Movies About Apocalypse

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Movies About Apocalypse

When it comes to Movies About Apocalypse, there is no limit to the directors exploring this idea. We wrote about 23 of the top ones.

Train to Busan (2016)

Train to Busan
★★★★
★★★★
3 out of 4 stars

From Sang-ho Yeon, starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Su-an Kim
Rated Not Rated

Train to Busan is a 2016 South Korean action-horror film directed by Sang-ho Yeon. The film follows a group of passengers on a bullet train from Seoul to Busan as they attempt to survive a zombie apocalypse. The main character, Seok-woo, is a work-obsessed fund manager who is on his way to Busan to meet his daughter, Su-an. Along the way, they are joined by other survivors, including a homeless man, a pregnant woman and her husband, and two elderly sisters. As they travel on the train, they face many obstacles and must fight off the relentless hordes of zombies in order to make it to Busan. Along the way, Seok-woo and his companions learn the importance of compassion and teamwork in the face of disaster. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving numerous awards and accolades.

A Quiet Place (2018)

A Quiet Place
★★★★
★★★★
3 out of 4 stars

From John Krasinski, starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Rated PG-13

A Quiet Place is a 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski, who stars alongside Emily Blunt. The plot follows a family living in silence, frightened of mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. To survive, they must stay out of sight and stay silent, communicating only in sign language. As they struggle to stay alive, they come to discover that the creatures are blind and use hearing to locate their prey. With no way to fight back, the family must find a way to make it through the creatures’ territory without making a sound in order to survive.

28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later...
★★★★
★★★★
3 out of 4 stars

From Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Alex Palmer
Rated R

"28 Days Later..." is a British science fiction horror film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, and Christopher Eccleston. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic London, 28 days after a mysterious and highly contagious virus is released from a laboratory. The virus turns people into infected “zombies” who have lost all sense of humanity. A handful of survivors, led by the protagonist Jim (Murphy), struggle to find safety and a cure for the virus. The film follows Jim as he battles the infected, searches for survivors, and attempts to rebuild society in the aftermath of the epidemic. Along the way, Jim learns more about the virus, its origin, and how it can be stopped.

I Am Legend (2007)

I Am Legend
★★★★
★★★★
2.9 out of 4 stars

From Francis Lawrence, starring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Rated PG-13

World War Z (2013)

World War Z
★★★★
★★★★
2.8 out of 4 stars

From Marc Forster, starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale
Rated PG-13

Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield
★★★★
★★★★
2.8 out of 4 stars

From Matt Reeves, starring Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller
Rated PG-13

Armageddon (1998)

Armageddon
★★★★
★★★★
2.7 out of 4 stars

From Michael Bay, starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
Rated PG-13

Bird Box (2018)

Bird Box
★★★★
★★★★
2.6 out of 4 stars

From Susanne Bier, starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson
Rated R

Flu (2013)

Flu
★★★★
★★★★
2.6 out of 4 stars

From Sung-su Kim, starring Jang Hyuk, Soo Ae, Min-ah Park, Hae-Jin Yoo
Rated Not Rated

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

The Day After Tomorrow
★★★★
★★★★
2.6 out of 4 stars

From Roland Emmerich, starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok
Rated PG-13

Greenland (2020)

Greenland
★★★★
★★★★
2.6 out of 4 stars

From Ric Roman Waugh, starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn
Rated PG-13

Cargo (2017)

Cargo
★★★★
★★★★
2.5 out of 4 stars

From Directors: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke, starring Simone Landers, Martin Freeman, Marlee Jane McPherson-Dobbins, Lily Anne McPherson-Dobbins
Rated TV-MA

Deep Impact (1998)

Deep Impact
★★★★
★★★★
2.5 out of 4 stars

From Mimi Leder, starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman
Rated PG-13

San Andreas (2015)

San Andreas
★★★★
★★★★
2.4 out of 4 stars

From Brad Peyton, starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Colton Haynes
Rated PG-13

Dante's Peak (1997)

Dante's Peak
★★★★
★★★★
2.4 out of 4 stars

From Roger Donaldson, starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Rated PG-13

2012 (2009)

2012
★★★★
★★★★
2.3 out of 4 stars

From Roland Emmerich, starring John Cusack, Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet
Rated PG-13

The Core (2003)

The Core
★★★★
★★★★
2.2 out of 4 stars

From Jon Amiel, starring Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Greenwood
Rated PG-13

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

The Cloverfield Paradox
★★★★
★★★★
2.2 out of 4 stars

From Julius Onah, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, John Ortiz
Rated PG-13

Volcano (1997)

Volcano
★★★★
★★★★
2.2 out of 4 stars

From Mick Jackson, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle
Rated PG-13

Geostorm (2017)

Geostorm
★★★★
★★★★
2.1 out of 4 stars

From Dean Devlin, starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara
Rated PG-13

How It Ends (2018)

How It Ends
★★★★
★★★★
2 out of 4 stars

From David M. Rosenthal, starring Theo James, Kat Graham, Nancy Sorel, Nicole Ari Parker
Rated TV-MA

IO (2019)

IO
★★★★
★★★★
1.9 out of 4 stars

From Jonathan Helpert, starring Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie, Danny Huston, Tom Payne
Rated TV-14

Left Behind (2014)

Left Behind
★★★★
★★★★
1.2 out of 4 stars

From Vic Armstrong, starring Nicolas Cage, Lea Thompson, Cassi Thomson, Chad Michael Murray
Rated PG-13

 



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