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  • The Road Warrior (1981)

    1. The Road Warrior

    19811h 36mR77Metascore
    7.6 (208K)
    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 and Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

    2. 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
  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    3. Mad Max: Fury Road

    20152hR90Metascore
    8.1 (1.2M)
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas Hoult
  • Six-String Samurai (1998)

    4. Six-String Samurai

    19981h 31mPG-13
    6.4 (8.3K)
    In the post-apocalyptic world of 1990s Nevada, a rock 'n' roll samurai on his way to Lost Vegas takes a young orphan boy under his protection as Death and his metalhead Horsemen chase after them.
    DirectorLance MungiaStarsJeffrey FalconJustin McGuireKim De Angelo
  • Don Johnson, Tim McIntire, and Tiger in A Boy and His Dog (1975)

    5. A Boy and His Dog

    19751h 31mR68Metascore
    6.4 (20K)
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.
    DirectorL.Q. JonesStarsDon JohnsonJason RobardsSusanne Benton
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)

    6. Logan's Run

    19761h 59mPG53Metascore
    6.8 (64K)
    A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard Jordan
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

    7. Escape from New York

    19811h 39mR76Metascore
    7.1 (166K)
    In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest Borgnine
  • Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

    8. Escape from L.A.

    19961h 41mR54Metascore
    5.7 (83K)
    Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to do a dirty job. This time to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are exiled.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellSteve BuscemiStacy Keach
  • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)

    9. I Am Legend

    20071h 41mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (852K)
    Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
    DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie Tahan
  • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)

    10. The Book of Eli

    20101h 58mR53Metascore
    6.8 (352K)
    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
  • Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)

    11. The Road

    20091h 51mR64Metascore
    7.2 (264K)
    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
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

    12. 10 Cloverfield Lane

    20161h 43mPG-1376Metascore
    7.2 (372K)
    A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable.
    DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsJohn GoodmanMary Elizabeth WinsteadJohn Gallagher Jr.
  • Children of Men (2006)

    13. Children of Men

    20061h 49mR84Metascore
    7.9 (549K)
    In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)

    14. 28 Days Later

    20021h 53mR73Metascore
    7.5 (480K)
    Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher Eccleston
  • Rose Byrne in 28 Weeks Later (2007)

    15. 28 Weeks Later

    20071h 39mR78Metascore
    6.9 (313K)
    Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.
    DirectorJuan Carlos FresnadilloStarsJeremy RennerRose ByrneRobert Carlyle
  • Lee-Anne Liebenberg and Rhona Mitra in Doomsday (2008)

    16. Doomsday

    20081h 45mR51Metascore
    5.9 (81K)
    A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
    DirectorNeil MarshallStarsRhona MitraBob HoskinsAlexander Siddig
  • Sarah Polley in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

    17. Dawn of the Dead

    20041h 41mR59Metascore
    7.2 (282K)
    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
  • Land of the Dead (2005)

    18. Land of the Dead

    20051h 33mR71Metascore
    6.2 (103K)
    The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsJohn LeguizamoAsia ArgentoSimon Baker
  • John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    19. Dawn of the Dead

    19782h 7mUnrated71Metascore
    7.8 (133K)
    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
  • John Paul in Day of the Dead (1985)

    20. Day of the Dead

    19851h 41mNot Rated60Metascore
    7.1 (77K)
    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
  • Testament (1983)

    21. Testament

    19831h 30mPG71Metascore
    6.9 (7.6K)
    The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
    DirectorLynne LittmanStarsJane AlexanderWilliam DevaneRossie Harris
  • Michael Beecroft in Threads (1984)

    22. Threads

    19841h 52mTV-MATV Movie92Metascore
    7.9 (25K)
    The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
    DirectorMick JacksonStarsKaren MeagherReece DinsdaleDavid Brierly
  • The Day After (1983)

    23. The Day After

    19832h 7mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.0 (19K)
    The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsJason RobardsJoBeth WilliamsSteve Guttenberg
  • Reign of Fire (2002)

    24. Reign of Fire

    20021h 41mPG-1339Metascore
    6.2 (149K)
    A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.
    DirectorRob BowmanStarsMatthew McConaugheyChristian BaleIzabella Scorupco
  • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

    25. 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

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