Films with theme "Disaster films", sorted by revenue

, 1h53
Directed by David Slade
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Vampires in film, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Mark Boone Junior, Ben Foster, Mark Rendall

Barrow, Alaska is preparing for its annual "30 Days of Night", a period during the winter when there is a month-long polar night. As the town gets ready, a stranger rows ashore from a large ship. Once ashore, he sabotages the town's communications and transport, destroying all means of communication with, and travel to, the outside world. Barrow's sheriff, Eben Oleson, investigates. Eben learns that his ex-wife, Stella Oleson, missed the last plane and must stay the 30 days. Although they try to avoid one another, when Eben confronts the stranger in the town diner, Stella helps to subdue him and take him to the station house.

, 2h15
Directed by Jon Amiel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, American disaster films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, Tchéky Karyo, Christopher Shyer

Geologist Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) and scientists Serge Leveque (Tchéky Karyo) and Conrad Zimsky (Stanley Tucci) become aware of an instability of Earth's magnetic field after a series of incidents across the globe. They determine that the Earth's molten core, which generates this field, has stopped rotating, and within a year the field will collapse exposing the planet's surface directly to devastating solar radiation. Backed by the U.S. Government, Keyes, Leveque, and Zimsky create a plan to bore down to the core and set off several nuclear explosions to restart the rotation. They gain help of rogue scientist Ed "Braz" Brazzelton (Delroy Lindo) who has devised a vessel made of "Unobtainium" that can withstand the heat and pressure within the Earth's crust and convert it to energy, as well as a laser-driven boring system that will allow them to quickly pass through the crust. Construction starts immediately on the Virgil, a multi-compartment vessel to be helmed by Space Shuttle pilots Commander Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood) and Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs (Hilary Swank) who will join Keyes and the others. To prevent a worldwide panic, Keyes enlists computer hacker Theodore Donald "Rat" Finch (DJ Qualls) to scour the Internet and eliminate all traces of the pending disaster or their plan.

, 2h2
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Aviation films, Films about angels, Ghost films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, Audrey Hepburn, Roberts Blossom

Pete Sandich (Dreyfuss) is an aerial firefighter, flying a war-surplus A-26 bomber dropping fire retardant slurry to put out forest wildfires. His excessive risk taking in the air deeply troubles his girlfriend, Dorinda Durston (Hunter), a pilot who doubles as a dispatcher, and is also of concern to his best friend, Al Yackey (Goodman), a fellow fighter. On one flight, Pete makes one extra drop, runs out of fuel, and barely manages to glide onto the runway.

, 2h
Directed by Yoon Je-kyoon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Lee Min-Ki, Kang Ye-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa

Located on the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, Haeundae district of Busan, South Korea draws one million visitors to its beaches every year. Several years ago, Man-sik, a Haeundae local, lost Yeon-hee's father due to his mistake in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake while deep-sea fishing together at the Indian Ocean. Because of this, for years, Man-sik wasn't able to become involved with Yeon-hee, who runs an unlicensed seafood restaurant, despite her attempts to start a relationship (Yeon-hee doesn't know that her father was killed due to Man-sik's mistake.).

, 1h35
Directed by Drew Goddard
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Films set in the future, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Giant monster films, Zombie films, Political films, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins

In the underground Facility, senior technicians Gary Sitterson and Steve Hadley discuss plans for a mysterious ritual. A similar operation undertaken by their counterparts in Stockholm has just ended in failure.

, 1h37
Directed by Dwight H. Little
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about snakes, Giant monster films, Reptile, Disaster films
Actors Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland-Behr, Matthew Marsden, Nicholas Gonzalez, Eugene Byrd, Karl Yune

A team of researchers funded by a Manhattan pharmaceutical firm – Jack Byron, Gordon Mitchell, Sam Rogers, Gail Stern, Cole Burris, and Ben Douglas – leave for a jungle in Borneo to search for a "blood orchid", a flower they believe can be used as a type of fountain of youth. Though their guide Bill Johnson has misgivings about which path to take, Jack bribes him to take an unsafe path. The team goes over a waterfall and has to wade through the river. A giant anaconda emerges from the water and swallows Ben whole, but the rest of the team escapes the river. Bill assures them that it was the largest snake he has ever seen and that it should take weeks for it to grow hungry again; however, most of the team demands that the expedition be called off. They travel to Bill's friend, John Livingston, who lives on the river to see if Johnson can borrow his boat; however, they find Livingston dead and his boat crashed.

, 1h53
Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, La fin du monde, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Théâtre, Films set in the future, Political films, Films based on plays, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Maurice Bénichou, Béatrice Dalle, Brigitte Roüan, Patrice Chéreau, Daniel Duval

A disaster of some type has occurred, of which the audience only knows that uncontaminated water is scarce and livestock have to be burned. Fleeing the city, the Laurent family arrive at their country home, hoping to find refuge and security, only to discover that it is already occupied by strangers.

, 1h49
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about immigration, Films about anarchism, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris

In 2027, after 18 years of global human infertility, civilization is on the brink of collapse as humanity faces extinction. The United Kingdom, the only stable nation with a functioning government, is deluged by asylum seekers fleeing the chaos and war which have taken hold around the world. In response, Britain has become a militarized police state as British government forces round up and detain immigrants. Theo Faron, a former activist turned cynical bureaucrat, is kidnapped by the Fishes, a militant immigrants' rights group. They are led by Theo's estranged wife, Julian Taylor, from whom he separated after their son's death.

, 1h43
Directed by Lee Sang-geun
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Escalade, Disaster films
Actors Jo Jung-suk, YoonA, Go Doo-shim, Park In-hwan, Kim Ji-young

Malgré le fait que Yong-Nam (Jo Jung-suk) était l’un des meilleurs grimpeurs de l’université, il n’a pas eu son diplôme. Au chômage depuis un bon moment, il survit grâce à ses parents. À l’occasion du soixante-dixième anniversaire de sa mère, il lui a organisé une fête dans une salle de réception dans un bâtiment à Séoul grâce à son ancienne petite-copine Eui-joo (Yoona) qui y travaille. Soudain, la capitale est parsemée de mystérieux gaz blanc. Avec son ex, il doit escalader partout pour sauver tout le monde…

, 2h24
Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films based on the September 11 attacks, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Disaster films, United States Armed Forces in films, Films about hijackings
Actors James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Toby Stephens, Pablo Schreiber, Max Martini, David Denman

On the evening of September 11, 2012, the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a group of Islamic militants attack on the American diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya. They kill four Americans, including a US Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens. A security team of six members fight to defend Americans but only partially succeed.

, 1h42
Directed by Brad Silberling
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Films about magic and magicians, La préhistoire, Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Bobb'e J. Thompson, John Boylan

Pompous paleontologist Rick Marshall has a low-level job at the La Brea Tar Pits, three years after a disastrous interview with Matt Lauer of Today became a viral video and ruined his career. Doctoral candidate student Holly Cantrell tells him that his controversial theories combining time warps and paleontology inspired her. She shows him a fossil with an imprint of a cigarette lighter that he recognizes as his own along with a crystal made into a necklace that gives off strong tachyon energy. She convinces him to finish his tachyon amplifier and come help her on a seemingly routine expedition to the cave where Holly found the fossil, which is in the middle of nowhere. With cave gift shop owner Will Stanton they raft into the cave, where Marshall has detected high levels of tachyons. He activates the tachyon amplifier, triggering an earthquake that opens a time warp into which the raft falls. The group finds themselves in a desert, filled with various items from many eras, and without the amplifier. They rescue a primate-like creature, Cha-Ka of the Pakuni tribe, who becomes their friend and guide.

, 1h42
Directed by Akiva Schaffer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ellef Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicholas Braun

In the town of Glenview, Ohio, Evan Trautwig (Ben Stiller) is an active participant in the community and senior manager of the local Costco store. His life is disrupted when the store's night security guard, Antonio Guzman (Joseph A. Nunez) is murdered. The local police have no leads, and show no interest in investigating further. Determined to find the killer and bring him to justice, Evan decides to form a neighborhood watch. However, he only manages to recruit Bob (Vince Vaughn), a construction worker and loving father; Franklin (Jonah Hill), a high school dropout who dreams of being a police officer but failed the written, physical, and mental-health tests; and Jamarcus (Richard Ayoade), a recent divorcé.

, 2h15
Directed by Fiodor Bondartchouk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, Disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Thomas Kretschmann, Heiner Lauterbach, Pyotr Fyodorov, Aleksey Barabash, Andrey Smolyakov, Yanina Studilina

The film opens in Japan in the wake of the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami. As emergency personnel work to reach victims trapped underground, one rescuer tries to keep the victims calm by telling the story of how he came to have five fathers, all killed during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). The trapped victims are young German students and the rescuers are Russian.

, 1h58
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Radio, Films about the labor movement, Time travel films, Serial killer films, Alternate history films, Disaster films
Actors Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell, Noah Emmerich, Shawn Doyle

In Queens, New York during October 1999, John Sullivan (Caviezel), a 36-year-old homicide detective, breaks up with his girlfriend Samantha (Melissa Errico) with the reason partially attributed to the trauma caused by the death of his fireman father Frank (Quaid). Still living in the same house where he grew up, he discovers his father's Heathkit single-sideband ham radio and begins transmitting radio signals. Because of highly localized electro-temporal spatial effects caused by unusual aurora borealis activity, John somehow makes contact with his father exactly 30 years in the past on the day before Frank's death in a warehouse fire. The ensuing conversation results in Frank thinking John is a stalker. Before the connection cuts out, John is able to shout out the circumstances that led to Frank's death. The next day as little things brought up in their conversation prove true, Frank believes and heeds John's words, escaping the fire to safety. The father and son reconnect on the HAM radio set later that evening, with Frank sharing his dreams and his hopes for his son, and John recounting the details of the Mets-Orioles World Series, which is just beginning in Frank's timeline in 1969. John also reveals to Frank that he now dies of lung cancer in 1989 due to his smoking habit.

, 1h29
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Takeshi Koike
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Themes Films about slavery, Films about computing, Philosophie, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Hedy Burress, James Arnold Taylor, Clayton Watson, Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, Melinda Clarke

The plot-summaries of the shorts are listed below in the order that they run in the DVD release, which is not the chronological order. Chronologically, the order would be: