Top 10 Disaster Movies Set in Sports Centers

Description: While not directly about sports, the film features a scene where a tornado destroys a drive-in theater, which can be seen as a sports center in a broader sense, showcasing the destructive power of nature.

Fact: The film was one of the first to use CGI for tornadoes, and the production team built a real tornado simulator for authenticity.

Description: While not exclusively about sports, the film includes a scene where a comet's impact causes a tsunami that floods a baseball stadium, showcasing the vulnerability of sports facilities to natural disasters.

Fact: The film was originally planned to be released before "Armageddon," but due to production delays, it came out after. The comet in the movie was named after the director's daughter, Sarah.

Description: Set during a massive flood, this film features a heist gone wrong in a sports arena turned into an aquatic battleground, highlighting the chaos and danger of natural disasters in sports settings.

Fact: The film was shot in a real indoor water park in Indiana, which was transformed into a flooded town for the movie.

Description: Although primarily about a fishing boat crew, the film includes scenes of a hurricane hitting a coastal town, with a sports center being used as a makeshift shelter, showing the impact of weather on sports facilities.

Fact: The film is based on a true story, and the real-life Andrea Gail was never found, adding a layer of mystery to the narrative.

Description: This blockbuster disaster film features a catastrophic weather event that leads to a new ice age, with one of the most memorable scenes involving a massive storm hitting a sports arena during a basketball game.

Fact: The film was inspired by the book "The Coming Global Superstorm" by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. The scene where the wolves attack in the library was actually filmed in the New York Public Library.

Description: While not specifically about sports, the film includes scenes where the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami devastates a resort area, including sports facilities, highlighting the human impact of such disasters.

Fact: The film was shot in Thailand, where the actual tsunami occurred, and Naomi Watts was nominated for an Academy Award for her role.

Description: This film, while centered on a Coast Guard rescue, includes scenes where a storm hits a coastal town, affecting a local sports center, illustrating the impact of weather on community sports facilities.

Fact: The film is based on the true story of the SS Pendleton rescue, one of the most daring Coast Guard rescues in history.

Description: This film features a massive earthquake hitting California, with scenes of destruction including sports stadiums, showcasing the fragility of sports infrastructure during seismic events.

Fact: The film used a mix of practical effects and CGI to create realistic earthquake sequences, and Dwayne Johnson performed many of his stunts.

Description: A Norwegian disaster film where a massive rockslide causes a tsunami, flooding a sports center where a swimming competition is taking place, showing the vulnerability of such facilities to natural disasters.

Fact: The film was inspired by the real-life geological event known as the Åknes rockslide, which is still monitored today.

Description: A heist film set during a Category 5 hurricane, where a sports center is used as a base for operations, showing how natural disasters can be exploited for criminal activities.

Fact: The film was shot in Bulgaria, with the production team building a massive hurricane simulation set to capture the storm's effects.