Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "city-in-panic"

1. World War Z (2013)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale

Votes: 719,888 | Gross: $202.36M

2. The Day After (1983 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 127 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum

Votes: 18,175

3. The War of the Worlds (1953)

G | 85 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite

Votes: 38,559 | Gross: $4.36M

4. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 8,731 | Gross: $5.00M

5. The Monolith Monsters (1957)

Approved | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.

Director: John Sherwood | Stars: Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Trevor Bardette

Votes: 3,881

6. Reptilicus (1961)

Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.

Directors: Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink | Stars: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner

Votes: 4,374

7. Phantom from Space (1953)

Approved | 73 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

When an asteroid crashes, the search begins to track down the mysterious aliens.

Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Ted Cooper, Tom Daly, Steve Acton, Burt Wenland

Votes: 1,537

8. The Black Scorpion (1957)

Approved | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro

Votes: 3,411

9. Jacker 3: Road to Hell

Not Rated | Thriller | Pre-production

Jacker and Gloria return to unveil the origins of Jacker's nature.

Director: James Panetta | Stars: Butch Patrick, Kevin Duffy, Debbie D, Michael Holub

10. The Giant Behemoth (1959)

Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner, Leigh Madison

Votes: 2,908

11. Kurt Turns Evil (2008)

74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

One day Kurt discovers that society basically does not respect forklift operators very much. His wife is an ambitious architect. His neighbor is a medical doctor. Not even Kurt's own kids ... See full summary »

Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Stars: Atle Antonsen, Kristin Skogheim, Aksel Hennie, Anders Bye

Votes: 1,041

12. King of the Rocket Men (1949)

Passed | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.

Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr.

Votes: 965

13. Salve Geral (2009)

119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The widow piano teacher Lúcia and her unemployed teenage son Rafa move to a poor neighborhood in the periphery of São Paulo after the bankrupting of her pension plan. Rafa a.k.a. Pilot ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Denise Weinberg, Lee Taylor, Eucir de Souza

Votes: 542

14. The Get-Man (1974)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Thriller

A police officer becomes greatly obsessed with a sadistic serial killer/rapist called "The Zebra Killer" after his girlfriend is kidnapped, and discovers a string of many brutal murders along the way while tracking him down.

Director: William Girdler | Stars: Juanita Moore, Austin Stoker, Hugh Smith, James Carroll Pickett

Votes: 178

15. Saishû heiki kanojo (2005)

120 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Quiet, introverted high school girl Chise, who is madly in love with Shuji, a confident, arrogant athlete. They both go to the same high school in Hokkaido, but it takes Chise all of her ... See full summary »

Director: Taikan Suga | Stars: Adeyto, Robert Baldwin, Masatô Ibu, Shihori Kanjiya

Votes: 303

16. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Two (1974)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Sarah returns to present-day Earth, where they find London has been evacuated, and Dinosaurs are on the loose and they are mistaken for looters. Assisting U.N.I.T in the ... See full summary »

Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, John Bennett

Votes: 458

17. Max Steel (2013–2015)
Episode: Earth Under Siege: Part 2 (2013)

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

The Makino invasion of Earth begins, with UltraLinks merging, possessing and weaponizing whatever they touch.

Directors: Daniel Ife, Logan McPherson | Stars: Kathleen Barr, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Andrew Francis

Votes: 20