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Aftermath (2014)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Christopher John Thomason, Monica Keena, Edward Furlong, William Baldwin, Andre Royo, Randal Reeder
Hunter (C. J. Thomason) is a young doctor that has found himself stuck in the cellar of a farmhouse while World War III and the resulting nuclear attack unfolds around them. He's accompanied by eight other people, none of whom know one another. Terrified and forced to defend themselves against other refugees looking to use the cellar as their own shelter, the group is frequently at odds with one another.
Piranhaconda (2012)
, 1h25Directed by Jim Wynorski
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about snakes, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Michael Madsen, Rib Hillis, Rachel Hunter, Terri Ivens, Kurt Yaeger, Christina DeRosa
Two piranhacondas hunt for their stolen egg. Scientist Professor Lovegrove, who stole the egg, hitchhikes to a Hawaiian island and meets a movie crew filming on location. The star, the scientist, and some crew members are kidnapped and held for ransom. A piranhaconda roaming the island devours several women and some scientists who are searching for a rare flower. The creature attacks the kidnappers' hideout, but the film crew and the scientist escape unharmed. The lead kidnapper finds a camera. The film within it shows that the scientist stole the egg, which caused the piranhaconda to attack, and he decides to kill the snake and the film crew. The snake follows the film crew, who are in a truck, but it is wounded by a grenade. The second piranhaconda arrives and, sensing blood, attacks and kills its wounded mate. It then decides to track down the film crew. Lovegrove reveals that he had the egg, so they try to escape via boat, but the piranhaconda stalls their plans. Lovegrove pretends to get rid of the egg, but doesn't, causing the creature to follow them. The crew become trapped by five remaining kidnappers, but the piranhaconda eats the kidnappers. Lovegrove, Jack, and Rose get back to the boat, but Jack stays on shore to destroy the creature. On the boat, Rose realizes that Lovegrove had the egg all along. She throws it into the river and shoves him overboard. He is then killed by the piranhaconda. Rose goes back to shore and finds Jack. Using the egg, they lure the piranhaconda to a waterfall. Jack slips a bomb into the case and throws it at the beast; then he and Rose jump into the river below. The bomb goes off and decapitates the piranhaconda. The two make a date with one another. They kissed before being killed by a third piranhaconda, thus ending the film.
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
, 1h38Origin Australie
Genres Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Catherine Terracini, Bianca Bradey
Mechanic Barry lives in the Australian outback with his wife Annie and daughter Meganne. During a meteor shower, Barry's sister Brooke is attacked in her Bulla, Victoria studio by her model and her assistant, who have suddenly become zombies. She calls Barry and warns him to get out of the city. He, Annie, and Meganne don gas masks and fight their way to the family car. When Meganne and Annie remove their gas masks they become infected and zombify, and Barry is forced to kill them. He runs out of ammunition before he can kill himself.
Buğday (2017)
, 2h8Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Lubna Azabal, Cristina Flutur
Grain is set in the near future when human survival is threatened by war and famine. Scientists and geneticists must combine forces to create a sustainable food source.
Directed by Graeme Campbell
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Dan Cortese, Cynthia Gibb, Brian Kerwin, Don S. Davis, Lynda Boyd
Vulcanologist Peter Slater Dan Cortese, studying elevated steam-activity on Angel Mountain, finds evidence of an impending eruption such as many animals lying dead for no apparent reason. His ex-girlfriend Kelly Adams, a resident of the eponymous town, is told about his findings—which unfortunately, happen to be during the peak tourist season. Kelly tries in vain to warn the townsfolk and council of the danger, but they fail to heed and evacuate—until the mountain shows ashfall. After several attempts to find a solution, Peter declares that the lava is soon going to come down like "a liquid avalanche" which gives Kelly the idea (due to Angel Mountain and some others nearby being snowcapped) of using a snow avalanche to stop the lava flow—at which Peter balks, until Kelly tells him of the lack of other albernatives. The two then set out skiing to planting explosives to set off a controlled avalanche to stop the flow—but in attempting to escape the resulting avalanche Peter gets buried and Kelly makes it into town to witness the result, the snow avalanche blocking off (and solidifying) the lava-flow. At that point, Peter manages to dig himself out and return to town, after which he and Kelly rekindle their romance.
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Le vendredi 13 octobre 1972, un avion reliant Montevideo à Santiago au Chili avec à son bord 45 passagers, membres de l’équipe de rugby de Montevideo s’écrase dans la Cordillère des Andes. Pendant 72 jours, le monde a cru que tous les passagers étaient morts pourtant 16 d’entre eux survécurent au crash. À 3600 m d’altitude et dans des conditions climatiques extrêmes, les survivants ont dû se résoudre au pire pour lutter contre la faim. Leur combat pour la vie a fait les gros titres de la presse internationale, des « unes » dans lesquelles on pouvait lire le mot « cannibalisme ». Ce documentaire poignant revient sur ce qui est probablement à ce jour le récit le plus douloureux jamais conté de la bouche même de l’un de ses survivants, Nando Parrado.
Howl (2015)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films set in the future, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Edward Speleers, Sean Pertwee, Holly Weston, Shauna Macdonald, Elliot Cowan, Rosie Day
The plot involves an overnight passenger train, the Alpha Trax, which leaves London at midnight and under a full moon. An hour after departure, the train is travelling through a remote and forested part of the English countryside, in a mobile communication "dead zone". Here the train is forced to undergo an emergency brake to prevent a derailment when a deer runs onto the track. Old-timer passenger Ged (Duncan Preston) recalls a similar event happening in the exact same spot - the Great Thornton Forest Rail Crash of 1963 - whereby all the passengers were found dismembered and partially eaten the following morning.
Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
, 1h16Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Documentary films about films, Disaster films
Actors George A. Romero, Gale Anne Hurd, Larry Fessenden
Rob Kuhns interviews a range of authors, critics, and filmmakers about the impact, legacy, and enduring popularity of Night of the Living Dead. Romero describes the film's background, production, and distribution, including how it accidentally fell into the public domain. Fessenden describes Night of the Living Dead 's aspects of postmodernist film, including an early commentary on horror films inside of a horror film – Johnny's taunting of his sister, Barbra, in the opening graveyard scene. Hurd cites the film as an influence on her own work as executive producer of The Walking Dead. Mitchell, among other things, describes how the film presents a strong Black male as the protagonist of a film without resorting to racial commentary. The final scene, in which Duane Jones' character, Ben, is killed by a posse is compared to historical footage of 1960s lynch mobs and police brutality, and scenes of violent zombie attacks are compared to footage from Vietnam broadcast on television.
Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Sports films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Christian Oliver, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tara Macken, Ernie Reyes, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Alex Huynh
In a post-apocalyptic future where the survivors have banded together into ninja clans, representatives of the Lost Ninja Clan – brothers Cage and Surge, deaf-mute Sky, Trillion, and Mar – are called to an underground bunker to attend a peace conference. Each of the ninja clans has a magic power, and the Lost Ninja Clan control electricity. Fumitaka, a respected clan leader, believes that the disparate ninja clans are under threat by an external force. He proposes that they band together in order to increase their chances of survival. Though this is well received by the assembled clans, he is assassinated at the end of his speech. Three witnesses step forward to identify Cage, the leader of the Lost Ninja Clan, as the assassin. Confused and protesting his innocence, Cage leads his clan to safety as they fight through the hostile crowd. Cage uses most of his magical power reserves to temporarily knock most of the other ninja unconscious.
Air (2015)
, 1h35Directed by Christian Cantamessa
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes La fin du monde, Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou, Sandrine Holt, David Nykl
A chemical weapons catastrophe has wiped out most of mankind and rendered the air un-breathable. The US government hastily built a few makeshift underground bunkers in which a few scientists are kept in cryogenic sleep until the air is no longer toxic. Each of those bunkers is kept up by a couple of maintenance workers who are woken up for two hours every six months in order to perform routine tasks and inspections to keep the facility going.
Remains (2011)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Miko Hugues, Lance Reddick, Grant Bowler, Tawny Cypress
Tom (Grant Bowler) and Tori (Evalena Marie) are employees at the fictional Silver Star Casino in Reno. On a slow day at the tables, Tom convinces Tori to join him in a stock room for a sexual encounter. At the same time a news report is airing about "Peace Day", a day when the entire world's supply of nuclear weapons is set to be destroyed. Something goes wrong during the event and a nuclear blast occurs, knocking out power to the casino and trapping Tom and Tori behind an electronic lock. When the power is restored they find the casino trashed and people gone, except for an old lady in a power chair who attacks Tori. After dispatching the old lady with a chair leg, they encounter magician's assistant Jensen (Miko Hughes). He tells them that he turned the power back on and that he isn't sure what happened. Tom and Jensen go up front to check the casino security cameras while Tori goes to the front door to look outside. Tom and Jensen see Victor (Anthony Marks) outside throwing a man to the zombies to save himself. Victor bolts into the casino and demands to be let in. Jensen lets him in and takes him to a bathroom to clean up while Tom and Tori decide to start trapping the other zombies in the casino.
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
, 1h39Directed by Grant Harvey
Origin Canada
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors William Shatner, George Buza, Zoé de Grand’Maison, Amy Forsyth, Michelle Nolden, Adrian Holmes
DJ Dan (William Shatner) is a radio DJ stuck pulling a long shift at the Bailey Downs radio station during Christmas. During his broadcast a series of four stories are witnessed: A group of teenagers break into their school to investigate a murder that happened there a year ago, a couple that discovers that their son might have something disturbingly wrong with him, a greedy family finds that their attempts to ingratiate themselves to a wealthy family member has brought about the wrath of Krampus, and a zombie outbreak at Santa's workshop.
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
Directed by Colm McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Anamaria Marinca
In the near future, most of humanity has been infected by a variation of a fungus known as the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (also referred to as a zombie fungus). The infected, referred to as "hungries", quickly lose their mental powers and feed on the flesh of healthy humans. The disease spreads through blood and spit, but can also spread through spores created by the fungus, which needs an unknown trigger to be opened. The few surviving members of the human race live in heavily-guarded Birmingham.
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
, 1h25Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Disaster, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films
Actors Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Gary Busey, Cody Linley, Ryan Newman, David Hasselhoff
L'histoire se déroule cinq ans après les événements de Sharknado 3. La tempête porteuse de requins tueurs est de retour et la cible des squales est à présent Las Vegas. Après avoir ravagé la ville, le Sharknado se déplace et frappe plusieurs états du centre des États-Unis, sans façade maritime, qui n'ont pas l'habitude des cyclones se formant au-dessus de la mer, mais plutôt des tornades continentales. En se déplaçant et frappant diverses installations (barrage Hoover, champ de pétrole, transformateur électrique, centrale nucléaire), la tornade change de nature en se chargeant de matières de plus en plus dangereuses : poussières, pierres, pétrole, feu, électricité à haute tension, et même radioactivité. Toute la famille Shepard, enfin réunie, va devoir unir ses forces pour en venir à bout.
, 3hOrigin German
Genres Science fiction, Documentary, Action
Themes Disaster films
Actors Matthias Koeberlin, Mina Tander, Lisa Martinek, Amber Bongard, Cornelia Gröschel
Première partie Jan Berger est un jeune météorologue qui a passé quatre ans à étudier les tornades dans l'Oklahoma et revient à Berlin. Après son atterrissage à l'aéroport, une canicule anormale domine la ville. Le retour à la réalité le rattrape. La relation avec son père, le professeur Jürgen Berger, le grand météorologue de la station de Berlin-Brandebourg, est toujours brouillée. L'ancien amour de Jan, la jeune docteur Eva Keil, est maintenant avec Bruno Meindorf qui travaille avec le père de Jan. Jan vit d'abord avec Sophie, sa sœur aveugle, qui a une liaison avec Karl Zimmer de la chaîne d'infos N24. Jan trouve dans la compagnie d'assurances Globcare un emploi qui a en partie à voir avec sa recherche sur les tornades. À 280 km à l'ouest de Berlin, se produit une tornade avec des chutes de grêle qu'aucun spécialiste n'avait prévue. Jan se rend sur le site de cette tornade et prévoit le premier la menace de tornades sur la capitale, ce qu'aucun météorologue ne confirme. Seul Andreas Schütte, le chef des pompiers de Berlin, s'intéresse à la thèse de Jan. Mais les moyens politiques et financiers ne suivent pas pour créer un système de prévention qui n'existe pas à Berlin. Bruno donne régulièrement des données du service météorologique à Jan à l'insu de son père. C'est alors que se produisent les premières tempêtes de grêle. Bruno a une rencontre avec Wittenberg, membre du Sénat de Berlin, à laquelle participent Jan et Jürgen Berger. Mais l'élu rejette la théorie de Jan que rien ne prouve et toutes les mesures de protection civile. Avec l'aide de Bruno, Jan emprunte sans le consentement du professeur Berger un véhicule fait pour la recherche, dans lequel monte Eva. Ils constatent la formation d'un orage à proximité de Berlin. Une tornade se produit et se dirige vers le véhicule de recherche.