The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

A slow-building disaster epic that mixes family melodrama with mounting dread before a harrowing, effects-driven climax.

Directed by

Larry Elikann

Genres

Drama, Action, Tv movie

Starring

Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett

Tagline

There is no safe harbor, there is no escape... L.A.'s worst fear has just become a reality.

Overview

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

How it feels

Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, survival, betrayal, grief

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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