Even though the actual event would make us very cross, we sure love movies about the end of the world. It lets us imagine ...

The disaster genre rose in popularity during the first golden age of blockbuster cinema in the 1970s and from then on, movies ...

Disaster movies need more than just razzle dazzle to be great; this remake has enough to be good, at least. Watch Poseidon on Amazon. 16. The Burning Sea.

A documentary about a Travis Scott music festival tragedy and a 2009 drama starring Natalie Portman are also trending on ...

Disaster movies are a barometer of the national mood. In turbulent times, chaos wins: Leaders squabble, nuclear bombs plummet and zombies reign. Our cynicism is cranked up to a scream, like Gene ...

For others, disaster movies trigger anxiety or panic, have predictable narratives and sometimes are simply just too far fetched. For film buffs though, disaster movies are a great divider of opinion.

Some of the best movies streaming on Netflix in June include "Now You See Me," a documentary on the OceanGate disaster, and some Alfred Hitchcock classics.

However, there are also many disaster movies that, while not achieving the same level of fame, truly deserve more recognition. If you think you’ve seen everything the genre has to offer, here ...