American disaster films

Titanic is a 1997 American epic historical romance film written and directed by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictional aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as members of different social classes who fall in love during the ship's ill-fated maiden voyage. The ensemble cast includes Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton.

Interstellar is a 2014 epic science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan. It features an ensemble cast led by Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through space in search of a new home for humanity.

2013 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón

2009 film directed by Roland Emmerich

1996 film directed by Roland Emmerich

2004 film by Roland Emmerich

2005 animated film directed by Mark Dindal

2011 film directed by Michael Bay

2009 science fiction film by Michael Bay

1998 film directed by Michael Bay

2014 film directed by Darren Aronofsky

2014 science fiction film directed by Michael Bay

2018 5th Jurassic Park film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona

2021 film directed by Adam McKay

2014 film directed by Gareth Edwards

2016 American 3D computer-animated family adventure film

2017 film directed by Michael Bay

2016 film directed by Clint Eastwood

2009 film directed by Alex Proyas

2015 film directed by Brad Peyton

2019 film directed by Michael Dougherty

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in

1997 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

1998 film directed by Mimi Leder

2015 film directed by Baltasar Kormákur

Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, and Odette Yustman. In the film, six friends attempt to flee from a monster that attacks New York City.

1974 film directed by John Guillermin

2013 American comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

2007 film by Frank Darabont

1996 film directed by Rob Cohen

2006 film directed by Paul Greengrass

2002 film by Kathryn Bigelow

1997 film by Lee Tamahori

1996 film directed by Jan de Bont

2012 film by Robert Zemeckis

2006 film directed by David R. Ellis

1995 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

2006 film by Wolfgang Petersen

2016 film directed by Roland Emmerich

2016 film directed by Peter Berg

Geostorm is a 2017 American science-fiction action film directed, cowritten, and coproduced by Dean Devlin (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris, and Andy García. It follows a satellite designer who tries to save the world from a storm of epic proportions caused by malfunctioning climate-controlling satellites.

2000 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

2010 film directed by Tony Scott

1997 film by Roger Donaldson

2000 film by Clint Eastwood

2009 film directed by John Hillcoat

2016 film directed by Dan Trachtenberg

1970 film directed by George Seaton

2022 film directed by Roland Emmerich

1972 film by Ronald Neame

2011 film by Joe Carnahan

1979 film by James Bridges

1991 film by Ron Howard

2014 film by Jaume Collet-Serra

2003 US-UK film directed by Jon Amiel

2006 drama film by Oliver Stone

2023 film directed by J. A. Bayona

2018 film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber

1974 film directed by Mark Robson

1997 film directed by Jan de Bont