Volcanic Eruption Movies

Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to create a film that celebrates their legacy.

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

On a trip to reconnect with friends, one of them starts to make her true self known.

In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal...

With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.

Two college archeology interns and their Hawaiian guide race against time to save precious artifacts threatened by a volcanic eruption.

Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a variety of new excavations, including two...

A young man returns to his hometown after it succumbed to a volcano eruption, during his staying he will meet two women with he will create a strong...

The epic story of the life of a volcano, capable of both causing the extinction of all things and helping the evolution of species, over 60 million...

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by...

The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city...

A stone-encrusted body is unearthed at Pompeii, and people left alone with it keep dying of crushed skulls...

As a volcano threatens northern Tenerife, the spark between a headstrong scientist and a disciplined pilot tests their ability to resolve the crisis.

Centers on the events leading up to the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, with the story beginning on the day volcanic...

Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean and the varied...

In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various...

Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.

A look at the people, history, and recovery of the mountain since the eruption in 1980.

On a remote volcanic island that everybody wants to leave, little Nana learns to stay. Her mother, Nia, went into exile right after she was born and...