My Top Ten Docudrama Disaster Movies:

22 September, 2023 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for September, World Trade Center, I have gathered My Top Ten Docudrama Disaster Movies! If you’re looking for the best docudrama disaster film, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies that with documentary style disaster to retell a true event!

10. Thirteen Days (2000)

Directed by Roger Donaldson, Written by David Self, Based on "The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Ernest R. May and Philip D. Zelikow, Produced by Armyan Bernstein, Peter Almond, and Kevin Costner, Starring: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, with Cinematography by Andrzej Bartkowiak, and Edited by Conrad Buff, with Music by Trevor Jones, Production company: Beacon Pictures, Distributed by New Line Cinema (United States), Buena Vista International (International) (2000)

9. Fires Within (1991)

Directed by Gillian Armstrong, Written by Cynthia Cidre, Starring: Jimmy Smits, Greta Scacchi, Vincent D'Onofrio, with Cinematography by David Gribble, and Edited by Lou Lombardo, with John Scott, and Music by Maurice Jarre Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Distributed by MGM-Pathé Communications (1991)

8. Captain Phillips (2013)

Directed by Paul Greengrass, Screenplay by Billy Ray Based on "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty, Produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca, Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, with Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd, and Edited by Christopher Rouse, with Music by Henry Jackman, Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Michael De Luca Productions, and Trigger Street Productions, Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (2013)

7. Everest (2015)

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, Written by William Nicholson, and Simon Beaufoy, Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tyler Thompson, and Brian Oliver, Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, Jake Gyllenhaal, with Cinematography by Salvatore Totino, and Edited by Mick Audsley, with Music by Dario Marianelli, Production companies: Cross Creek Pictures, Walden Media, RVK Studios, and Working Title Films, Distributed by Universal Pictures (2015)

6. The Impossible (2012)

Directed by J. A. Bayona, Screenplay by Sergio G. Sánchez, Story by Jonas Runge, Produced by Álvaro Augustin, Belén Atienza, and Enrique López Lavigne, Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, with Cinematography by Óscar Faura, and Edited by Elena Ruiz, and Bernat Vilaplana, Music by Fernando Velázquez, Production companies: Apaches Entertainment, and Telecinco Cinema, Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment España (2012)

5. Sully (2016)

Directed by Clint Eastwood, Written by Todd Komarnicki, Based on "Highest Duty" by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, and Jeffrey Skiles, Produced by Clint Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Tim Moore, Allyn Stewart, and Steven Mnuchin, Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, with Cinematography by Tom Stern, and Edited by Blu Murray, with Music by Christian Jacob, and The Tierney Sutton Band, Production compa: Village Roadshow Pictures, Flashlight Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Malpaso Productions, Orange Corp, and Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (2016)

4. Silkwood (1983)

Directed by Mike Nichols, Written by Nora Ephron, and Alice Arlen, Based on "Who Killed Karen Silkwood?" by Howard Kohn, Produced by Michael Hausman, and Mike Nichols, Starring: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, with Cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček, and Edited by Sam O'Steen, with Music by Georges Delerue, Production companies: ABC Motion Pictures, Distributed by 20th Century Fox (1983)

3. World Trade Center (2006)

Directed by Oliver Stone, Written by Andrea Berloff, Produced by Moritz Borman, Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher, Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Jay Hernandez, Michael Shannon, Jon Bernthal, with Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey, and Edited by David Brenner, and Julie Monroe, with Music by Craig Armstrong, Production companies: Double Feature Films, Intermedia Films, Ixtlan, and Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company, Distributed by Paramount Pictures (2006)

2. Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Directed by Peter Berg, Screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, and Matthew Sand, with Story by Matthew Sand, Based on "Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours" by David Barstow, David Rohde, and Stephanie Saul, Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and David Womark, Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson, with Cinematography by Enrique Chediak, and Edited by Colby Parker Jr., and Gabriel Fleming, with Music by Steve Jablonsky, Production companies: Summit Entertainment, Participant Media, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, and Leverage Entertainment, Distributed by Lionsgate (2016)

1. Apollo 13 (1995)

Directed by Ron Howard, Screenplay by William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert, Based on "Lost Moon" by Jim Lovell, and Jeffrey Kluger, Produced by Brian Grazer, Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, with Cinematography by Dean Cundey, Edited by Daniel P. Hanley, and Mike Hill, with Music by James Horner, Production companies: Universal Pictures, and Imagine Entertainment, and Distributed by Universal Pictures. (1995)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Docudrama Disaster Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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