Best Disaster Movies

The Day After Tomorrow: Directed by Roland Emmerich; Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum

The Andromeda Strain (1971): Directed by Robert Wise; Starring: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne

I Am Legend: Directed by Francis Lawrence; Starring Will Smith

Jurassic Park: Directed by Steven Spielberg; Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum

*Waterworld: Directed by Kevin Reynolds; Starring: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper
*A personal fave

Outbreak: Directed by Wolfgang Petersen; Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman

12 Monkeys: Directed by Terry Gilliam; Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt

Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich; Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum

Twister: Directed by Jan de Bont; Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes

Deep Impact: Directed by Mimi Leder; Starring: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood

Armageddon: Directed by Michael Bay; Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Afleck, Liv Tyler

Dante's Peak: Directed by Roger Donaldson; Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton

*28 Days Later: Directed by Danny Boyle; Starring: Cillian Murphy
*Another personal fave

Children of Men: Directed by Alfonso Cuaron; Starring Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Cloverfield: Directed by Matt Reeves; Starring: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan

The Road: Directed by John Hillcoat; Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron

The Book of Eli: Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes; Starring: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis