The destruction of the surface of the world begins because of a major change in the Earth’s crust, and a few people race to get to safety.
It has amazing destruction scenes and plenty of exciting “escape from disaster” moments.
Although it is completely unrealistic, it is pure entertainment, and lots of fun.
See it on the big screen if you can.
Year: 2009
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Posted in: 2000's, Action, Adventure, Disaster, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Amanda Peet · Beatrice Rosen · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Danny Glover · John Cusack · Liam James · Morgan Lily · Oliver Platt · Roland Emmerich · Thandie Newton · Woody Harrelson
A mixed team is gathered to destroy a comet threatening to destroy the world.
An adventure that shouldn’t be taken too seriously. It has the type of gung –ho action that Bruce Willis is famous for.
Suspend belief and have fun.
Year: 1998

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Posted in: 1990's, Action, Disaster, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Ben Affleck · Billy Bob Thornton · Bruce Willis · Chris Ellis · Jason Isaacs · Keith David · Ken Hudson Campbell · Liv Tyler · Michael Bay · Michael Clarke Duncan · Owen Wilson · Peter Stormare · Steve Buscemi · Will Patton · William Fichtner
A teenager goes back in time to 1955 but accidentally stops his parents from meeting. Now he must get them back together or he won’t exist.
A great 1980’s movie. Plenty of adventure and fun for all ages. A very popular movie in its time (top in the box office for 1985), and still very watchable. A classic time travelling movie.
Year: 1985

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Posted in: 1980's, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Christopher Lloyd · Crispin Glover · Lea Thompson · Michael J. Fox · Thomas F. Wilson
This time Marty must go to the future to sort out his dysfunctional kids.
A fun look at the future, and an amusing look at time travel to where you already exist.
Still great entertainment for the family.
Year: 1989

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Posted in: 1980's, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Christopher Lloyd · Elisabeth Shue · Lea Thompson · Michael J. Fox · Thomas F. Wilson
Marty goes back to 1885 to rescue the Doc.
Plenty of entertainment once again. This is better than the second movie and as enjoyable as the first.
Make sure you watch the first two before his one.
Year: 1990

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Posted in: 1990's, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Western.
Tagged: Christopher Lloyd · Elisabeth Shue · Lea Thompson · Michael J. Fox · Thomas F. Wilson
The world’s weather makes a quick change over just a few weeks, leading to massive storms, flooding, and general devastation.
Although this movie does deal with some serious issues, it is a visual feast of special effects, showing great big storms, tornadoes, waves, and floods destroying cities.
The well told story focuses on a group of people in New York and their survival.
Year: 2004

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Posted in: 2000's, Adventure, Disaster, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Arjay Smith · Austin Nichols · Dash Mihok · Dennis Quaid · Emmy Rossum · Ian Holm · Jake Gyllenhaal · Jay O. Sanders · Sela Ward
A comet is headed for Earth.
This is character based, with a good story, lots of great special effects, and obviously lots of the destruction scenes every disaster movie has.
Yes people do die, but it is a satisfying movie with a good ending.
There are sad moments but it is not a too violent or inappropriate for family viewing.
Year: 1998

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Posted in: 1990's, Disaster, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Dougray Scott · Elijah Wood · James Cromwell · Jon Favreau · Leelee Sobieski · Maximilian Schell · Morgan Freeman · Robert Duvall · Téa Leoni · Vanessa Redgrave
A boy awakes 8 years in the future and must get the spaceship that brought him there to take him home.
Although made in the 80’s, children should still enjoy this adventure.
It is light, exciting, and fun.
Year: 1986

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Posted in: 1980's, Adventure, Family, Kids, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Cliff De Young · Disney · Howard Hesseman · Joey Cramer · Paul Reubens · Sarah Jessica Parker · Veronica Cartwright
Special, highly trained, and expensively equipped soldiers battle an unknown enemy to save the world.
A fast paced action movie about the “GI Joe” soldiers of Hasbro toy fame.
Complete fiction, and completely enjoyable, as long as you suspend belief and sit back for the great action sequences.
Violent but not gory, this is suitable for teens and up and supervised older children.
Year: 2009
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Posted in: 2000's, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje · Arnold Vosloo · Brandon Soo Hoo · Byung-hun Lee · Channing Tatum · Christopher Eccleston · Dennis Quaid · Gerald Okamura · Jonathan Pryce · Joseph Gordon-Levitt · Kevin J. O'Connor · Leo Howard · Marlon Wayans · Rachel Nichols · Ray Park · Saïd Taghmaoui · Sienna Miller
Aliens come to earth looking for heroes to save them from their enemy. The problem is, the people they think are heroes are just the actors in a show like Star Trek.
This movie is plenty of fun. It will be enjoyed by anyone who likes comedy.
It’s a space comedy with an original storyline, great visual effects, and is completely enjoyable.
Year: 1999

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Posted in: 1990's, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Alan Rickman · Daryl Mitchell · Enrico Colantoni · Justin Long · Missi Pyle · Sam Rockwell · Sigourney Weaver · Tim Allen · Tony Shalhoub
Aliens invade and the heroes goes into action.
A great build up story and great action. This is one of those blockbuster movies that is full of action, special effects, and a good guys win the day satisfying ending.
Year: 1996

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Posted in: 1990's, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Bill Pullman · Jeff Goldblum · Randy Quaid · Robert Loggia · Will Smith
A boy discovers a giant robot that fell to Earth from space.
One of the best animiated movies ever. Suitable for children and the whole family.
This has some great laughs for both kids and adults.
Set in the late 50’s.
Year: 1999

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Posted in: 1990's, Animated, Comedy, Family, Kids, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Harry Connick Jr. · Jennifer Aniston · Vin Diesel
A modern retelling of the classic book. While visiting a dormant volcano, a geologist and a couple of assistants accidentally fall down a big hole to the centre of the earth, where they discover a whole new world.
An exciting adventure that is suitable for the whole family. It is not high class cinema, but it is full of great special effects, humour, adventure, and is very satisfying.
Year: 2008

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Posted in: 2000's, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Anita Briem · Brendan Fraser · Josh Hutcherson
A boy who plays video games gets recruited to be a fighter pilot in an alien war.
A great movie for kids, young teenagers, and many a child of the 80’s. This movie has humour, adventure, space battles, and for its time is very cool.
Year: 1984

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Posted in: 1980's, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction.
The secret service arm that regulates alien immigration to Earth.
Very fun. Cool looking gadgets and guns, fun premise.
What more could you want.
Year: 1997

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Posted in: 1990's, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Rip Torn · Tommy Lee Jones · Tony Shalhoub · Will Smith

More work for the Men in Black keeping immigrating aliens under control.
Not as fun or original as the first, but if you liked the first one, this is still worth watching.
Year: 2002

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Posted in: 2000's, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Johnny Knoxville · Patrick Warburton · Tommy Lee Jones · Tony Shalhoub · Will Smith
A woman is turned into giant by a meteorite and joins a group of monsters to fight against an alien invasion.
Lots and lots of laughs, exciting adventure, and fantastic animation.
Children will love it as there is plenty of visual humour, and adults will get a great laugh too.
Year: 2009
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Posted in: 2000's, Action, Animated, Comedy, Family, Kids, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Hugh Laurie · Jeffrey Tambor · John Krasinski · Julie White · Kiefer Sutherland · Paul Rudd · Rainn Wilson · Reese Witherspoon · Renée Zellweger · Seth Rogen · Stephen Colbert · Will Arnett
The fun had at a school for geniuses
A fun 80’s teen movie, full of one liners and gags. Great for those who like 80’s movies.
Suitable for mid teenagers and up. There are a few sex references, though no nudity or gross humour.
Year: 1985

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Posted in: 1980's, Comedy, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Beau Billingslea · Gabriel Jarret · Jon Gries · Patti D'Arbanville · Val Kilmer · William Atherton
In the near future (2019), a reality TV show pits convicts hoping to gain their freedom against heavily armed superstars. In comes Arnie as the wrongly convicted hero, ready to fix the corrupt system (destroy and fix may mean the same thing there).
This is very much an action Arnie movie. Lots of action, violence, and good guy versus bad guy fun. Not suitable for children, though teens will probably enjoy it.
One of the Arnie movies that made the line “I’ll Be Back” famous.
Year: 1987

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Posted in: 1980's, Action, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Arnie · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Damon Killian · Maria Conchita Alonso · Stephen King

A space adventure about the new crew of a starship and their quest to save a planet from destruction.
This movie is set before all the other Star Trek movies and so can be enjoyed without having seen any of the others.
Great visuals, lots of moments for fans to pick up on, and plenty of adventure.
Year: 2009

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Posted in: 2000's, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction.
Tagged: Anton Yelchin · Ben Cross · Bruce Greenwood · Chris Pine · Eric Bana · John Cho · Karl Urban · Leonard Nimoy · Simon Pegg · Winona Ryder · Zachary Quinto · Zoe Saldana