It’s the end of the year and one particular tabloid newspaper is again warning us that it could soon be the end of the world — yes, asteroid 2019 AE3 is in our vicinity and the apocalypse is coming. In keeping with the tabloid drama, below is a list of all the film and TV dramas ever made that feature Earth-threatening asteroids and comets, for you to see for yourself what is unlikely to take place on 2 January 2020.
NASA calculates that the 13 metre-wide asteroid 2019 AE3 will miss us by a distance of nearly 2 million kilometres, which is five times more than the Earth-Moon distance.
But if it’s drama you want, I can guarantee it’s on my list — everything ever made from 1916 to date.
Happy New Year!
The list below of every movie and TV show featuring Earth-threatening asteroids and comets is checked and updated regularly. The watch links may be to any of Amazon, IMDb, iTunes, Netflix, YouTube, or a dedicated film website, depending on what was available last time it was checked, but most link to Amazon (UK and/or US) because the majority of titles are available there. If you want to watch a movie on Amazon and don’t have a Prime subscription, they sometimes offer a 30-day trial, but always read their T&Cs first.
[list last updated: 20 December 2020]
Every movie and TV show featuring Earth-threatening asteroids and comets:
A Fire in the Sky (1978). Watch
Anna’s Storm (2007) aka Hell’s Rain (2007). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Apocalypse, CA (2011). Trailer | Watch US
Apocalypse Tomorrow (2014) aka Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (2014). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch (US)
Armageddon (1998). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Asteroid (1997). Watch
Asteroid: Final Impact (2015) aka Meteor Assault (2015). Trailer | Watch | DVD
Asteroid vs Earth (2014). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Before the Fall (2008) aka Tres Días (2008). Trailer | DVD
Collision Earth (2011). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Collision Earth (2020). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Cosmic Shock (1997) aka Doomsday Rock (1997). Watch
Crash of the Moons (1954). Watch UK | Watch US | Watch (YouTube)
Danny Phantom: “Phantom Planet” (2007) [S3, Ep 12–13]. Watch UK | Watch US
Deadly Skies (2006) is the original version of Force of Impact (2006) aka Ultimate Limit (2006). Watch Original | Watch (Amazon) | Watch (YouTube)
Deep Impact (1998). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Don’t Look Up (2021) (due for release on Netflix in 2021). Press Release
Doomsday Rock (1997) aka Cosmic Shock (1997). Watch
Earthfall (2015). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Earth Storm (2006). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Evolution (2001). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Force of Impact (2006) aka Ultimate Limit (2006) are alternative versions of the original Deadly Skies (2006). Watch (Amazon) | Watch (YouTube) | Watch Original
Futurama: “A Big Piece of Garbage” (1999) [S1, Ep 8]. Watch
Futureshock: Comet Impact (2007) aka Impact Earth (2008). Trailers
Gorath (1962). Trailer | DVD | Watch bits (YouTube)
Greenland (2020). Trailer | Watch
Hell’s Rain (2007) aka Anna’s Storm (2007). Trailer | Watch
Icetastrophe (2014). Watch UK | Watch US
Impact (2008). Watch
Impact Earth (2008) aka Futureshock: Comet Impact (2007). Trailers
Impact Earth (2015). Trailer
Judgment Day (1999). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
La Fin du Monde (1931). Read
Melancholia (2011). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Meteor (1979). Watch UK | Watch US
Meteor (2009). Watch UK | Watch US
Meteor Apocalypse (2010). Watch UK | Watch US
Meteor Assault (2015) aka Asteroid: Final Impact (2015). Trailer | Watch
Meteorites! (1998). Watch
Meteor Storm (2010). Watch
Mutant World (2014). Watch UK | Watch US
Night of the Comet (1984). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
One-Punch Man: “The Ultimate Disciple” (2015) [S1, Ep 7]. Watch UK | Watch US
Origin (2017). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Polar Storm (2009). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Post Impact (2004). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Salvation (2017-18). Trailer S1 | Amazon UK | Amazon US | Netflix S1 & S2
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Sliders: “Last Days” (1995) [S1, Ep 3]. Watch UK | Watch US
Stargate SG-1: “Fail Safe” (2002) [S5, Ep 17]. Watch UK | Watch US
Starship Troopers (1997). Watch UK | Watch US
Stonado (2013). Watch UK | Watch US
The Cusp (1996). Watch
The Day of the Triffids (1962/1981/2008). Watch 1962 | Watch 1981 | Watch 2008
The Day the Sky Exploded (1958). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
The End of the World (1916) aka The Flaming Sword (1916). Watch (Danish Film Institute) | Watch (Amazon)
The Fifth Element (1997). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
The Green Slime (1968). Trailer | Watch | Watch US
The Lost Missile (1958). Watch UK | Watch US
The Monolith Monsters (1957). Watch UK | Watch US
The Onion News Network: “Asteroid Heads to Earth” (2011) [S2 Ep 1]. Watch UK | Watch US
The Sarah Jane Adventures: “Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?” (2007) [S1, Ep 7–8]. Watch
These Final Hours (2013). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
The Simpsons: “Bart’s Comet” (1995) [S6, Ep 14]. Watch UK | Watch US
The Size of Texas (2011). Watch
The Super Comet (2007). Trailer | Part 1: The Impact | Part 2: On a Strange Planet | Parts 1 & 2 Amazon |
The West Wing: “Impact Winter” (2004) [S6, Ep 9]. Watch UK | Watch US
Tik Tik Tik (2018). Trailer | Soundtrack | Watch
Total Eclipse (2008). Watch UK | Watch US
Tres Días (2008) aka Before the Fall (2008). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Tycus (1999). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Ultimate Limit (2006) aka Force of Impact (2006) are alternative versions of the original Deadly Skies (2006). Watch (Amazon) | Watch (YouTube) | Watch Original
Undead (2003). Trailer | DVD | Watch US
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965). Watch UK | Watch US
Warning from Space (1956). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US | Watch with ads
When Worlds Collide (1951). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
Without Warning (1994). Watch UK | Watch US
Wizards of Waverly Place: “Wizards vs Asteroid” (2011) [UK: S4, Ep 17; US: S108, Ep 3]. Watch UK | Watch US
You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015). Watch UK | Watch US
Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (2014) aka Apocalypse Tomorrow (2014). Trailer | Watch UK | Watch US
…and finally, not an asteroid or comet disaster movie, but a charming little movie about some problems on an asteroid:
A Day on the Asteroid (2009). Trailer | Watch
And that’s a wrap for all the movies and TV shows that feature Earth-threatening asteroids and comets.
Too short, want more? Read the long version!
Don’t forget, it’s always Asteroid Day on 30 June.
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