swap_horiz Turbulence Alternatives

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Fail Safe

Fail Safe is a 1964 American Cold War thriller by Sidney Lumet, adapted from Burdick and Wheeler's novel about an accide...

Cold War 1960S War Nuclear

8.5 Great

2

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows is a 1986 British animated nuclear-war film by Jimmy Murakami, notable for adapting Raymond Briggs w...

Animation Aftermath British 1980S

8.4 Great

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

Deterrence

Deterrence is a 1999 France-US political thriller by Rod Lurie, his feature directing debut, dramatizing nuclear brinkma...

Political 1990S War Nuclear

6.4 Fair

9

After the Shock

After the Shock is a 1990 USA Network disaster film by Gary Sherman, notable for dramatizing the aftermath of the 1989 L...

California TV Aftermath 1990S

5.7 Mediocre

10

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York is a 1999 CBS miniseries directed by Mikael Salomon, based on Chuck Scarborough's nov...

New York Urban 1990S Miniseries

5.3 Mediocre

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Atomic Train

Atomic Train is a 1999 NBC disaster miniseries starring Rob Lowe, notable for a runaway train carrying nuclear material...

TV Accident 1990S Nuclear

4.9 Poor

12

Asteroid

Asteroid is a 1997 NBC television miniseries directed by Bradford May, notable for its government asteroid-impact plot a...

TV 1990S Impact Miniseries

4.8 Poor

13

Earthquake in New York

Earthquake in New York is a 1998 Fox Family television movie by Terry Ingram, following a cop after a magnitude 8.2 quak...

New York TV Urban 1990S

4.7 Poor

14

Firestorm

Firestorm is a 1998 20th Century Fox action thriller directed by Dean Semler, with Howie Long as a smokejumper facing co...

Action Wildfire 1990S Rescue

4.7 Poor

15

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

16

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain is a 1997 ABC disaster TV film by Graeme Campbell, notable as a volcano thriller released...

Mountain TV 1990S Volcano

4.2 Poor

17

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

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Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal

Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal is a 2001 direct-to-video thriller by Jorge Montesi, notable for centering a hijacked aircraft...

Aircraft 2000S Sequel Aviation

3.3 Poor

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Air Collision

Air Collision is a 2012 American direct-to-video action disaster film by Liz Adams, notable for pairing Air Force One wi...

Aircraft TV Aviation 2010S

2.8 Poor

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Airplane vs Volcano

Airplane vs Volcano is a 2014 American action disaster film by James and Jon Kondelik for The Asylum, notable for trappi...

Aircraft TV Volcano 2010S

2.4 Poor