In the face of these natural disasters, alien invasions, or scientific accidents, humanity is powerless. Nevertheless, people still attempt to avert, avoid, or cope with the impending events.

Best Disaster Movies

Though a disaster movie has a catastrophe as its primary plot device, it also explores the human spirit in its narrative. Their moral, psychological, and physical states are pushed to their limits.

As things get worse, the survivors struggle with succumbing to human weaknesses, including hate, desperation, and selfishness. A single choice can mean the difference between life and death.

Below are some of the best disaster films that explore the end of the world, and humanity’s fight to prevent it.

1. Children of Men

Humanity has grown infertile, and nobody knows why. Adults toil in an increasingly turbulent society, knowing that there’s no future to look forward to.

That is, until one cynical bureaucrat discovers a cause worth risking his life for. As he escorts humanity’s last hope, he must also keep it away from the hands of those looking to use it for their own gain.

Watch it on Amazon | Vudu | Google Play

2. Independence Day

On July 2, 1996, an alien mothership arrives on earth and deploys ships to every major city on the planet. Each ship fires off a beam that incinerates their target cities, killing millions.

With every government in the world in shambles, a disparate group of survivors rally to launch a counterattack and take back the planet.

Watch it on Youtube | Amazon | HBO Max

3. The Andromeda Strain

A government satellite crashes into a small town, releasing a deadly microbe that wipes out the population. As it slowly encroaches on the area, scientists scramble to unlock its weakness.

Having nothing to compare the alien microbe to, they desperately turn to nuclear cleansing. What they don’t realize is that it may just be strong enough to survive and thrive on the explosion.

Watch it on Youtube | Amazon | Vudu

4. Contagion

Mitch Emhoff’s wife mysteriously dies and doctors can’t figure out the cause. When other people die the same way, an unknown virus is found rapidly spreading across the globe.

As panic sets in, public officials and medical researchers scramble to identify and contain the virus. It is now a race against time to create a cure before the death toll rises to unimaginable levels.

Watch it on HBO Max | Hulu | Amazon

5. The Day After Tomorrow

Climatologist Jack Hall finds evidence of an incoming natural disaster, but no one heeds his warning—that is, until a superstorm triggers catastrophes across the world.

Temperatures drop, and entire cities ice over from the storms. As the world experiences a new Ice Age, humanity must find a way to survive what’s to come.

Watch it on Amazon | HBO Max | Google Play

6. Deepwater Horizon

Based on a true story, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is set to complete drilling for oil off the coast of Louisiana. But human error and impatience cause it to suffer from catastrophic failure, leading to a massive explosion.

As the rig spews burning oil into the ocean, the surviving crew must work together to survive the flames and the smoke.

Watch it on Vudu | Amazon | Itunes

7. World War Z

Former United Nations agent Gerry Lane and his family are stuck in traffic when the world is suddenly put on the brink of collapse. A lethal virus is rapidly spreading all over the world, turning those infected into raging zombies.

Barely escaping with his life, Lane considers it his duty to find the source of the infection and stop its spread. But can he do so before humanity is overrun?

Watch it on Hulu | Amazon | Google Play

8. Titanic

The RMS Titanic: a state-of-the-art cruiser that is also the largest ship in the world. As it prepares for its maiden voyage, countless passengers flock to take part in its prestige.

Then it strikes an iceberg and quickly takes on water. As it rapidly disappears into the ocean, two lovers must find a way to survive—not only the sinking ship, but also those trying to stop their love.

Watch it on Netflix | Amazon | Vudu

9. Gravity

Dr. Ryan Stone is on her first mission in the space shuttle Explorer. Then, while on a spacewalk, disaster strikes in the form of high-speed debris. They destroy the shuttle and kill all of the crew, save for Stone and her commander.

With no way to communicate to base command, there is no chance for any rescue attempt. As the two float above the Earth, they realize their only hope is to go further into space.

Watch it on Tubi | Vudu | Amazon

10. Godzilla

Ford Brady, a Navy bomb expert, is suddenly reunited with his estranged father. As they both investigate a disaster from fifteen years ago, what they find is a monster that could mean the extinction of humanity.

As it leaves death and destruction in its wake, another monster emerges to answer its call. With humanity’s survival on the line, their only hope may be a third monster—one as destructive and dangerous as the other two.

Watch it on HBO Max | Amazon | Vudu

11. Dr. Strangelove

General Jack D. Ripper commands the Burpelson Air Force Base, which houses an entire wing of bombers equipped with hydrogen bombs. Unfortunately, he is also insane, ordering the bombers to attack the USSR before locking himself in his office.

Both the United States and the Soviet Union scramble to prevent the bombers, because if they fail, the world will be destroyed by nuclear warfare.

Watch it on HBO Max | Amazon Prime | Vudu

12. 12 Monkeys

In 1996, a virus wipes out almost all of humanity, forcing the survivors to find refuge underground. The only clue to the virus’s origin is the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.

In 2035, a prisoner is selected to be sent back in time in search of the virus. Though he learns that the Army of the Twelve Monkeys exists, the virus’s creator may be closer than they thought.

Watch it on Vudu | HBO Max | Amazon

Humanity’s Struggle to Survive

When you hear the word “disaster,” you think of natural catastrophes, manmade calamities, and extraterrestrial follies—anything that brings about large-scale chaos and tragedy, really.

Whatever the cause of these disasters, humanity’s strength is tested. People quickly learn what it takes to survive and whom they should trust in a world already going up in flames. While a few turn to terrible practices, there are still those who stick to their morals and ideals.

This is what makes disaster films so fascinating. They simultaneously scare and inspire you into thinking about what you would if faced with a similar situation. Will you succumb to human weakness, or rise above them?

Plus, there’s no denying that the visual effects that disaster films bring to the screen are incredible. They’re so realistic that you might as well be experiencing them first-hand.

Cole Salao

Cole is a blog writer and aspiring novelist. He has a degree in Communications and is an advocate of media and information literacy and responsible media practices. Aside from his interest in technology, crafts, and food, he’s also your typical science fiction and fantasy junkie, spending most of his free time reading through an ever-growing to-be-read list. It’s either that or procrastinating over actually writing his book. Wish him luck!

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Some have acted on that impulse in real life, while others have shown enough self-control to let it go. But sometimes, watching a movie about sweet revenge is enough to satisfy the desire for payback.

Best Revenge Movies

If you love stories where the protagonist finally takes back what’s theirs and where the villain ultimately gets what they deserve, then revenge movies are for you!

Check out some of the greatest revenge movies ever made below.

1. The Crow

A man and his fiance are brutally beaten and murdered. A year later, a crow taps on the man’s gravestone, resurrecting him. Now immortal, he sets out to avenge his and his fiance’s deaths.

2. Death Wish

Paul Kersey’s wife is beaten to death; his daughter is raped and traumatized to the point of catatonia. When police inform him that the perpetrators will probably never be found, Paul becomes a vigilante, bringing justice to the criminals in his city.

3. Braveheart

William Wallace begins a revolt against English tyranny after witnessing his family’s death and, years later, his wife’s rape and execution. With enemies posing as friends, Wallace must do all he can to achieve Scottish independence.

4. Old Boy

Oh Dae-su is captured and imprisoned for 15 years, with no explanation as to why he was captured or who is behind it. Now free, he begins tracking down his captors for retribution.

5. Carrie

Seventeen-year-old Carrie is constantly bullied by her classmates and deprived by her mother. She finally snaps when her classmates play a cruel joke on her at prom. Furious, she begins to use her newfound telekinetic powers on all her tormentors.

6. Upgrade

Grey is left paralyzed and his girlfriend after an attack. Experimental technology gives him hope, allowing him to walk again. With it, he begins to hunt down those who took everything from him.

7. Gladiator

Maximus, a popular Roman general, is betrayed by Commodus, the jealous son of the Roman emperor. His family is murdered and he is sentenced to be a gladiator. While earning the adulations of the people of Rome, he begins to plot Commodus’s downfall.

8. Memento

Leonard Shelby is searching for the man who raped and murdered his wife. The attack has also left him with anterograde amnesia, which prevents him from creating new memories. He must find a way to solve the mystery while dealing with memories that reset every 15 minutes.

9. Kill Bill (Volume 1&2)

The Bride punches her way out of her grave to seek revenge on those who wronged her. Her former colleagues and boss/lover have disappeared, and her daughter is gone with them. Now, it’s a rampaging chase across countries to retrieve her child and learn why they betrayed her.

10. Lady Snowblood

Yuki was born for one purpose—to kill those who gang-raped her mother and killed her father. While still a child, she undergoes brutal sword training to become her mother’s weapon. Now grown, she begins to fulfill her life’s purpose.

11. The Equalizer

Retired marine Rob McCall has been living a quiet life after promising his dead wife to leave his violent past behind. When a young woman he befriends is violently mistreated, he decides to use his skills to teach some people a lesson. Only, it’s the Russian mafia he’s going to have to confront.

12. The Princess Bride

Inigo Montoya, though not the central character in this film, is as memorable as the others. His father, a great swordsmith, was commissioned to forge a sword only to be betrayed and murdered. Since then, he’s been carrying a vendetta against the six-fingered man who left him fatherless.

13. Unforgiven

In 19th century Wyoming, a prostitute is brutalized by a gang of cowboys. Her fellow brothel workers post a reward to avenge the attack. William Munny, an aging outlaw-turned-farmer takes it on as his one last job.

14. The Shawshank Redemption

Andy Dufresne is sentenced to life for the murder of his wife and her lover. Despite evidence of his innocence, the prison warden refuses to free him, having become essential in the warden’s money laundering scheme. Over the course of two decades, Andy plots to escape and reveal the prison’s corruption.

15. John Tucker Must Die

Three women learn they are dating the same person, basketball star John Tucker, at the same time. They plan to break his heart, enlisting new girl Kate to join in their plot. After giving Kate the makeover she needs, they slowly make John fall for her, only to have her break his heart in the end.

16. Once Upon a Time in the West

A young woman arrives at the frontier only to find her family slain. A mysterious gunman with a harmonica, along with a notorious outlaw, team up to protect the widow and exact revenge against her family’s ruthless killer.

17. The Revenant

Hugh Glass is left behind after he is injured from an attack. Fearing for their lives, his remaining companion kills Glass’s son and leaves him half-dead. Glass survives and begins the agonizing journey back to civilization — and justice.

18. Point Blank

A man named Walker is shot in the back by his literal partner-in-crime, Reese, who takes off with his money and wife. He survives, and acquires help from a mysterious source. He tracks down his partner and to claim his money, only to find a criminal organization in his way.

19. Hard Candy

Fourteen-year-old Hayley Stark is an online vigilante who baits pedophiles to bring them to justice. She begins an online flirtation with one, and he brings her to his apartment. There she taunts him with a combination of mind games and physical torture, all engineered to force him to confess to a local girl’s disappearance.

20. John Wick

John Wick is a retired assassin content with living a quiet life. While still mourning his wife’s death, he is beaten unconscious, his dog killed, and his car stolen. Waking up, he steps back into the world he left to exact vengeance, even if his target is the son of a kingpin he once served.

Why Do We Love Revenge Stories?

Revenge stories are a mixture of mystery and suspense. You, the reader, are left waiting for the moment that the antagonist is finally defeated and the protagonist emerges victorious.

The concept of revenge is mood-enhancing, and rewards you with an adrenaline rush as you read about villains getting their comeuppance. Why? Because even though we see forgiveness as more meaningful, revenge is far more entertaining.

It’s part of our instincts to feel that people who commit wrondoings should be punished. So don’t feel guilty when you find yourself pushing for an antagonist’s demise or bad fortune!

Cole Salao

Cole is a blog writer and aspiring novelist. He has a degree in Communications and is an advocate of media and information literacy and responsible media practices. Aside from his interest in technology, crafts, and food, he’s also your typical science fiction and fantasy junkie, spending most of his free time reading through an ever-growing to-be-read list. It’s either that or procrastinating over actually writing his book. Wish him luck!

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