8 tsunami and flood movies that will make you squeeze into a chair
Miscellaneous / / December 06, 2021
The heroes of these pictures will have to fight the rebellious elements. And not everyone will be able to survive.
8. Flood
Flood
- UK, South Africa, Canada, 2007.
- Action, thriller, drama, disaster film.
- Duration: 110 minutes.
- IMDb: 4.8.
The strongest storm is approaching the capital of Great Britain. Only an experienced meteorologist Leonard Morrison, whose warnings were not heard at one time, can stop the element.
The film clearly demonstrates what will happen if London is suddenly covered with water, and the shots of the flooded Trafalgar Square look very impressive. But the script is poorly written, and the special effects came out weak. The situation is saved a little by the actors: the charismatic Robert Carlisle and the magnificent David Suchet - the same Hercule Poirot from the series based on the novels Agatha Christie.
7. Tsunami 3D
Bait
- Australia, Singapore, 2011.
- Horror, Action, Thriller, Drama, Adventure.
- Duration: 93 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.2.
A small town on the coast of Australia is hit by a tsunami. The wave traps several people in the supermarket, among whom, ironically, are the former lovers of Josh and Tina. Now they have to figure out how to get out of the trap. But the matter is complicated by the fact that the water brought from the ocean gray sharks, wanting to refresh themselves.
Tsunami (originally "Bait") was the first 3D film screened at the Venice Film Festival. This is a rare example of charming cinematic trash, all the shortcomings of which are more than compensated for by the self-irony of the creators.
6. Geostorm
Geostorm
- USA, Hong Kong, 2017.
- Science fiction, action, thriller, disaster film.
- Duration: 109 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.3.
In the near future, after a series of natural disasters, mankind creates a system of satellites "Dutchman", which controls the weather. However, after a while, it fails. The government has to seek help from the fearless but quarrelsome scientist Jake Lawson, who was at one time suspended from work on "Dutchman" for violating protocol.
Rookie director Dean Devlin has managed to cast stars such as Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish and Ed Harris in the lead roles. Although neither brilliant actors nor expensive special effects saved the film: there are too many clichés and outright blunders in it. But if you expect pure drive and a beautiful picture from the cinema, Geostorm is quite suitable.
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5. Shower
Hard rain
- USA, UK, Denmark, France, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, 1997.
- Action, thriller, drama, crime.
- Duration: 97 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.9.
The American provincial town of Huntingburg is submerged under water due to incessant rains. At this very time, a young cash collector Tom and his uncle Charlie take several million dollars from a local bank, but end up in ambush, arranged by the thug Jim and his gang.
At one time, the film failed at the box office, but now it is at least interesting to watch it. In addition, the movie was greatly embellished with the powerful acting tandem of Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater.
4. Trap
Crawl
- USA, Serbia, Canada, 2019.
- Horror, action, thriller.
- Duration: 87 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.1.
The swimmer Hailey goes to visit her father, who has not been in touch for a long time, and finds him unconscious in the basement. The situation is complicated by the fact that a flood falls on their house, and with it the hungry come. alligators.
French director Alexander Azha very interestingly combined a horror film about carnivorous predators with a disaster film about a flood. Moreover, the raging forces of nature serve only as a background for the story of the relationship between father and daughter.
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3. Otherworldly
Hereafter
- USA, 2010.
- Fantasy, drama, melodrama.
- Duration: 129 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.4.
The French writer falls into the epicenter of a tsunami and almost dies. After the experience, she becomes obsessed with the idea of finding out if there is life after death. The second hero, an English schoolboy, loses his twin brother and dreams of contacting him. Both of them can be helped by the clairvoyant George, who knows how to communicate with the departed.
Movie Clint Eastwood opens with such an impressive tsunami scene that the picture was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. But still, this work is not so much about the disaster itself, but about people and their relationships.
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2. Wave
Bølgen
- Norway, Sweden, 2015.
- Thriller, drama, disaster film.
- Duration: 105 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.7.
Seismologist Christian Aykord spent most of his life near the fjord. Somehow he decides to move with his family to a big city. But the hero's plans are hampered by a landslide, which raised a huge wave.
The small coastal town of Geiranger is real and close to one of the most visited fjords in Norway. But the tsunami, fortunately, did not wipe it off the face of the earth: the cataclysm is just an invention of filmmakers.
At home, the picture collected a huge box office, because almost every viewer of the country wanted to tickle their nerves. The film even received a sequel called "The Rift", in which the action takes place three years after the events of the first part. This time, the same long-suffering heroes will have to survive the terrible earthquake in Oslo.
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1. Impossible
Lo imposible
- Spain, Thailand, USA, 2012.
- Drama, melodrama, disaster film.
- Duration: 109 minutes.
- IMDb: 7.6.
Happy married couple travels with children for Christmas in Thailand. There, their life literally changes in a second after a giant killer wave hits the shore. Family members are separated and start looking for each other.
The film was directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, author of the thriller Shelter, and starred by Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, the former even received an Oscar nomination. Well, for young Tom Holland, "Impossible" was his debut in a big movie.
The picture is based on real events: on December 26, 2004, on the shores of Thailand, as well as 13 other countries, a powerful tsunami hit and killed about a quarter of a million people. Only here the prototypes of the main characters are not British, but Spaniards.
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