Earthquake (1974) Reviews & Ratings

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Earthquake reviews

Earthquake holds a 6.1/10 average from 386 TMDB ratings.

Not a great disaster movie and a far far cry from The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno (a personal favorite of mine) but some decent special and miniature effects even when the performances were always the best. Still passable 1970s-era entertainment.
— JPV852 (6/10)

This used to be one hell of a town, officer. Earthquake is directed by Mark Robson and written by Mario Puzo and George Fox. It stars Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Bujold, Lorne Greene, Richard Roundtree & Marjoe Gortner. A catastrophic earthquake hits Southern California and begins to level Los Angeles... "It's not a negative to have heart in the disaster genre of film" Take yourself to 19…
— John Chard (7/10)

"Stuart" (Charlton Heston) is in the middle of a love triangle between his girlfriend "Denise" (Geneviève Bujold) and his ex-wife "Remy" (Ava Gardner) who just happens to be the daughter of his boss "Sam" (Lorne Greene) whom she is constantly trying to manipulate so she can have "Stuart" return to the marital fold. Meantime, would-be Evel Knievel "Miles" (Richard Roundtree) is planning a daredevil stunt full of twis…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

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