demolition movies

Walled In (2009)
4.934 / 10

Horror, Thriller

Having finally secured her first assignment from her family's demolition business, Sam Walczak is sent to supervise the destruction of an apartment...

Lost River (2015)
5.762 / 10

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town....

Still Life (2006)
7.175 / 10

Drama

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate...

Re/cycle (2019)
7.7 / 10

Fantasy

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense...

Operation Bikini (1963)
3.8 / 10

Drama, War

The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an...

Nemesis (2020)
7.5 / 10

Documentary

The film explores the destruction of a unique train station in Zurich and the construction of the new prison and police centre in its place. From the...

Gospel Hill (2008)
4.8 / 10

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a...

Sekuritas (2020)
10 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Before an office complex is set to be demolished, it expresses one last wish: a love story. It centers around desire, security, and a melody that...

Otto – The Alien from East Frisia (1989)
5.6 / 10

Comedy

Otto is the only one who is able to save his Frisian fatherland; but he needs the help of his brother, who is abroad. But his brother does not want...

Underwater Warrior (1958)
5 / 10

History, War

Based upon the life of Commander Francic D. Fane (USNR), UnderWater Warrior follows the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit from...

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2012)
6.6 / 10

Documentary, History

Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure amongst...

Two Doors (2012)
8 / 10

Documentary

The documentary Two Doors traces the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009, which took the lives of five evictees and one police SWAT unit member. Left with no...

The Last Chimney-Sweep (1964)
6 / 10

Animation

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1964

Work in Progress (2001)
6.3 / 10

Documentary

An author spends a year and a half filming what happens as a new apartment building is built in a neighborhood of Barcelona.

Making Dust (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary

Making Dust is an essay film, a portrait of the demolition of Ireland's second largest Catholic Church, the Church of the Annunciation in Finglas...

Ramps to Nowhere (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

A film about the cross coalition of communities that stopped a planned network of freeways from being built in Seattle in the late 60s and early 70s....

Stadens själ (1993)
5 / 10

Documentary

Cashed Out Casino (2017)
0 / 10

Documentary

Watch the drama unfold when the city of Las Vegas blows up the town's impromptu movie set.

Peace to This House (1994)
8 / 10

Documentary

A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.

Seattle Freeway Revolt (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

In the 1950s, Seattle had plans to build one of the densest networks of freeways in the world. It would have displaced thousands, especially the poor...