Into the Storm

"There is no calm before the storm."

2014 1h 29m EN

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As a new day begins in the town of Silverton, its residents have little reason to believe it will be anything other than ordinary. Mother Nature, however has other plans. In the span of just a few hours, an unprecedented onslaught of powerful tornadoes ravages Silverton. Storm trackers predict that the worst is still to come, as terrified residents seek shelter, and professional storm-chasers run toward the danger, hoping to study the phenomenon close up and get a once-in-a-lifetime shot.

“There is no calm before the storm.”

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Cast

Richard Armitage
Gary Morris
Sarah Wayne Callies
Allison
Matt Walsh
Pete
Max Deacon
Donnie
Alycia Debnam-Carey
Kaitlyn
Nathan Kress
Trey
Arlen Escarpeta
Daryl
Jeremy Sumpter
Jacob

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Quale
Writers: John Swetnam
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Quale, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Richard Armitage and Sarah Wayne Callies and Matt Walsh carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Quale directs. Brian Pearson behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Eric A. Sears cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Directed by Steven Quale, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Richard Armitage and Sarah Wayne Callies and Matt Walsh carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "There is no calm before the storm.".
10IMDB entry: tt2106361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Pearson
Original score: Brian Tyler
Editing: Eric A. Sears
Production design: David Sandefur
Costume design: Kimberly Adams
Makeup / hair: Brigette A. Myre
VFX supervisor: Jay Barton
Sound: Christopher Assells
Stunt coordinator: Scott Workman
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $160,600,000
Return: 321% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Into the Storm (2014)

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Reno2015-04-08
★ 5.5/10
Another version of the movie 'Twister'. Not because both the movies are about tornadoes, but takes place in a similar fashion where a group of twister/storm analyzers/chasers goes after their thing only to come out in a messed-up state. Forget the 'Twister', lets talk about this film. It had better effects, but that did not give the visuals like the natural occurrence, mostly they over-used it. I can call it a display for commercial purpose than reality, that's what Hollywood is famous for, isn't it? The fun part was, the tornado(es) behaved like it had a soul and conscious like any living organism. 'Final Destination 5' was one of the best digital 3D movie at that time, when it comes to the awesome pop-ups and very disappointed with this film which was crafted by the same director. The plus point was, it mildly entertains with a merely good pace of narration. Definitely it is not a category-A movie, if you want, you can say it because of the actors. The real reason is the performances from the cast was not noticeable. If one, one person had a strong hold up on his role the movie might had clinched its success. Due to CGI rule, actors are not getting a better scope for their characters. That's very sad, but true. You can watch it for entertainment or timepass, but not expecting seriously. 5.5/10
CinemaSerf2026-05-27
★ 6/10
This is another one of those films that reminds mankind that if nature were really to take against us all, it could eridcate us without too much difficulty. This natural disaster movie is a variation on the "Twister" theme as the sleepy Oklahoma town of "Silverton" prepares for graduation day without the faintest clue that the valedictory speechifying is about to be cut short. Meantime, some storm chasers are honing in on the radar clues that suggest that this could well be a super-storm. "Gary" (Richard Armitage) is the teacher at the school charged with filming events, and recruiting his two sons "Trey" (Nathan Kress) and "Donnie" (Max Deacon) they set off for what they expect to be a routine day of gushing and hat-tossing. Whilst the latter lad sneaks off to a grotty, rundown, warehouse to be with his would-be girlfriend "Kaitlyn" (Alycia debham Carey), the others are about to photograph the whole event when they encounter "Pete" (Matt Walsh) and his tank-like "Titus" - and that's when things liven up; the town gets trashed and they have to find a way to rescue the loved-up couple from some wreckage before finding some safety from winds that are reducing the place to rubble. The story is all old hat and the acting is pretty terrible, but I did quite like some of the blustery effects and I wanted my own "Titus" as they all race around in a soup of fairly dated greenscreen. Instantly forgettable stuff, but it passes the time.