swap_horiz The Big Bus Alternatives

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Fail Safe

Fail Safe details a tense narrative centered around a malfunctioning American bomber during the height of the Cold War....

Cold War 1960S War Nuclear

8.5 Great

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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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Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile is a 1988 American apocalyptic thriller by Steve De Jarnatt, set around Los Angeles after a mistaken nuclea...

Urban Thriller 1980S Nuclear

7.8 Good

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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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By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light is a 1990 HBO television film directed by Jack Sholder, based on Trinity's Child and notable as a...

Cold War TV 1990S War

7.3 Good

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The Wandering Earth 2

The Wandering Earth 2 is a 2023 Chinese science fiction film by Frant Gwo, notable as a Liu Cixin-linked prequel grossin...

Planet Space Chinese Prequel

7.2 Good

10

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic is a 1979 U.S.-British television disaster film directed by William Hale, notable as the first Titanic fe...

TV Historical 1970S Shipwreck

6.6 Fair

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Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster is a 1977 American disaster film directed by James Goldstone, notable for its thriller plot about a bomber...

Amusement Park Thriller 1970S Ensemble

5.8 Mediocre

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A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky is a 1978 NBC disaster television film directed by Jerry Jameson, notable for a Paul Gallico comet-imp...

TV 1970S Impact Apocalypse

5.6 Mediocre

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Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks, released as Sinking of Japan, is Shinji Higuchi's 2006 tokusatsu disaster remake of Sakyo Komatsu's 1973 no...

Japanese 1970S Apocalypse Earthquake

5.5 Mediocre

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Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning is a 1976 American disaster thriller directed by Larry Peerce about a hidden sniper who terrorizes a...

Stadium Thriller 1970S Ensemble

5.5 Mediocre

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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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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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Blackout

Blackout is a disaster television film depicting the cascading effects of a catastrophic power grid failure across a maj...

Drama Urban Power Outage 1970S

4.6 Poor

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Terror on the 40th Floor

Terror on the 40th Floor is a 1974 American made-for-television disaster film directed by Jerry London about a group of...

Thriller 1970S Skyscraper Fire

4.4 Poor

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The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79 is a 1979 American disaster film directed by David Lowell Rich that serves as the fourth and...

Cold War Thriller 1970S Aviation

3.8 Poor

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Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle is a 1978 Mexican-American disaster film directed by René Cardona Jr. that depicts a family's terrifyin...

Survival Mystery Ocean Thriller

3.5 Poor