Movies and TV series about the apocalypse
The 31 best titles about the apocalypse, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · Jeremy Webb
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyReunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
Supernatural
2005
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyWhen they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranorma
All of Us Are Dead
2022
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyA high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Sweet Home
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyAs humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Jennifer Miller
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyTerrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
American Horror Story
2011 · Halley Feiffer
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyAn anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cu
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Marti Noxon
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & FantasyInto every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spre
Planet of the Apes
1968 · Franklin J. Schaffner
MovieActionAdventureDramaAstronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a
Interstellar
2014 · Christopher Nolan
MovieAdventureDramaScience FictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · Dan Trachtenberg
MovieDramaHorrorScience FictionAfter a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable
The World's End
2013 · Edgar Wright
MovieActionComedyScience FictionFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · Drew Goddard
MovieComedyHorrorMysteryFive friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that
War of the Worlds
2005 · Steven Spielberg
MovieAdventureScience FictionThrillerRay Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerf
This Is the End
2013 · Evan Goldberg
MovieActionComedyWhile attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionUsing massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
MovieActionHorrorScience FictionLife for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zo
Leave the World Behind
2023 · Sam Esmail
MovieDramaMysteryThrillerA family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
Knock at the Cabin
2023 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieHorrorMysteryThrillerWhile vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limi
Army of the Dead
2021 · Zack Snyder
MovieActionCrimeHorrorFollowing a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Tomorrowland
2015 · Brad Bird
MovieAdventureFamilyMysteryBound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secre
Armageddon
1998 · Michael Bay
MovieActionScience FictionAdventureWhen an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller
Willy's Wonderland
2021 · Kevin Lewis
MovieActionHorrorThrillerWhen his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped ins
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