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Animalhorror, action film, disaster film, horror film, katastrophe, natural horror film, survival film, thriller film
During an international flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai, an improperly stowed power bank ignites a fire in the aircraft's cargo hold, leading to an explosion that ruptures the cabin and destroys an engine. As rows of passengers are rip…
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action film, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe, thriller film
Returning from a Hong Kong business trip, Beth Emhoff meets up with a former lover during a Chicago layover. She feels slightly ill; two days later, back home in Minneapolis, she suffers a seizure and dies from an unknown illness. Her 6-ye…
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Adventure, Drama, action film, adventure film, biographical film, disaster film, drama film, survival film, thriller film
In May 1996, several commercial expeditions at the base camp of Mount Everest prepare to climb to the summit. Rob Hall, who popularized commercial Everest missions, leads Adventure Consultants; Scott Fischer is the chief guide for its riva…
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Sci-Fi, apocalyptic film, disaster film, katastrophe, science fiction film
In 2011, astronauts Brian Harper, Jocinda "Jo" Fowler, and Alan Marcus are on a Space Shuttle mission to repair a satellite. A mysterious swarm of alien technology attacks the orbiter, killing Alan and knocking Jo unconscious before tunnel…
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Action, LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, action film, disaster film, science fiction film, war film
In the twenty years after the War of 1996, the United Nations has founded the Earth Space Defense (ESD), a global defense program using reverse-engineered alien technology and serves as Earth's defense force against extraterrestrial threat…
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Anti-War Film, Drama, disaster film, drama fiction, post-apocalyptic film
thumb|left|Soviet troop movements into Iran as shown in a clipping from The Observer early in the film (with occupied Afghanistan in red)In the English city of Sheffield, Ruth Beckett and Jimmy Kemp, who are young adults, plan to marry aft…
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Drama, Thriller, disaster film, drama film, horror film, science fiction film, survival film, techno-thriller, thriller film
The Space Shuttle Explorer, commanded by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, is in Earth orbit to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Ryan Stone is aboard on her first space mission, to perform hardware upgrades on the telescope.
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Action, Natural Disaster, action film, disaster film, drama film
On an Oklahoma farm in 1969, young Jo Thornton, her parents, and their dog Toby take shelter from an F5 tornado that destroys their farm and kills Jo's father. 27 years later, Jo is a tornado-obsessed meteorologist leading a team of storm …
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Adventure, Drama, Natural Disaster, action film, disaster film, drama film
In the Fall of 1991, the commercial swordfishing boat Andrea Gail returns to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch; boat owner Bob Brown ridicules and taunts Captain Billy Tyne over his recent "cold streak." Desperate to red…
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Military Film, action film, adventure film, coming-of-age film, disaster film, propaganda film, thriller film, war film
In the 1980s, the United States has become increasingly isolated after NATO is dissolved and Western Europe's nuclear weapons are removed. The Soviet Union is devastated by a failed wheat harvest and is forced to use military intervention …
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Komödie, apocalyptic film, buddy film, comedy film, disaster film, fantasy film
In Los Angeles, Jay Baruchel visits Seth Rogen, who invites him to a housewarming party hosted by James Franco. At the party, Jay feels uncomfortable, so he and Seth visit a convenience store where a rapture suddenly occurs. Seth and Jay f…
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Action, action film, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe, thriller film
On April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon, an oil drilling rig operated by private contractor Transocean, is set to complete drilling off the southern coast of Louisiana on behalf of BP. Chief Electronics Technician Michael "Mike" Williams and …
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Action, action film, disaster film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, war film
In 2005, potentially habitable "Planet G" is discovered, and in 2006, a communications array to reach any extraterrestrial life is built on Oʻahu. There, a slacking Alex Hopper is arrested while attempting to impress Samantha "Sam" Shane, …
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Action, Mysterie, action film, disaster film, mystery film, science fiction film
In October 1959, an elementary school in Lexington celebrates its opening with a competition in which students draw what they believe will happen in the future. Lucinda Embry fills her paper with numbers while being guided by whispering vo…
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Cartoon, Drama, War Film, disaster film, drama film
Jim Bloggs and his wife Hilda are an aging couple, living in an isolated cottage in rural Sussex, England. Jim frequently travels to the local town to read newspapers and keep abreast of the deteriorating international situation regarding …
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Drama, Mysterie, disaster film, mystery film, romance film, thriller film
Psychotherapist Claire Summers counsels five survivors of a recent plane crash: passengers Dean, Norman, Shannon, Eric, and flight attendant Janice. Eric, however, is unusually euphoric after the tragedy, and he asks that Claire meet with …
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Computeranimation, Family Comedy, Komödie, comedy film, disaster film, family film, fantasy film, flashback film, science fiction comedy, teen film
Aspiring scientist and inventor Flint Lockwood lives with his widowed fisherman father Tim in Swallow Falls, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The island's economy is entirely based on sardine sales, which have plummeted due to the rest of …
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Action, Japanese Monster Movie, Sci-Fi, action film, horror film, katastrophe, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
An iguana nest is exposed to the fallout of a military nuclear test in French Polynesia. Some time later, a Japanese cannery vessel in the South Pacific is attacked by an unknown giant creature, with one fisherman surviving. While recoveri…
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Natural Disaster, action film, disaster film
A Caltech seismologist, Dr. Lawrence Hayes, and his colleague Dr. Kim Park are at Hoover Dam to test a new earthquake prediction model when a previously unknown nearby fault ruptures and triggers a 7.1 earthquake that collapses the dam.
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Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, disaster film, drama film, fantasy film, time-travel film
Jim and Linda Hanson are married with two daughters, Megan and Bridgette, but their relationship is faltering. Shortly after Linda listens to his voicemail from Jim, who is away on a business trip, Sheriff Reilly informs her that Jim died …
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Computeranimation, Komödie, Sci-Fi, children's film, comedy film, coming-of-age film, disaster film, family film, fantasy film, musical film, science fiction film
In the town of Oakey Oaks, "Chicken Little" Cluck rings the school bell and warns everyone to run for their lives. This sends the town into a panic. Eventually, the Head of the Fire Department calms him down enough to ask him what is going…
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Adventure, Drama, action film, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe, thriller film
The SS Poseidon, an aging ocean liner slated for retirement, sails from New York to Athens on her final voyage before being scrapped. Despite safety concerns from Captain Harrison, Linarcos, the new owner's representative, insists he go fu…
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Drama, action film, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe, thriller film
Architect Doug Roberts returns to San Francisco for the dedication of The Glass Tower, a mixed-use skyscraper that he designed for developer James Duncan. The tower, tall and 138 stories, is the world's tallest building. During testing, an…
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action thriller, disaster film
In 1970, Japanese Ride Flight 351 is hijacked by armed members of Japan's Red Army Faction soon after taking off for Itazuke from Tokyo. The young hijackers, referring to themselves as Ashita no Joe, demand to be flown to Pyongyang, where …
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