Best Dangerous Disaster movies to trigger your survival instinct in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)


List of the latest disaster movies in 2024 and the best disaster movies of 2023 & the 2010's. Top disaster movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

New disaster movies in 2024 in Cinema & on VOD

Top movies up for release in 2024 in cinema and on VOD

  • Eternal

    DIRECTOR: Ulaa Salim
    CAST: Simon Sears, Nanna Øland Fabricius & Magnus Krepper
    Something strange is happening is the darkness of the ocean. An earthquake has rocked the planet so hard that the ocean floor has mysteriously cracked open. This mysterious fracture only makes the situation above water worse, as climate change speeds up. As the planet shutters violently, it’s up to a few humans to survive this chaotic disaster that could spell the end for all of humanity. This Danish disaster film comes from writer and director Ulaa Salim (Sons of Denmark, Fædreland) with a cast that includes the talents of Ari Alexander, Nanna Øland Fabricius, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Helga Kristín Helgadóttir, Morten Holst, and Magnus Krepper. Read more

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  • Society of the Snow

    DIRECTOR: J.A. Bayona
    CAST: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella & Matías Recalt
    Based on a true story, Society of the Snow tells the tale of how a rugby team on a flight was stranded in the Andes mountains. After a brutal crash, the few survivors of the crash struggle to stay alive and maintain hope when nobody comes to rescue them. As the days grow long and cold, many of the survivors end up dying from the bitter chill of the snowy region. When food becomes scarce, cannibalism becomes an option. This dramatic survival picture comes from director J. A. Bayona (The Impossible, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and stars Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño, Luciano Chatton, Valentino Alonso, Francisco Romero, Agustín Berruti, and Andy Pruss. Read more

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Best disaster movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2024

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated disaster movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
  • On a Wing and a Prayer

    DIRECTOR: Sean McNamara
    CAST: Heather Graham, Dennis Quaid & Jessi Case
    A flight goes awry when death befalls a plane soaring through the skies. Problems arise when the pilot onboard mysteriously dies, leaving the cockpit without someone to land. The only hope for the remaining passengers not to die in a crash is if passenger Doug White steps up to the challenge of landing a plane and saving his family on board. Directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, The Miracle Season) and written by Brian Egeston, this thrilling drama set in the skies stars the talents of Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, and Jesse Metcalfe. Read more

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  • Cocaine Bear

    DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Banks
    CAST: Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr. & Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Based on the bizarre true story, Cocaine Bear follows the absurd rampage of a bear on cocaine. In 1985, a duffel bag of drugs was left in the woods, and a bear stumbles upon it. After ingesting all of its cocaine, the bear goes on a murderous rampage through a rural community that tries to find a way to stop the unstoppable beast. Elizabeth Banks directs this over-the-top, violent, dark comedy with a cast that includes Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery-Jennings, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Brooklynn Prince Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Aaron Holliday, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta. Read more

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  • The North Sea

    DIRECTOR: John Andreas Andersen
    CAST: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland & Rolf Kristian Larsen
    Tragedy strikes off the Norwegian coast when an oil platform mysteriously sinks into the ocean. Trying to figure out why such an event occurred, a team is sent to investigate the disaster but discover that the real disaster is just beginning as the situation grows more intense by the minute. A race against time is on to prevent another catastrophic event from occuring. Directed by John Andreas Andersen (The Quake), this action disaster picture stars Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, and Rolf Kristian Larsen. Read more

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  • Thirteen Lives

    DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
    CAST: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell & Joel Edgerton
    A young soccer team and their coach of Thailand find themselves in a terrible spot. All of them are trapped in an underground cave that are experiencing flooding. Time is running out for the team as they require immediate rescue. Tasked with pulling these people out of this deadly situation is a rescue team with a mission to make sure everybody makes it out of the caves alive. This thrilling tale comes from director Ron Howard (Rush, Apollo 13) and screenwriter William Nicholson (Unbroken, Everest), with a cast that includes Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, and Joel Edgerton. Read more

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  • Skyfire

    DIRECTOR: Simon West
    CAST: Vương Học Kỳ, Hannah Quinlivan & Shawn Dou
    Tianhuo Island seems like a place that one would call a paradise with its lush setting. There’s just one problem: it’s positioned on the Pacific Rim volcanic belt, better known as the Ring of Fire. Sure enough, a number of people on the island just happen to be present when the volcano becomes active and a fight for survival against the forces of nature begins. Directed by Simon West (Con Air), this intense disaster pictures stars Xueqi Wang, Hannah Quinlivan, and Shawn Dou. Read more

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  • The Tunnel

    DIRECTOR: Pål Øie
    CAST: Thorbjørn Harr, Ylva Fuglerud & Mikkel Bratt Silset
    Driving home for Christmas turns into a nightmare when terror breaks out on the road. A truck has crashed inside a tunnel and the resulting accident leads to the drivers being trapped inside the flaming enclosure. They can’t just venture outside either as a raging blizzard prevents first-responders from getting to them in time. It’s a tense ticking-clock of an action-packed disaster movie where betrayal may come for the desperate when the chips are down. Directed by Pål Øie, this thrilling picture stars Thorbjørn Harr, Ylva Fuglerud, and Lisa Carlehed. Read more

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  • Underwater

    DIRECTOR: William Eubank
    CAST: Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller & Vincent Cassel
    Something dangerous is lurking on the ocean floor and the entire crew of an underwater drilling facility are in danger. A surprise disaster causes the facility to flood... Read more

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  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    DIRECTOR: Johannes Roberts
    CAST: Sistine Rose Stallone, Nia Long & Corinne Foxx
    After the success of '47 Meters Down', this sequel is inevitable. This time around, four teenage girls find themselves stuck in an underwater Maya city. To make things worse, this place is the home of highly deadly shark.. Read more

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  • Crawl

    DIRECTOR: Alexandre Aja
    CAST: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper & Ross Anderson
    While struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, a young woman finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared... Read more

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  • Capsized: Blood in the Water

    DIRECTOR: Roel Reiné
    CAST: Josh Duhamel, Tyler Blackburn & Rebekah Graf
    Based on the harrowing true story of an October 1982 shark encounter. After a yacht bound for Florida capsizes during an unexpected storm, its crew is left to drift for days in the chilling waters of... Read more

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  • Arctic

    DIRECTOR: Joe Penna
    CAST: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir
    A man is stuck on the North Pole. When a rescue mission goes terribly wrong, he decides to takes matters into his own hands and embarks on a dangerous journey right through the middle of the arctic. Stellar performance by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. Read more

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  • A Quiet Place

    DIRECTOR: John Krasinski
    CAST: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
    Actor John Krasinsky returns with yet another directorial effort. 'A Quiet Place', a horror movie about a isolated rural family dealing with an ominous entity, is as uncanny as it can get. Read more

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  • Pompeii

    DIRECTOR: Paul W.S. Anderson
    CAST: Kit Harington Emily Browning Kiefer Sutherland
    The story is set in the Roman city of Pompeii; a gladiator has to save his lover who has been engaged to a senator, as the catastrophic eruption of a volcano annihilates... Read more

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    RATING: 56/100

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  • Contagion

    DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
    CAST: Matt Damon Kate Winslet Jude Law
    An unceasing epidemic breaks out throughout the world causing havoc and suffering among masses as healthcare specialists and governments find themselves in hapless... Read more

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    RATING: 66/100

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  • Into the Storm

    DIRECTOR: Steven Quale
    CAST: Richard Armitage Sarah Wayne Callies Matt Walsh
    The city of Silverton is hit by several tornadoes causing havoc and destruction; many storm trackers or those who seek adventure and thrill including a few common locals... Read more

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    RATING: 58/100

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  • The Wave (Bølgen)

    DIRECTOR: Roar Uthaug
    CAST: Kristoffer Joner Ane Dahl Torp Jonas Hoff Oftebro
    An anticipated disaster hits the under prepared population in Norway when a beautiful scenic Norwegian mountain pass crumbles causing a catastrophic tsunami trapping a... Read more

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    RATING: 68/100

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  • The Finest Hours

    DIRECTOR: Craig Gillespie
    CAST: Chris Pine Casey Affleck Ben Foster
    When an American family with an entrepreneur breadwinner moves over to England, they find themselves as fish out of water struggling to get used to a new culture. Their new home of a country has bred a sense of isolation within the family that changes their behavior. Things soon take a twisted turn as the more fear and paranoia breeds within their manor. This dark thriller written and directed by Sean Durkin stars the likes of Jude Law, Carrie Coon and Charlie Shotwell. Read more

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    RATING: 68/100

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  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    DIRECTOR: Lorene Scafaria
    CAST: Steve Carell Keira Knightley Melanie Lynskey
    A potentially annihilating asteroid nears the Earth; a man finds himself in disarray as his wife leaves him in a panic so he decides to take a road trip to unite with his... Read more

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    RATING: 6.8/100

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  • Geostorm

    DIRECTOR: Dean Devlin
    CAST: Katheryn Winnick Gerard Butler Ed Harris
    Highly anticipated, this sci-fi disaster blockbuster from the guys behind 'Godzilla' and 'Independence Day'. Slated for a fall release. Read more

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    RATING: 87/100

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Related: 34 most suspenseful psychological thriller films in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List) Earthquakes, pandemics, terrorism… it’s those things we fear the most that we apparently love to see on a big screen in a movie theater. These movies, although they can be simple action flicks, can make us realize better what is at stake, and in many instances it are movies that simply exaggerate real-life worst case scenarios. They can be real eye-openers, and real fun. Get in survival mode, because here are the best disaster movies of the decade and the newest releases.