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Natural Disasters

The Twister: Caught in the Storm

2025 80m ⭐ 6.7/10 Documentary · Natural Disaster

On graduation day in Joplin, Missouri, a rare EF-5 tornado tears through the town, and a group of teenagers find themselves trapped in the eye of one of the deadliest storms in US history.

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Details

Year
2025
Runtime
80m
Rating
6.7 / 10
Format
Documentary Film
Country
United States of America
Platform
Netflix

Why Watch This

The graduation-day setup does a lot of work here — director Alexandra Lacey builds the film around a moment that should have been purely celebratory, which makes the tornado's arrival land harder than a straightforward disaster timeline would.

If The Twister's small-town, single-day focus worked for you, Fire in Paradise and Katrina: Come Hell and High Water cover that same collision of ordinary life and sudden catastrophe.

Where to Watch

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Twister: Caught in the Storm a true story?
Yes, it documents the real May 2011 EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on the day of the local high school's graduation.
How many people died in the Joplin tornado?
The tornado killed 158 people, making it one of the deadliest single tornadoes in US history.
Is this connected to the Twister movies?
No, it's an unrelated documentary; the title is a coincidental echo of the 1996 and 2024 fictional films.
Where can I watch it?
The Twister: Caught in the Storm is streaming on Netflix.

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