6 Best Natural Disaster Survival Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 26, 2026

Natural catastrophes unleash chaos and survival instincts. Twisters has storm trackers using new technology to tame a tornado, Into the Storm has chasers and townspeople surviving massive twisters, and San Andreas has a pilot racing to save his family after a catastrophic earthquake. Dante’s Peak, Twister and Earthquake round out the six.

Twisters (2024)

IMDb ★ 6.5 RT 75% Metacritic 65

Storm-chasing with real stakes and a slow-burn romance that never stops the action to explain itself.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

37 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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San Andreas (2015)

IMDb ★ 6.1 RT 48% Metacritic 43

A massive earthquake along the San Andreas Fault forces a rescue pilot to save his own family.

Directed by Brad Peyton · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Into the Storm (2014)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A group of storm chasers and townspeople fight to survive an unprecedented series of massive tornadoes.

Directed by Steven Quale · 1h 29m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dante's Peak (1997)

IMDb ★ 6.1 RT 34% Metacritic 43

A volcanologist tries to convince a small town to evacuate before a dormant volcano erupts.

Directed by Roger Donaldson · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

4 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Twister (1996)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 68% Metacritic 68

Storm chasers race a series of tornadoes to test an experimental data-collection device.

Directed by Jan de Bont · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars11 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Earthquake (1974)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A massive earthquake devastates Los Angeles, forcing survivors to cope with the chaos and rescue trapped victims.

Directed by Mark Robson · 2h 03m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Natural Disaster Survival Movies

Twisters (2024)

San Andreas (2015)

Into the Storm (2014)

Dante's Peak (1997)

Twister (1996)

Earthquake (1974)

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