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IMPENDING DOOM! My Top 100 favorite disaster films. Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
The Wave (2015)83%. #4. Critics Consensus: Well-acted and blessed with a refreshingly humanistic focus, The Wave is a disaster film that makes uncommonly smart use of disaster film clichés. Synopsis: A Norwegian geologist (Kristoffer Joner) and his family (Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro) fight for survival when a massive...
- Disaster movies thrill us. From natural disasters to epidemics to monsters wreaking havoc, disaster movies have always fascinated audiences. We experience some of our biggest anxieties vicariously through the characters on screen, and we are left to wonder, “What would I do in this situation?”
- Titanic. Released: 1997. Rated: PG-13. Memorable quote: “The pumps buy you time, but minutes only. From this moment, no matter what we do, Titanic will founder.”
- The Poseidon Adventure. Released: 1972. Rated: PG (Keep in mind, ratings were different back then—this is not for your little ones) Memorable quote: “The Poseidon is too fine a lady to be rushed to the junkyard on her last voyage!”
- Airplane! Released: 1980. Rated: PG. Memorable quote: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your stewardess speaking … We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused, this is due to periodic air pockets we encountered, there’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight … By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?”
- 2012 (2009) There are few filmmakers who enjoy destroying the world as much as producer/director Roland Emmerich does, as he’s proven with such movies as Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012.
- Airport (1970) Released a little over half-a-century ago, Airport is credited with launching the disaster film genre. The formula is certainly there: gather a variety of characters from different walks of life (who are, of course, played by big-name celebrities like Dean Martin, Helen Hayes and Burt Lancaster), get to know them a bit and watch as they’re thrown into an insane situation they need to survive.
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) From the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER), this is a chilling thriller about an extraterrestrial organism that penetrates the atmosphere and crashes into a small town in Arizona, wiping out its population.
- A Night to Remember (1958) We’re telling you upfront: Do not go into this film expecting an experience in any way similar to James Cameron’s Titanic (most notably, the fact that there is no Rose or Jack).
Rate. 73 Metascore. The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Director J.A. Bayona Stars Naomi Watts Ewan McGregor Tom Holland. 5. The Cassandra Crossing. 1976 2h 9m R. 6.3 (9.9K) Rate.
Best Disaster Films of All Time Best Disaster Films in any form (drama, action, adventure, comedy, apocalypse fiction, science fiction, fantasy e.t.c.). Notice: The list includes movies' plot which center around the impact and not the aftermath of disaster Definition: Disaster Film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters ...
Apr 12, 2022 · This Is the End (2013) Disaster films can be funny because of how silly they often are, but rarely is it intentional. Enter: This Is the End, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's half-parody of ...
