23 Natural Disaster Movies, Ranked
From tornadoes and tsunamis to asteroids and volcanoes, there is no shortage of movies about humans fighting Mother Nature to survive.
Just in time for Geostorm, here is our ranking of natural disaster movies in the past 25 years. We’re not talking about man-made disasters, pandemics, or monster movies that happen to feature destruction … this list is just nature at its meanest.
Grab your umbrella and your go bag, because things are about to get real.
The Coast Guard must rescue an oil tanker crew during a 1952 nor’easter that blasts New England. The cast includes Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster.
“The true story behind a Coast Guard rescue depicted in Disney’s The Finest Hours is amazing enough that it didn’t require corny romantic embellishments that threaten to capsize everything.” —Lou Lumenick, New York Post