Disaster movies are as popular as they are contested by critics. Seeing the world crumbling, monuments falling, often onto people, causes a sensation that is difficult to explain in part of the audience. Some of these feature films are premised on an earthquake, which is a very difficult force to control.
Disaster movies are not at their peak, so to speak, occurring there in the latter part of the 1990s. Most of them lack even scientific accuracy, but they are worth watching to distract yourself from time to time. therefore, the here are ten movies about earthquakes, where this kind of disaster is the starting point of the plot.
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La Brea (2021)
Despite being a list of movies about earthquakes, we have taken the liberty of starting the list with a series that started with an earthquake. In “La Brea,” after a crater opens in Los Angeles, USA, he places half of a family in a dangerous primitive land, while the other half follows in the present. The series is available on Globoplay.
Deep Threat (2020)
Starring Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel, the production tells the story of a group of researchers in an underwater laboratory at a depth of 11,000 meters. After an earthquake, the research facility is destroyed and they must fight for survival, first against the limitation of oxygen, then with a mysterious creature. The film is available on Star+.
Killer Predators (2019)
How about a recent movie? The 2019 film begins with a severe shaking that leaves young Haley Keller (Kaya Scodelario) trapped inside her with her father badly injured. However, the house becomes occupied by giant and hungry alligators and when the house starts flooding, they have to fight for their lives. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Red Alert (2019)
An earthquake causes a volcano to erupt on Mount Baekdu on the border between China and North Korea, which has been dormant since 1903. With the threat of new eruptions, professionals in South and North Korea must put their differences aside to save their lives. Korean peninsula. The film is available on Telecine.
Ladyworld (2018)
This retelling of “Lord of the Flies,” a classic of American literature, shows eight teenage girls trapped in a house after an earthquake during a birthday party. However, when they run out of water and food, they end up turning against each other, in what becomes something of a cult.
Earthquake (2018)
Here we have a movie that bears earthquake in its name, right? Directed by John Andreas Andersen, the Norwegian film is inspired by the 1904 Oslo disaster, which reached 5.4 on the Richter scale, and shows a group trying to find ways to survive an even bigger earthquake, which could destroy the city. The film is available on Globoplay.
Storm: Planet Rage (2017)
In a world where natural disasters are increasingly common, a group of countries decides to create a network of satellites around the world to monitor the climate. However, new anomalous events, such as a blizzard in Afghanistan, unmask a political conspiracy that could jeopardize the future of the planet. The film is available on HBO Max.
Earthquake: San Andreas Fault (2015)
After a powerful earthquake destroys part of the state of California, Ray (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), a firefighter rescue pilot, begins a statewide search to try and save his daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) , receiving the unlikely help of his ex-wife, Emma (Carla Gugino). The film is available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.
My Soul’s Desire (2015)
In this Japanese film, after a massive quake that has left thousands dead and destroyed cities, two children are forced to live with their uncles after being orphaned. However, despite being treated well by their new guardians, their grief makes their happiness nearly impossible, despite bringing them closer together. The film is available on the cult streaming service Filmicca.
Life and Nothing Else (And Life Goes On) (1992)
This feature film shows a director (Farhad Kheradmand) and his son (Buba Bayour) traveling through the northern region of Iran, a place hit by a strong earthquake in 1990, to meet the two young actors of the film “Where is My Home of the friend??”, from 1988 by the same director Abbas Kiarostami). The film is available on Amazon Prime Video with the Imovision Reservation channel.
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