Disaster - Movie

: Large groups of "archetype" characters (e.g., the science nerd, the corrupt politician, the everyman hero).

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

: Shipwrecks ( Titanic , The Poseidon Adventure ), plane crashes ( Airport ), or high-rise fires ( The Towering Inferno ). Genre Tropes : : Large groups of "archetype" characters (e

: Earthquakes ( San Andreas ), tornadoes ( Twister ), volcanoes ( Dante's Peak ), and tsunamis ( The Impossible ). the science nerd

: Life starts normally before early warning signs appear.