Here we've displayed a list of the best Disaster films : A Night to Remember(1958), Airplane!(1980), Superbad(2007), Pripyat(1999), Force majeure(2014), Down to the Sea in Ships(1949), Men in Black(1997), Dr. No(1962), 7 Days in September(2002), Margin Call(2011), Cloverfield(2008), The Towering Inferno(1974) ... ...
Drama, History
UK
1958
123 Minutes
Kenneth More David McCallum Honor Blackman Jill Dixon Laurence Naismith Frank Lawton Alec McCowen George Rose Ronald Allen Robert Ayres
captain sailor passenger tense gripping ocean liner atlantic ocean survival sinking ship disaster historical events class distinctions fall rescue sacrifice 1910s
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Comedy
USA
1980
88 Minutes
Robert Hays Jerry Zucker Julie Hagerty Peter Graves Robert Stack Lloyd Bridges Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leslie Nielsen Lorna Patterson Stephen Stucker
pilot doctor flight attendant child ex-girlfriend playful madcap airplane hospital alcoholism accident disaster suicide guilt aviation rescue 1980s
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
Comedy
USA
2007
113 Minutes
Jonah Hill Michael Cera Christopher Mintz-Plasse Bill Hader Seth Rogen Martha MacIsaac Emma Stone Aviva Joe Lo Truglio Kevin Corrigan Stacy Edwards
teenager best friend cop nerd teen girl clerk offbeat hilarious campy cool united states party virginity party drinking disaster underdog transformation quest 2000s
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
Documentary
Austria
1999
100 Minutes
elderly person environmentalist researcher government official soldier documentarian chilling dark solemn pripyat, ukraine ghost town nuclear power plant nuclear meltdown disaster environmentalism radiation chernobyl disaster government discovery fall
After 1986, a restricted zone was erected at a radius of 30km around Chernobyl. More than 100.000 people have been evacuated from there, but some have remained or returned. "Pripyat" follows four protagonists who live or work in this zone.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden|France|Norway|Denmark
2014
120 Minutes
Johannes Kuhnke Lisa Loven Kongsli Clara Wettergren Vincent Wettergren Kristofer Hivju Fanni Metelius Brady Corbet Karin Myrenberg
patriarch friend parent adulterer family child amusing gripping suspenseful dark the alps french alps hotel room balcony ski slopes ski resort disaster holidays children left for dead
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
Adventure
USA
1949
120 Minutes
captain grandchild first mate ship owner sailor gripping rousing massachusetts port ship south america atlantic ocean grandparent/child relationship sailors feud disaster respect old age rivalry growing up
Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
1997
98 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Linda Fiorentino Vincent D'Onofrio Rip Torn Tony Shalhoub Sergio Calderon Siobhan Fallon Hogan Carel Struycken Michael Willis
agent alien villain hero monster government official wild creative hilarious suspenseful new york city spacecraft morgue secret headquarters destruction disaster alien invasion technology government courage
A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.
Action, Adventure
UK
1962
110 Minutes
Sean Connery Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman Jack Lord Zena Marshall Eunice Gayson Lois Maxwell Margaret LeWars John Kitzmiller Bernard Lee Anthony Dawson
secret agent beautiful woman mastermind villain thrilling sultry suspenseful jamaica england office beach destruction outer space disaster pursuit rescue 1960s
A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
Documentary
USA
2002
94 Minutes
Steve Rosenbaum
police officer rescue worker civilian fireman filmmaker powerful patriotic moving new york city manhattan, n.y. 9/11 attacks terrorism rescue disaster rise fall sacrifice 2000s
This documentary from director Steven Rosenbaum presents the experiences of a diverse group of regular Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Featuring ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
109 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Paul Bettany Jeremy Irons Zachary Quinto Penn Badgley Simon Baker-Denny Mary McDonnell Demi Moore Stanley Tucci Aasif Mandvi Grace Gummer
analyst manager employer emotional suspenseful new york office discovery risk disaster crisis rise
Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Michael Stahl-David Mike Vogel Odette Yustman Lizzy Caplan Jessica Lucas T.J. Miller Anjul Nigam Theo Rossi
friend love interest college graduate monster frightening suspenseful new york city apartment street invasion disaster death escape pursuit mystery 2000s
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1974
165 Minutes
Steve McQueen Paul Newman William Holden Faye Dunaway Fred Astaire Susan Blakely Richard Chamberlain Jennifer Jones O.J. Simpson Robert Vaughn
contractor architect fireman victim thrilling suspenseful skyscraper san francisco fire disaster trapped fear explosion greed rescue 1970s
At 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.
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
Drama
Chile|Colombia|Spain|USA
2015
125 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Rodrigo Santoro Juliette Binoche Gabriel Byrne Lou Diamond Phillips Mario Casas Juan Pablo Raba Tenoch Huerta Adriana Barraza Kate del Castillo Cote de Pablo
miner mine owner rescue worker family member friend reporter bleak brooding intense chile mine office hospital house car mining disaster rescue survival stress
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
147 Minutes
John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Jan Sterling Robert Stack Phil Harris Robert Newton David Brian
pilot passenger crew member tense suspenseful airplane airport survival redemption disaster plane crash quest 1950s
When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2010
94 Minutes
Denzel Washington Chris Pine Rosario Dawson Kevin Dunn Ethan Suplee Kevin Corrigan Jessy Schram Jeff Wincott Elizabeth Mathis Lew Temple Meagan Tandy
engineer conductor safety inspector yardmaster father daughter tense thrilling emotional intense suspenseful train railway railyard pennsylvania runaway train toxic chemicals disaster father/daughter relationship death
With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Paul Hubschmid Paula Raymond Cecil Kellaway Kenneth Tobey Donald Woods Jack Pennick Lee Van Cleef Steve Brodie Ross Elliot Ray Hyke Mary Hill
professor researcher doctor scientist corporal colonel campy outlandish spectacular thrilling arctic canada maine massachusetts new york city coney island nuclear weapons testing dinosaurs uncontrollable experiment radiation
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
Drama
USA
1960
91 Minutes
Robert Stack Dorothy Malone George Sanders Edmond O'Brien Woody Strode Jack Kruschen Tammy Marihugh Marshall Kent
husband wife captain sailor daughter engineer gripping uneasy melodramatic pacific ocean cruise ship boiler room sinking ship disaster race against time family leadership seafaring escape rescue
After a boiler explosion aboard an aging ocean liner, a man struggles to free his injured wife from the wreckage of their cabin and ensure the safety of their four-year-old daughter as the ship begins to sink.
Horror, Comedy
Canada
2007
91 Minutes
Carrie-Anne Moss Billy Connolly K'Sun Ray Henry Czerny Dylan Baker Tim Blake Nelson Tiffany Lyndall-Knight Alexia Fast Aaron Brown Brandon Olds Jennifer Clement
zombie young boy best friend mother businessman outlandish offbeat suburbia family home office cannibalism disaster family friendship rescue future
Space radiation turns the dead into Zombies. Zomcon fights zombies and finds ways to pacify and use them. On pre-teen Timmy's (Kesun Loder's) 1950s suburban street, they all have a zombie doing menial chores. Timmy's zombie becomes his pet and friend, and is named Fido (Sir Billy Connolly).
War
UK
1943
93 Minutes
Walter Fitzgerald Mervyn Johns Ralph Michael Arthur Young Neville Mapp Barry Letts Michael Allen Frederick Piper Herbert Cameron
ship captain sailor engineer officer german soldier patriotic suspenseful fiery tense atlantic ocean ship lifeboat seafaring world war ii battle disaster teamwork leadership escape underdog
The San Demetrio of the title is a British merchant ship in an Atlantic convoy in 1940. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling U-boats the crew must keep her afloat and out of harms ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1948
82 Minutes
Nancy Price Mary Clare Mary Merrall Nova Pilbeam Raymond Lovell
sister half brother secretary businessman old woman creepy crafty mansion wales mining town london inheritance brother/sister relationship culture clash helping others attempted murder disaster discovery quest 1940s
A secretary suspects that her employer's three elderly sisters are plotting to kill him after he announces he'll no longer finance their philanthropic endeavors.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1935
73 Minutes
clairvoyant wife wealthy woman publisher miner lawyer uneasy dark incredible england train london courtroom newsroom mine performance jealousy marriage trial ambition
A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...
Action
UK
1971
119 Minutes
Sean Connery Jill St. John Charles Gray Lana Wood Jimmy Dean Bruce Cabot Bruce Glover Putter Smith Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond villain beautiful woman secret agent commanding officer suspenseful thrilling africa las vegas casino england jewel smuggling dangerous assignment disaster espionage pursuit escape 1970s
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Richard Derr Barbara Rush Peter Hansen Larry Keating John Hoyt Rachel Ames Stephen Chase Frank Cady Hayden Rorke Sandro Giglio James Congdon
astronomer daughter pilot doctor assistant wealthy man creative engaging thrilling south africa observatory laboratory new york city spaceship world destruction space travel relocation love triangle disaster discovery
As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home.
Comedy
UK|USA
1997
90 Minutes
Rowan Atkinson Peter MacNicol Pamela Reed Harris Yulin Burt Reynolds Larry Drake Johnny Galecki John Mills Richard Gant Tricia Vessey Andrew Lawrence
mr. bean chairman curator wife son daughter hilarious madcap los angeles art gallery household airport hospital london relationships culture clash family deception disaster road trip
The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
116 Minutes
Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto Justin Chatwin Tim Robbins Rick Gonzalez Yul Vazquez Lenny Venito Lisa Ann Walter Ann Robinson Gene Barry
dockworker son daughter ex-wife alien soldier intense thrilling emotional new jersey household basement boston ferry farmhouse alien invasion survival family disaster world domination
An updated version of H.G Wells' seminal sci-fi classic about an alien invasion threatening the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1988
95 Minutes
Shawnee Smith Kevin Dillon Donovan Leitch Ricky Paull Goldin Billy Beck Candy Clark Joe Seneca Jeffrey DeMunn
high-school student scientist sheriff reverend friend assistant frightening gory unrestrained suspenseful california small town hospital theater sewer town hall meteorite monsters disaster military intervention
A deadly entity from space crashes near a small town and starts to consume anyone in its path. Panic ensues, as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|UK
2014
99 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Fabrice Luchini Jason Flemyng Isabelle Candelier Niels Schneider Mel Raido Elsa Zylberstein Pip Torrens
married woman englishwoman ex-boyfriend amusing village men disaster reincarnation love
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only ... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Donald Sutherland James Garner James Cromwell Marcia Gay Harden William Devane Loren Dean Courtney B. Vance Barbara Babcock Rade Serbedzija
pilot engineer navigator friend boss wife cheeky amusing positive tense thrilling united states space spaceship training area outer space spacecraft reunion heroism disaster
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2008
92 Minutes
Will Smith Charlize Theron Jason Bateman Eddie Marsan Jae Head Thomas Lennon Johnny Galecki David Mattey Maetrix Fitten Hayley Marie Norman
superhero alcoholic pr person beautiful woman vigilante amnesiac amusing brooding madcap thrilling brash los angeles household street prison boardroom hospital superhuman abilities disaster romance
Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.