The Twister: Caught in the Storm
2025 · Movie · R · 89 min · ★ 6.7
This documentary revisits the devastating 2011 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, using firsthand accounts and raw footage from locals and security cameras. It focuses on what it felt like in the moment and how ordinary people endured the chaos, fear, and aftermath of a sudden natural disaster.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (93 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, survivor-focused disaster documentary built from real footage rather than expert breakdowns; Not for you if you want lots of science, maps, or a broader investigation like The Most Hated Man on the Internet.
Pros: gripping firsthand testimonies; raw real footage; human, empathetic focus | Cons: limited broader context; uneven pacing; not a deep dive
Themes
- twister
- missouri
- reflective
- anxious
- 2010s
- cautionary
- depressing
- empathetic
- foreboding
Cast & crew
- MW
Mac Wright
as Self
- KP
Kaylee Parker
as Self
- CC
Chad Crilley
as Self
- DH
Doug Heady
as Self - Meteorologist
- CC
Cecil Cornish
as Self
- AT
Andrew Keegan Tinney
as Self
- SW
Steven Weersing
as Self
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Alexandra Lacey