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1. 2012 (2009)
directed by Roland Emmerich
featuring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver PlattDisaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated ... More
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2. The Stand (1994)
directed by Mick Garris
featuring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Rob LoweOriginally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic ... More
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3. The Road (2009)
directed by John Hillcoat
featuring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy PearceA father (Viggo Mortensen) and son make their way across a post-apocalyptic United States in hopes of finding civilization amongst the nomadic ... More
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4. Knowing (2009)
directed by Alex Proyas
featuring Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Lara RobinsonA time capsule containing a cryptic message about the coming apocalypse sends a concerned father on a race to prevent the horrific events from ... More
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5. The Omega Man (1971)
directed by Boris Sagal
featuring Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Lincoln KilpatrickThis second film adaptation of Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel I Am Legend (the first version being The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price ... More
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6. Armageddon (1998)
directed by Michael Bay
featuring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will PattonMichael Bay (The Rock) directed this science fiction action thriller in the When Worlds Collide tradition. After astronomy students discover a comet ... More
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7. Night of the Comet (1984)
directed by Thom Eberhardt
featuring Catherine Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran, Geoffrey Lewis, Mary WoronovIn this satirical sci-fi comedy, Samantha (Kelli Maroney) and Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) are two sisters whose father was a hard-bitten Green ... More
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8. I Am Legend (2007)
directed by Francis Lawrence
featuring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow SmithAdapted from acclaimed author Richard Matheson's influential novelette of the same name, Constantine director Francis Lawrence's I Am Legend follows ... More
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9. Waterworld (1995)
directed by Kevin Reynolds
featuring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael JeterWidely considered to be an expensive failure, Waterworld was an epic vehicle for Kevin Costner, who starred in and co-produced the film, with his ... More
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10. Stalker (1979)
directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
featuring Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoli Solonitsin, Nikolai Grinko, Alisa Freyndlikh, Natasha AbramovaRussian director Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, an allegorical science fiction film like his earlier Solaris, was adapted from the novel Picnic by the ... More
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11. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
directed by Joseph Sargent
featuring Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, Leonid RostoffList of all editionsThe granddaddy of all "computer run amok" films, Colossus: The Forbin Project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the American ... More
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12. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
directed by Robert Wise
featuring Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula KellyList of all editionsThe "Andromeda Strain" is a deadly extraterrestrial virus. It is brought to Earth when a research satellite crashes near a tiny Arizona town. ... More
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13. By Dawn's Early Light (1989)
directed by Jack Sholder
List of all editionsSoviet radicals upset with the thawing of the Cold War explode a nuclear weapon in Russia, setting off a series of events that may very well trigger ... More
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14. The Day After (1983)
directed by Nicholas Meyer
featuring Jason Robards, Jr., JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Amy MadiganList of all editionsA peaceful Midwestern city attempts to recover after it is destroyed by a nuclear missile strike in this powerful and deeply disturbing testament to ... More
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15. Asteroid (1997)
directed by Bradford May
featuring Annabella Sciorra, Michael BiehnList of all editionsMichael Biehn and Annabella Sciorra star in this drama about how the lives of a group of people in Dallas, TX -- doctors, firefighters, astronomers, ... More
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16. Monsters (2010)
directed by Gareth Edwards
featuring Scoot McNairy, Whitney AbleList of all editionsTwo people who barely know one another are thrown into otherworldly danger in this independent thriller. Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) is an ... More
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17. Testament (1983)
directed by Lynne Littman
featuring Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas HaasList of all editionsDirector Lynne Littman has created an effective, understated portrayal of the cost of a nuclear war in human terms, in a film as far removed from the ... More
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18. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
directed by L.Q. Jones
featuring Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Tiger, Tim McIntire, Jason Robards, Jr.List of all editionsBased on the novella by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is set in a post-apocalyptic future where canned goods are used as currency and where ... More
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19. When Worlds Collide (1951)
directed by Rudolph Maté
featuring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt, Larry KeatingList of all editionsFirst published in 1932, Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer's speculative novel When Worlds Collide was immediately purchased by Paramount as a possible ... More
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20. Supernova (2005)
directed by John Harrison
List of all editionsIn the tradition of The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, and Armageddon, Peter Fonda, Tia Carrere, Luke Perry, and Emma Samms star in Supernova, a ... More
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21. Quintet (1979)
directed by Robert Altman
featuring Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte FosseyList of all editionsPerhaps the least seen but most talked about film of Robert Altman's career, Quintet is a somber science fiction tale that takes place after a ... More
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22. Carriers (2009)
directed by Alex Pastor, David Pastor
featuring Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher MeloniList of all editionsPiper Perabo, Chris Pine, Emily VanCamp, and Josh Berry star in this apocalyptic tale of a viral pandemic that sweeps across the United States, and ... More
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23. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1959)
directed by Ranald MacDougall
featuring Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel FerrerList of all editionsPennsylvania miner Harry Belafonte emerges from a cave-in to discover the coal field, and indeed all of Pennsylvania, deserted. By the time he ... More
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24. Le Dernier Combat (1983)
directed by Luc Besson
featuring Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper, Jean Reno, Maurice LamyList of all editionsUnusual because it has no spoken dialogue, Dernier Combat effectively chronicles the fate of a handful of people after a worldwide disaster has left ... More
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25. 20 Years After (2008)
directed by Jim Torres
featuring Azura Skye, Joshua Leonard, Nathan Baesel, Reg E. Cathey, Diane SalingerList of all editionsA woman (Azura Skye) becomes pregnant with the first child of the post-nuclear apocalypse era in director Jim Torres' feature adaptation of a 1987 ... More







