| Poseidon (2006) | 5.7 | |
| Geostorm (2017) | 5.4 | |
| Volcano (1997) | 5.6 | |
| Twister (1996) | 6.6 | |
| Blindness (2008) | 6.5 |
Catastrophe movies and TV shows – page 4
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List of catastrophe movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When glacial flooding causes a ripple effect of earthquakes and tsunamis, scientists must create sinkholes to absorb the water and makethe Arctic cold once more.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tsunami, catastrophe, survival, flood, disaster, glacier, climate change, global warming, natural disaster, flooding, ecological disaster, apocalypse ...
Time:
near future
Place:
north america
Is relevant?
765
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Through his Atmospheric Research Institute, Robert Terrell (Treat Williams) has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of completing "weather creation" technology, which has been a landmark event. However, during a test run, a team composed ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, dramatic ...
Plot:
disaster, weather manipulation, weather, natural disaster, storm, catastrophe, climate, scientist, climate change, hi-tech, apocalypse, experimental technology ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A mother and son find themselves faced with a brutal alien invasion where survival will depend on discovering the unthinkable truth about the enemy.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, harsh, suspense ...
Plot:
survival, catastrophe, alien invasion, alien attack, invasion, fantasy world, evil, good versus evil, life & death, monster, rescue, disaster ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In a not-too-distant future, a lethal virus sweeps across Europe, prompting the creation of quarantine refugee camps in the United States. Police officers Delon (Natasha Henstridge) and Lemieux (Christopher Lambert) learn of a grisly murder in the ...
Style:
independent film, serious, rough, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
brutality, quarantine, chase, survival, virus, race against time, catastrophe, ghetto, violence, female police officer, urban decay, massacre ...
Time:
year 2007, future, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, magical, witch, sorcerer, friendship, imaginary, supernatural, good versus evil, chosen one, artifact, wizards and magicians, magic wand ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 1997, year 1998, near future ...
Place:
london, europe, england
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
The "Los Alfaques" campground is a much-loved, much-visited holiday destination. Reveling holidaymakers, families, groups, couples and singles. Lots of skin, fun and frolicking on the beach. The blazing sun, the rush of the waves, the ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
catastrophe, forest fire, fire, corpse, tourism, summer, burn victim, car accident, burned alive, trapped, tragic event, family vacation ...
Is relevant?
284K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, psychological, cerebral, tense ...
Plot:
space travel, outer space, sun, end of the world, isolation, spaceship, self sacrifice, earth, heroic mission, expedition, space, danger ...
Time:
future, year 2007, distant future, 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
329K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Style:
apocalyptic, suspense, medical horror, bleak, clever ...
Plot:
virus, pandemic, epidemic, deadly virus, infected, infection, death, quarantine, plague, survival, disaster, medical ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, distant future, future ...
Place:
hong kong, minnesota, san francisco, california, bay area ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Australia, Chile
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.
Style:
melancholic, captivating, sentimental, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
island, rivalry, catastrophe, love triangle, love and romance, love affair, state affairs, family feud, isolation, parents and children, adventurer, jungle ...
Time:
medieval times, 18th century, year 1994, 17th century
Place:
polynesia, chile, latin america, oceania
Is relevant?
717
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At 7:19 a.m., on September 19th of 1985, the most destructive earthquake hit Mexico's City. Inside what's left of a building, a group of survivors fight for their lives waiting for rescue.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
natural disaster, building collapse, catastrophe, trapped, survival, struggle for survival, destruction, deathtrap, tragic event, demolished city, trap, teamwork ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young boy searches a future world wasteland for a rumored cure for his dying mother.
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, catastrophe, robot, danger, distopia, mother son relationship, life is a bitch, biohazard, female robot, female martial artist, monster, teenager ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
105K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, grindhouse, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
technology, privacy, video surveillance, fighting the system, twists and turns, internet, hacker, media manipulation, microchip, new job, father daughter relationship, company ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017, distant future
Place:
bay area, scotland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, scenic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love, couples, true love, fall in love, happy ending, love and romance, couple relations, destiny, love story, enemies to lovers, hospital, moral dilemma ...
Time:
year 1946, year 1989, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, south carolina
Is relevant?
72K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Could you trust a jury of your peers with your life? The contestants of a mysterious death game must make harrowing decisions as they strategize for survival in this psychological sci-fi thriller.
Style:
psychological, suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, morality, execution, life & death, prejudice, game of death, plot twist, stranger, death, sole survivor, struggle for survival, twists and turns ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, political, factual ...
Plot:
chess, cold war, biopic, genius, mental illness, politics, destiny, obsession, eccentricity, rivalry, contests and competitions, anti semitism ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951, year 1959 ...
Place:
new york, canada, former yugoslavia, israel, reykjavik iceland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A comedic drama about a group of people (and several robots) living on a space station in a 1970’s-version of the future. When a new Assistant Captain arrives, she inadvertently ignites tensions among the crew, prompting them to confront their ...
Style:
humorous, light, touching, captivating, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space opera, gay interest, satire, robot, homosexual, asteroid, catastrophe, love and romance, space and aliens, imaginary, couples, love affair ...
Time:
future, 70s, 2010s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
memory loss, amnesia, obsession, psychology, investigation, power relations, uncover truth, domestic violence, memory, psychiatrist, life turned upside down, amnesiac ...
Time:
90s, year 2014, year 2007, year 2000, 2010s ...
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
579K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, mind bending, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, train, alternate reality, parallel universe, twists and turns, memory, save the day, changing the past or future, destiny, terrorism, time ...
Time:
future, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, somalia, afghanistan, illinois
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
Style:
humorous, exciting, absurd, funny, teen ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
goofy hero, imaginary kingdom, giant, fantasy world, princess, sea disaster, island, imaginary, travel, battles, catastrophe, getting home ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, United Arab Emirates, USA, China
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, sad, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
asperger's syndrome, muslim, religion, disability, islam, autism, true love, prejudice, mental illness, journey, death, false accusation ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010
Place:
mumbai india, usa, san francisco, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John ...
Style:
enigmatic, melancholic, semi serious, cynical, independent film ...
Plot:
desert, conspiracy, dark humor, neighbor, alien, redemption, catastrophe, fbi, nothing goes right, dishonesty, investigation, disorder ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Style:
enigmatic, sincere, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mathematics, couples, world war two, young lovers, love, scientist, science, storytelling, life philosophy, love and romance, catastrophe, death ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1996, 1920s
Place:
new mexico, new york, new orleans, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.
Style:
serious, exciting, christian film, biblical, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, christian, belief in god, hopes, chaos, parents and children, supernatural, airplane, journalism, danger, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Documentary, History
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Serial Killer Earth brings together compelling footage and eyewitness accounts of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, in an attempt to understand and explain what happened ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing, informative ...
Plot:
natural disaster, earthquake, hurricane, hurricane katrina, tsunami, catastrophe, disaster, research, forces of nature, ordinary people, storytelling, tornado ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
time travel, epidemic, dystopian future, changing the past or future, sent to the past, existence paradox, time machine, post apocalypse, virus, paradox, apocalypse, plague ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
5 youths give chase after a man who has stolen 8 million rubles from them. The man reveals on his video blog his intention to travel to Chernobyl. With every kilometer the journey of the heroes becomes more dangerous and confusing.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, apocalyptic, scary
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time machine, sent to the past, friends, youth, twists and turns, danger, multiple storylines, escapades, gunfight, time travel, catastrophe, runaway ...
Time:
2010s, 80s
Place:
russia, ussr, chernobyl
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
After a massive earthquake, only one apartment building is left standing in Seoul, South Korea. Outsiders flock to Hwang Gung Apartments, but residents can't cope with the increasing numbers.
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
disaster, survival, escape, earthquake, food, community, crash survivor, catastrophe, life is a bitch, problem, apocalypse, dystopia ...
Place:
seoul, south korea, korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, offbeat
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
veterinarian, silly humor, kids and family, heroic mission, race against time, danger, pets, escapades, save the day, imaginary, disorder, catastrophe ...
Time:
year 2008
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, touching
Plot:
losing-it hero, politics, korean history, soldier, heroes, vigilantism, rivalry, political unrest, assassination, state affairs, danger, redemption ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
korea, south korea
Is relevant?
34K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
Style:
suspense, captivating, sincere, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, flying saucer, funeral, village, manhunt, male pubic hair, murder, drone, resistance, catastrophe, life is a bitch, transsexuality ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, near future
Place:
brazil, northeast brazil
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