Movies like 2012: Supernova
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2012: Supernova (2009)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two hundred years ago a supernova exploded somewhere in the Lyra constellation. Now the lethal burst of radiation is headed straight for Earth, and time is swiftly running out. The only thing standing between humanity and complete devastation is astrophysicist Dr. Kelvin (Brian Krause), who heads up a project to save the planet.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, mockbuster, tense, funny, disaster movie
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, heroic mission, save the world, danger, save the planet, race against time, heroes, scientist, apocalypse, society, distopia, epidemic, dystopia, chases and races, tornado, earthquake, car chase, meteorite, natural disaster, astronomer, catastrophe, end of the world, hiding place, arrow, meteor ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
america
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Most similar movies to 2012: Supernova
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious and apocalyptic films with plots about disaster, danger, apocalypse, natural disaster, catastrophe, escapades and heroes mostly in Action, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like 2012: Supernova: Quantum Apocalypse (2010), Oceans Rising (2017), Super Eruption (2011), Age of Ice (2014), Earthstorm (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, suspenseful, exciting, rough, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, disaster, survival, chaos, save the world, forces of nature, end of the world, danger, post apocalypse, autism, tsunami, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A scientist builds a massive ark after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. But when it's evident the disaster will occur, those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, boarding the ark and seeking his ...
Style:
apocalyptic, disturbing, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, sea, boat, end of the world, scientist, flooding, adaptation, hopes, danger, society, heroes ...
Time:
future, year 2017
Similarity:
100%
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:
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Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, rescue, escapades, danger, forces of nature, volcano, time travel, apocalypse, catastrophe, lava, threat ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
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, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
disaster, earthquake, forces of nature, climate change, danger, escapades, snow, pyramid, natural disaster, apocalypse, holiday, snowstorm ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, middle east, cairo egypt
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A massive asteroid impact on the moon begins causing storms on earth due to the sudden changes in ocean tides. But when further examination is conducted it's discovered that the moon's structure is now entirely unstable -- threatening all ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, disaster, race against time, danger, chaos, heroes, ocean, space shuttle, astronomer, male female relationship, dystopia, doom ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
colorado, chicago, boston, baltimore, florida ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A huge solar flare blasts Mercury out of it's orbit and provides it with an intense magnetic field and it's on collision course for Earth.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, apocalyptic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disaster, heroic mission, collision, danger, save the planet, heroes, escapades, weapon system, meteorite, natural disaster, apocalypse, outer space ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
67%
115K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with ...
Style:
intense, apocalyptic, serious, entertaining, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
natural disaster, disaster, end of the world, apocalypse, catastrophe, survival, worldwide chaos, hacker, danger, hysteria, heroic mission, post apocalypse ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, london, los angeles, chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A chunk of dark matter shoots right through earth, causing various worldwide disasters. A family in Los Angeles struggles to survive the ordeal.
Style:
bleak, scary, exciting, apocalyptic, independent film
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, volcano, natural disaster, volcanic eruption, apocalypse, youth, destiny, danger, epidemic, threat, tsunami, lightning ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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476K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous ...
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, sentimental, entertaining, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, end of the world, apocalypse, space travel, catastrophe, astronaut, race against time, self sacrifice, asteroid, nasa, save the world ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, future, 20th century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., paris france, usa, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A gigantic meteors enters Earth's orbit and begins to disintegrate, showering the entire planet with debris.
Style:
exciting, bleak, apocalyptic, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, asteroid, space and aliens, earth, chaos, race against time, bible, society, danger, heroes, natural disaster ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
49%
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, forces of nature, race against time, danger, chaos, save the planet, end of the world, epidemic, threat, military ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In this epic disaster film of faith, a mother and father search for their only child as a giant asteroid headed for Earth triggers a series of apocalyptic events.
Style:
mockbuster, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, tornado, christian, apocalypse, disappearance, race against time, escapades, danger, forces of nature, missing child, parents and children, chaos ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A group of government agents must locate a lost satellite network that is the world's only hope for survival.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, apocalyptic, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, save the world, satellite, forces of nature, special agent, heroes, danger, government agency, escapades, dishonesty, government agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Charlie Price, a former scientist turned science fiction author, starts living one of his novels when the Federal Science Foundation's weather experiments escape control and turn disastrous.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
disaster, tornado, natural disaster, experiment gone awry, forces of nature, survival, race against time, obsessive quest, escapades, danger, heroes, evil alien ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A NASA scientist discovers that a group meteorites is heading towards Earth. Along the way, they will collide with the space station Hyperion, whose 12 astronauts are trapped and inside which there is a thermonuclear heart.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
danger, space station, collision, escapades, save the day, meteorite, scientist, society, space adventure, nasa, lgbt, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
San Francisco becomes a target for waves of destructive meteors after a rogue comet orbits around the earth... For astronomer, Michelle Young, what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event, soon turns into her worst nightmare as ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, bleak, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
meteor shower, disaster, destiny, natural disaster, escapades, danger, save the world, space and aliens, mother daughter relationship, science, meteorite, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the results could be catastrophic. Atomic Twister, a countdown to disaster, traces an extraordinary day in the lives of small town citizens who ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
disaster, tornado, nuclear power plant, race against time, danger, heroes, natural disaster, nuclear reactor, friends, apocalypse, weather, bad weather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tennessee, usa
Similarity:
34%
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, exciting ...
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, earthquake, destruction, animal attack, african american, building collapse, helicopter crash, survival, danger, race against time, chaos and mayhem ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An object is shot down over Seattle and the debris begins to effect the local weather ultimately threatening the whole world.
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
disaster, storm, family in danger, weather, tornado, catastrophe, save the day, forces of nature, chaos, space and aliens, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, seattle, washington state, washington d.c.
Similarity:
32%
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, space travel, survival, chaos, danger, spouse in danger, technology gone awry, escapades, heroes, apocalypse, natural disaster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
On December 21, 2012 four strangers on a journey of faith are drawn to an ancient temple in the heart of Mexico. For the Mayans it is the last recorded day. For NASA scientists it is a cataclysmic polar shift. For the rest of us, it is Doomsday.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, faith, post apocalypse, forces of nature, chaos, race against time, heroic mission, heroes, danger, imaginary, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, california, mexico, san diego california, usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a comet passes the Earth it causes a cataclysmic storm. Only a disbanded government unit with a secret weather-manipulating weapon can try to stop it.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
heroic mission, save the world, escapades, chaos, danger, environmentalism, heroes, forces of nature, weatherman, chases and races, disaster, comet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
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, tornado, hurricane, natural disaster, heroic mission, survival, lightning, chaos, forces of nature, race against time, journalism, danger ...
Time:
future
Place:
las vegas, usa, chicago
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Earth is attacked by a hostile alien force, a small town firefighter and a rogue SETI scientist team up to activate the only technology capable of defeating the invaders.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense, apocalyptic
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
save the world, space and aliens, danger, escapades, extraterrestrial, secret service, disaster, evil alien, epidemic, space, apocalypse, distopia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
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, tense, captivating
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, climate change, forces of nature, rescue, chaos, danger, escapades, volcano, evacuation, scientist, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
iceland, europe, usa, paris france
Similarity:
31%
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, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, apocalyptic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, freezing, survival, ecological disaster, forces of nature, demolished city, natural disaster, solar eclipse, save the world, obsessive quest, evacuation, chaos ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
seattle, tasmania, usa, australia
Similarity:
31%
986
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
As a rogue planet roars through our solar system, it acts as an intergalactic magnet that pulls Earth in its wake. Meteors destroy major cities. Fire and ice storms engulf the land. Casualties are in the millions. And as the situation grows even ...
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, apocalypse, meteorite, destruction, asteroid, secret agenda, one last chance, nuclear bomb, husband wife relationship, contingency plan, fate of humanity ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a commercial airliner is trapped within a ring of erupting volcanoes, the passengers and crew must find a way to survive - without landing.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, mockbuster ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, airplane, save the day, survival, danger, spouse in danger, heroes, forces of nature, military, volcano, aeroplane, aircraft ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, hawaii
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A scientist working on an energy project discovers his family have undergone strange changes in their personalities, while a series of natural disasters are happening across the globe. He realises that his work has accidentally pushed the planet ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
disaster, experiment gone awry, save the world, chaos, space travel, forces of nature, danger, time travel, escapades, alternate dimension, family drama, paranoia ...
Time:
near future, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A brother and sister are torn apart when their parents die tragically in a tornado. While he moves to Seattle to be away from the memory, she devotes her life to studying storms and weather patterns. When she discovers the threat of a powerful ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, hurricane, tornado, natural disaster, danger, race against time, forces of nature, escapades, storm, save the day, fleeing, apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
30%
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