: Shipwrecks ( Titanic , The Poseidon Adventure ), plane crashes ( Airport ), or high-rise fires ( The Towering Inferno ). Genre Tropes :
A disaster film uses an ongoing or impending catastrophe as its primary plot device. These stories typically follow specific characters or families as they fight to survive overwhelming forces. : Disaster Movie
: Life starts normally before early warning signs appear. : Shipwrecks ( Titanic , The Poseidon Adventure
: Asteroid impacts ( Armageddon ), alien invasions ( Independence Day ), and abrupt climate change ( The Day After Tomorrow ). : Shipwrecks ( Titanic