The Eastland Disaster / 1999

Early on the morning of Saturday, July 24, 1915, a light rain fell. The air was filled with anticipation and excitement. Thousands gathered along the Chicago River for Western Electric's fifth annual employee picnic. More than 7,000 tickets had been purchased for the day-long festivities. But the day quickly turned tragic...

Great Lakes Shipwreck Disasters / 2001

Several Great Lakes historians discuss the reasons why severe weather on the Great Lakes makes ships more vulnerable than on the ocean. Included are details of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, the Daniel T. Morrell in 1966, the Carl D. Bradley in 1958, the Noronic in 1949, G.P. Griffith in 1850, and the storm of 1913, which caused the loss of 40 ships and 235 people.

San Francisco Disaster / 1906

This pseudo-newsreel uses special effects to illustrate the fire caused by the San Francisco earthquake. A miniature model of downtown San Francisco is set ablaze and filmed.

Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec / 2004

Climate Disaster / 2013

In a small town in Nebraska the wind starts blowing. Very soon that wind becomes a hurricane dangerously.

Masters of Disasters / 2016

Two troublemaking teenagers (mikey and Chris) fueled by their love of explosions meet a mysterious being in the woods, they set out to find Baker's Barn, the perfect place to pull off what could be their biggest scheme ever

Deadly Drive-in Disaster / 2015

Sola Powers, special agent with Extra Terrestrial Affairs, jumps into action when a drive-in cinema showing a UFO invasion movie is attacked by a real UFO. Sola literally uses all cinematic tools to defeat the ruthless intruders.

Shuttle Disaster / 1986

Short film.

When Buildings Collapse: Disaster in Surfside /

The Florida town of Surfside is hit with tragedy as a 13-story apartment building suddenly crumbles to the ground, taking nearly 100 lives with it; investigators search the debris to uncover the cause of this deadly disaster.

Pee Stains and Other Disasters / 2005

This is a coming of age story that tells of two best friends, Ben and Thomas, and a summer they'll never forget. 16 years old, their lives are based on two things, skateboarding and meeting girls (and not necessarily in that order). While working their way through this confusing maze, their friendship is tested in ways they never expected.

The Rapture Disaster / 2018

Disaster strikes when a company attempts to create the first A.I Sex Robot.

The Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause /

Special investigators re-examine the explosion of the zeppelin on May 6, 1937, which claimed the lives of 36 people.

Comet: A Great British Air Disaster / 2013

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

The Colectiv Disaster / 2016

A documentary about the fire which started in a Bucharest rock club called Collective, which ended in several deaths and massive fire-induced injuries. The documentary explores the reasons such a catastrophe occurred and why it had such an impact not only on the lives of those involved, but on an entire nation that decided to take a stand and end corruption in Romania once and for all by taking down its corrupt leaders and change a government.

Nuclear Meltdown Disaster /

The minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which resulted from the earthquake and tsunami, and its aftermath.

Top 10 Natural Disasters / 2013

National Geographic gets 10 experts to pick the most significant natural disasters ever, adding eyewitness accounts and CGI to flesh out the stories.

Disasters Under the Sun / 2019

The film portrays a post-human dystopia featuring faceless 3-D avatars continuously tortured in abstract digital space, a terrifying image of a future where all humanity is uploaded to a virtual purgatory and endlessly abused.

A Recipe Of Disaster! / 2023

In the kitchen, one chef tries a dish that goes horribly wrong...

The Masters of Disaster / 1986

Documentary about an unlikely youth chess team from Indianapolis who went on surprise the chess world with their success. The team, made up of young African Americans with no previous experience and led by their devoted teacher, went on to win the United States elementary school chess championship.

Karate Disaster / 2006

A stunt goes wrong on the behind the scenes of this indie film shoot.