Great Disaster Movies
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Great Disaster Movies

Stormy seas, burning high-rises, volcanic eruption. Which disaster pic destroys the competition?

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1 Twister
Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt are a storm-chasing couple who bicker as they track tornadoes. The F/X were nominated for an Oscar.
27 93
2 The Perfect Storm
George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and their boat fight rough seas when they sail into the storm of the century.
25 83
3 The Towering Inferno
Steve McQueen and Paul Newman race to save women, childern, and attending dignitaries trapped in the world's tallest skyscraper.
25 75
4 The Poseidon Adventure
An ocean liner is struck by a tidal wave, on New Year's Eve, with Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, and Shelley Winters in formal attire.
24 76
5 Armageddon
Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are dispatched to detonate an A-bomb into an asteroid, in this Michael Bay classic.
17 93
6 The Day After Tomorrow
Scientist Dennis Quaid battles a flood and a new ice age to reuite with his son (Jake Gyllenhaal) in this cautionary tale about global warming.
7 97
7 The Day After
A televised take on nuclear winter, Jason Robards and JoBeth Williams are among the survivors dealing with the fallout.
3 67
8 Dante's Peak
Pierce Brosnan offers advice (and a strong embrace) to Linda Hamilton's small town mayor, when the lava closes in.
2 78
9 Titanic
Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet star in the James Cameron epic about the ill-fated mega-ship.
2 66
10 Airport
Based on the Alex Haley bestseller, the movie features Burt Lancaster as the man in charge dealing with a suicide bomber and bad weather.
1 69
11 Volcano
Tommy Lee Jones can't spend a quiet weekend with his daughter when an unknown volcano blows near L.A.
0 2
12 Earthquake
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Richard "Shaft" Roundtree are all on the scene when the Big One hits L.A.
-3 67
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