There’s a reason disaster movies are so popular – they’re a high-spectacle adrenaline rush that gives viewers a safe way to experience chaos and destruction. Movies like Airport, Titanic, and ...

This distinction might seem pedantic but it’s important. In disaster movies, the protagonists aren’t attempting to defeat the disaster. At best they’re trying to stop it or mitigate how bad it will be ...

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Disaster movies have long been a staple of Hollywood. The first disaster film dates back to 1912 with a movie recounting the tragedy of Titanic. The genre really became popular in the 1970s with ...

Pick a method of destructive devastation – runaway asteroid, out-of-control inferno, ginormous iceberg or a whole bunch of avian menaces – and Hollywood has likely made a movie out of it. While the ...

Clockwise from Top Left: Twister, 2012, Sharknado, The Day After Tomorrow, Titanic, Don't Look Up Credit - Everett Collection (5); Netflix; Getty Images This distinction might seem pedantic but it’s ...

The disaster movie genre has produced some truly thrilling and high-stakes cinematic experiences. From towering infernos to unstoppable floods and apocalyptic storms, these movies can serve up a ...

Clockwise from Top Left: Twister, 2012, Sharknado, The Day After Tomorrow, Titanic, Don't Look Up Everett Collection (5); Netflix; Getty Images The 2024 box office has been a disaster, but the release ...