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- DirectorTodor ChapkanovStarsJason LondonWes BrownGary GrubbsWashington haunting series of weather disasters, devastating the city. Two brothers - sons of a recognized scientist and meteorologist - begin an investigation to explain the unexpected attacks of nature.Also known as Storm Wars
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsMisha CollinsTorri HigginsonPeter WingfieldWhen a group of archaeologists dig up a human skeleton near Stonehenge, an ancient piece of machinery is discovered. The workers accidentally trigger the mechanism and start a chain of events that may very well end the world.
- DirectorTony MitchellStarsMichael RileyGary LewisShaun JohnstonA volcano in Yellowstone Park suddenly erupts.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsPierce BrosnanLinda HamiltonJamie Renée SmithA volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsJeff FaheyErika EleniakBill DowA shift in the Earth's polarity plunges the equatorial regions of the planet into an ice age of -459 degrees Fahrenheit; a temperature so cold that energy and light doesn't exist.
- StarsDavid James ElliottNatasha HenstridgeBenjamin SadlerA luminary crashes on the moon, causing to change its orbit and head straight toward Earth. With less than 40 days, scientists are in a desperate race to launch a lunar mission that will save both planets from mutual destruction
- DirectorMicho RutareStarsJoe LandoClaudia ChristianCooper HarrisA gigantic meteor enters Earth's orbit and begins to disintegrate, showering the entire planet with debris.
- StarsBilly CampbellMarla SokoloffChristopher LloydTwo episode television mini-series covering a meteor, Kassandra, heading to Earth on a collision course, an "extinction level event".
- 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.
- StarsKim DelaneyDean CainDavid CubittA massive earthquake creates a chain of events that threaten two of the largest nuclear reactors.
- DirectorJustin JonesStarsRhett GilesStephany JacobsenStuart LaffertyA 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.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsThomas GibsonNancy McKeonChandra WestThree tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
- StarsCameron DaddoGina GershonShannen DohertyA deadly category 7 storm wreaks havoc on the world. Meanwhile, kidnappers threaten to make matters even worse.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsDennis QuaidJake GyllenhaalEmmy RossumJack 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.
- DirectorDavid Michael LattStarsBrittany MurphyEriq La SalleBruce DavisonWhen miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia, a gigantic earthquake is soon rocking the North Atlantic, exposing a deep seismic fault that runs the length of the North American continent. Joining forces with government seismology expert Dr Amy Lane, Boomer must now race against time to stop the chasm that is threatening to tear America - and the entire world - in half.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsRobert DuvallTéa LeoniElijah WoodA comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.
- DirectorJason BourqueStarsA.J. BuckleyJewel StaiteAlan DaleBased on the 2012 end-of-world prophesy where two unlikely characters team up to solve a mystery that just might save the world.
- DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsDavid CubittLaura HarrisDylan MatzkeAn Alaskan town is in danger of destruction by a mystical snow globe that appears on a family's doorstep, wrapped like a Christmas gift, and causes deadly "natural" disasters in the real world, while simultaneously occurring in the globe.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsMark MosesCamille SullivanKaj-Erik EriksenCharlie Price, a former scientist turned science fiction author, starts living one of his novels when the Federal Science Foundation's weather experiments escape control and turn disastrous.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsJack ColemanHolly ElissaTyler JohnstonA comet passes near the Earth and disturbs Earth's magnetic field.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsStephen BaldwinAmy Price-FrancisJohn RalstonA massive asteroid impact on the moon begins causing storms on Earth due to the sudden changes in ocean tides. Scientists conclude the only solution is to set nuclear charges on the Moon to implode it and keep it whole.
- DirectorW.D. HoganStarsRobert KnepperJulia BensonCameron BrightAfter dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A group of government agents must locate a lost satellite network that is the world's only hope for survival.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsLuke PerryNatalie BrownMichael DornWhen the Ring of Fire starts heating up with an unprecedented amount of volcanic activity a team of scientists are gathered to prevent a global catastrophe.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsNicole de BoerSebastian SpenceJerry WassermanWhat appears to be harmless little whirlwinds and dust devils turns out to be a precursor to something deadlier and ends up threatening New York City's very existence.
- DirectorStephen FurstStarsDanica McKellarDavid KeithChris PrattThe movie opens with a faulty nanotechnology experiment that results in a massive, deadly explosion. The company's CEO manages to sidestep blame by framing a meddling young reporter (Katherine), who now holds the only surviving evidence needed to expose the truth. All the while, the dangerous nanoparticles - having escaped from the explosion into the stratosphere - threaten to destroy nearby cities with wildly destructive weather patterns. Among the chaos of the storms, and on the run from the authorities, Katherine must - with the help of a young scientist - get the evidence to the government to enlist their help before it's too late...and the deadly disaster turns worldwide.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsCostas MandylorMichael IronsideAlexandra PaulIllegal experimentation accidentally rips open a previously unknown hidden magma reserve directly under Manhattan!
- DirectorTony MitchellStarsRobert CarlyleJessalyn GilsigTom CourtenayWhen a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.
- DirectorTimothy BondStarsDevon SawaAmos CrawleyJohn SchneiderThe residents of a small town come face to face with a deadly and unpredictable series of tornadoes. Among them is one boy struggling to keep his family safe in the dangerous weather.
- DirectorTodor ChapkanovStarsAnna AdairStacey AsaroCleavant DerricksFollows prodigy vulcanologist Antoinette Vitrini and her sister Emily as they attempt to blow the whistle on an illegal oil drilling scheme before it sets off the eruption of a super-volcano directly beneath Miami.Also known as Swamp Volcano
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsKirk AcevedoDiane FarrChad KrowchukWhen the sun converts to a magnetar for a short time, the planet Mercury is thrown out of orbit and set on a collision course for Earth. It's up to a disgraced scientist to save our planet.
- DirectorMatt CoddStarsRichard BurgiJuliet AubreyMyAnna BuringThe super volcano under Yellowstone erupts after thousands of years, putting millions at risk, and it's up to Rangers Charlie Young and Kate to save the day.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsBrendan FehrHolly ElissaJodelle FerlandA massive crack in the earth's crust threatens the world with deadly gas from the planet's core. It's up to a geologist and his family to battle ice geysers and avalanches to save mankind.
- DirectorTravis FortStarsPatrick LabyorteauxJulie McCulloughKatie WilsonA volcanic eruption in Iceland sends a glacier towards North America, causing everything in it's path to freeze. A family man struggles to escape the onslaught of the coming ice age.
- DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsDavid SutcliffeMitch PileggiErica CerraEpic storms triggered by a space phenomenon obliterate cities, and the only answer to escaping complete annihilation rests on a small-town teen's extraordinary science project.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsMimi RogersRobert MoloneyAndrew AirlieStorm chaser April, whose parents died in a twister during her childhood, must warn her brother and his unsespecting town of a massive storm heading their way before he meets the same fate.
- DirectorPeter SullivanStarsCasper Van DienVictoria PrattRichard BurgiOn Christmas Day the Texas area to the South West of Fort Worth is struck by a massive storm system sprouting several severe tornadoes.
- DirectorDaniel LuskoStarsCasper Van DienMichael BeachSarah LievingWhen an energy experiment goes haywire, a rash of massive hurricanes rips across North America. A scientist must get his family to safety before the hurricanes merge, creating a "hypercane" with the power to wipe America off the map.
- DirectorJason BourqueStarsPaul JohanssonSebastian SpenceMiranda FrigonWhen a tornado appears in the waters south of Boston, former storm chaser Joe Randall is intrigued by the unusual weather. But as twisters begin to strike across the Boston shoreline, Joe quickly realizes this is no ordinary storm front. As the storms threaten to move inland, the citizens of Boston find themselves trapped in a tempest turning deadlier by the minute. With the city under siege, Joe, his sister Maddy and his old storm chasing partner Lee realize they're dealing with a never before seen weather phenomenon known as Stonados. The only chance of stopping the storm is an untested theory about weather manipulation... the same theory that Joe has been trying to prove for over a decade. But with the storm spreading and threatening the entire Eastern Seaboard-as well as Joe's children who are trapped in a storm-besieged stadium-Joe and his motley crew will have to give it a try, either saving the world... or accelerating its destruction!
- DirectorBen DemareeStarsAdrian PaulJhey CastlesGeorgina BeedleMount Vesuvius erupts when a family visits Pompeii. The daughter uses her skill and her father his ability, in order to escape the disaster.
- DirectorLiz AdamsStarsMing-Na WenNicholas TurturroAndy ClemenceWhen a super cyclone threatens the entire American western seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer must battle the elements to stop the threat.
- DirectorGeorge MendelukStarsDaryl HannahDylan NealBarclay HopeThis film has erroneously been labeled "Hurricane Hunters" released in 1976.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsGreg GrunbergNeil GraystonCaroline CaveA group of Apocalyptic fanatics must use their knowledge of apocalyptic movies to save the world from a devastating solar flare.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsEd QuinnMagda ApanowiczHolly ElissaThe ultimate countdown to holiday mayhem. A global cataclysm of tornadoes, volcanoes, and killer twinkle lights threaten a small mountain town during Christmas.
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsRichard ArmitageSarah Wayne CalliesMatt WalshStorm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
- DirectorJames ErskineStarsMelody ChaseLiev SchreiberLance E. NicholsDocumentary-style footage reveals the aftermath of disastrous events that disrupt the flow of oil to the United States.
- DirectorDavid PalmieriStarsJoe EstevezPriscilla BarnesReggie BannisterWhich ever one wins. We lose.Warning: Horrible, beyond laughable bad. This has to have been a porno that someone swapped out the R and NC-17 rated stuff and through in some bad CGI disaster footage.
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsDwayne JohnsonCarla GuginoAlexandra DaddarioIn the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
- DirectorAndreas LinkeStarsMatthias KoeberlinMina TanderSascha GöpelDuring Berlin's hottest summer in ages, a deadly tornado threatens to tear apart a city forever. After a near-death tornado-chasing experience, Jan returns home from Oklahoma, forced to reckon with issues he left behind concerning his family and ex-girlfriend Eva. Meanwhile, a powerful thunderstorm looms on the horizon.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsSander VanocurJane KaczmarekBree Walker3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?
- DirectorChris ThomsonStarsRoxanne HartTom WopatPato HoffmannA meteor shower threatens a small American town.
- DirectorIan BarryStarsJames RemarStephanie NiznikDaniel von BargenScorching disaster movie starring James Remar (Dexter). When a huge fireball hurtles towards the Earth the authorities have only hours to react before temperatures soar beyond human tolerance.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsKristoffer JonerAne Dahl TorpJonas Hoff OftebroAlthough anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
- DirectorDean DevlinStarsGerard ButlerJim SturgessAbbie CornishWhen the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.
- DirectorAdam LipsiusStarsJason TobiasSummer SpiroDeJean BrownA scientist builds a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. But when it's evident the disaster will occur, those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation.
- DirectorJonathan WinfreyStarsVictor WebsterJennifer SpenceRichard HarmonA meteorite brings ice and freezing temperatures, which threatens to harm the residents of a small town at Christmas.
- DirectorGeoff BrowneStarsAlexandra PaulZoe BarkerNigel BarberWhen a revolutionary new energy source begins to seep below the Earth's crust, the explosive product sets off giant blasts of fire and violent earthquakes. Now the creator of this new technology is the only one who can stop it.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsToby KebbellMaggie GraceRyan KwantenThieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
- DirectorRex PianoStarsDoug SavantBrandy LedfordJohn NovakIn the beautiful underwater reefs off the coast of Florida's pastoral Pajaro Island, a fissure rips open in the ocean floor.
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsJohn CorbettJessica SteenBrittany DanielA geologist tries to prevent a huge sinkhole from devouring New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
- 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.
- DirectorIan GilmoreStarsXander BerkeleyAmy Jo JohnsonDavid O'DonnellWhen a volcano expert becomes convinced that a cataclysmic natural disaster is about to unfold, a volcanologist Professor John Shepherd and his graduate students believes that recent unexplainable volcanic activity as all of the volcanoes in the world are going to erupt and kill every living thing on the planet! They try to convince the government that their theory is true not a joke while also trying to figure out how to stop it before time runs out!
- DirectorH.M. CoakleyStarsJoseph Michael HarrisChristie NichollsLiz FenningScientists discover the "Big One" is coming soon, and with it everything west of the San Andreas Fault will sink into the ocean. The scientists try to stop the quake, but as foreshocks turn California into chaos, it's a race against time.
- DirectorMark SobelStarsKelly McGillisWolf LarsonLiz TorresWhen a tornado takes her meteorologist husband's life, his wife and colleague devotes her own life to prove his theories that violent twisters are predictable.
- DirectorThunder LevinStarsMatthew PohlkampNatalie PelletierErich RiegelmannThe effect of dark matter colliding with the earth is the opening of this film.
- DirectorSean CainStarsMatthew AtkinsonLexi JohnsonEric EtebariAs the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come true. Will the mayor act fast before it's too late?
- CreatorDavid AppelbaumStarsEoin MackenChiké OkonkwoZyra GoreckiA massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers.
- DirectorBrendan DonovanThomas RobinsStarsAdam ArmstrongChristopher BroughamHamish BrownIn the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, this drama depicts several parallel plotlines of people faced with different dilemmas in their fight for survival.
- DirectorRex PianoStarsJamie LunerGreg EviganTed MonteWhen a sudden, unexplained rise in local temperatures threatens to turn Los Angeles into a lifeless desert, one scientist must race against time to stop a catastrophe from happening.
- DirectorKristoffer TaboriStarsSheree J. WilsonPeter LaCroixScott HylandsThe mayor of a town must contend with a destructive meteor shower while searching for her missing daughter.
- DirectorJohn L'EcuyerStarsMike DopudAlaina HuffmanKrista BridgesA fractured family, caught in a deadly lightning storm, is forced to come together to save their lives.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsFintan McKeownJacinta MulcahyMichael ZelnikerAn earthquake destroys a Russian Nuclear Power plant.
- DirectorDanny MulheronStarsBen BarringtonAndrew BeattieByron CollIn this suspenseful drama, a scientist struggles to convince his colleagues and family that a major volcanic eruption is only days away from destroying the city.
- DirectorAndrew C. ErinStarsMeredith MonroeCameron BancroftPascale HuttonEstranged couple and meteorologists, Liz and Matt, come over their differences to save their daughter and her mute aunt Ellie, as a freak tornado threatens to rip apart their lives again.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsJoanna KernsDan LauriaBonnie BartlettAfter a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."
- DirectorTerry IngramStarsGreg EviganMelissa Sue AndersonCynthia GibbAfter an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.
- DirectorDaniel GilboyStarsMichael ParéElle YoungPatrick J. MacEachernA helicopter pilot and an environmental scientist lead an exodus of survivors in a search for safe haven after a catastrophic tectonic event causes the crust of the earth to break apart.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsJeremy LondonStefanie von PfettenScott HylandsA terminally ill archaeologist attempts to cure his cancer by retrieving the ancient amulets of the storm god Ba'al.
- DirectorMaximilian ElfeldtStarsJhey CastlesJoseph Michael HarrisEvan James HendersonAs mass of solar storms causes tsunamis, volcanoes, and flooding, a city-dwelling family attempts to flee to the relative safety of a group of high-elevation caves several miles away.
- DirectorNick LyonStarsStacey OristanoRib HillisEd AmatrudoA stolen seismic weapon is activated in Yemen. A hostage freed there tries in vain to warn against its global effect. It starts seismic activity at the Californian fault line where her daughter and ex are monitoring it. Can they stop it?
- DirectorGraeme CampbellStarsDan CorteseCynthia GibbDon S. DavisA USGS scientist attempts to convince his boss and the residents of Angel Falls, California that a nearby volcano is about to erupt.
- DirectorGilbert M. ShiltonStarsJoe LandoNicole EggertErica DuranceA brilliant meteorologist returns to his hometown in Oklahoma to try to stop the biggest tornado ever.
- 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.
- DirectorGeorge ErschbamerStarsCasper Van DienLisa DavisJohnny HawkesA man-made fire twister sweeps through Los Angeles, leaving the city in ruins. However, all is not lost when a group of strangers band together to put an end to the destruction.
- DirectorSarik AndreasyanStarsKonstantin LavronenkoMariya MironovaViktor StepanyanLeninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR, 1988. After the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors.
- DirectorSean DwyerStarsIan ZieringValérie ValoisVlasta VranaLori and John Wilson, employees of an emergency response center, must find a way to survive the initial lava storms, to save John's father and their two teenage children. Even more importantly, they must find a way to slow the path of the lava storms, to give humankind the time to find a solution to this natural disaster, in order to save humanity and our Earth.
- DirectorDavid GiancolaStarsJohn SchneiderJesse EisenbergMichele GreeneOverwhelmed by a disastrous lightning storm that his son predicted, a man must learn to trust his son in order to save his family and the whole community.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsRubén BladesLen CariouDavid MorseA man attempts to rescue people trapped on the I-880 bridge after the top half collapses during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.
- DirectorJohn MacCarthyStarsMartin CumminsLauren K. RobekNick PurchaA storm is coming. No one could predict it. No one can measure it.Now one family must survive it. You can't come in from the cold.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsCharles ShaughnessyTracy NelsonKen BarnettDavid Terran wrote scientific theories predicting an inevitable shift in Earth's magnetic poles. Then an Iranian underground nuclear test sets off a global phenomenon that matches David's doomsday scenario.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl StreepTwo low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
- DirectorJason BourqueStarsMark LutzRobin DunneAnna Van HooftAs the Earth is on a collision course with a deadly asteroid after a small-scale meteor shower, a discredited astrophysicist and his team race against time to hack into a state-of-the-art meteor-tracking satellite. Can he save the world?
- StarsMichael VartanTerry O'QuinnIan TraceyWhen an oil rig causes a volcanic eruption in a small town, it's just the first in a trigger effect called the Ring of Fire that stretches across the globe. If these cataclysmic series of eruptions cannot be stopped, the earth will be swallowed whole, leading to an extinction-level event.
- DirectorDylan AveryStarsCuyle CarvinMattie Jo CowsertMiley RoseAn out of touch family man moves with his wife and daughter from the big city to his dream house on the outskirts of a small town just in time for the apocalypse.
- DirectorMaximilian ElfeldtStarsTom SizemoreEmily KillianRamiro LealAlready in the throes of a viral pandemic, a massive polar vortex threatens to cover nearly all of Earth in ice. When it's discovered the only chance of survival from the cold is a 100-mile temperate zone near the equator, a virologist, with the pandemic's only cure, must reach the safe zone within 24 hours if humanity is to have any hope of survival.
- DirectorAlain JakubowiczStarsDaniel BernhardtRuth PlattAnya LahiriA huge tornado endangers the lives of a journalist (Ruth Platt) and a town of Gypsies.
- DirectorGregg ChampionStarsJoBeth WilliamsKris KristoffersonLauren K. RobekWhile Tropical Storm Allison brings one of the worst floods to hit Houston rages outside, the staff of Hermann hospital races against time to ensure hundreds of patients are evacuated safely.
- DirectorLindsay GosslingStarsAmy SmartThora BirchAnne HecheFour 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.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsBruce CampbellShannon SturgesErnie HudsonAn accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other.