With Twisters stirring up a whirlwind of excitement, disaster movies have been on our minds. Whether it’s a sinking ship, a series of deadly tornadoes, or a new virus bringing the world to a halt, disaster movies are known for their gripping narratives that make them hard to pass up while browsing for something to watch. Maybe it's the primal survival instinct in all of us that makes us wonder if we’d make it through the end-of-the-world scenarios depicted in these movies. Here’s a roundup of some of the best disaster movies like Twisters ranked based on our predictions of how tough it would be to survive these disasters in real-life.
Before diving into our roundup of movies, we should clarify what we mean by disaster movies. With so many definitions, it can be hard to distinguish between an end-of-the-world movie like Godzilla and Sharknado to a classic natural disaster movie like 2012 or Kedarnath. To keep things simple, and to save ourselves from going crazy trying to compile a never ending list, we’re only focusing on natural disaster movies in this list.
Kedarnath
Starring Sara Ali Khan alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, this Bollywood disaster movie centers around two young lovers from opposing religions fighting for their love while also enduring the wrath of a life-threatening flood as they hike through one of India’s toughest and longest religious pilgrimages.
Mumbai Diaries Season 2
While this isn't a movie, it's definitely worth making an exception for. The second season of Amazon’s web series, Mumbai Diaries, documents the real-life struggles faced by Mumbai residents during the devastating 2005 floods. Despite featuring fictional characters, the series offers a very real and honest portrayal of how the entire city came together to fight against the catastrophe and save people from its aftermath.
2012
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, name your favorite natural disaster and we bet the movie has it. Offering up a rich buffet of natural calamities all culminating to one excitingly dreadful end of the world scenario, 2012, encompasses all the chaos and thrill you’d seek from a disaster movie.
Titanic
While Titanic starts off as a dreamy love story about two teenagers from opposite worlds falling in love on a cruise of a lifetime, the film quickly pivots into a disaster film dramatizing the real-life sinking of the ship Titanic which crashed into a glacier during its maiden voyage. Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, the film is the perfect watch if you’re in the mood for a disaster film with some emotional depth.
Into The Storm
If you’re looking for a movie that is exactly like Twisters, check out Into The Storm, a 2014 disaster film documenting the chaos and destruction that ensues after a small town is hit by a series of deadly tornadoes.
Twister
This one can also be grouped with Into The Storm. Released in 1996, Twister is the original storm-chasing disaster film on which 2024’s Twisters is loosely based.
Everest
Based on true events, the movie follows a group of determined climbers who are faced with extreme weather conditions while trying to conquer the highest mountain peak in the world. A testament to the vigor, bravery, and grit it takes to undertake such an epic adventure.
Volcano
At some point we’ve all had the intrusive thought of whether or not we’d survive a volcanic eruption in the middle of the city. Set in LA, this disaster film brings this intrusive thought to life through film. Panic in the streets, widespread destruction, and complete chaos – the movie shows how quickly a city can succumb to the burning fury of an unexpected natural disaster like a volcanic eruption.
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