A crisis is a traumatic or stressful change for a person, or an unstable and dangerous situation for a society. Crisis may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics Crisis (Fleetway), a British comic Crisis on Infinite Earths, by DC Comics, often called in-universe as just "The Crisis" Films Crisis (1939 film), a documentary about the 1938 Sudeten Crisis Crisis (1946 film), a film directed by Ingmar Bergman Crisis (1950 film), a film directed by Richard Brooks Crisis (1972 film), a film directed by Robert Bruning Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment, a 1963 documentary directed by Robert Drew Crisis (2021 film), a film directed by Nicholas Jarecki Music Groups and labels Crisis (band), a defunct punk rock group Albums Crisis (Alexisonfire album), a 2006 album by Alexisonfire Crisis (Ornette Coleman album), a 1969 album by Ornette Coleman Crisis? What Crisis?, a 1975 album by Supertramp Songs "Crisis", a 1961 song by Freddie Hubbard from Mosaic (Art Blakey album) and from Ready for Freddie "Crisis", a 1978 song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from the album Kaya "Crisis", a 1991 song by Fear Factory from Soul of a New Machine "Crisis", a 2016 song by Anohni from Hopelessness (album) Periodicals Crisis Magazine, a publication of Sophia Institute Press The Crisis (newspaper), a newspaper published during the first half of the American Civil War by Samuel Medary The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP Television "Crisis" (M*A*S*H), a 1974 episode of the CBS television series Crisis (TV series), 2014 television series produced for NBC Crisis, the alternate title for Kraft Suspense Theatre in syndicated reruns "Crisis", episode 3 of the 1964 Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants; may also refer to the original recorded version that never aired Literature Crisis (Majfud novel), a 2012 novel by Jorge Majfud Crisis (Cook novel), a 2006 novel in the Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series by Robin Cook Economics Crisis theory, a theory generally associated with Marxian economics Financial crisis, a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value Psychology Existential crisis, when a person doubts if his or her existence has a purpose Identity crisis (psychology) Midlife crisis, several issues that confront some people aged from 40 to 55 Quarter-life crisis, a recently coined similar term for 20- to 30-year-olds Suicidal crisis Other uses Crisis (charity) (formerly Crisis at Christmas), a