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Before I give you my list, I should explain my stance on post-apocalyptic entertainment.
Primarily, I like it realistic. I occasionally enjoy some simple action films (Mad Max), but mostly, they have to be an accurate representation of possible futures. You will find very few zombie movies on my list. Despite being a popular subject, zombies are just as realistic as vampires, demons, and similar fictitious creatures.
Ratings:
- Green: definitely watch this!
- Yellow: it's okay, and has some good points. If you're bored, go for it.
- Red: Maybe keep a copy in your fallout bunker. Watch them when you've been locked in for a few years, you'll be desperate for ANYTHING to end the relentless boredom!!
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Movies & TV that I liked, and why:
The Quiet Earth
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Year: 1985
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869
Plot: Zac wakes up from a failed suicide attempt to find himself alone on earth. Eventually he finds two more survivors; the only link between the three is that they all were at the moment of death at 6:12 AM, when Operation Flashlight occurred.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:31
Comments:
Without a doubt, my absolute favourite!
Since Operation Flashlight is never fully explained, it does not contradict science, so this certainly is feasible.
Not an action-packed movie, it's more of a thinking-man's film. Goes into a great exploration of the human psyche and how isolation would affect a person.
I have a theory about this movie, but it includes a spoiler. So watch the movie first, then come back and read this (then go watch the movie again!)
In the end Zac dies while trying to end Operation Flashlight. He then wakes on an alien looking world. I have often wondered is this what happens when you die (according to the movie)? You go on to the next plane of existence?
So here's an interesting theory that crossed my mind... Zac died. No, not at the end of the movie... but before the beginning of the movie! His suicide attempt was successful, and the entire movie is not on Earth, but in the afterlife.
Every person who 'almost' died at 6:12 AM, DID die at 6:12 AM, and this world in the movie is the '6:12 AM afterlife'. But wait, that can't be... what about the car crash victim who died in this afterlife? Okay, try this... in the real world, they died on the stretcher at 6:12 AM, and went to this afterlife. She is here in this afterlife, and alive. But the ambulance attendants (in the real world) revived her, sucking her back to the real world, leaving a corpse in the afterlife...
Yes? No? Maybe???
Damn... now I have to go watch the film again! :-)
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Life After People
Rating:
Year: 2010
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/5002/life-after-people
Plot:
Documentary
Scientists, mechanical engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of planet Earth if humanity suddenly disappeared. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human absence on the environment and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.The program does not speculate on how humanity may disappear, stipulating only that it has, and that it has done so suddenly, leaving everything behind including household pets and livestock that have to fend for themselves. The thought experiment is based on documented results of the sudden removal of humans from a geographical area and thus, the discontinuation of the maintenance of buildings and urban infrastructure.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Comments: great documentary of what would happen if all the people disappeared
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The Prisoner
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Year: 1968
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/470/the-prisoner
Plot: The Prisoner is a unique piece of television. It addresses issues such as personal identity and freedom, democracy, education, scientific progress, art and technology, while still remaining an entertaining drama series. Over seventeen episodes we witness a war of attrition between the faceless forces behind 'The Village' (a Kafkaesque community somewhere between Butlins and Alcatraz) and its most strong willed inmate, No. 6. who struggles ceaselessly to assert his individuality while plotting to escape from his captors.
Length: 1 season, 17 episodes
Comments: While this is not a post-apocalyptic show, you should watch it. In fact, everyone should watch it. It's probably the single greatest TV series ever produced. An excellent study of the human mind, and identity.
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Survivors
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Year: 2008
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1062/survivors
Plot: Set in the 2000s, the series focuses on a group of ordinary people who survive the aftermath of a devastating viral pandemic – referred to as European flu – which kills most of the world's population by causing cytokine storms in the body's immune system. The series sees the characters struggling against terrible dangers in a world with no society, no police, and no law, led by the de facto matriarch of the group, Abby Grant.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 2 seasons, 12 episodes.
Comments: 2008 UK drama series about a group of survivors of a viral pandemic. I really enjoyed this series, and was disappointed that it wasn't continued further.
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On The Beach
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Year: 1959
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137
Plot: After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Realism: Very good
Length: 2:14
Comments: Watch this 1959 version. The 2000 version sucks!
Good re-telling of the book.
The scientific aspect, with the fallout spreading globally and wiping out all life is not too accurate, but the story seems to be a fairly accurate representation of impending doom and how people react to it.
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The Handmaid's Tale (movie)
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Year: 1990
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099731
Plot: In a dystopian near-future, the totalitarian and Christian-fundamentalist government of Gilead rules the former United States amidst an ongoing civil war and subjugates women, who are not allowed to work, control money, or even read. Widespread infertility due to environmental contamination has resulted in the conscription of young fertile women—called Handmaids, according to biblical precedent—who are assigned to the homes of the elite, where they must have ritualized sex with the men in order to become pregnant and bear children for those men and their wives.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:49
Comments: Great exploration of the very-near future USA as religious nut-jobs have taken over - A bit rushed, but if you want the whole story in an hour and half, go for it.
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)
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Year: 2017
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16579/the-handmaids-tale
Plot: In a dystopian near-future, the totalitarian and Christian-fundamentalist government of Gilead rules the former United States amidst an ongoing civil war and subjugates women, who are not allowed to work, control money, or even read. Widespread infertility due to environmental contamination has resulted in the conscription of young fertile women—called Handmaids, according to biblical precedent—who are assigned to the homes of the elite, where they must have ritualized sex with the men in order to become pregnant and bear children for those men and their wives.
Realism: Scarily accurate!!
Length: 5 seasons, 56 episodes.
Comments: Closer adaptation to the original book. The US Republicans are currently in the process of converting the USA into Gilead!
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Dead Calm
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Year: 1989
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097162
Plot: After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:36
Comments: Not really post-apocalyptic, but great portrayal of surviving life at sea with no police around
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Aftermath (National Geographic)
Rating:
Year: 2010
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/13152/aftermath
Plot:
Documentary
National Geographic's Aftermath explores the tough "What if" questions about our planet. What would our world look like if we ran out of oil? What if the earth stopped spinning? What if one minute from now, every single person on Earth disappeared? How would our world look after such events took place? Find out on Aftermath.Realism: Very Good
Length: 1 season, 5 episodes
Comments: This series is pretty good. It surmises 5 catastrophes, and how they would likely affect human kind.
Fairly accurate representation should those events happen, I just don't think those are likely scenarios.
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Deadly Harvest
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Year: 1977
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074380
Plot: A farmer struggles to keep food on the table, and regain his son who has joined a gang of marauding city-folk during the world's worst famine.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:27
Comments: Deadly Harvest is not a big-budget film, and not high action. I liked it when I first saw it, and found it to be a fairly realistic portrayal of a famine. Filmed in and around my home town of Toronto, so it gets points for that. It's great to see some of the places I grew up. The Ontario Food Terminal, the Bayview Ghost, the DVP & 401, all bring back great memories.
I ranked the realism as "excellent" for this film. It's important to note that I ranked it that for the story line, not for the acting & directing.
The gun-fight scene at the church is not the most realistic. It looks like they were all trained by storm-troopers. In fact, it reminds me of Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad (in Color), with the shoot-out happening a few feet from each other. The car chase scene is laughable as they are all driving around in circles in the field.
It gets a little slow at times, and very little is surprising. But it's a great story, a good movie, and definitely worth watching.
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National Geographic American Blackout
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3349356
Plot:
Docu-Drama
What if the Doomsday Preppers were right all along? Hacking into urban infrastructures isn't science fiction anymore - it's in the news every day. A 90-minute docu-drama, "American Blackout" reveals in gritty detail the impact of what happens when a cyber attack on the United States takes down the power grid. The question is: when the lights go out, what do we do next...Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:32
Comments: Presented in a "found footage" format, with most of the filming (supposedly) done by the citizens on cell-phones and camcorders. Mixed with archival footage of events like Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, the 2003 Eastern US blackout, and footage of President Obama addressing the nation.
Probably one of the most realistic representations of an apocalypse scenario. A cyber-attack shuts down the power across the entire USA, with the resulting loss of fuel, water, and food.
There are some bits that are questionable, mostly around the group stuck in the elevator at the university. Once they go up to the roof of the elevator, the cables are clean and shiny. That's not how elevator cables are. They are greased, so they'd be black and yucky. Plus the roof would be covered in dust and dirty. The more inexplicable point though is that there are apparently no doors on any of the floors above the elevator. In reality, they'd only need to climb up 1/2 to 1 floor to reach the next level, and open the doors. If you've ever seen the inside of the elevator doors, you will see that they are fairly easy to open. All they'd need do is try and pull the doors open and see the lever bars that are locking them shut. Simply push the lever and the doors will unlock and slid open easily.
For the family that headed to their bug-out, bringing along the boyfriend, who then betrays them, is an old trope. And the last minute stand-off, saved by the ringing phone is also a bit of a cliche.
So I have some complaints, but overall, it's an excellent representation of how things would likely go down.
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Threads
Rating:
Year: 1984
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/
Plot: 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.
Realism: Scarily accurate!!
Length: 1:52
Comments: This has got to be one of the most accurate nuclear war films ever made. When you see the end credits and see the number of scientific advisors, as well as who they are, it's not too surprising.
With the film being made back in the 1980's, it's rather dated, but still excellent.
This is not post-apocalyptic fantasy. There's no hero, driving around in some monster vehicle, battling an evil warlord and his gang of ruffians. No, this is a realistic story of how regular people respond to the horror of a nuclear war.
After seeing this, I certainly hope there is never a nuclear war. My one reassurance is that I live on my sailboat, and would be able to escape the disaster, sailing away to live quietly in the Southern Hemisphere, far from the radiation, fallout, and starvation.
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Mad Max
Rating:
Year: 1979
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501
Plot: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 1:28
Comments: The Mad Max series was instrumental in me becoming a survivalist, and will always be a favourite.
By the time Beyond Thunderdome came out I had realized that in a true post-apocalyptic world, the only safe place would be on a sailboat.
Mad Max is the least apocalyptic of the three movies, as it takes place a short time in the future, technically 'pre-apocalyptic'. The world still exists as today, but is breaking down, and a good insight into how the world could fail.
All three of these movies are "classics" in the post-apocalyptic genre, and a must see.
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The Road Warrior
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Year: 1981
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082694
Plot: In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 1:36
Comments: The Mad Max series was instrumental in me becoming a survivalist, and will always be a favourite.
By the time Beyond Thunderdome came out I had realized that in a true post-apocalyptic world, the only safe place would be on a sailboat.
The Road Warrior is probably the least realistic as Humongous (the Warrior of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock & Roll'a), has a plentiful supply of fuel already as his gang can roam freely.
The film's comic-book post-apocalyptic style affectionately dubbed "diesel punk" popularized the post-apocalyptic genre in film and fiction writing.
All three of these movies are "classics" in the post-apocalyptic genre, and a must see.
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Mad Max 3 Beyond Thunderdome
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Year: 1985
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530
Plot: 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.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 1:46
Comments: The Mad Max series was instrumental in me becoming a survivalist, and will always be a favourite.
By the time Beyond Thunderdome came out I had realized that in a true post-apocalyptic world, the only safe place would be on a sailboat.
Beyond Thunderdome has some fairly realistic ideas going for it.
- Max's truck is pulled by camels, as the fuel seems to be completely gone.
- Bartertown runs on methane powered generators.
- The water-seller is trying to sell radioactive contaminated water.
- Even ammunition is in short supply and mostly old and decrepit.
- The airplane kids have their own quasi-religion formed, and act believably given the situation. For example, Gekko (with the "sonic") walks with a limp, has a splint on his leg, and uses a crutch to walk. Obviously he suffered a broken leg, and before leaving, the adults told him to use the crutch and keep the splint on. Despite being long healed, he still follows the instructions he was given.
Overall, a fairly realistic representation.
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Ark II
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Year: 1976
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/19540/ark-ii
Plot: Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. In their hi-tech RV (called Ark II), they study the land and help out those in need.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 1 season, 15 episodes
Comments: It's a 70's kid's show.. what do you want. At 10 years of age, I loved it, so there's the nostalgia factor for me.
Would I watch it now if I found it for the first time? Hard to say...
If you're looking for high action, or hard post-apocalyptic, this will fall far short. But if you take it as a kid's show, it's pleasurable and entertaining.
Probably the 100% coolest thing about the show is that they had a REAL WORKING JETPACK! The producers were able to get a Bell Labs jetpack and pilot for a day. They dressed up the pilot like Noah, and spent the day filming him flying around different areas. These shots were then edited into episodes to further the story lines. As a kid I was amazed and wondered what movie-magic they had used... my closest guess was the actor was suspended from a crane and they edited out the support cable. But the truth is even more exciting!
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Take Shelter
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Year: 2011
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192
Plot: Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 2:01
Comments: The story follows a man (Curtis) as his mind begins to be consumed by prepping for an apocalypse.
A good watch, and helpful to make sure you're not falling into the patterns that Curtis did.
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The Road
Rating:
Year: 2009
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367
Plot: In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
Realism: Very Good
Length: 1:51
Comments: The disaster that caused the world to change is never explained. But the author mentioned that he researched asteroid impacts before writing it. The events in the movie seem to support that.
Given that, the events are fairly realistic. Although I don't think all the insects and animals would have died, and yet there would still be so many people about. Even without vegetation, there should be plenty of insects, and with all the dead, plenty of vermin.
That aside, the movie is a good portrayal of the decay of society and what you'd likely see within the countries.
Definitely worth watching.
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The Day After
Rating:
Year: 1983
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085404
Plot: The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 2:07
Comments: The Day After was a landmark film when it aired in 1983, reaching an audience of millions and sparking discussions about the real consequences of nuclear war. The film's portrayal of a nuclear attack and its aftermath shocked viewers and even influenced political conversations at the time. Watching it today, the movie remains impactful in its attempt to portray the horror and devastation of nuclear warfare.
Although the film shows EMP effects disabling cars permanently, today’s research suggests that only a small percentage of vehicles would be severely affected, and many could be restarted. This minor scientific inaccuracy, however, doesn't detract from the film's broader impact or its dedication to realism in other areas.
By focusing on the lives of ordinary citizens in Kansas, the film makes the consequences of nuclear war personal and deeply affecting. Characters range from doctors and families to young couples, each dealing with the physical and emotional toll of nuclear fallout. These personal stories amplify the film’s message, reminding viewers that the devastation of nuclear war affects every level of society.
Despite its age and a few scientific inaccuracies, The Day After remains a haunting reminder of the destructive power of nuclear weapons. Its message feels as important today as it did in 1983: nuclear war is not just a strategic risk but a devastating reality with irreversible human consequences. Watching this film today is a powerful experience, prompting reflection on the ongoing need for nuclear disarmament and peace.
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Revolution
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Year: 2012
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/237/revolution
Plot: What would you do without it all? In this epic adventure, a family struggles to reunite in an American landscape void of electricity: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology -- computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights -- has mysteriously blacked out forever.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 2 seasons, 42 episodes
Comments: I watched it when it came out, and remember that I liked it. I'll rewatch it soon and write a better review.
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The Last Man On Earth
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Year: 2015
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/620/the-last-man-on-earth
Plot: The Last Man on Earth is a single-camera comedy chronicles the life and adventures of an average guy - and humanity's last hope - who discovers what life is like when no one is telling you what you can and cannot do.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 4 seasons, 67 episodes
Comments: Post-apocalyse, and comedy. It's a hard task to mix two distinct genres, but they manage to pull it off with this series.
Unfortunately, COVID caused an interruption in filming after season 4, and the series was then dropped.
If you enjoy dark comedy, this is the series for you.
I'm going to include a bit of a spoiler here. I'm only including this spoiler because it's not in the series, and only would have been revealed in the next season.
In the last episode, Tandy meets a group of survivalists who have survived the virus by living in an underground bunker. Things are looking up.
If season 5 had been filmed, you would have found out the continuation of that story line:
- The survivalists lived by locking themselves away before getting infected.
- Tandy survived by being immune to the virus, not by avoiding it.
- As such, he is infected, and is a carrier!
- He inadvertently infects the entire group of survivalists, and they all die!!
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The Starlost
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Year: 1973
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1752/the-starlost
Plot: Foreseeing the destruction of the Earth, humanity builds a multi-generational starship called Earthship Ark, 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide and 320 kilometres (200 mi) long. The ship contains dozens of biospheres, each kilometres across and housing people of different cultures; their goal is to find and seed a new world of a distant star. More than one hundred years into the voyage, an unexplained accident occurs, and the ship goes into emergency mode, whereby each biosphere is sealed off from the others. Four hundred and five years after the accident, Devon (Keir Dullea) a resident of Cypress Corners, a conservative agrarian community with a culture resembling that of the Amish, discovers that his world is far larger and more mysterious than he had realized. Considered an outcast because of his questioning of the way things are, especially his refusal to accept the arranged marriage of his love Rachel (Gay Rowan) to his friend Garth (Robin Ward), Devon finds the Cypress Corners elders have been deliberately manipulating the local computer terminal, which they call "The Voice of The Creator". The congregation pursues Devon for attacking the elders and stealing a computer cassette on which they have recorded their orders, and its leaders plot to execute him, but the elderly Abraham, who also questions the elders, gives Devon a key to a dark, mysterious doorway, which Abraham himself is afraid to enter. The frightened Devon escapes into the service areas of the ship and accesses a computer data station that explains the nature and purpose of the Ark and hints at its problems.
Realism: Pretty good...
Length: 1 season, 16 episodes
Comments: Old Canadian Sci-fi series about a group living on a generation ship where all the crew have died. They are on the ship due to some apocalyptic event back on Earth. Then there's a disaster on the ship which killed all the crew (hundreds of years before the start of the show).
So in the end, it's post-apocalyse, on a spaceship built due to a post-apocalypse!
I've always been a fan of sci-fi, and post-apocalytic, so this is a great combination for me.
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Delicatessen
Rating:
Year: 1991
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101700
Plot: French comedy/drama about small town post-apocalypse
Length: 1:39
Comments: One of the greatest sex scenes ever filmed! (no, there's no porno)
Will definitely make you think twice about wanting to live in a post-apocalyptic scenario!
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The Day of the Triffids
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Year: 1963
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894
Plot: After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Length: 1:33
Comments: It's been years since I watched this, so I can't rate it's realism. The book is excellent, and this is a good adaptation of the book.
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Idiocracy
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Year: 2006
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808
Plot: Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Realism: Suprisingly good
Length: 1:24
Comments: Looks a heck of a lot like Trump's 2024 campaign!
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Silent Running
Rating:
Year: 1972
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756
Plot: In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for commercial purposes, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.
Realism: Seems possible
Length: 1:29
Comments: More of a sci-fi than pure post-apocalypse as it takes place on a spaceship.
It's a slow-moving film, not a lot of action, but good storyline. A thinking-man's movie.
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Soylent Green
Rating:
Year: 1973
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723
Plot: A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
Realism: Seems possible
Length: 1:37
Comments: More dystopian Sci-Fi that Post Apocalypse
A little far-fetched... but with all the additives in today's food, it's not beyond the realm of possibilities.
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I Have Seen The Earth Change
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Year: 2010
URL: https://www.tvtime.com/pt/show/269060
Plot:
Documentary
Climate change affects the lives of farmers, livestock breeders, fishermen, foresters, hunters, and others. These are the people on the front line who are in daily contact with nature and who depend on it for their living. They face a formidable fight, but mankind’s capacity for adaptation shows there is still hope. These documentaries take the audience on an exceptional voyage to around the world, to many different countries, all places of breathtaking beauty which must be preserved at all costs. Traveling to all corners of the world, this series aims at showing locally through the people who experience it the concrete impact of climate change. Beyond the figures and graphics who are the people affected today in their daily activities by these change? How do they cope, what choices are they facing and what solutions have they found to maintain a sustainable activity on the land of their ancestors? These testimonies and human-stories will tackle the global changes from a local and multicultural perspective.Realism: Excellent
Length: 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Comments: A documentary series about how climate change is currently changing our environment. Told from the perspective of the people who are seeing the changes and how it's affecting them.
A good learning tool to show that climate change is happening, and what we can expect as climate change continues to worsen.
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Mega Disasters
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Year: 2006
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4551/mega-disasters
Plot:
Documentary
Massive natural disasters have shaped the planet on which we live for millions of years, and the only thing we know for sure is that the future holds more. Earthquakes have triggered massive tsunamis and released methane gas that killed most of the life in the ocean. Asteroids have laid waste to nearly all the life on earth. Volcanoes have blocked the sun's rays for months. How would today's world hold up to such fury? As the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami have dramatically demonstrated, we are all vulnerable to unexpected disasters, both natural and man-made. Combining science and history, Mega Disasters visits the sites of previous disasters, then recreates them in modern times and locations, using state-of-the-art computer animation. Whether it's the city of Memphis crashing into the Mississippi River during an earthquake or a mile-wide asteroid destroying Los Angeles, each week is a hair-raising look at just how vulnerable our complex society really is to the power of Mother Nature.Realism: Very good
Length: 3 seasons, 38 episodes
Comments: Most of the episodes are fairly good representations of possible disaster scenarios.
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After Armageddon
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Year: 2010
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1607542
Plot: A docudrama about a family in LA that is trying to survive the breakdown of society, law, and order after a flu pandemic kills half the people on Earth.
Realism: Very good
Length: 1:27
Comments: This was a pretty good movie. For amateurs, they did decently.
I would have made a lot of different decisions, and it should be obvious that some of their choices were bad ones. But I suppose they did well considering they are not preppers or survivalists, and seem to have given it no forethought.
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28 Days Later
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043
Plot: Jim has had an accident and is in a coma. A highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus called the rage virus is accidentally unleashed in Great Britain.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 1:53
Comments: Sort of a zombie movie, but without the dead rising. Overall, very good and realistic.
A few minor complaints:
- Why would anyone drive through the tunnel?
- You can not drive over other cars unless you are in a monster truck, and even then it's stupid thing to do.
- Why do you need to climb under a car to change a tire?
- Why do the infected stop attacking as soon as they bite you? Why not continue to attack and kill their victim?
- The soldiers do not act very professional. Post-SHTF or not, they do not act the way you would expect professional soldiers to behave. (My personal opinion).
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Waterworld
Rating:
Year: 1995
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114898
Plot: 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.
Realism: Zero
Length: 2:15
Comments: Totally unrealistic, but it takes place on the oceans, and I live on a catamaran... has to be on my list!
Basically Postman, but on water.
Kevin Costner is a lone hero, travelling the wastelands. He comes upon a small community and offers to help. They offer up their daughter in payment, but the good hero refuses to accept her. In the end, he single-handedly fights off an army of ruffians, and saves everyone. Then the loner fades off back into the wastelands...
Wait... was that the description for The Postman, or Waterworld?
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Rating:
Year: 2015
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190
Plot: 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.
Realism: Not very
Length: 2:00
Comments: Not realistic, but a decent action film.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Rating:
Year: 2024
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194
Plot: The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.
Realism: Not very
Length: 2:28
Comments: Not realistic, but a decent action film.
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By Dawn's Early Light
Rating:
Year: 1990
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099197
Plot: A non-NATO nuclear missile is fired from Turkey at USSR, where it detonates. Soviet response is automatic as it's seen as a NATO missile. Can continued escalation be avoided? We follow the US president and a bomber crew.
Realism: Seems possible
Length: 1:40
Comments: Four people...
Three Minutes...
Two Choices...
One chance for survival...
The countdown is on!
Not a fabulous movie, but always made it into my video collection, and worth a watch.
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Tomorrow When The War Began
Rating:
Year: 2010
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456941
Plot: When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.
Realism: So-so
Length: 1:44
Comments: Along the same lines as Red Dawn, but a bit more realistic.
Still rather silly in it's premise, but a decent action film.
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Life Below Zero
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/1449/life-below-zero
Plot:
Documentary
Life Below Zero° follows seven people as they battle for the most basic necessities in the state with the lowest population density in the United States. Living at the ends of the world's loneliest roads and subsisting off the rugged Alaskan bush, they battle whiteout snow storms, man-eating carnivores, questionable frozen terrain, and limited resources through a long and bitter winter. Some of them are lone wolves; others have their families beside them. All must overcome despairing odds to brave the wild and survive through to the spring. Only the mentally fit will be able to endure the extreme test of isolation and endless work required to survive the many months of winter in the Alaska bush.Realism: Excellent
Length: 22 seasons, about 200 episodes
Comments: This series is not post-apocalyptic at all. It's a documentary about people who live in the Arctic, and their lifestyles. As such, it is relevant to preppers because it examines the trials and tribulations of people who are living off the land.
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Steven King's The Stand
Rating:
Year: 1994
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108941
Plot: When a government-run lab accidentally lets loose a deadly virus, the population of the world is decimated. Survivors begin having dreams about two figures: a mystical old woman, or a foreboding, scary man. As the story tracks various people, we begin to realize that the two figures exemplify basic forces of good and evil, and the stage is set for a final confrontation between the representatives of each.
Realism: Excellent
Length: 4 episode mini-series
Comments: Stephen King's The Stand is a powerful, genre-defining novel brought to life in this episodic adaptation. The story delves into a post-apocalyptic world shaped by the unintended consequences of humanity's scientific endeavours and the epic struggle between good and evil.
Episode 1: The Plague
The first episode sets a gripping tone, depicting the horrifyingly rapid spread of a super-virus after a military mishap. The scenes of societal breakdown and human vulnerability are vivid and compelling. The portrayal of the virus’s leak and its inevitable path across the country is hauntingly realistic. It captures both the chaos of a collapsing civilization and the eerie silence of a world where life is vanishing. The pacing is well-balanced, and the suspense never lets up, making this an excellent portrayal of a global catastrophe.
Episode 2: The Dreams
In this episode, the survivors of the virus—those who are mysteriously immune—are introduced. The narrative shifts focus to their harrowing journeys, driven by strange, prophetic dreams. These dreams lead them toward two opposing figures: Mother Abagail, an embodiment of goodness, and Randall Flagg, a dark force of evil. The mysticism surrounding these dreams adds an intriguing layer to the story, hinting at a supernatural battle to come. Although the mystic elements may be divisive for some viewers, the episode does a fantastic job of exploring themes of destiny and human resilience. The pacing remains strong, and the character development begins to shine as we get glimpses of how these people will either unite or divide.
Episode 3: The Betrayal
Here, the narrative shifts from the apocalyptic chaos to the rebuilding of society. Survivors attempt to re-establish order and create a sense of community in a shattered world. This episode is compelling as it examines the difficulties of cooperation and the nuances of human nature under extreme circumstances. However, the series’ religious and mystical elements become more pronounced, which may start to feel overwhelming or misplaced for those who preferred the more grounded storytelling of the earlier episodes. The interplay between faith, survival, and leadership remains thought-provoking, but the religious symbolism risks overshadowing the nuanced human drama.
Episode 4: The Stand
The final episode culminates in a dramatic clash between good and evil, with Mother Abagail’s followers and Randall Flagg's forces coming head-to-head. Unfortunately, this climax leans heavily into a biblical struggle that, for some viewers, might feel unsatisfying or even absurd. The god-versus-demon showdown, with its overt spiritual warfare and supernatural interventions, seems to abandon the earlier complexities of survival and community building. What began as a tense, thought-provoking post-apocalyptic drama concludes with an over-the-top, almost cartoonish resolution. While the battle is meant to convey a grander message about the human spirit, it may leave viewers disappointed, longing for the more subtle storytelling that made the first episodes so engrossing.
Overall, The Stand is a rollercoaster of narrative tones and themes, beginning with a chilling exploration of a world-ending pandemic and evolving into an allegorical showdown between good and evil. Its exploration of humanity, loss, and the fight for survival is gripping, but the increasingly mystical elements may be a hit or miss depending on viewer preference.
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A Boy and His Dog
Rating:
Year: 1975
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730
Plot: After WWIII, Vic and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 2024 as they scavenge for food and sex. They stumble into an underground society where the old ways are preserved. He finds a new purpose in his life.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 1:31
Comments: Before there was Miami Vice... there was a boy... and his dog.
Takes place far off in the future.. in 2024! So that's kind of cute.
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Damnation Alley
Rating:
Year: 1977
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 1:31
Comments: A decent action film. The real star of the film is the truck/transporter. It's very similar to The Ark from Ark II TV series. The truck was also used in the 1980's RPG The Morrow Project
Some parts are rather silly, like the storm and the sky turning colours and such. But if you're not busy it's worth an hour and a half of your time.
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Oblivion
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013
Plot: Jack Harper, a drone repairman stationed on Earth that has been ravaged by war with extraterrestrials, questions his identity after rescuing the woman who keeps appearing in his dreams.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 2:04
Comments: More a dystopian sci-fi than a post-apocalytic film.
Big budget, great special effects. Not a lot to say about it otherwise.
If you enjoy the loner on Earth genre, then it's worth a watch.
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The Divide
Rating:
Year: 2011
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535616
Plot: Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
Realism: Seems possible
Length: 1:52
Comments: More of a thriller than straight post-apocalyptic piece. I am pretty certain I would not make the same choices that most of these people did... but whatever.
Takes place entirely in an old fall-out shelter as the nukes start going off. It's an okay movie, but I had to force myself to watch it all the way through.
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The Omega Man
Rating:
Year: 1971
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067525
Plot: 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.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 1:38
Comments: The original source for "I Am Legend". From a nostalgic viewpoint, it was good. I saw it around 1975 at 10 years old, and even then I noticed flaws.
Some good action, a bit of suspense, overall, a decent movie.
It's interesting in that it's not so much a zombie movie, as a vampire movie. No, they don't suck your blood, but they are closer to vampires than zombies.
Attribute | Zombies | Vampires |
---|---|---|
Active Time | Day & Night | Night Only |
Intelligence | Mindless, act on instinct | Fully sentient, can think, plan, and communicate |
Origin | Reanimated corpses, often by a virus or curse | Transformed by a bite or curse, often involving blood |
Appearance | Decaying, with visible wounds or rotting flesh | Pale, often well-groomed, with fangs |
Diet | Human flesh, brains | Human blood |
Vulnerability | Head trauma, destruction of the brain | Sunlight, wooden stakes, garlic, holy water |
Speed | Typically slow and lumbering (though some versions are fast) | Fast, with superhuman agility |
Regeneration | None, decay over time | Can heal quickly from injuries, except for weaknesses |
Social Behavior | Often found in hordes, but without coordination | Can live alone or in organized groups (coven) |
Immortality | No, eventually deteriorate | Yes, unless killed by specific means |
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Doomsday Preppers
Rating:
Year: 2012
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/5351/doomsday-preppers
Plot:
Documentary
Doomsday Preppers explores the lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they can to make sure they are prepared for any of life's uncertainties.Realism: Not really...
Length: 4 seasons, 50 episodes
Comments: Some of the people have some good ideas (like the LA family that turned their pool into a greeenhouse/aquaculture), but most are complete morons (like the idiots who decided to see if their container home was bullet-proof by shooting a hole in it!).
Still, fun to watch... always neat to see what other's are doing, and who knows, maybe you'll pick up an idea or two.
I'll rate it 6 out of 10 just for the comedy factor alone!
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The Postman
Rating:
Year: 1997
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925
Plot: 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.
Realism: So-so
Length: 2:57
Comments: Basically Waterworld, but on land.
Kevin Costner is a lone hero, travelling the wastelands. He comes upon a small community and offers to help. They offer up their daughter in payment, but the good hero refuses to accept her. In the end, he single-handedly fights off an army of ruffians, and saves everyone. Then the loner fades off back into the wastelands...
Wait... was that the description for The Postman, or Waterworld?
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Red Dawn
Rating:
Year: 1984
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985
Plot: It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Realism: Terrible
Length: 1:54
Comments:
- No country wants to invade the USA. That's like wanting to invade the insane asylum... just not going to happen.
- Sure, a bunch of high-school kids are going to hold off the Soviet army!
Fun to watch, some decent action, but a pipe-dream.
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Red Dawn
Rating:
Year: 2012
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719
Plot: A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.
Length: 1:33
Comments:
Implausibility of the Invasion Premise
First off, the entire premise of the movie is unrealistic, as is the original 1984 version. The notion that North Korea and Russia would attempt a full-scale invasion of the United States is far-fetched to the point of absurdity. Geopolitically, such an invasion would be suicidal for any nation, particularly North Korea, whose military capabilities are nowhere near sufficient to sustain an invasion of a country as large and well-defended as the U.S.
In reality, nations consider invasions when there's something significant to gain, such as resources or strategic advantage. The U.S. is a net consumer of food and oil, making it a costly and illogical target for occupation. An occupying force would face the immense logistical challenge of sustaining a population that relies heavily on imports. This further underscores the improbability of the film’s premise.
Moreover, in modern warfare, outright invasions of powerful nations have largely been replaced by tactics such as cyber warfare, economic sanctions, and proxy wars. A more plausible scenario might have been a series of terrorist attacks or cyber-attacks aimed at destabilizing the U.S. from within, which aligns with contemporary global conflicts.
Jed's Speech: A Layer of Irony
One of the film's few redeeming moments is Jed's speech to the Wolverines. He says, "But when you're fighting in your own backyard, and you're fighting for your family, it all hurts a little less and it makes a little more sense. And for them, this is just some place. But for us, this is our home." This moment of emotional resonance inadvertently highlights a profound irony: the words could easily be spoken by any citizen in the numerous countries the U.S. has invaded or occupied.
In many of these conflicts, local populations see themselves as defending their homes and families against a foreign invader. Yet, these same people are often labelled as insurgents or terrorists by the invading forces, including the U.S. military. The film unintentionally mirrors this hypocrisy by painting the Wolverines as heroic freedom fighters while ignoring the fact that their situation closely parallels that of real-life "enemies" of the U.S.
This aspect of the film could have been a powerful commentary on the nature of occupation and resistance. Unfortunately, the film doesn't explore this parallel, missing an opportunity to add depth and nuance to its narrative.
Suspension of Disbelief in Action Sequences
The Wolverine's attack on the police station exemplifies the movie's over-the-top and poorly executed action sequences. The scene where they leap from two stories up, across an alley, and onto a hard concrete roof is not only implausible but also highlights the film's disregard for realism. One of the Marines even lands on his side, which in reality would result in serious injury, if not incapacitation.
This kind of exaggerated action is common in Hollywood, but Red Dawn takes it to an extreme, expecting the audience to overlook basic physics and human anatomy. Such scenes diminish the stakes because they make it difficult to take the characters' struggles seriously. If the characters can survive such impossible feats unscathed, it removes any real sense of danger or tension from the narrative.
The Mystery of the U.S. Flag
The movie’s final assault on the concentration camp raises another perplexing issue. As the prisoners flee, one of them carries a U.S. flag on a pole—a dramatic but puzzling detail. Given the nature of the camp, it's highly unlikely that the captors would allow prisoners to keep such a symbol of resistance and patriotism. The appearance of the flag feels contrived, serving more as a visual cue to stir patriotic feelings in the audience rather than something that would logically exist within the story.
This moment is emblematic of the film’s tendency to prioritize symbolism over substance. While the image of a prisoner waving the American flag might be stirring, it doesn’t hold up to scrutiny within the context of the story. It’s another example of the film's reliance on clichés and emotional manipulation rather than well-developed narrative logic.
Conclusion
Red Dawn (2012) is a film that fails to justify its own premise, relying on outdated Cold War tropes that don't hold up in a modern geopolitical context. While it offers a few moments of potential introspection, like Jed's speech, it ultimately squanders these opportunities in favour of implausible action and shallow patriotism. The film is a missed opportunity to explore deeper themes of occupation, resistance, and the morality of war, instead opting for a simplistic and unrealistic portrayal of a global conflict.
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28 Weeks Later
Rating:
Year: 2007
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854
Plot: 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.
Realism: Low
Length: 1:40
Comments: 11 reasons why this is worse than 28 Days Later:
- Why is it the Americans who are coming to "save the world"? Europe is a 10 minute flight across the Channel! But no, it's the Americans!
- Why did the kids even come back to the UK? If you were their dad, would you have brought them back, or would you have gone to go live with them?
- Of course, the kids have to go and break quarantine. Couldn't be anyone else, has to be them.
- Doyle (the sniper) watches the kids sneak past the two guards at the north gate without saying anything. Only after they are through does he radio his buddy about it. A single shot into a wall near the kids would have stopped them in their tracks (and alerted the guards on the bridge).
- 66 million people living in the UK. 66 million infected. 65,999,999 died. One immunity. And it's the kids' mom!
- When the army firebombed district 1, it would have killed the survivors. And that includes dad hiding behind a wall. While the fire will kill anyone caught out in it, the main cause of death from flame weapons is the lack of oxygen. The fire uses all the oxygen and everyone suffocates. WW2 soldiers in bunkers, and Japanese in island tunnels, all suffocated. Vietnam tunnels, all suffocated.
- Poison gas is deployed, and they hide in a car? Sure, it's a Volvo. But as good as Volvo's are, they are not air tight... even with the vents closed!
- Doyle's better option would have been to get out with his weapon, shoot the approaching flame team, then push start the car. Even just taking out the flame weapon guy would have caused the others to fall back. And we'd already seen he has no qualms about killing his own team mates.
- The car battery works as it turns over the engine, but the engine won't catch. But push starting it, and wham, away it goes! If you've ever tried push starting a car, you'll know it's a lot harder to get it going than with the starter motor. If the starter won't do it, push starting won't either. Maybe if they'd been on a steep hill and they just needed to get it rolling... MAYBE!
- Using the helicopter blades as a giant lawnmower is one of the dumbest things in the entire movie! Talk to anyone with their rotary licence and they'll tell you.
- Tammy & Andy fall down the subway stairs, and suddenly they're a hundred metres off in different directions?
- Why is dad so obsessed with hunting and killing his own kids?
In the end, this is just another dumb zombie movie, and has no redeeming qualities. Have to rank this as "store it in your fallout bunker, and save it for a few years after the bombs fall".
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The Colony
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160996
Plot: Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
Realism: Not really...
Length: 1:35
Comments:
- Okay, so we'll accept that an ice age has happened. But in every ice age during the past, it has not frozen the entire planet. The polar ice sheets grow and cover more area, but the equator is not covered.
- So there's 10 metres or more of snow near the colony. But when the three go out trekking they are wearing boots, not snowshoes or skis. Heck, Briggs is even carrying snowshoes on the side of his pack!
- Oh, poor Sam... listen to his heartfelt stories of his failure causing the death of his mother and sister... So what, we're supposed to bond with him now?
- Once again, Bill Paxton plays a cowardly asshole who betrays everybody and ends up dying from it. (this seems to be 90% of his roles)
- Briggs & Sam spend the night in the helicopter, with the wind blowing. The next morning their footprints in the snow look brand new. Obviously the director has never spent a night camping out during winter.
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I Am Legend
Rating:
Year: 2007
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249
Plot: 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.
Realism: So-so
Length: 1:41
Comments: This movie is a remake of the 1971 film, The Omega Man, which in turn was based on the book.
The original I Am Legend, written by Richard Matheson in 1954, is a horror-science fiction novel that follows Robert Neville, the last known survivor of a plague that turns humans into vampiric creatures. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the story revolves around Neville’s struggle to survive in a Los Angeles overrun by infected, vampire-like beings who come out at night to hunt. During the day, Neville fortifies his home, searches for food, and attempts to find a cure for the disease by experimenting on the infected.
The novel delves into themes of isolation, fear, and humanity, exploring how Neville grapples with loneliness and the moral complexities of his actions. Over time, he begins to question the nature of the infected and his role in their world, eventually realizing that he has become the "legend" or mythic figure of terror to the new society they form.
In this film, Will Smith plays Robert Neville, trying to find a cure for a zombie disease. But they have completely bastardized the story, and destroyed it in the process. This film totally ignores that he is now the legendary mythical creature that terrorizes (vampire) society. The entire premise of the story is missing.
In the end, we are left with a dumbed down film, fit only for moronic masses.
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Zombie Apocalypse
Rating:
Year: 2012
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3165142
Plot:
Documentary
A wave of crazed and bloody cannibalistic attacks have made headlines and forced many to start believing the unbelievable. Scientists and "zombie preparers" explore the probability and devastating impact a zombie plague would have.Realism: Lame
Length: 0:42
Comments: Pseudoscientific garbage!
The Documentary Channel has outdone themselves with this ridiculous show.
As an example, they are talking to one scientist, Dr Steven Schlozman, who made these comments:
"The cerebellum is the region of the brain that's responsible for balance. It's the region of the brain that gets undone when you drink too much. But in zombies it never gets better. So we would have to say, from watching zombies ambulate, from watching the way they move, the way they stumble about, that this region of the brain, the cerebellum, is somehow not working right."
EXCUSE ME??? "from watching the way they move, the way they stumble about"?? THAT'S A MOVIE DUDE!!!! You're basing your 'science' on Hollywood's interpretation of how zombies behave!
The entire idea for this "documentary" was the so-called "Miami Zombie Attack'' which was on every major news station across the globe. The attack was chalked up to bath salts, known colloquially as "Flocka," a horribly dangerous twist on MDMA, a popular party drug. But this did not stop The Documentary Channel from trying to capitalize on this hysteria.
In the end, the show has very little in the way of redeeming qualities. While it talks to a few Zombie Apocalypse preppers, it does not convey or teach any knowledge or useful ideas.
The Day After Tomorrow
Rating:
Year: 2004
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319262
Plot: Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Realism: Zero!
Length: 2:04
Comments:
- This entire instant freeze scenario is just plain dumb.
- And the "hero" Jack Hall, making the trek, is stupid and ill-conceived. Not only does he endanger himself and the others with him, but in the end, it was completely pointless! He arrives to save his son, and within minutes, the helicopters arrive to carry them out. If he'd just waited at base, he could have safely flown in, and rescued his son at the exact same time.
- All the American's have to flee to the Mexican border as refugees... oh the irony!
- A stupid, and pointless movie.
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World War Z
Rating:
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816711
Plot: Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.
Realism: Lame
Length: 1:56
Comments: Ugh.. zombies! Dumb.
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On The Beach
Rating:
Year: 2000
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219224
Plot: After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Length: 3:15
Comments: Over 3 hours long... I haven't been able to get through 1 hour of it. It's very dull.
And that's a shame because the original book from the 1950s was great. Even the 1959 movie was really good, as was the BBC radio play.
But for this movie they changed so much from the original. Sure, they needed to update it to make it more modern, but in the process they destroyed it.
My recommendation, don't torture yourself. Go read the book, listen to the radio play, or watch the 1959 movie (all are available in our downloads area).
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28 Years Later
Year: 2025
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10548174
Plot: Coming in 2025
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
Jericho
Year: 2006
URL: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/795/jericho
Plot: Jericho is a drama about what happens in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in the once peaceful town of Jericho. Following the battle with New Bern, the citizens of Jericho begin reconstruction efforts to restore the town's power and communication with the outside world. As the country's new leaders, the Cheyenne government, attempt to establish their stronghold in the region, Jericho's citizens become suspicious of their new leaders and question why their community is so important to this newly formed government.
Length: 2 seasons, 29 episodes
Comments: I've watched 2 episodes. Seems acceptable, but not great. Too many cliches. But I'll wait until I've seen more before giving a rating and full review.
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Blackout
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3223412
Plot:
Docu-Drama
A short, timely docu-drama made by Channel 4 and exploring a 'what if?' week in Britain in the event of a massive power cut leaving the country without electricity. BLACKOUT cleverly mixes in footage of the London riots with newly-shot, 'found footage' style material following a diverse group of people as they struggle to cope in the wake of a mini-apocalypse.Length: 1:30
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
Earth Under Water
Year: 2010
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5584618
Plot:
Documentary
Imagine sea levels rising to over 70 meters - Eminent climatologists think another Great Flood is inevitable if current CO2 emissions continue. Based on research by NASA Astro-Biologist and Paleontologist Professor Peter Ward and a group of respected American climatologists, Earth Under Water is an eye-opening documentary uses scientific evidence past and present, archive footage, location photography and CGI to explore the terrifying consequences should the atmosphere's CO2 levels treble over the next 100 to 300 years, as predicted. Step by step, it paints a chilling picture of the world as the sea levels rise from between one and 70 meters, unravelling the science behind this cataclysm, revealing when it could strike and what its impact would be on humanity. The film also questions experts and politicians about what measures can be taken now to stop the current rise of CO2 emissions, and explores how extreme engineering will buy us time. But the message of this film is stark, spelling out in graphic detail the Earth's apocalyptic future that we have been avoiding. Earth Under Water - Worldwide Flooding - National Geographic (2010) Miami, New Orleans and New York City completely under water it's a very real possibility if sea levels continue to rise. In Earth Under Water we'll see these events unfold as leading experts forecast how mankind will be impacted if global warming continues. They'll break down the science behind these predictions and explore ways humanity could adapt, including engineering vast dams near San Francisco, or building floating cities outside of New York.Length: 0:45
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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AmeriGeddon
Year: 2016
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4059702/
Plot: A family of dedicated patriots living in the United States decide to defend their country against a terrorist organization that shuts down electricity in America and tries to take over the nation.
Length: 1:30
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
The Book of Eli
Year: 2010
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1037705/
Plot: A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.
Length: 1:58
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Last of Us
Year: 2023
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/
Plot: After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
Length: 9 Episodes
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Zombie Apocalypse
Year: 2011
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1876547/
Plot: Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina.
Length: 1:27
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Survival of the Dead
Year: 2009
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134854/
Plot: On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
Length: 1:30
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Year: 2008
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/
Plot: A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Length: 1:44
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Year: 1951
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/
Plot: An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Length: 1:32
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Age of Tomorrow
Year: 2014
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3677466/
Plot: Mankind must fight to survive as Earth is invaded by hostile UFOs bent on destroying the planet. As the epic battle wages on, astronauts sneak aboard the mothership where they discover a portal to the aliens' home world.
Length: 1:30
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Diary of the Dead
Year: 2007
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848557/
Plot: A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Length: 1:35
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Darkest Hour
Year: 2011
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093357/
Plot: In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.
Length: 1:29
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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War of the Worlds
Year: 2005
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/
Plot: An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
Length: 1:56
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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2012
Year: 2009
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/
Plot: A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
Length: 2:38
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Quarantine
Year: 2008
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/
Plot: A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC, after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Length: 1:29
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Quarantine 2: Terminal
Year: 2011
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1699231/
Plot: A plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine.
Length: 1:26
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Dawn of the Dead
Year: 1978
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/
Plot: 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.
Length: 2:7
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Dawn of the Dead
Year: 2004
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363547/
Plot: A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
Length: 1:41
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Cabin Fever: Patient Zero
Year: 2014
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2102496/
Plot: When a group of friends enjoying a bachelor cruise in the Caribbean stumble upon a research facility on a remote island, a deadly virus is unleashed. The group must find a way to survive before the flesh eating virus consumes them...
Length: 1:31
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Slipstream
Year: 1989
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098350/
Plot: In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself.
Length: 1:42
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Day The Sky Exploded
Year: 1958
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051951/
Plot: Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.
Length: 1:22
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Fire from Below
Year: 2009
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1137455/
Plot: Digging at a nearby cave, a careless industrialist unearths a vein of pure base Lithium and inadvertently brings it to the surface, where the Lithium combusts when coming into contact with water and begins to wreak havoc on the co...
Length: 1:29
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Top 10 Natural Disasters
Year: 2013
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3465600/
Plot: National Geographic gets 10 experts to pick the most significant natural disasters ever, adding eyewitness accounts and CGI to flesh out the stories.
Length:
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Bølgen / The Wave
Year: 2015
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3616916/
Plot: Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Length: 1:45
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Sky's on Fire
Year: 1999
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171746/
Plot: The ozone is depleted and as a result of this all sorts things are happening like lethal insects flying around. A scientist tries to warn everybody about this but no one seems to believe him. When his predictions come true they no...
Length: 1:29
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Category 6: Day of Destruction
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428144/
Plot: Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.
Length: 2:55
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Andromeda Strain
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/
Plot: Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped.
Length: 2:11
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Light of My Life
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6063090/
Plot: A father and his child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As the father struggles to protect his child, their bond and the character of humanity are tested.
Length: 1:59
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Crumbs
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4362764/
Plot: Our figurine sized supermen hero embarks on an epic surreal journey that will take him across the Ethiopian post apocalyptic landscape in search of a way to get on the hovering spacecraft that for years has become a landmark in th...
Length: 1:8
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Hidden
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2131532/
Plot: A family takes refuge in a bomb shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
Length: 1:24
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Into the Forest
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2625810/
Plot: After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home.
Length: 1:41
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Survivalist
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2580382/
Plot: In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
Length: 1:44
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Maggie
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1881002/
Plot: A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side.
Length: 1:35
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Diverge
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3321470/
Plot: The survivor of a deadly virus is given the chance to reclaim his lost life by stopping the man responsible for the disease.
Length: 1:25
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Bokeh
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3722062/
Plot: On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on earth has disappeared.
Length: 1:32
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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This World Alone
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7238990/
Plot: Three women attempt to survive after a cataclysmic event leaves the Earth without technology or power.
Length: 1:30
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
IO
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3256226/
Plot: As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.
Length: 1:36
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Scorched Earth
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2392748/
Plot: A bounty hunter named Attica Gage tracks down criminals in a post-apocalyptic Earth.
Length: 1:36
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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The Domestics
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5591666/
Plot: In the weeks following an apocalyptic event, a husband and wife venture across the countryside inhabited by deadly factions in search of safety, and must work together as they are pushed to the breaking point in order to survive.
Length: 1:35
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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I Think We're Alone Now
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6169694/
Plot: The apocalypse proves a blessing in disguise for one lucky recluse--until a second survivor arrives with the threat of companionship.
Length: 1:39
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
In My Room
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268812/
Plot: A bored man suddenly realizes everyone around him has disappeared though he isn't sure what happened.
Length: 1:59
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
Finch
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3420504/
Plot: On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his creator's beloved dog learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.
Length: 1:55
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Don't Look Up
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/
Plot: Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Length: 2:18
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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Greenland
URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7737786/
Plot: A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
Length: 1:59
Comments: I haven’t watched it, or it’s been years. I’ll watch it again soon.
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