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List of disaster films

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This list of disaster films represents over half a century of films within the genre. Disaster films are motion pictures which depict an impending or ongoing disaster as a central plot feature. The films typically feature large casts and multiple storylines and focus on the protagonists attempts to avert, escape, or cope with the disaster presented.

Man-made disasters

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See also: List of films about nuclear issues

Natural disasters

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End of days

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Airplanes

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The atomic age

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Epidemics and pandemics

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Shipwrecks

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See also

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