Disaster Flicks
Ever have one of those days? Well chances are it never got as bad as it did for these people. Dodging meteors, tornados, floods, earthquakes, molten lava, deadly viruses and killer bees. Peaking in the 70s with the Irwin Allen school of filmmaking ("The Poseidon Adventure", "The Towering Inferno", "The Swarm", "When Time Ran Out...", "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure"), the disaster movie still rears its head from time to time and made something of a strong comeback in the mid-90s ("Dante's Peak", "Volcano", "Daylight", "Twister", "Armageddon", "Deep Impact" and so on). Head for the hills...
Rampage (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Brad Peyton
Starring: Marley Shelton, Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerma...
Primatologist Davis (Dwayne Johnson) shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent silverback gorilla who has been in his car... Read more
The Wave (2016)
7.6/10
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Thomas Bo Larsen, Kristoffer Joner, Fridtjov Saheim, Ane Dahl Torp
Kristian, an experienced geologist has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move with his family, when he and his colleagues measu... Read more
Hope and Wire (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Bernard Hill, Joel Tobeck, Stephen Lovatt, Miriama McDowell, Rachel House, Chels...
"Hope and Wire", a television drama inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, is set in the aftermath of the... Read more
Pompeii (2014)
5.5/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinn...
Set in 79 A.D., "Pompeii" tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time t... Read more
Sharknado (2013)
3.3/10
Director: Anthony C Ferrante
Starring: John Heard, Tara Reid, Jaason Simmons, Cassie Scerbo, Ian Ziering
When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace, and nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and... Read more
The Tower (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Ji-hoon KIm
Starring: Kyung-gu Sol, Sang-kyung Kim, Ye-jin Son
A freak helicopter accident over a Seoul high-rise apartment complex turns the skyscrapers into a towering inferno. Now the buildings' manager and loc... Read more
The Impossible (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical par... Read more
The Impossible ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical par... Read more
Life of Pi ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Rafe Spall, Tabu , Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Adil Hussain
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, director Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' is a visually stunning adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the prec... Read more
Life of Pi ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Rafe Spall, Tabu , Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Adil Hussain
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, director Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' is a visually stunning adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the prec... Read more