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'''Examples:'''

* ''Deluge'' (1933): One of the [[Ur Example|Ur Examples]], making this trope [[Older Than They Think]]. Most of the film was thought to be [[Missing Episode|lost]], save for a scene of [[Big Applesauce|New York]] getting destroyed by earthquakes and tidal waves. In the late 1980s, however, a complete print dubbed in Italian was discovered in a film archive. One scene, showing the Statue of Liberty getting hit by a tidal wave, would be copied over seventy years later by ''[[Deep Impact]]'' and ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''.

* ''San Francisco'' (1936): Another early example, decipting the historical 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Stars [[Clark Gable]], Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy.

* ''The High and the Mighty'' (1954): An [[Unbuilt Trope]] example of the genre. Starred [[John Wayne]], who was also co-producer. Its plot, about a plane that suffers engine failure on a flight from [[Hawaii|Honolulu]] to [[San Francisco]], would later be copied by ''Airport''.

* ''[[A Night to Remember]]'' (1958): An accurate portrayal of the doomed RMS Titanic; arguably the [[Trope Codifier]] and served as the inspiration for James Cameron's ''[[Titanic]]''.

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* ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' (2004): [[Global Warming]] destroys the world. Starred Dennis Quaid and [[Donnie Darko|Jake Gyllenhaal]].

* ''Category 6: Day of Destruction'' (2004): Another [[Miniseries]], this one from [[CBS]] and starring Randy Quaid and Brian Dennehy. A massive storm (which is, for some reason, [[Critical Research Failure|referred to as a hurricane]]) develops over Chicago and destroys it. Its release [[Follow the Leader|just six months after]] ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' [[Blatant Lies|must be a coincidence]].

** ''Category 7: The End of the World'' (2005): The sequel to the above. The storm from the original moves east and destroys New York and Washington, while similar storms destroy Paris and Egypt. Meanwhile, a televangelist and his wife exploit the storms to gain new converts. Starred Gina Gershon [[~~WTH?~~ Casting Agency|as the head of FEMA]], as well as [[Beverly Hills, 90210|Shannen]] [[Charmed|Doherty]], James Brolin, and a returning Randy Quaid.

** ''Category 7: The End of the World'' (2005): The sequel to the above. The storm from the original moves east and destroys New York and Washington, while similar storms destroy Paris and Egypt. Meanwhile, a televangelist and his wife exploit the storms to gain new converts. Starred Gina Gershon [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|as the head of FEMA]], as well as [[Beverly Hills, 90210|Shannen]] [[Charmed|Doherty]], James Brolin, and a returning Randy Quaid.

* ''Nihon Chinbotsu'' (''Japan Sinks'') (2006): [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. A remake of the highest grossing disaster film Japan ever produced, it flopped compared to the 1973 original. Earthquakes and volcanoes destroy Japan and cause it to sink into the ocean. A Japanese production, it was notable for actually exploring the consequences of such a disaster with more than just passing reference.

* ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' (2006): An [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''Airport'' and its ilk. Was subject to [[Memetic Mutation]] even before its release, thanks to the fact that it starred [[Samuel L. Jackson]].