Disaster Movies
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- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsJohn BradleyTom ArnoldIce-TAn oil refinery blows up, causing a firestorm that threatens a hospital and everyone inside.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsKurt RussellWilliam BaldwinRobert De NiroTwo feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.
- DirectorJohn Andreas AndersenStarsKristine Kujath ThorpHenrik BjellandRolf Kristian LarsenAn oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
- DirectorAlvin RakoffStarsBarry NewmanSusan ClarkShelley WintersA pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
- DirectorAndrew MartonStarsDana AndrewsJanette ScottKieron MooreA dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSpencer TracyClaire TrevorHenry B. WalthallJim Carter moves in on the McWade's carnival concession which shows scenes from Dante's "Inferno". He makes it a going concern, marrying Betty along the way. An inspector calls the amusement pier unsafe but Carter bribes him. The pier collapses, leading to the inspector's suicide, injury to Pop McWade, trial for Carter, and Betty's leaving him. Carter starts over with an unsafe floating casino.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsSylvester StalloneAmy BrennemanViggo MortensenDisaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergKurt RussellDouglas M. GriffinA dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsErnest BorgnineVera MilesPatty DukeA convict starts a fire in a forest to cover his escape, but the fire goes out of control and threatens to destroy a small mountain community.
- DirectorDean SemlerStarsHowie LongScott GlennWilliam ForsytheFirefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover thirty-seven million dollars in stashed loot.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsTyrone PowerAlice FayeDon AmecheThe O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
- DirectorJay RussellStarsJoaquin PhoenixJohn TravoltaJacinda BarrettA firefighter, injured and trapped in a burning building, has flashbacks of his life as he drifts in and out of consciousness. Meanwhile, fellow firefighters led by the Chief attempt to rescue him.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsRichard WidmarkConstance SmithJeffrey HunterDrama dealing with the hazardous work of the U. S. Forest Service's paratroop fire-fighters in Montana.
- DirectorJi-hoon KimStarsKim Sang-kyungSol Kyung-guSon Ye-jinA Christmas Eve party at a luxury residential building takes a horrific turn when a fire breaks out.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul NewmanSteve McQueenWilliam HoldenAt the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- DirectorDeran SarafianStarsWilliam McNamaraParker StevensonCallum Keith RennieHotel guests become trapped by a raging fire.
- DirectorDavid GidaliStarsHenry Ian CusickJeffrey JonesCameron RichardsonLos Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.
- StarsKim DelaneyFred WardIvan SergeiAn earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A large portion of land falls into the ocean, and the situation is worsened by aftershocks and tsunami.
- DirectorLindsay GosslingStarsAnne HecheAmy SmartThora BirchFour families in a Heartland town are tested in a single day when a tornado hits, forcing paths to cross and redefining the meaning of survival.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
- DirectorGary ShermanStarsNicholas ZaninovichYaphet KottoJack ScaliaOn October 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented here are some of the stories of the brave members of the public and emergency services who rescued people who were trapped in the rubble in houses or on the freeway.
- StarsTom SkerrittSharon LawrenceCharles S. DuttonA devastating earthquake hits New York City, with survivors left fighting for their lives amongst the ruins.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen AffleckAfter discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
- DirectorBradford MayStarsMichael BiehnAnnabella SciorraZach CharlesWith the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and reactions of several characters: an astronomer, her father, her son, two firefighters from Kansas City, two young doctors in Dallas and the heads of the government agency in charge of the situation.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsRock HudsonMia FarrowRobert ForsterThe vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival.