Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "seismologist"

1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace

Votes: 218,965 | Gross: $129.36M

2. Kong: Skull Island (2017)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly

Votes: 348,521 | Gross: $168.05M

3. Piranha 3D (2010)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror

After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Richard Dreyfuss, Ving Rhames

Votes: 96,723 | Gross: $25.00M

4. Tremors (1990)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Horror

Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross

Votes: 150,619 | Gross: $16.67M

5. San Andreas (2015)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes

Votes: 256,796 | Gross: $155.19M

6. Dante's Peak (1997)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley

Votes: 98,410 | Gross: $67.13M

7. A View to a Kill (1985)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond to a mad industrialist scheming to cause massive destruction.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones

Votes: 104,944 | Gross: $50.33M

8. Volcano (1997)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle

Votes: 81,575 | Gross: $49.32M

9. Troll Hunter (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud

Votes: 79,581 | Gross: $0.25M

10. Kingdom Hospital (2004)

608 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The quirky staff and patients of an ultramodern (albeit increasingly dilapidated) Maine hospital gradually become familiar with the supernatural occurrences that take place there, uncovering a dark secret in the process.

Stars: Jamie Harrold, Diane Ladd, Bruce Davison, Jack Coleman

Votes: 7,944

11. 10.5: Apocalypse (2006)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A massive earthquake creates a chain of events that threaten two of the largest nuclear reactors.

Stars: Kim Delaney, Dean Cain, David Cubitt, Oliver Hudson

Votes: 2,760

12. Just Between Friends (1986)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama

Holly and Sandy strike up an instant friendship, not knowing that they actually have more in common than they'd like. Their relationship is tested when tragedy strikes.

Director: Allan Burns | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson, Christine Lahti, Julie Payne

Votes: 1,049 | Gross: $6.41M

13. Gargantua (1998 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local ... See full summary »

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Adam Baldwin, Julie Carmen, Bobby Hosea, Emile Hirsch

Votes: 1,212

14. Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999)

R | 96 min | Action

A four-men Delta Force team is trying, with the help of a female scientist, to stop a mad terrorist who wants to detonate nukes in order to cause a massive earthquake. The team is out-manned and out-gunned, but has nothing to lose.

Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Greg Collins, Joe Lara, Justin Williams, Johnny Messner

Votes: 425

15. Jishin rettô (1980)

TV-14 | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.

Director: Kenjirô Ohmori | Stars: Hiroshi Katsuno, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yumi Takigawa, Kayo Matsuo

Votes: 214

16. The Seismic Sense: How Animals Predict Earthquakes (2012)

PG | 52 min | Documentary

Up until now, scientists have been fighting a lost battle on the field of earthquake prediction. A ray of light comes from the animal kingdom.

Director: Elmar Bartlmae | Stars: Chihiro Yamanaka, Helmut Tributsch, Guido Westhoff, David Oppenheimer

17. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Adventures in Paradise: Part 2 (1994)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

After Lilith's presence on Bora Bora causes Frasier to lose control, he returns to Seattle and tries to patch up things with Madeline.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,061

18. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: The Spirit of Thunder Rock: Part One (1982)

Adventure, Drama, Family

A seismologist takes his family along on a field assignment, where they are threatened by impending earthquakes of which only the Hobo appears to be fully aware.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Ted Follows, Dawn Greenhalgh, Megan Follows

Votes: 13

19. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode: Killer Tree (1957)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A scientist investigates claims that a tree kills passersby by emitting a deadly gas.

Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Truman Bradley, Bill Williams, Bonita Granville, Keith Richards

Votes: 27

20. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Firewalker (1994)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At a remote outpost, scientists watch as their camera picks up a moving shadow on the inside of a smoldering hot volcano, too hot for any living creature to survive. Mulder and Scully arrive and notice that everyone is acting strangely.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Bradley Whitford, Leland Orser

Votes: 4,815

21. Inspector Gadget (1983–2023)
Episode: The Great Divide (1983)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Inspector Gadget, Penny and Brain are off to the Rocky Mountains to rescue a seismologist who has been captured by M.A.D. Safety Tip: Warm up muscles before exercising to avoid muscle cramps.

Directors: Dave Cox, Edouard David, Raymond Jafelice, Ken Stephenson, Bruno Bianchi | Stars: Don Adams, Cree Summer, Frank Welker, Don Francks

Votes: 79

22. The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983–1985)
Episode: Scoobygeist/The Quagmire Quake Caper (1983)

Animation, Action, Adventure

Scoobygeist: The gang spends the night at a mansion invaded by a host of ghosts. The Quagmire Quake Caper: The gang investigates the cause of a series of earthquakes erupting in Mexico, which seem to unleash a mud monster.

Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Heather North

Votes: 58

23. Strip the City (2012– )
Episode: Earthquake City: San Francisco (2012)

TV-PG | Documentary

San Francisco is standing on the brink of disaster - it sits on one of the world's most infamous earthquake hotspots - the San Andreas Fault. How does the city's buildings and ... See full summary »

Director: Roeland Doust | Stars: Roger Bilham, George Hilley, Kenneth Johnson, Valeri Karneev

Votes: 24

24. Drain the Oceans (2018– )
Episode: Deadly Pacific (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Under the Pacific Ocean lies a vast area known as the Ring of Fire where 75% of the world's volcanoes lie and 90% of earthquakes occur. Evidence show that its seismic activity could destroy Japan, North America and New Zealand one day.

Director: John Hyde | Stars: Russell Boulter, Craig Sechler, Leland O'Driscoll, David Yamaguchi

Votes: 80