When it comes to disaster movies, sometimes the scariest ones are natural disasters. These weather occurrences provide the perfect antagonists and conflict for a story about humanity trying to overcome. Today, I want to go into the top natural disaster movies of all time and show how they show humanity's triumph over the elements. Let's dive in. 1. The Impossible (2012)Director: J.A. BayonaWriter: Sergio G. SánchezCast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee PendergastBased on the harrowing true story of a family caught in the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, The Impossible shows us what it's like to survive a disaster and then have to deal with the aftermath. It's about hope and struggle and humans sorting through the aftermath. 2. Twister (1996)Director: Jan de BontWriters: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie MartinCast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour HoffmanA quintessential 1990s blockbuster, this is the movie that made you believe cows can fly. We follow storm chasers as they go out to help warn people about incoming tornadoes. It was a landmark for special effects. 3. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)Director: Roland EmmerichWriters: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey NachmanoffCast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Ian Holm, Sela WardDirector Roland Emmerich is a master of the disaster genre. In this, he explores what it would be like to experience a climate disaster, a return to an ice age, and a crazy storm. It's epic in scope and scale. 4. Contagion (2011)Director: Steven SoderberghWriter: Scott Z. BurnsCast: Marion Cotillard,...
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