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Stories of impending natural or man-made catastrophes

The Naked Jungle (1954)

November 13, 2018by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: In 1901, a New Orleans woman, Joanna Selby (Eleanor Parker, The Sound of Music), agrees to marry a South American plantation owner, Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston, Planet of the […]

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1954

The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)

March 30, 2018by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: A newly discovered comet passing close to Earth threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]

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1916

Abandon Ship (1957, aka Seven Waves Away)

February 16, 2018by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: After their ship sinks, two dozen survivors try to stay alive in a small lifeboat meant for nine people. The lifeboat’s Captain, played by Tyrone Power (The Black Swan), […]

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1957

Destination Moon (1950)

November 17, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: A scientist (Warner Anderson, The Caine Mutiny), a retired General (Tom Powers, Double Indemnity) and a tycoon (John Archer, The Big Trees) work together to develop the very first […]

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1950

Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

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Synopsis: Thousands of years ago, a poor fisherman (Anthony Hall, Goodbye, Norma Jean) helps a young woman (Joyce Taylor, Twice-Told Tales) return to her country, the mythical land of Atlantis. He […]

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1961

Conquest of Space (1955)

July 1, 2016by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: In the near future, a hand-picked group of astronauts run a space station that travels in orbit around Earth. One day, the astronauts receive their first important mission: A […]

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1955

When Worlds Collide (1951)

June 30, 2016by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: Mankind’s total destruction becomes a possibility when scientists discover that a planet is en route to a direct collision with Earth. As experts try to convince the international community […]

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1951

Frogs (1972)

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Synopsis: While investigating the effects of pollution in the Florida swamps, an environmental photographer, Pickett Smith (Sam Elliott, Road House), is invited to the birthday party of a crippled millionaire, Jason […]

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1972

Day of the Animals (1977)

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Synopsis: One very, very hot summer day, a group of hikers slowly realize that the wildlife is acting erratic. They can’t quite put their fingers on the problem, but Radio […]

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1977

The Time Machine (1960)

May 11, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Rod Taylor (The Birds) plays H. George Wells, a scientist who, in the late 1800s, creates a time machine that takes him into the year 802,701, with startling results. […]

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1960

War of the Worlds (2005)

April 27, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: An average blue-collar single father (Tom Cruise, Top Gun), and his two children (Dakota Fanning, Man on Fire, and Justin Chatwin, Taking Lives), struggle to survive amidst a devastating […]

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2005

The War of the Worlds (1953)

April 25, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Residents of a small California town witness the first stages of an extra-terrestrial invasion. The U.S. Armed Forces are dispatched, but the soldiers are no match for the technologically-advanced […]

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1953

Tulsa (1949)

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Synopsis: In 1920s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, a cattle rancher’s feisty daughter, played by Susan Hayward (I’ll Cry Tomorrow and I Want to Live!), unexpectedly enters the oil business and quickly becomes […]

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1949

Non-Stop (2014)

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Synopsis: An air marshal (Liam Neeson, Darkman) is aboard a transatlantic flight when he starts getting threatening text messages from an unknown passenger. The unidentified terrorist promises to kill a […]

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