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No Future: The Post-Apocalypse Movie List

by Banjo_oz • Created 10 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
A list of every post-apocalypse movie I've ever seen or want to see.
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  • World Gone Wild (1987)

    1. World Gone Wild

    19871h 35mR
    5.1 (1.2K)
    In 2087's nuclear wasteland, Lost Wells guards precious water. When brutal cultists threaten to seize it, the outpost's only hope lies with a mercenary from a cannibal city, but survival isn't guaranteed.
    DirectorLee H. KatzinStarsBruce DernMichael ParéCatherine Mary Stewart
  • Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)

    2. The Road

    20091h 51mR64Metascore
    7.2 (265K)
    In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
    DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsViggo MortensenCharlize TheronKodi Smit-McPhee
  • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

    3. Waterworld

    19952h 15mPG-1356Metascore
    6.3 (219K)
    In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis Hopper
  • Warriors of the Wasteland (1983)

    4. Warriors of the Wasteland

    19831h 31mR
    4.6 (3.3K)
    Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsGiancarlo PreteFred WilliamsonGeorge Eastman
    aka "The New Barbarians" aka "Warriors of the Wasteland"
  • Stryker (1983)

    5. Stryker

    19831h 26mR
    4.3 (908)
    The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road Warrior" like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Styrker) unites with some of the remaining "good guys" and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a "Road Warrior" type of concluding battle with the bad guys.
    DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsSteve SandorAndria SavioWilliam Ostrander
  • Survival Zone (1983)

    6. Survival Zone

    19831h 30mR
    4.1 (238)
    In a post-nuclear holocaust world, roving bands of motorcycle gangs attack ranchers to try to take over their land.
    DirectorPercival RubensStarsGary LockwoodCamilla SparvMorgan Stevens
  • Valentine Monnier and Michael Sopkiw in 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)

    7. 2019: After the Fall of New York

    19831h 36mR
    5.5 (3.5K)
    After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsMichael SopkiwValentine MonnierGeorge Eastman
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    8. Mad Max

    19791h 28mR73Metascore
    6.8 (240K)
    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-Byrne
  • The Road Warrior (1981)

    9. The Road Warrior

    19811h 36mR77Metascore
    7.6 (209K)
    In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael Preston
  • Mel Gibson, Toni Allaylis, Helen Buday, Justine Clarke, Adam Cockburn, Mark Kounnas, Adam Scougall, Shane Tickner, Tina Turner, James Wingrove, and Rod Zuanic in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

    10. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    19851h 47mPG-1371Metascore
    6.2 (159K)
    After being exiled from the most advanced town in post-apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
    DirectorsGeorge MillerGeorge OgilvieStarsMel GibsonTina TurnerBruce Spence
  • Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)

    11. The Postman

    19972h 57mR29Metascore
    6.1 (82K)
    A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
    DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerWill PattonLarenz Tate
  • John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    12. Dawn of the Dead

    19782h 7mUnrated71Metascore
    7.8 (134K)
    During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. Reiniger
  • Sarah Polley in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

    13. Dawn of the Dead

    20041h 41mR59Metascore
    7.2 (283K)
    A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi Phifer
  • John Paul in Day of the Dead (1985)

    14. Day of the Dead

    19851h 41mNot Rated60Metascore
    7.1 (78K)
    As the world is overrun by zombies, a group of scientists and military personnel sheltering in an underground bunker in Florida must decide on how they should deal with the undead horde.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsLori CardilleTerry AlexanderJoseph Pilato
  • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)

    15. The Book of Eli

    20101h 58mR53Metascore
    6.8 (353K)
    A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsDenzel WashingtonMila KunisRay Stevenson
  • Charlton Heston and Lincoln Kilpatrick in The Omega Man (1971)

    16. The Omega Man

    19711h 38mPG56Metascore
    6.4 (35K)
    Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.
    DirectorBoris SagalStarsCharlton HestonAnthony ZerbeRosalind Cash
  • Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth (1964)

    17. The Last Man on Earth

    19641h 26mNot Rated
    6.7 (23K)
    When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
    DirectorsUbaldo RagonaSidney SalkowStarsVincent PriceFranca BettoiaEmma Danieli
  • Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Gary Sinise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, and Bill Fagerbakke in The Stand (1994)

    18. The Stand

    19944 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.1 (40K)
    After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
    StarsGary SiniseMolly RingwaldJamey Sheridan
  • Vernon Wells in Circuitry Man (1990)

    19. Circuitry Man

    19901h 33mR
    4.7 (1.1K)
    In a pollution-free future, humans seek narcotic chips for pleasure, stealing from Los Angeles with Danner and smuggling to New York, while Plughead pursues them.
    DirectorSteven LovyStarsJim MetzlerDana Wheeler-NicholsonLu Leonard
  • Vernon Wells in Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)

    20. Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

    19941h 38mR
    3.5 (499)
    In the backdrop of Earths polluted future a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum in order to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath Plughead. But Plughead who has tangled with Danner before has his own plans as he is forcing a female scientist to help him manufacture life extending longevity chips which he intends to sell to rich and powerful clients.
    DirectorsRobert LovySteven LovyStarsVernon WellsDeborah SheltonJim Metzler
  • Wheels of Fire (1985)

    21. Wheels of Fire

    19851h 21mR
    4.8 (1.2K)
    In a postapocalyptic future, a ruthless vehicular gang called the Highway Warriors is conquering the wasteland through murder and plunder. During a raid, they kidnap the sister of a road warrior named Trace. He brings hell down upon them.
    DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsGary WatkinsLaura BanksLynda Wiesmeier
  • The Blood of Heroes (1989)

    22. The Blood of Heroes

    19891h 44mR
    6.3 (8K)
    In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. They hope one day to play in the league in a city.
    DirectorDavid Webb PeoplesStarsRutger HauerJoan ChenDelroy Lindo
  • Mark Gregory in 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)

    23. 1990: The Bronx Warriors

    19821h 29mR
    5.2 (4.4K)
    In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsMark GregoryFred WilliamsonVic Morrow
  • Mark Gregory and Massimo Vanni in Escape from the Bronx (1983)

    24. Escape from the Bronx

    19831h 29mR
    4.7 (3.3K)
    A rag-tag group of people must fight extermination squads amid their ruined city.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsMark GregoryHenry SilvaValeria D'Obici
  • Melanie Griffith in Cherry 2000 (1987)

    25. Cherry 2000

    19871h 39mPG-1359Metascore
    5.6 (11K)
    In 2017, a successful businessman travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. He hires a sexy renegade tracker to find an exact duplicate of his android wife.
    DirectorSteve De JarnattStarsMelanie GriffithDavid AndrewsPamela Gidley

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