Disaster films are designed to cause the audience a lot of experiences and thrills. It does not matter at all whether the film was shot based on real events or is a fiction of the authors. It is important only throughout the film to keep the viewer in suspense through special effects. Films from the list below managed to achieve the goals set by the authors, so they were included in the list of the best.
Icebreaker (2016)
Russian director Nikolai Khomeriki made a disaster film based on real events. He recreated the tragedy of 1985, when the icebreaker Mikhail Gromov was moving along the shores of Antarctica. Suddenly, a huge iceberg appears on the ship’s path, promising shipwreck death. Masterfully avoiding a collision, the crew of the ship finds itself in a new trap - the ship is sandwiched between ice floes.
Further for 133 days the ship drifts in the waters of Antarctica. He barely maintains balance and every minute can be crushed by ice floes. The team is struggling to survive in the icy endless space. Isolation from the rest of the world makes the test even more severe.The cold around is unbearable, and the polar night has a depressing effect on people. In addition, the fuel is almost over, which makes survival unlikely. All responsibility, as usual, falls on the captain of the ship. He must make a difficult decision.
Miracle on the Hudson (2016)
With such a team working on the film, he was doomed to success. Director Clint Eastwood filmed Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffei, Delphi Harrington, Mike O’Malley in his film. In addition, the event which is told in the film, thundered to the whole world.
On January 15, 2009, the pilot managing flight 1549 became famous for his feat. Immediately after takeoff, the plane hit a flock of birds, as a result of which two engines failed at once. Chelsea Sullenberger - the captain of the aircraft - understands that he simply cannot fly to the nearest airport. He takes responsibility for risky boarding on the Hudson River. Fortunately for everyone who was on the plane, he succeeds. Pilot praise and make a hero. But this is only the opinion of ordinary people. The pilot's management is in a hurry to start an official investigation that threatens Sallenberger with the loss of all his merits and the end of his career.
Deep Sea Horizon (2016)
Critical drama of Peter Berg tells about the events taking place in real life. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich.
In the story, a group of 11 oilmen did not return home from their next assignment. This happened as a result of a major explosion on the oil platform Deepwater Horizon, located near Louisiana in the United States. The accident occurred due to the negligence of workers and oversights for the state of the equipment. The consequence was a major oil spill, which was the largest in the United States in their history.
The aforementioned heroes were in the center of a technological catastrophe, as a result of which the whole Gulf of Mexico could die. They sacrificed their lives for the safety of others. The picture is remarkable that scrupulousness with which the director approached to details. He used special terminology and meticulously restored the nuances of those several fatal hours. The film was dedicated to the memory of the characters, which the director listed by name. Stunning special effects gave viewers the opportunity to experience the monstrous scale of the tragedy.
Independence Day (2016)
The plot revolves around a person’s desire to prove that we are not the only intelligent beings in the universe. Expensive equipment and years of work allowed us to receive a signal from space. The first emotions were quickly replaced by horror, when it became clear that the guests were not flying to the Earth with good intentions.
New sharp impressions of the film "Independence Day" can be obtained from its continuation called "Revival". This time, people have become more circumspect. They prepared in advance for a new attack and used the previously developed technologies to create a powerful defense system.
But alien beings also worked hard and improved their main weapon. Now the consequences of a new attack are completely unpredictable. The salvation of humanity from extinction rests on the shoulders of a group of the most courageous and resolute people.
Titanic (1997)
This Oscar-winning disaster film has become perhaps the most famous and most watched film of all time. Its uniqueness is that the scenery was much more expensive than the ship itself. Perhaps that is why Titanic is always in the top of the most expensive films in history.
The story tells of the love of a girl from a rich family and a young poor artist who happened to meet on the largest ship of that time, which set sail on its first voyage. Their forbidden romance develops against the backdrop of a monstrous tragedy - the death of a technical miracle. As you know, the ship hit the iceberg and got a hole. The rapidly developing relationship of the couple also quickly ended in the death of the hero. It makes no sense to hide the outcome of the film, since there are probably no people left on earth who would not have watched this film.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
“The Day After Tomorrow” is a famous catastrophe film by director Roland Emmerich. Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Rossum, Dash Mayok, Jay Sanders took part in the film.
The story tells about the permafrost coming to Earth. Natural disasters began in different parts of the world, which became the first signals of a great tragedy. A scientist named Jack Hall is aware of the danger and is trying to warn the country's leadership. According to his assumptions, soon the temperature on the surface of the Earth would be about 100 degrees of frost, which would not allow most of the animal and plant world to survive.
Residents of New York is not yet possible to evacuate. By coincidence, among them is the son of a scientist. Now the goal of Jack Hall is the salvation of his son.
Hell (2007)
Another film about the global catastrophe tells that life on Earth will disappear in 2057. This happens because the sun goes out. To remedy the situation, the spacecraft must deliver an atomic bomb to the Sun and detonate it to activate a huge star. Not far from the target, the crew receives a signal from another mission, communication with which was long ago lost. The captain decides to leave the course and conduct a rescue operation at the same time. To the failure of the crew, the ship breaks down, forcing people to disembark on an abandoned space vessel on the way. Now, to save the world, the heroes must first survive themselves.
451 degrees Fahrenheit (2018)
The plot tells about a specific society in which dictatorship reigns. Reading books and all sorts of self-development is punishable by law. Books burn thousands. Woman informant Clarissa leads a squad of literature destroyers to a large collection of library books. Out of curiosity, one of the team members keeps a book for himself and reads it. At this moment changes occur in his mind.
All our hope (2017)
This Russian catastrophe film tells about a small mining town called “Shakhty”. Everyday town gray and unsightly. Young people are leaving or degrading, there is no place to work, people are drinking too much from idleness and hopelessness. The protagonist Yegor Ivanovich daily descends into the mine. He must feed his large family and cannot give up the hard work. One day in the mine there is a major accident. The hero makes a decision that changes his life - he decides to leave with his family in search of a safe and bright future. But life gives Yegor Ivanovich many more surprises.
Ice Zone (2017)
One day, unprecedented frosts interfere in the lives of ordinary people. People are dying from hypothermia right on the streets. Cooling comes abruptly, so not everyone has time to take shelter in the room. The main character manages to escape from the cold for a while. But soon he realizes that his salvation depends on how quickly the hero and his family find a new refuge.
Each of the movies on the list gives the viewer a unique bouquet of emotions and keeps in suspense until the last minute.
