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The World’s End

Best films about the apocalypse

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A viral infection that’s spreading fast, an imminent alien invasion, aggressively tall plants taking over the world, a bored President tweeting vague threats from a golf course… However the end came, or however the earth was saved, which film did it best? Let us know your ultimate end-of-the-world movies. Films that are largely set in a post-apocalyptic world do not qualify, unless we see the apocalyptic event as well. (We’ll do a Post-Apocalyptic Showdown later. Trust us.)

Most mentioned

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The World's End
  • Children of Men
  • This Is the End
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Melancholia
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • 28 Days Later
  • Interstellar
  • Independence Day
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • War of the Worlds
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Sunshine
  • Cloverfield
  • Take Shelter
  • Akira
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Edge of Tomorrow

Lists

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  • When Worlds Collide
  • Warning from Space
  • Gorath
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Fail Safe
mook

mook 42 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • 28 Days Later
  • Cloverfield
  • I Am Legend
  • Into the Forest
Cptn_Sumi 🚀

Cptn_Sumi 🚀 12 films

  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Zombieland
  • Godzilla
  • Pacific Rim
  • The Omega Man
Movie Maestro

Movie Maestro 275 films

  • 28 Days Later
  • Melancholia
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Children of Men
  • Deep Impact
Lolo

Lolo 32 films

  • 2012
  • Knowing
  • Legion
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Independence Day
Astrillith

Astrillith 27 films

  • The Fifth Element
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • 28 Days Later
  • Twelve Monkeys
Wiaaam

Wiaaam 6 films

  • This Is the End
  • Zombieland
  • Pacific Rim
  • Interstellar
  • WALL·E
JC Stokes

JC Stokes 5 films

  • Melancholia
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Sunshine
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • The Satanic Rites of Dracula
robberbaroness

robberbaroness 10 films

  • World War III
  • Perfect Sense
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Cloverfield
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
‮رُشدي‬

‮رُشدي‬ 6 films

  • Before the Fall
  • When Worlds Collide
  • Melancholia
  • Deep Impact
  • These Final Hours
Rui Ozpinhead

Rui Ozpinhead 25 films

  • The Turin Horse
  • Sunshine
  • Children of Men
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Take Shelter
MattAdlard

MattAdlard 7 films

  • When the Wind Blows
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Shaun of the Dead
Will Collins

Will Collins 8 films

  • The Fifth Element
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • WALL·E
  • Dogma
  • Edge of Tomorrow
🧀 Almer

🧀 Almer 16 films

  • Miracle Mile
  • Knowing
  • Take Shelter
  • Night of the Comet
  • The Quiet Earth
Tom Morton

Tom Morton 15 films

  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Armageddon
  • Thirteen Days
  • Dogma
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 15 films

  • Akira
  • Children of Men
  • Donnie Darko
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Edge of Tomorrow
Maximilian

Maximilian 11 films

  • Angel's Egg
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • The Road
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Gwen, or the Book of Sand
Cafu_brate

Cafu_brate 16 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Akira
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Shaun of the Dead
Astaldar

Astaldar 13 films

  • It Comes at Night
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • The World's End
  • Knowing
  • I Am Legend
zoe

zoe 9 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Godzilla
  • The Sacrifice
  • The Turin Horse
  • Children of Men
Mattie Lucas

Mattie Lucas 10 films

  • Sunshine
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Interstellar
  • WALL·E
  • Children of Men
Matt Consolazio

Matt Consolazio 9 films

  • Mad Max
  • Akira
  • 28 Days Later
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • War of the Worlds
Eka

Eka 10 films

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Akira
  • 28 Days Later
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 5 films

  • Melancholia
  • Take Shelter
  • Dogma
  • This Is the End
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
Anne Campbell

Anne Campbell 12 films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Gunbuster
  • Diebuster: The Movie
Fight Professor

Fight Professor 20 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The World's End
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Melancholia
Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 10 films

  • Take Shelter
  • Melancholia
  • Contagion
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Arrival
Kelly Carpenter

Kelly Carpenter 14 films

  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Children of Men
  • The Sacrifice
  • Akira
  • Shaun of the Dead
Darren Carver-Balsiger

Darren Carver-Balsiger 15 films

  • Akira
  • Children of Men
  • Contagion
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Jeremy Koh

Jeremy Koh 15 films

  • Perfect Sense
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • The Fifth Element
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
🌹 Rose White ⚜️

🌹 Rose White ⚜️ 10 films

  • Take Shelter
  • The World's End
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Dawn of the Dead
Haden Edmonds

Haden Edmonds 5 films

  • Interstellar
  • Akira
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Sunshine
  • Children of Men
Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo 10 films

  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Thirteen Days
TJ O'Neill

TJ O'Neill 10 films

  • Signs
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  • The Happening
  • Melancholia
Zane

Zane 10 films

  • Pulse
  • Donnie Darko
  • The Girl with All the Gifts
  • End of Days
  • Sunshine
OhNoNotTheBees

OhNoNotTheBees 38 films

  • Godzilla
  • Mad Max
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Akira
AnimeBachelor btw

AnimeBachelor btw 11 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • 28 Days Later
  • It Comes at Night
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Akira
Shane Barlow

Shane Barlow 9 films

  • Children of Men
  • This Is the End
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Mad Max
  • Zombieland
Dan Sheppard

Dan Sheppard 8 films

  • WALL·E
  • World of Tomorrow
  • Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Little Shop of Horrors
Those Eyebrows

Those Eyebrows 27 films

  • Take Shelter
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Fail Safe
  • Dawn of the Dead
🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸

🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸 11 films

  • Children of Men
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • The World's End
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown 15 films

  • Donnie Darko
  • The World's End
  • War of the Worlds
  • This Is the End
  • Shaun of the Dead
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • Metropolis
  • Kiss Me Deadly
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Time Machine
  • Shame
giannawv

giannawv 12 films

  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • The World's End
  • The Andromeda Strain
Quinn Bailey

Quinn Bailey 10 films

  • La Jetée
  • 28 Days Later
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Children of Men
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ethan C. F. 🐇

Ethan C. F. 🐇 10 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Zombieland
  • This Is the End
  • Perfect Sense
  • Shaun of the Dead
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 8 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Akira
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Ryan McCandless

Ryan McCandless 10 films

  • Children of Men
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • This Is the End
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Shaun of the Dead
Ryan

Ryan 10 films

  • Akira
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The Return of the Living Dead
  • Demons
Matthew Raimondo

Matthew Raimondo 9 films

  • Threads
  • When the Wind Blows
  • The War Game
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • WarGames
Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 20 films

  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • The World's End
  • The Girl with All the Gifts
Ben Hibburd ☘🏀

Ben Hibburd ☘🏀 10 films

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • War of the Worlds
  • Watchmen
  • World War Z
Milo Miles

Milo Miles 19 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Sacrifice
  • Colossus: The Forbin Project
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Quiet Earth
Bruno Viana

Bruno Viana 23 films

  • The World's End
  • They Live
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • Pacific Rim
JonTheMantis

JonTheMantis 9 films

  • Twelve Monkeys
  • 28 Days Later
  • 28 Weeks Later
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • A Boy and His Dog
Aaron

Aaron 25 films

  • The Thing
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • World of Tomorrow
  • Children of Men
  • The Road
cheesecake

cheesecake 6 films

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • 2012
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • This Is the End
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
Sidney Boye

Sidney Boye 6 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Interstellar
  • The World's End
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Keshav Srinivasan

Keshav Srinivasan 9 films

  • The Last Man on Earth
  • Day of the Dead
  • Demons
  • Mad Max 2
  • Stake Land
Chris Beaumont

Chris Beaumont 10 films

  • The World's End
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Zombieland
Julps2

Julps2 9 films

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Donnie Darko
  • Interstellar
  • Children of Men
  • Fail Safe
TajLV

TajLV 10 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • 28 Days Later
  • Cloverfield
  • Independence Day
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen 10 films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • WALL·E
  • Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • The World's End
JP Dalton #ReleaseCoyoteVsAcme

JP Dalton #ReleaseCoyoteVsAcme 25 films

  • Melancholia
  • Donnie Darko
  • Interstellar
  • Time of the Wolf
  • Snowpiercer
Chance Hall

Chance Hall 10 films

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Interstellar
  • 28 Days Later
  • Godzilla
  • Contagion
Martin

Martin 13 films

  • An Inconvenient Truth
  • An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
  • Interstellar
  • Racing Extinction
  • Children of Men
Apfelesser

Apfelesser 5 films

  • An Inconvenient Truth
  • 2012
  • Children of Men
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Tim

Tim 6 films

  • 28 Days Later
  • I Am Legend
  • How I Live Now
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Eigne

Eigne 6 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • 28 Days Later
  • The ABCs of Death
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Children of Men
Blake Petit

Blake Petit 25 films

  • The Rapture
  • These Final Hours
  • The Last Wave
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Quiet Earth
David Carroll

David Carroll 15 films

  • 28 Days Later
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Sunshine
  • Armageddon
  • Take Shelter
Marcos_Nan

Marcos_Nan 14 films

  • I'll Take Manhattan
  • Ghosts Can't Do It
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • The Pickle
  • The Little Rascals
#1 Bratz Fan

#1 Bratz Fan 12 films

  • The Turin Horse
  • Contagion
  • Signs
  • Cloverfield
  • Melancholia
Josiah Morgan

Josiah Morgan 9 films

  • 28 Days Later
  • Akira
  • Arrival
  • Children of Men
  • Contagion
Steven Flores

Steven Flores 52 films

  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Sunshine
  • The World's End
  • War of the Worlds
  • Independence Day
Andrew

Andrew 10 films

  • Zombieland
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • The Road
  • Cloverfield
Josh Hughes

Josh Hughes 10 films

  • Deep Impact
  • Cloverfield
  • War of the Worlds
  • Starship Troopers
  • Night of the Living Dead
Manuel Porras

Manuel Porras 26 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • The Thing
  • The Terminator
Spencer

Spencer 10 films

  • Donnie Darko
  • The Mist
  • Pontypool
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • The Cabin in the Woods
Jack Maier

Jack Maier 7 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The Thing
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Children of Men
  • Edge of Tomorrow
Nate

Nate 10 films

  • Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Phantasm II
  • The Stand
  • The World's End
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 23 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • The War of the Worlds
  • Independence Day
  • The Road
  • Snowpiercer
Keith Adams Jr.

Keith Adams Jr. 23 films

  • This Is the End
  • The World's End
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Deep Impact
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Matt Waring

Matt Waring 25 films

  • Threads
  • The World's End
  • When the Wind Blows
  • Miracle Mile
  • WALL·E
Phantom_Fred

Phantom_Fred 12 films

  • Children of Men
  • I Am Legend
  • WALL·E
  • 9
  • This Is the End
bas2804

bas2804 6 films

  • The World's End
  • This Is the End
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Edge of Tomorrow
Gunne

Gunne 9 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
  • Shaun of the Dead
  • Independence Day
  • War of the Worlds
Seb

Seb 10 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Take Shelter
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Children of Men
Leesah Sea

Leesah Sea 12 films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • 28 Days Later
  • Attack the Block
  • Cloverfield
  • Dawn of the Dead
Carnography

Carnography 32 films

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  • Ghostbusters
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Twelve Monkeys
  • Children of Men
DBC

DBC 25 films

Still from The Quiet Earth (1985)