From the summer heat of 'Twisters' to bone-chilling real-life tragedies, these are the disaster movies that truly deliver.

With 'Twisters' in theaters, The Hollywood Reporter looks back on 11 top disaster movies. By Richard Newby Disaster is approaching, and we’re all on the edge of our seats to see what happens next.

Disaster movies have long been a staple of Hollywood. The first disaster film dates back to 1912 with a movie recounting the tragedy of Titanic. The genre really became popular in the 1970s with ...