Throughout the 1970s, audiences couldn't get enough of disaster movies. The decade began with the all-star blockbuster bomb-on-a-plane thrill ride Airport, based on Arthur Hailey's best-seller.

While these 1970s action movies won't go down as history as fine art, the truth was that they're the perfect choice for a group watch movie party.

The top 10 disaster movies have ... on the cusp of the 1970s disaster cinema hype. Airplane’ remains the most well-remembered movie about a plane in crisis with its off-the-wall bonkers ...