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The Best PG Disaster Movies

Updated October 9, 2019 298 votes 62 voters 8.9k views 42 items

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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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James Cameron and Robert Wise have both directed a PG Disaster film, as have other really creative and talented directors.

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Airplane! is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best PG Disaster Movies

Airplane! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen, Ethel Merman

Released: 1980

Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker

Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical disaster comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Robert Hays and ...more

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The Poseidon Adventure Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens, Ernest Borgnine

Released: 1972

Directed by: Irwin Allen, Ronald Neame

The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 American action-adventure disaster film, directed by Ronald Neame, produced by Irwin Allen, and based on Paul Gallico's novel of the same name. The film features ...more

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The Omega Man Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Eric Laneuville

Released: 1971

Directed by: Boris Sagal

The Omega Man is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston. It was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington, based on the 1954 ...more

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The China Syndrome Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon

Released: 1979

Directed by: James Bridges

The China Syndrome is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a television reporter and her cameraman who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. It stars Jane Fonda, ...more

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Barbara Eden, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre

Released: 1961

Directed by: Irwin Allen

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is an American science fiction film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, released by 20th Century Fox in 1961. The story was written by Irwin Allen and Charles ...more

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The Towering Inferno O. J. Simpson, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway

Released: 1974

Directed by: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin

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Earthquake Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Victoria Principal

Released: 1974

Directed by: Mark Robson

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Airplane II: The Sequel William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen, Sonny Bono

Released: 1982

Directed by: Ken Finkleman

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Airport 1975 Charlton Heston, Myrna Loy, Linda Blair

Released: 1974

Directed by: Jack Smight

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Lauren Graham

Released: 2009

Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller

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Testament Kevin Costner, Rebecca De Mornay, Jane Alexander

Released: 1983

Directed by: Lynne Littman

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Released: 1997

Directed by: Mick Jackson

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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Sally Field, Michael Caine, Mark Harmon

Released: 1979

Directed by: Irwin Allen

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The Concorde...Airport '79 Alain Delon, Robert Wagner, George Kennedy

Released: 1979

Directed by: David Lowell Rich

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Airport '77 Christopher Lee, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland

Released: 1977

Directed by: Jerry Jameson

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The Swarm Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland

Released: 1978

Directed by: Irwin Allen

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The Hindenburg Anne Bancroft, Burgess Meredith, George C. Scott

Released: 1975

Directed by: Robert Wise

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Meteor Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda

Released: 1979

Directed by: Ronald Neame

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When Time Ran Out Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bissett, William Holden

Released: 1980

Directed by: James Goldstone

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Gray Lady Down Charlton Heston, Christopher Reeve, David Carradine

Released: 1978

Directed by: David Greene

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Rollercoaster Helen Hunt, Henry Fonda, Steve Guttenberg

Released: 1977

Directed by: James Goldstone

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The Big Bus Stockard Channing, José Ferrer, Larry Hagman

Released: 1976

Directed by: James Frawley

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Ghosts of the Abyss

Released: 2003

Directed by: James Cameron

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Juggernaut Omar Sharif, Richard Harris, Ian Holm

Released: 1974

Directed by: Richard Lester

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Orca Bo Derek, Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling

Released: 1977

Directed by: Michael Anderson

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