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Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the apocalyptic world we live in, Mother Nature is angry. Danger waits at every turn, and catastrophes like the Los Angeles sharknados have taught us that we need to be ready for anything ... But fear not. [This book] is the first and only comprehensive guide to surviving the very worst that Mother Nature can throw our way. Inside this life-saving reference, youll find vital information about dozens of unnatural disasters and ungodly monsters...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"WORLD TRADE CENTER is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen...
3) Armageddon
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Language
English
Description
When NASA discovers a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth, a crew of roughneck oil drillers is sent in to plant a nuclear warhead that should destroy it.
4) The Wave
Language
Norwegian
Formats
Description
The experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his family, when he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the underground. Kristian gets worried and his worst nightmare is about to come true, when the alarm goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Special edition ; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 164 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the night of the dedication ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper, a raging blaze consumes it.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
8) Everest
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
9) San Andreas
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a magnitude nine earthquake leaves California in ruins, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ; in 1 multi-disc DVD case
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
The Revenant (R) (2015) (157 min.): Inspired by legendary explorer Hugh Glass's expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, this film re-imagines a portion of his journey. After being brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team, he endures unimaginable grief and betrayal as he struggles to survive. Guided by sheer will...
11) Independence Day
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies and wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. The world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors.
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.
13) Deep impact
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or diverted before it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her.
14) Flood
Publisher
RHI Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tidal wave is unleashed on a city in England, and now their top engineer must drain the city before millions of people perish.
15) Poseidon
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Full screen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ten survivors struggle to reach safety after an ocean liner capsizes in mid sea.
16) The impossible
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
17) The Titanic
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Everyone bought into the ultimately fatal myth of her being unsinkable. What makes the Titanic saga so compelling are the private stories of those who embarked on the fateful crossing, many of whom we meet in this gripping drama.
18) The road
Language
English
Description
A father and his son are two of the last remaining people on earth after an unexplained tragedy has destroyed most of life. As the two head south, they are faced with many trials and tribulations along the way. An intense bond between the father and son is formed as together they strive to not only survive, but to retain humanity as they help the people they encounter along the way.
19) Cast away
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chuck Noland is a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. He has a girlfriend, Kelly, with whom he is deeply in love with and family he hardly sees. When work intrudes on Christmas Eve, Chuck has a quick gift exchange in the car and kisses Kelly goodbye. He boards a delivery plane going overseas which gets caught in a horrendous storm and crashes onto the shores of a deserted tropical island in the Pacific....
20) 13 Minutes
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a new day begins in the small American town of Minninnewah, the residents start their day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just thirteen minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives. Left to deal with the aftermath, four families must overcome their differences and find strength...
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