The Twister: Caught in the Storm

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The Twister: Caught in the Storm

2025

1h 29m

Documentary

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It is graduation day in Joplin, Missouri. As the Class of 2011 collect their diplomas, their hometown is hit by a rare EF-5 tornado. Believing it could be the end of the world, a group of teenagers finds themselves in the eye of the storm.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

The Twister: Caught in the Storm uses footage from cellphones, weather cameras, and CCTV to recreate the magnitude and power of the deadly 2011 super tornado.

Mar 26, 2025

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Russ Simmons

KKFI-FM (Kansas City)

“The Twister: Caught in the Storm” is an immersive film that skillfully puts the viewer in the center of the chaos.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 21, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

We get to know these people intimately, and that opens the door to legitimate feelings of hope amidst so much despair. The Twister ultimately reminds us that even the biggest, nastiest, most destructive cloud still has a silver lining.

Mar 20, 2025

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Jim Vorel

Paste Magazine

The Twister leaves you shivering at the thought of man’s insignificance against the sheer power of the natural world, with a brief denouement for reflection and healing in the wake of catastrophe.

Rated: 7.6/10

Mar 19, 2025

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Chang Yu Dennis L

I love how they tried to tie in the old twister movie to the new one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/09/25

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Russell H

Some pretty crazy footage here

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Ed R

Providing a glimpse into a horrific blunder of mother nature and it's destruction, Netflix chose to follow the stories of individuals who attempt to paint a picture of their view of that tragic day.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Jean D

Jaw dropping, literally. This is more than the documentation of a massive tornado. It brings all the elements of small town simplicity, a religious prophecy met with shocking accuracy, and young people filled with hope of the future/juxtapose a tragedy on par with the actual prediction of their town’s Armageddon. I love that the film focuses on the youth’s experience of it, as it portraits all the hope and innocence of that time in life, and how profoundly it shapes them, after enduring it. Also I thought the actual real time footage and the created content, seemed to blend seamlessly, and the backdrop music added the perfect element of awesome, and eerie. Truly surprised by this one. Don’t overthink it. Just enjoy, and be glad it’s not you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Peter V

Pretty intense, a bit narrow focus on a handful of individuals, with some crazy video and audio. But the completely offhand global warning comment at the end leaves a bad taste.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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M P

The visual effects led my right brain to enjoy the cinema. Like the original Twister, the storms and their effects were excellently portrayed. But the perforated plot and overall storyline left me unsatiated. Tragedy during the first act was predictable, based on the original Twiser. But the obligatory romance between the lead characters was both too rapidly initiated and ultimately unfulfilled in the final act. Bologna was sandwiched between the two and seasoned with schmalz and hollow altruism. For those reasons, I nominate the storm as the best actor in the film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Synopsis

It is graduation day in Joplin, Missouri. As the Class of 2011 collect their diplomas, their hometown is hit by a rare EF-5 tornado. Believing it could be the end of the world, a group of teenagers finds themselves in the eye of the storm.

Director: Alexandra Lacey
Screenwriter: Alexandra Lacey
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Raw
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 19, 2025
Runtime: 1h 29m

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