swap_horiz SOS Pacific Alternatives

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When the Wind Blows

“When the Wind Blows” presents a stark and unsettling depiction of life after a nuclear attack. This 1986 animated film,...

Animation Aftermath British 1980S

8.4 Great

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Val Guest’s 1961 film *The Day the Earth Caught Fire* presents a chilling scenario of planetary collapse triggered by es...

Sci Fi Climate British 1960S

8.1 Great

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Fires Were Started

Fires Were Started is a 1943 British docudrama by Humphrey Jennings, using real firefighters to portray a Blitz night wi...

Wartime British 1940S Docudrama

7.7 Good

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Concrete Utopia

Concrete Utopia is a 2023 South Korean disaster thriller by Um Tae-hwa, selected as South Korea's Oscar entry for the 96...

Korean Survival Apartment 2020S

7.4 Good

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These Final Hours

These Final Hours is a 2013 Australian apocalyptic thriller by Zak Hilditch, notable for screening in Directors' Fortnig...

Survival Australian 2010S Apocalypse

7.4 Good

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Exit

Exit is a 2019 South Korean disaster comedy by Lee Sang-geun, and became the year's third highest-grossing domestic film...

Korean Survival Urban 2010S

7.1 Good

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Zero Hour!

Zero Hour! is a 1957 American aviation disaster film by Hall Bartlett, notable as the Arthur Hailey story that became th...

Aircraft Classic 1950S Aviation

7.0 Good

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Five Came Back

Five Came Back is a 1939 American disaster film directed by John Farrow about a plane crashing in the Amazon jungle, not...

Classic Survival 1930S Jungle

6.8 Fair

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Panic in Year Zero!

Panic in Year Zero! is a 1962 AIP survival film directed by and starring Ray Milland, notable for its family-level view...

Cold War Survival 1960S Nuclear

6.7 Fair

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Flight 93

Flight 93 is a 2006 American made-for-television disaster film directed by Peter Markle that dramatizes the real-life ev...

Historical 2000S Aviation TV Movie

6.5 Fair

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Abandon Ship!

Abandon Ship! is a 1957 British disaster film directed by Richard Sale, starring Tyrone Power as a shipwreck survivor wh...

Drama Survival 1950S Shipwreck

6.2 Fair

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Greenland: Migration

Greenland: Migration is an upcoming American disaster film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, serving as a highly anticipated...

Action Survival Sequel 2020S

6.2 Fair

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Hanging by a Thread

Hanging by a Thread is a 1979 American made-for-television disaster film directed by Gus Trikonis, focusing on a group o...

Survival Thriller 1970S Cable Car

5.4 Mediocre

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Skyfire

Skyfire is a 2019 Chinese disaster action film directed by Simon West, notable as a big-budget Chinese volcano film set...

Chinese Island Volcano 2010S

5.3 Mediocre

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The Lost Missile

The Lost Missile is a 1958 American Cold War science-fiction film completed by Lester Wm. Berke after producer William B...

Cold War Sci Fi 1950S Apocalypse

5.2 Mediocre

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The Rains of Ranchipur

The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 American disaster film directed by Jean Negulesco, focusing on a devastating flood and...

Classic Drama Flood 1950S

5.2 Mediocre

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Survive!

Survive! is a 1976 Mexican disaster film directed by René Cardona that dramatizes the horrific 1972 Uruguayan Air Force...

Drama Survival 1970S Andes

5.2 Mediocre

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Turbulence

Turbulence is a 1997 American action thriller by Robert Butler, notable for starring Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly in a Bo...

Aircraft Thriller 1990S Aviation

4.7 Poor

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Final Descent

Final Descent is a 1997 CBS aviation-disaster television film by Mike Robe, starring Robert Urich as a pilot trying to s...

Aircraft TV Crash 1990S

4.6 Poor

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Crash Landing

Crash Landing is a 2005 American action film by Jim Wynorski, about a private-plane kidnapping and starring Antonio Saba...

Aircraft Survival TV 2000S

3.9 Poor