Post Apocalyptic (15 titles)
It's the end of the world as we know it, but watch these classic post apocalyptic movies and you'll be fine!!
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73.6% from 19 members
Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior
This is the one....THE definitive post-apoc movie!! i'm not including the first Mad Max film as it is actually set BEFORE an apocolypse!
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Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Bruce Spence
Director: George Miller
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In this rugged sequel to MAD MAX, our titular hero comes to the aid of a small band of survivors struggling to protect their oil supply from savage, mohawked marauders. Set in the Australian Outback, the film boasts some spectacular set pieces, and plays out like a post-apocalyptic western.
67%
from 9,620 members
The Matrix
Even though the sequels stole some of the magic..this is still one of the best post-apoc movies out there
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The Matrix
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Director: The Wachowski Brothers
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In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to fuel the Matrix's campaign of domination in the "real" ..read more »
79%
from 75,633 members
The Quiet Earth
A man descends into madness as he walks the earth alone...but sooon he finds he isn't as alone as he thought...and there is a cool twist ending.
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The Quiet Earth
(1984)
Starring: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Peter Smith
Director: Geoff Murphy
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A scientist, Zac, wakes up one morning, finding himself alone in the world. He appears to have wiped out humanity with his top-secret project, Operation Flashlight. A search begins for other survivors of the wipeout, and Zac turns to a more nomadic lifestyle as he realises that wealth and excess ..read more »
Not currently released
59%
from 1,490 member
Stephen King's The Stand
Gets silly at the end...but the first few parts are classic post-apoc
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Stephen King's The Stand
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan
Director: Mick Garris
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Stephen King's own adaptation of his best-selling allegorical novel is the ultimate saga of good vs. evil. When a deadly man-made virus destroys 99 per cent of the Earth's population, those left alive are haunted by visions and dreams luring them into two camps--good or evil--and eventually to a ..read more »
66%
from 5,600 members
The Day After
Grim vision of what it is to 'survive' the apocalypse...maybe the dead are the lucky ones?
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The Day After
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg
Director: Nicholas Meyer
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Steve Guttenberg and Jason Robards star in this Emmy Award winning made-for-TV movie about the aftermath of a total global thermonuclear war. Taking place in Lawrence, Kansas, THE DAY AFTER is a bleak look at the effects such a war would have on humanity by using the inhabitants of this small town ..read more »
58%
from 873 members
The Omega Man
Soon to be remade starring will smith
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The Omega Man
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash
Director: Boris Sagal
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In the aftermath of a bacteriological war, the future of mankind hangs in the balance. Only a chosen few have survived the mutating effects of germ warfare unharmed. A small enclave of healthy, stalwart resistors has formed a camp where, for the moment, they live peacefully. The other human ..read more »
62%
from 3,231 members
28 Days Later
Superb Brit-Apoc...not a zombie flick!! remember that the infected arne't actually dead..just very very angry!
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28 Days Later
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, Noah Huntley
Director: Danny Boyle
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TRAINSPOTTING director Danny Boyle returns to edgy form and reinvents the science-fiction/horror genre with this apocalyptic tale of viral infection and Darwinian survival. A fatal virus is unleashed on the British public following the liberation of infected chimps from a research laboratory by ..read more »
68%
from 46,930 members
Night Of The Comet
Cheesy 80's apoc
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Night Of The Comet
(1984)
Starring: Robert Beltran, Geoffrey Lewis, Sharon Farrell
Director: Thom Eberhardt
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Scientists predicted a light show unparalleled for sixtyfive million years. Reggie and Samantha surface the day after the comet, and appear to be the only people still alive. Except for a number of zombies who live on raw flesh..... Reggie and Samantha run for their lives.....
Due for release on 18th January 2010
67%
from 72 members
Planet Of The Apes
forget the ever worsening sequels..or the terrible remake..this still stands as one of the greatest endings in cinema history.
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Planet Of The Apes
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Robert Gunner
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Complex sociological themes run through this science-fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a planet where highly intelligent apes rule and humans are slaves.The astronauts suddenly find themselves part of a devalued species, trapped and imprisoned by the simians. But one, the defiant ..
66%
from 8,538 members
Dawn Of The Dead
More fun the the original...a worthy remake
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Dawn Of The Dead
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber
Director: Zack Snyder
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A female nurse, Anna, and a black police officer, Kenneth, are caught in the middle of world-wide chaos as flesh-eating zombies begin to take over the world by attacking the living...
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from 26,114 members
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