When nature attacks (13)

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Volcano
(M)
1997
Quakes. Riots. Mudslides. Los Angeles has seen it all...almost. Get set for nonstop action, searing suspense and explosive special effects when Oscar winner TOMMY LEE JONES stars in "the first great action film of the year!" (Matt Levitz, Syndicated Radio). Something unspeakably chilling is heating up the City of Angels. Beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits, a raging volcano has formed, raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city. Experience the pulse-pounding thrills as the dream capital of the world erupts into the stuff nightmares are made of.

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Dante's Peak
(M)
1997
Without warning, day becomes night. Air turns to fire, and solid ground gives way to white-hot, molten terror. Brace yourself for action-packed, earth-shaking thrills, and whatever you do... don't look back. Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton star in an epic adventure from Director Roger Donaldson that will blow you away! Erupting with spectacular special effects, heart-pounding suspense, romance and remarkable characters. It's an experience you won't forget.

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Twister
(PG)
1996
The house rips apart piece by piece. A bellowing cow spins through the air. Tractors fall like rain. A 15,000-pound gasoline tanker becomes an airborne bomb. A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation is coming at you: Twister is hitting home. In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters' deadly path. The chase is on!

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The effects of global warming and the greenhouse effect has caught up with the Earth. The polar ice caps are melting and the world's weather patterns are all out of sync. The next ice age is upon us. A scientist that specializes in historical extreme weather changes must fight his way north to New York where his son is caught in the clutches of mother nature.~~

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This title is a Blu-ray disc! Please note that you will need a compatible Blu-ray player in order to play this title. The effects of global warming and the greenhouse effect has caught up with the Earth. The polar ice caps are melting and the world's weather patterns are all out of sync. The next ice age is upon us. A scientist that specializes in historical extreme weather changes must fight his way north to New York where his son is caught in the clutches of mother nature.~~

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Atlantic swells form 100-foot walls. Wind shrieks at a maxed-out Force 12. In October 1991, three raging weather fronts - one of them Hurricane Grace - combine to form the greatest storm in recorded history. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg lead a talented cast in this harrowing special-effects adventure that intercuts the plight of seafarers struggling to reach safe harbour with the heroes of air/sea rescue crews. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, The Perfect Storm tosses excitement your way in waves.

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Vertical Limit
(M)
2000
When a vicious avalanche traps his sister atop K2, the world's second highest mountain, retired climber Peter Garrett must race the clock and battle the elements to save her. Martin Campbell, director of GOLDENEYE and THE MASK OF ZORRO delivers high-voltage action and adrenalin-charged suspense in this awesome action blockbuster starring CHRIS O'DONNELL (from BATMAN FOREVER), BILL PAXTON (from TWISTER), Robin Tunney (from END OF DAYS) and Scott Glenn (from BACKDRAFT).

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A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell), who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie (Robin Tunney), and her summit team (Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea) in a race against time. The team is trapped in an icy grave at 26,000 feet - a death zone above the vertical limit of endurance where the human body cannot survive for long. Every second counts as Peter enlists the help of a crew of fellow climbers, including eccentric, reclusive mountain man Montgomery Wick...

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Deep Impact
(M)
1998
Starring Morgan Freeman as President Beck. What would you do if you knew that in a handful of days an enormous comet would collide with Earth and all humanity could be annihilated? The countdown to doomsday is underway in this "gut-wrenching, eye-opening blast of a movie experience" (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview). Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) directs, guiding an all-star cast featuring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman. With the film's dynamic fusion of large-scale excitement and touching, human-scale storylines, Deep Impact makes its impact felt in a big and unforgettable way.

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Poseidon
(M)
2006
When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. Preferring to test the odds alone, career gambler John Dylan (Josh Lucas) ignores captain’s orders to wait below for possible rescue and sets out to find his own way to safety. What begins as a solo mission soon draws others as Dylan is followed by a desperate father (Kurt Russell) searching for his beautiful daughter (Emmy Rossum) and her athlete fiancé (Mike Vogel). Along the way they are joined by a single mother (Jacinda Barrett) and her wise-beyond-his-years son (Jimmy Bennett), an anxious stowaway (Mia Maestro) and a...

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One of the most gripping disaster films of all time follows ten survivors as they struggle to escape from an ocean liner capsized by a tidal wave. Suspenseful terror, combined with the victims' intimate and personal stories, results in compelling and heart-stopping drama. The distinguished talents of 15 Academy Award winners, along with incredible special effects, make this film a true classic.
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The Core
(M)
2003
The Earth's inner core has stopped spinning, and scientist Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) must discover the cause before the world literally falls apart. He and a group of brilliant researchers burrow deep into the Earth's center in a subterranean vessel piloted by Major Beck Childs (Hilary Swank) and Col. Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood). There, they'll detonate a device that they hope will get the world to turn again ... before it's too late.

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The Happening
(MA15+)
2008
We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now... it's happening. In this thriller, a couple goes on the run from an apocalyptic crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. This thriller comes from M. Night Shyamalan, director of The Sixth Sense, Signs and Unbreakable.

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