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1970s Disaster Movies

Public list by WPS with 42 movies or TV shows/series

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The Andromeda Strain(1971)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 11min | Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 280 votes)

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

Directed by Robert Wise - With Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, David Wayne, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, ...

The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Adventure, Thriller, Action
3.5/5 (with 399 votes)

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

The Towering Inferno(1974)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 45min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 382 votes)

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

The Concorde... Airport '79(1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 3min | Action, Drama, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 81 votes)

Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.

Earthquake(1974)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 3min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 133 votes)

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

The Swarm(1978)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Thriller, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 71 votes)

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

The Omega Man(1971)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 38min | Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 225 votes)

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

Juggernaut(1974)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 49min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.0/5 (with 48 votes)

A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship.

Airport '77(1977)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 118 votes)

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.

Orca(1977)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 32min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 162 votes)

After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

The China Syndrome(1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 2min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 186 votes)

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.

The Cassandra Crossing(1976)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 9min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 80 votes)

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

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Airport(1970)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 17min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 152 votes)

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

Airport 1975(1974)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 104 votes)

When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure(1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Action, Adventure, Drama
2.6/5 (with 47 votes)

After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

The Bullet Train(1975)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 32min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 16 votes)

One of the Japanese Shinkansen, “Bullet Trains,” is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.

The Hindenburg(1975)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 5min | History, Thriller, Drama
3.2/5 (with 50 votes)

In this highly speculative historical thriller, Colonel Franz Ritter (George C. Scott), a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.

Gray Lady Down(1978)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 51min | Thriller, Adventure, History, Drama
3.3/5 (with 35 votes)

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.

Colossus: The Forbin Project(1970)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 40min | Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 89 votes)

Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. As soon as the link is established the two become a new Super computer and threaten the world with the immediate launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus begins to give its plans for the management of the world under its guidance. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to Colossus which must operate underground.

Rollercoaster(1977)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 59min | Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 61 votes)

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.

Damnation Alley(1977)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 31min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 39 votes)

Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.

S.O.S. Titanic(1980)

3.0/5 (with 16 votes)

The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.

The Big Bus(1976)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 28min | Action, Comedy
2.6/5 (with 42 votes)

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down-on-his-luck driver, with a reputation for eating his passengers, be able to complete the journey?

Skyjacked(1972)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 41min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 19 votes)

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.

Meteor(1979)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction
2.6/5 (with 58 votes)

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Avalanche(1978)

1h 34min | Action, Adventure, Drama
1.8/5 (with 26 votes)

After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns into a game of survival for a group of vacationers.

City on Fire(1979)

1h 46min | Action
2.6/5 (with 13 votes)

An ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

The Neptune Factor(1973)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 38min | Action, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 19 votes)

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Gold(1974)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance / Love
2.8/5 (with 18 votes)

Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.

Hurricane(1979)

2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island. Amid this man-made tension comes a powerful hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.

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