Best Natural Disaster Movies to watch
Dante’s Peak (1997)
Dir: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith
A vulcanologist arrives at a countryside town named Dante’s Peak after a long dormant volcano, which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that Dante’s Peak, may wake up at any moment.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Dir: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek across America to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
San Andreas (2015)
Dir: Brad Peyton
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Dir: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.
Into the Storm (2014)
Dir: Steven Quale
Stars: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh
Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
Twister (1996)
Dir: Jan de Bont
Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes
Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Hours (2013)
Dir: Eric Heisserer
Stars: Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Nancy Nave
A father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.