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Plot Summary:
Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, South Africa, Germany, USA, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, costume drama, historical drama
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Nature Unleashed: Volcano (2005)
Plot Summary:
While on assignment covering a volcanic eruption journalist Russell Woods' life is shattered when his wife is killed in the ensuing carnage. Grieving he travels to the small village in Italy where she was born. There he is followed by a curious young girl Angela whom the townspeople believe is cursed by the devil. Despite their warnings he feels a strange connection to her and believes her odd behaviour is somehow linked to the death of his wife. But when things turn otherworldly Russell realises that bigger events are unfolding. Something supernatural has come to this small village and Angela is the key.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, Canada, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, scary, disaster movie
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Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jamie Marshall (Kelly McGillis) is a "storm chaser" who, having lost her husband in a crash after his plane was struck by lightning, recklessly throws herself into her work. Sent by her boss to Colorado to investigate the cause of a devastating tornado, she meets Will Stanton (Wolf Larson), Field Coordinator for FEMA. One night, while working closely together examining the wreckage of the recent storm, Jamie and Will experience a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon - a ball of lightning falling from the sky connecting with the ground all around them. As Will tries to shield Jamie from the lightning, the two embrace and find themselves in a passionate kiss. The next day Jamie and Will return to the location. What they discover is a facility where waste from scientific experimentation is affecting the atmosphere causing the tornadoes. Armed with the new information and seven new tornadoes on the horizon, Jamie and Will prepare the already tornado ravaged town for another possible disaster!.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disaster movie
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Gale Force (2002)
Plot Summary:
A new reality-style game show, "Treasure Hunt" has invited a cast of contestants, including a Los Angeles cop who's joined to try and make up for an earlier PR blunder, to a tropical island to hunt for a buried treasure worth ten million dollars.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 570
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic
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Nature Unleashed: Earthquake (2005)
Plot Summary:
An earthquake destroys a Russian Nuclear Power plant.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 545
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Lithuania, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disaster movie
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Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997)
Plot Summary:
A USGS scientist attempts to convince his boss and the residents of Angel Falls, California that a nearby volcano is about to erupt.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disaster movie
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Supervolcano (2005)
Plot Summary:
Yellowstone is a park, but it's also the deadliest volcano on Earth. Beneath it, a sleeping 'dragon' is stirring. When an earthquake opens a crack for magma to seep through, other warning signs of an eruption start popping up, but they are ignored or dismissed as 'minor'. But when they learn an eruption will happen, panic breaks out through people of the USA and the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, educational, disturbing, apocalyptic, mockbuster, disaster movie
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Kingdom of Gladiators (2011)
Plot Summary:
A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, independent film
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Nature Unleashed: Fire (2004)
Plot Summary:
A rescue goes terribly wrong for a sheriff when trying to save four dirt bikers when they are trapped by growing forest fires. Desperate, they seek shelter in an abandoned mine, never realizing they are headed straight for evil from the sheriff's past.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Romania, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, bleak, fast, disaster movie
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The Sky's on Fire (1999)
Plot Summary:
The ozone is depleted and as a result of this all sorts things are happening like lethal insects flying around. A scientist tries to warn everybody about this but no one seems to believe him. When his predictions come true they now turn to him for help.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, natural horror, campy, disaster movie
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Out of Inferno (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the hottest day in 50 years, a serious fire incident happened to a busy commercial tower, a gaggle of fire fighters with an indestructible enthusiasm are going to save lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspense, captivating, tense, rough, suspenseful, stylized, disaster movie
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Hammer of the Gods (2009)
Plot Summary:
Thor along with his friends travels to mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile Thor keeps seeing visions for a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues so they start searching for the hammer.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, scary, offbeat
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Nature Unleashed: Avalanche (2004)
Plot Summary:
It begins on a glacier nestled on a frozen peak high in the wild Ural Mountains of Russia, kissed by clouds, the top of the world. A lonely, forbidding place, it's home to THOM CUSSLER and brother, JOCK, a pair of transplanted westerners seeking their fortune in Russia's new capitalist economy. They run a hard-luck snowmobile tour business that takes adventurous winter tourists up the mountains to experience the ultimate extreme winter thrill. During one such excursion, a massive ledge of snow at the top of the ridge suddenly collapses and an avalanche crashes down! Only the quick thinking and expert driving of Thom and Jock saves them. The tiny village of Dubroz, nestled far below, is not so lucky. Avalanche sirens wail, but the panicked villagers barely have time to act as the avalanche crashes down! A wall of snow smashes into one end of the village, blasting-in windows, collapsing and burying buildings... Written by GFT Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, Bulgaria, UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, disaster movie
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St. Helens (1981)
Plot Summary:
The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, disaster movie
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Tidal Wave (2009)
Plot Summary:
Man-sik and Yeon-hee, are unsure as to whether they can overcome past wounds and continue being a couple. Dr. Kim, who cautions against a possible mega-tsunami at Haeundae, collapses in agony springing from an unexpected turn-up of his daughter and divorced wife. Hyoung-sik, after rescuing a woman from Seoul, rides out a ferocious storm to gladden her heart. A tsunami which destroys Haeundae symbolizes the establishment of a typical axis called provocation of conflicts, and later the inner spaces of the couples without anything left behind after all conflicts have ended.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, tear jerker, apocalyptic, psychotronic, tearjerker, disaster movie
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The Hexer (2001)
Plot Summary:
The TV series and the film were loosely based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book series The Witcher (Wiedźmin).
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Poland
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, offbeat
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Airplane vs Volcano (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a commercial airliner is trapped within a ring of erupting volcanoes, the passengers and crew must find a way to survive - without landing.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic, mockbuster, exciting, disaster movie
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Storm Cell (2008)
Plot Summary:
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 series of tornadoes are heading for Seattle, she must convince her brother and the entire city that she is not crazy; and they are in grave danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, disaster movie
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Super Eruption (2011)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, bleak, apocalyptic, mockbuster, rough, disaster movie
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San Andreas Quake (2015)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, intense, exciting, serious, suspense, suspenseful, disaster movie
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The 12 Disasters of Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Just in time for the joyous holiday season, this film connects the ancient Mayan prophecy of worldwide destruction at the end of 2012, and the iconic holiday song, The 12 Days of Christmas. But there is hope: a father learns that his daughter is really the "Chosen One" who, alone, can stop further catastrophe - if he can stave off the lunatic townspeople blaming her for the community's destruction.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, christmas horror, apocalyptic, disaster movie
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Quantum Apocalypse (2010)
Plot Summary:
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 heroes fail to find a solution.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, rough, apocalyptic, grindhouse, disaster movie
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Crystal Skulls (2014)
Plot Summary:
A millionaire philanthropist collects the famous Chrystal Skulls trying to tap into their ancient powers. It is up to a team lead by a college professor whose father disappeared searching for the 13th skull to save the world when the first 12 skulls are united and reek havoc on the earth without the control of the 13th skull.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disaster movie
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MegaFault (2009)
Plot Summary:
A crack in the world has started... we have 24 hours to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, bleak, serious, tense, suspense, rough, futuristic, suspenseful, independent film, disaster movie
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Geo-Disaster (2017)
Plot Summary:
A chunk of dark matter shoots right through earth, causing various worldwide disasters. A family in Los Angeles struggles to survive the ordeal.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: scary, exciting, bleak, apocalyptic, disaster movie
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100 Degrees Below Zero (2013)
Plot Summary:
After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, disaster movie
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Pompeii (2014)
Plot Summary:
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious, realistic, stylized, romantic, period piece, costume drama, romantic drama, disgusting
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SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013)
Plot Summary:
A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the fugitive orc shaman, Fangtor Bloodmoon. When Fangtor refuses to surrender quietly, the huntress must battle for her own life against the dangerous villain, and comes away with more than just his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film
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Firequake (2014)
Plot Summary:
Promethean Kinetics has created Helios, a revolutionary clean coal energy source so powerful it rivals the force of the sun and will solve the energy crisis. But when certain governments start cutting safety measures required by Helios, the highly-explosive product begins to seep deep below the Earth's crust, producing giant blasts of fire and violent earthquakes above the surface. As cities shake and oceans boil, Eve Adams, creator of the Helios technology, rushes to investigate the subterranean phenomenon. As the situation becomes ever more dire, she is the only one who can save mankind, not to mention reputation.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, disaster movie
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End of the World (2013)
Plot Summary:
In End of the World, the fate of humanity lies in the hands of two guys who run a video rental store and are “sci-fi obsessed” movie fans. And who better to save the world, than guys who have seen all the movies and all the “out there” ways to save it!?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, apocalyptic, offbeat, humorous, disaster movie
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Sanctum (2011)
Plot Summary:
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea. Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team--including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)--are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, breathtaking, tense, realistic, sad, entertaining, stylized