The concept of the end of the world has always been a fascination for movie-goers. There’s something about the apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, or dystopian themes that just capture the imagination. Over the years, there have been countless films depicting the end of the world in various ways. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best end of the world movies ever made.
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – In a post-apocalyptic world, Max (Tom Hardy) teams up with Furiosa (Charlize Theron) to escape a tyrannical warlord and save a group of women.
- The Road (2009) – Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road tells the story of a father and son’s journey through a post-apocalyptic America.
- 28 Days Later (2002) – A virus has swept through the UK, turning most of the population into rage-filled zombies. A handful of survivors must band together to stay alive.
- War of the Worlds (2005) – Based on the classic H.G. Wells novel, War of the Worlds tells the story of an alien invasion that threatens to wipe out humanity.
- Children of Men (2006) – In a world where women have become infertile, a man must escort a pregnant woman to safety through a dangerous and chaotic world.
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) – A sudden climate change triggers a new Ice Age, and a father and son must battle the elements to survive.
- Dawn of the Dead (2004) – A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall as the world is overrun by zombies.
- The Book of Eli (2010) – In a post-apocalyptic world, a man with a mysterious book must protect it from those who would use it for evil.
- I Am Legend (2007) – A lone survivor (Will Smith) fights to stay alive in a world overrun by vampires.
- Cloverfield (2008) – A group of friends must navigate their way through a monster attack on New York City.
- Snowpiercer (2013) – The last survivors of humanity live on a perpetually moving train after a climate disaster has frozen the planet.
- World War Z (2013) – A former UN investigator (Brad Pitt) must travel the world to find a cure for a zombie pandemic.
- The Terminator (1984) – In the future, machines have taken over and sent a cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to kill a woman who will give birth to the leader of the human resistance.
- Pacific Rim (2013) – Giant monsters called Kaiju threaten humanity, and a team of pilots must use giant robots called Jaegers to fight them off.
- The Matrix (1999) – A computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) discovers that reality is an illusion created by sentient machines, and joins a rebellion to free humanity.
- This Is the End (2013) – In a comedic take on the end of the world, a group of celebrities play fictionalized versions of themselves as they face the apocalypse.
- The Hunger Games (2012) – In a dystopian future, teenagers are forced to compete in a televised battle to the death.
- Zombieland (2009) – A group of survivors navigate their way through a world overrun by zombies, with a set of survival rules to guide them.
- The Walking Dead (2010-2022) – A long-running TV series following a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies.
- Deep Impact (1998) – A comet is headed for Earth and a team of astronauts try to stop it before it causes mass destruction.