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The Best PG Disaster Movies

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Here is a list of PG disaster movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG disaster movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG Disaster movie of all time is. If you think the top PG disaster movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG Disaster films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG Disaster film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

List contains movies like Airplane! and The Omega Man.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG disaster movies?" and "What are the most famous PG disaster movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

Use this list if you're looking for some new disaster movies that are rated PG and thus family friendly and safe to watch with your kids. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great disaster movies rated PG, so get out there and start watching.

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The Poseidon Adventure
Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens
Released: 1972
Directed by: Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame
The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American action-adventure disaster film, directed by Ronald... more on Wikipedia
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The Omega Man
Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe
Released: 1971
Directed by: Boris Sagal
The Omega Man is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Boris Sagal and starring... more on Wikipedia
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The China Syndrome
Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas
Released: 1979
Directed by: James Bridges
The China Syndrome is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a television... more on Wikipedia
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Barbara Eden, Joan Fontaine
Released: 1961
Directed by: Irwin Allen
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is an American science fiction film, produced and directed by... more on Wikipedia
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The Towering Inferno
O. J. Simpson, Paul Newman
Released: 1974
Directed by: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen... more on Wikipedia
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Airplane II: The Sequel
William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen
Released: 1982
Directed by: Ken Finkleman
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Airport 1975
Charlton Heston, Myrna Loy
Released: 1974
Directed by: Jack Smight
Airport 1975 is a 1974 disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film Airport.... more on Wikipedia

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris
Released: 2009
Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen
Released: 1980
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical disaster comedy film directed and written by David... more on Wikipedia
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Testament
Kevin Costner, Rebecca De Mornay
Released: 1983
Directed by: Lynne Littman
Testament is a drama film based on The Last Testament by Carol Amen, directed by Lynne Littman... more on Wikipedia
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Volcano
Tommy Lee Jones, Don Cheadle
Released: 1997
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Volcano is a 1997 disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and produced by Andrew Z. Davis, Neal... more on Wikipedia
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Sally Field, Michael Caine
Released: 1979
Directed by: Irwin Allen
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure is a 1979 American disaster film, a sequel to the 1972 film The... more on Wikipedia
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The Concorde...Airport '79
Alain Delon, Robert Wagner
Released: 1979
Directed by: David Lowell Rich
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Airport '77
Christopher Lee, James Stewart
Released: 1977
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
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The Swarm
Michael Caine, Henry Fonda
Released: 1978
Directed by: Irwin Allen
The Swarm is a 1978 science fiction monster horror film about a killer bee invasion of Texas.... more on Wikipedia
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The Hindenburg
Anne Bancroft, Burgess Meredith
Released: 1975
Directed by: Robert Wise
The Hindenburg is a 1975 American Technicolor film based on the disaster of the German airship... more on Wikipedia
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Meteor
Sean Connery, Natalie Wood
Released: 1979
Directed by: Ronald Neame
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When Time Ran Out
Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bissett
Released: 1980
Directed by: James Goldstone
When Time Ran Out is a disaster film released in 1980, starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline... more on Wikipedia
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Earthquake
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner
Released: 1974
Directed by: Mark Robson
Earthquake is a 1974 American ensemble disaster film directed and produced by Mark Robson. The... more on Wikipedia
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Gray Lady Down
Charlton Heston, Christopher Reeve
Released: 1978
Directed by: David Greene
Gray Lady Down is a 1978 disaster film by Universal Studios starring Charlton Heston, David... more on Wikipedia
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Rollercoaster
Helen Hunt, Henry Fonda
Released: 1977
Directed by: James Goldstone
Rollercoaster is a 1977 disaster-suspense film starring George Segal, Richard Widmark, Henry... more on Wikipedia
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Ghosts of the Abyss
Ghosts of the Abyss is a 2003 documentary film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden... more on Wikipedia
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The Big Bus
Stockard Channing, José Ferrer
Released: 1976
Directed by: James Frawley
The Big Bus is a 1976 American comedy film starring Stockard Channing and Joseph Bologna, and... more on Wikipedia
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Juggernaut
Omar Sharif, Richard Harris
Released: 1974
Directed by: Richard Lester
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Orca
Bo Derek, Richard Harris
Released: 1977
Directed by: Michael Anderson
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