mega-tsunami at Haeundae, collapses in agony springing from an unexpected turn-up of his daughter and ...
Style: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tear jerker ...
Plot: disaster, tsunami, lifeguard, forces of nature, natural disaster, demolished city, race against time, danger, giant wave, post apocalypse, death of mother, survival ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, busan, south korea, asia
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Japan Sinks (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Japan sinks! Proving once again that Japan will never cease to find inventive ways to destroy itself on screen, this summer's blockbuster Sinking of Japan brings apocalypse through tectonics. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's best-selling novel, ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller
Plot: disaster, tsunami, race against time, rescue, chaos, love affair, leadership, head of state, escapades, danger, demolished city, negotiation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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100%
100 Degrees Below Zero (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot: disaster, climate change, natural disaster, forces of nature, rescue, chaos, danger, escapades, volcano, snow, evacuation, scientist ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: europe, iceland, usa, paris france
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End of the World (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: As mass of solar storms causes tsunamis, volcanoes, and flooding, a city-dwelling family attempts to flee to the relative safety of a group of high-elevation caves several miles away.
Style: captivating, tense, apocalyptic, exciting, intense ...
Plot: disaster, end of the world, flood, survival, evacuation, danger, rescue, chaos, forces of nature, destruction, escapades, demolished city ...
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Quantum Apocalypse (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A group of talented but rebellious 'rock-star scientists' find themselves in a race against time to save Earth when a comet makes an unexpected turn towards our blue planet where all life may cease to exist within days if our small town ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apocalypse, disaster, end of the world, survival, chaos, save the world, forces of nature, danger, post apocalypse, autism, tsunami, race against time ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Arctic Blast (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, apocalyptic, suspense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, freezing, forces of nature, ecological disaster, natural disaster, solar eclipse, ice age, save the world, survival, climate change, evacuation, chaos ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: seattle, tasmania, australia, usa
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100%
Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, apocalyptic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, hurricane, tornado, heroic mission, survival, forces of nature, chaos, race against time, journalism, apocalypse, danger ...
Time: future
Place: las vegas, usa, chicago
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Miami Magma (2011)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When an offshore-drilling rig in the Gulf bursts into flames and sinks, Antoinette Vitrini (Rachel Hunter) - a beautiful and insightful volcanologist - investigates the area with startling results. Confirming her theory that a long-dormant ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, volcano, save the day, family relations, chaos, forces of nature, race against time, escapades, danger, corporate greed, destruction, natural disaster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: miami, usa, florida
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100%
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Storm War (2011)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A series of freak weather occurrences around Washington D.C. reunites two estranged brothers who are the sons of a once prestigious climate scientist. One of them suspects their father is behind it and upon further investigation, they discover that ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, humorous, tense, captivating ...
Plot: disaster, chaos, chaos and mayhem, danger, save the day, escapades, disorder, family relations, forces of nature, siblings relations, parents and children, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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100%
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Firequake (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Promethean Kinetics has created Helios, a revolutionary clean coal energy source so powerful it rivals the force of the sun and will solve the energy crisis. But when certain governments start cutting safety measures required by Helios, the ...
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, fire, humanity in peril, chaos, rescue, danger, chaos and mayhem, survival, death, destruction, forces of nature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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34%
San Andreas Quake (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When a discredited L.A. Seismologist warns of an impending 12.7 earthquake, no one takes her seriously. Now on her own, she races desperately to get her family to safety before the earthquake breaks Los Angeles apart from the mainland.
Style: mockbuster, intense, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: disaster, earthquake, natural disaster, destruction, animal attack, helicopter crash, african american, building collapse, survival, danger, race against time, chaos and mayhem ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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33%
End of the World (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In End of the World, the fate of humanity lies in the hands of two guys who run a video rental store and are “sci-fi obsessed” movie fans. And who better to save the world, than guys who have seen all the movies and all the “out there” ways ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, apocalyptic ...
Plot: disaster, apocalypse, natural disaster, save the world, heroes, danger, forces of nature, global warming, catastrophe, death, society, destruction ...
Time: 21st century
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33%
NYC: Tornado Terror (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An unexplained, local split in the atmosphere causes a series of total unpredictable, yet devastating tornadoes. Rookie fireman Brian Flynn gets trapped in the underground sewage with his girlfriend, deputy mayor James 'Jim' Lawrence and ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: disaster, chaos and mayhem, weatherman, natural disaster, global warming, forces of nature, save the day, evacuation, escapades, couple relations, twister, rescue ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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32%
Global Meltdown (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A helicopter pilot and an environmental scientist lead a exodus of survivors in a search for a safe haven after a catastrophic tectonic event causes the crust of the earth to break apart.
Style: psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, destruction, fear, heroes, survival, escapades, humanity in peril, danger, race against time, human existence, demolished city ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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MegaFault (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A crack in the world has started... we have 24 hours to stop it.
Style: exciting, serious, bleak, tense, suspense ...
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, earthquake, apocalypse, forces of nature, race against time, danger, chaos, save the planet, end of the world, epidemic, threat ...
Time: 21st century
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32%
San Andreas Mega Quake (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Scientists make a horrible discovery: The "Big One" is coming in two days, with it, California will sink to the ocean. Their only hope is to rupture a volcano that will displace the earthquake's energy and build a new crust on the ...
Style: psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful
Plot: disaster, earthquake, natural disaster, demolished city, death, fire, survival, apocalypse, violence, humanity in peril, vestiges of humanity, end of the world ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
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32%
10.0 Earthquake (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Los Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot: disaster, earthquake, natural disaster, apocalypse, industry, survival, chaos, chaos and mayhem, scientist, science, problem, death ...
Time: 2010s
Place: los angeles
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Meteor (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use ...
Style: apocalyptic, psychotronic, grindhouse, fast, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, cold war, nasa, apocalypse, 007, asteroid, space station, post apocalypse, space travel, avalanche, translator ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, russia, hong kong, washington d.c., france ...
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Supervolcano (2005)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Yellowstone is a park, but it's also the deadliest volcano on Earth. Beneath it, a sleeping 'dragon' is stirring. When an earthquake opens a crack for magma to seep through, other warning signs of an eruption start popping up, but ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster, apocalyptic ...
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, volcano, survival, apocalypse, chaos and mayhem, danger, heroes, dystopian future, optimism, escapades, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
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40 Days and Nights (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When a colossal tectonic shift causes the sea level to start rising, a microbiologist gathers the DNA of as many species as she can, while the military creates an "ark" in a desperate attempt to preserve life on Earth.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, mockbuster, independent film
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, mass destruction, save the day, survival, chaos and mayhem, chaos, danger, chases and races, forces of nature, escapades, scientist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
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Stormageddon (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: What happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, run by the most powerful computers, to follow, listen and predict human behavior? The program learns, becomes sentient and begins to behave like a human. When a master computer program, ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, disturbing
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, robot, computer program, danger, chaos and mayhem, chaos, flood, military, rescue, air disaster, evacuation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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30%
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Age of Ice (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Massive earthquakes open the Arabian tectonic plate, resulting in unstable weather and freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. Attempting to reach safety, a vacationing family in Egypt must battle the rapidly cooling ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: climate change, earthquake, forces of nature, disaster, danger, snow, escapades, pyramid, natural disaster, apocalypse, dystopian future, winter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: egypt, middle east, cairo egypt
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30%
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Flood (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, talky, apocalyptic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, apocalypse, tornado, survival, natural disaster, race against time, rescue, save the day, epidemic, secret agent, danger, forces of nature ...
Place: london, england, europe, big ben london, scotland
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29%
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Absolute Zero (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: INTER SCI climatologist Dr. David Kotzman has evidence that a shift in the Earth's polarity triggered the last Ice Age...in a single day. Now, it's happening again, and there's no time to escape. As the temperature plummets, Miami is ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, captivating, disturbing, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apocalypse, disaster, earthquake, natural disaster, survival, forces of nature, save the day, save the world, rescue, race against time, husband wife relationship, winter ...
Time: future
Place: miami, usa, florida, new york
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29%
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A USGS scientist attempts to convince his boss and the residents of Angel Falls, California that a nearby volcano is about to erupt.
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Plot: volcano, disaster, natural disaster, lava, pregnant woman, resort, chaos and mayhem, forces of nature, chases and races, save the day, heroes, danger ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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29%
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Super Eruption (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Yellowstone National Park scientist and a thrill-seeking ranger join forces to plug-up a volatile super volcano that threatens to wipe out the entire United States.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating, bleak ...
Plot: disaster, volcano, natural disaster, rescue, escapades, danger, forces of nature, time travel, apocalypse, catastrophe, threat, lava ...
Time: 21st century
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28%
Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A retired and disgruntled scientist is brought out of retirement to explain why tidal waves are wiping out coastal communities. But is he part of the problem?
Style: apocalyptic, exciting, rough, serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, apocalypse, epidemic, distopia, forces of nature, mysterious character, save the day, chases and races, government agency, heroes, alien encounter ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: california
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28%
Exploding Sun (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 174 min.
Story: The world watches in awe as the Roebling Clipper is launched into space. Using state-of-the-art scalar engines to fly around the Moon and back in just hours, the maiden voyage of the first-ever trans-lunar passenger ship is about to make history. ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense
Audience: teens
Plot: disaster, sun, survival, space travel, save the world, technology gone awry, spouse in danger, chaos, danger, escapades, outer space, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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28%
Super Cyclone (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a super cyclone threatens the entire American eastern seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer must battle the elements to stop the threat.
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, mockbuster
Plot: disaster, tornado, forces of nature, heroes, danger, evacuation, chases and races, escapades, lava, chase, partner, survival ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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28%
Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs. Tsunami (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Deep underwater in the Marianas Trench an accident results in a devastating Tsunami that destroys the Hawaiian Islands as it continues toward the west coast. Panic ensues all up and down the western coast of North and South America. In an attempt to ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, serious, captivating, tense
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe, apocalypse, earthquake, tsunami, panic, evacuation, water, scientist, giant wave, survival ...
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28%
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