It's a Disaster
A couples brunch becomes a pressure cooker when a mysterious citywide catastrophe traps eight friends together and strips away their social niceties.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- darkly comic
- claustrophobic
- sardonic
- dark comedy night
- independent film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's strong ensemble and sharp premise undercut by uneven pacing and a thinner treatment of its catastrophic stakes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The couples' petty grievances and domestic tensions become the main lens for a mysterious citywide catastrophe.
Eight friends remain trapped in a house while uncertain about the attack and their fate.
The city is struck by a mysterious attack, and the characters remain unsure of what has happened outside.
A monthly couples brunch and an improvised therapy session frame the group's response to the crisis.
Films like It's a Disaster, and why
The Rapture
shared darkly comic treatment of ordinary relationships under an unfolding catastrophe
The Exterminating Angel
shared claustrophobic ensemble tension, bleak humor, and social breakdown
Save Yourselves!
shared absurdist end-of-the-world premise and escalating interpersonal dysfunction
Movie Details
- Director
- Todd Berger
- Release Date
- 2013-04-12
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (242)
Cast
- Julia Stiles
- David Cross
- America Ferrera
- Rachel Boston
- Jeff Grace
- Erinn Hayes
- Kevin M. Brennan
- Blaise Miller
- Todd Berger
- Jesse Draper
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is It's a Disaster about?
- A couples brunch becomes a pressure cooker when a mysterious citywide catastrophe traps eight friends together and strips away their social niceties.
- What is It's a Disaster like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It's a Disaster as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is It's a Disaster violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in It's a Disaster as mild.
- What did critics think of It's a Disaster?
- Critics broadly found the film's strong ensemble and sharp premise undercut by uneven pacing and a thinner treatment of its catastrophic stakes.
- Which films are like It's a Disaster?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rapture, The Exterminating Angel, and Save Yourselves!.
- How long is It's a Disaster?
- It's a Disaster runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch It's a Disaster?
- In United States, It's a Disaster streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
