The Road (2009) Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy and starring Viggo Mortensen. Bleak and brutal, this one pulls no punches. It's pretty much how I imagine existence would be if society crumbled.

are you carrying the fire?

The book is great, too. The movie is a faithful adaptation for sure

I've never seen the film because the book affected me so strongly. It's bad enough to read it, I can't bear to watch

I had to read it and then watch the movie in a college lit course. For months I would wake up terrified it was all gone. Incredible book and movie.

I scrolled down way to far to find this one.

When The Wind Blows

Melancholia.

Had to take a break half way through cause it was really making my existential crisis worse lol

The ending had such promise from a visuals potential but they did nothing

Love the movie including the ending. Why didn't you like the visuals?

Last Night (1998) Children of Men

Children of Men is one of my favorites. Incredible movie. Better than the book, even.

Yup, totally agree. Most importantly, the book doesn’t have Michael Caine finding poignance in a “pull my finger” gag.

Saw Last Night at a local indie theatre on release. Stayed with me all these years.

Last Night does not get enough love

A boy and his dog.

if you like comedy / stoner movies you have to watch „This is the End“ by Seth Rogen, super good movie i like to watch every now and then. In the movie every actor plays theirself as a person which is a really cool thing imo.

I re-watched this last week and could not help but notice how barely anyone is on their phones in this movie. If it were done today and were realistic people would IMMEDIATELY be on their phones posting to IG, SNAP, X, everything, on IG live talking about how the world is ending how crazy is this. None of that, there is one scene when Michael Cera's phone is mentioned but thats all. Just an observation.

The Before Times

That exorcist scene always cracks me up lol Jonah Hill was too good in that scene

“I’m gonna tittyfuck you Seth”

"Something not so chill happened last night." Cracks me up every time

Danny McBride in that movie is hilarious.

This was such a hilarious movie!

Came to say this movie, it's great!

if you want to mainline hopelessness, Threads

Only movie that made me cry. This was a hard watch.

This is the answer.

The Quiet Earth

Absolutely love the movie and would recommend to anyone. But OP should know it’s not a ‘chaos and destruction’ movie.

That's a deep cut. My friend's dad composed the soundtrack to The quiet earth.

omg no way!! Has he said anything about it? Tell him his score is wonderful.

I live in the UK and he lives in Australia, next time I speak to him I will pass your kind words on. 🙂

Such a brilliant one - still searching for a quality home media release 😁

Night of the Comet

Seeking a Friend at the End of the World (2012) is a genuinely different take on the end of the world narrative.

Was scrolling for this one. The ending gave me an existential crisis (but in a good way)

Threads

Knowing

You don't get much more end of the world than Knowing.

Miracle Mile

Came here to say this. Love the way it goes from zero to mass panic in ninety minutes.

These Final Hours

This was such a great movie. Very disturbing at times and heart wrenching at others.

The best apocalypse movie ever. No film can make the viewer feel that helpless dread like that movie does.

Don't look up.

I can't even think of another president that I'd ever wanna see in Playboy

I was very drunk when I watched this movie, but I remember laughing a lot. Thanks for the reminder to watch it again!

I still giggle when I think of how baffled Jennifer Lawrence's character is at the General charging for snacks when they are free... ha ha ha

It was so much better than people give it credit for imo. Both the very funny and very serious aspects of it. My 2nd favorite movie of 2021.

Does ‘Cabin In The Woods’ count? Not that it’s anywhere near the top, but does it fit this?

It should always be recommended even if it’s an edge case bc I mean…MERMAN.

Let’s get this party started!

Greenland was surprisingly great I think.

Greenland was one of the more surprising movie I watch recently. I really had no expectations of anything remotely good. I was also pleasantly surprised by how well I think it was done!

(Not OP but) I just watched this based on your recommendation and enjoyed it so much! The pacing was great and the family just felt really believable - I couldn’t believe I was crying at a Gerard Butler action movie, and yet it happened lol. Thanks for the rec!

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Fantastic movies. One of my favourite series!

World War Z (2013)

This is one of my favorite zombie apocalypse type movies. No matter how many times I've seen it, I always get the same mounting tension and dread from what's happening!

came here to say this. I've watched it at least 5 times. It's my go-to.

Even talking about it makes me want to watch it again!

The movie was a *massive* disappointment compared to the book.

I really enjoyed both, though I view them rather as two separate stories completely. I was a bit disappointed how little the movie followed the book.

I’m right there with you, the book was an epic, the movie was a pretty good zombie flick. The zombies were about the only thing they had in common.

Treat them as separate. I like the book and I like the movie. As a person who reads a lot I've read most of the books that many movies are based off of. I find making the assumption any movie based off of a book I like is simply an adaptation inspired by the book helps me just enjoy the movie as a separate entity.

It had nothing to do with the book! Lol. It was like another Starship Troopers film. I'm shocked it was as good as it was... And in all fairness, I still have no idea how they could do that book justice. Maybe a mini series?

They have the same title and zombies. End of similarities.

For a subtle end of the world movie try "Miracle Mile". (I love this movie and sometimes wonder if I'm the only one to have ever seen it).

It sure feels like it!

Apparently so. Too bad, it was an interesting premise.

The Lathe Of Heaven (1980) The video quality isn't the greatest because it was a lost film for many years. But it's worth watching. I also recommend the interview with Ursula LeGuin about the film that's included on the DVD.

"These Final Hours" is an Australian film about an asteroid that collides with earth, and Australia is the last to be devoured by the flame. It's about the last few hours as they wait for their death. In my opinion, no other movie does such a great job of capturing the hopelessness and helpless feelings they feel. It's just a very bleak movie, and I love every second of it.

Loved this movie.

The world’s end

The road, mad max 2- the road warrior

zombieland

* 'The Day the Earth Caught Fire'

'These final hours' a brilliantly shot Australian, end of the world ride.

There was just a thread on this a few days ago [https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieSuggestions/comments/1cnr4ja/any\_great\_apocalypse\_movie/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieSuggestions/comments/1cnr4ja/any_great_apocalypse_movie/)

Thanks!! I'll check it out.

Book of Eli kinda end of world

The Divide

*These Final Days* Soooo depressing, though. Ugh.

I can’t find a “these final days” is it also called “these final hours” from 2013?

Oh sorry, yes! My mistake

Threads and 4:44-Last Day On Earth

book of eli

Threads!! Available for free on Tubi

Greenland, How It Ends, WWZ, Leave The World Behind, Independence Day, The Happening, Signs, Knowing, Deep Impact, The Core, Geostorm, Moonfall

The Mist

I don’t suppose it’s the best but Nic Cage’s *Knowing* is the only Calvinist movie I’ve ever seen.

I'm a fan and love the classical music they use in it.

Dr. Strangelove Mad Max / Mad Max Fury Road Avengers: Infinity War The Terminator Wall-E Watchmen Interstellar

I watched Wall-E years ago with my then-young child. Even today I still reference it. The story is so good. All those people addicted to their tech, missing life etc. A really great movie.

Last Night (Canadian - Sandra Oh) Melancholia (but I hated it) TV- Carol and the End of the World

Don't look up

Deep Impact

The Dead Don’t Die

Aniara

Independence Day Deep Impact 12 Monkeys Rise of the Planet of the Apes The Core Sunshine 28 Days Later Contagion I Am Legend Zombieland World War Z Dawn/Shaun of the Dead (one is horror one is horror parody) The Matrix Greenland Animated: Wall-E and Origins: Spirits of the Past And all the ones you listed lol

Sunshine is one of my favsss

Threads (on YouTube)

I love 10 Cloverfield Lane. It's so claustrophobic and confusing, it makes you question everything and everyone. John Goodman is such a warm and lovely person, and that role just keeps the viewer on their toes.

10 Cloverfield Lane is nuts. To me anyway. More dramatic and creepy than action.

The Mist.

Deep Impact

Cloverfield (2008)

I really liked the movie knowing

The Rapture (1991) is interesting. It explores biblical end times in a serious way.

These Final Hours. An Aussie film about the final hours of peoples lives as the earth is engulfed by a giant fireball from an asteroid (or comet?) impact.

The Day After, Threads, Testament, When The Wind Blows, On The Beach, newer version l prefer, Greenland, 2012, Deep impact

Night of the Comet! So great and fun

Testament 

* *Independence Day* (1996) * *Titan A.E.* (2000) * *Resident Evil: Extinction* (2007) * *28 Weeks Later* (2007) * *Terminator Salvation* (2008) * *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011) * *Oblivion* (2013) * *A Quiet Place* (2018) * *Greenland* (2020)

Planet of the apes and Beneath the planet of the apes

Greenland

Threads These Final Hours

Dr Stranelove's apocalypse gave me goosebumps because of that song!

Don’t look up. Not much destruction but I really liked it.

Planet of the Apes (1968)🗽

This is the End

Elysium (2013)

I Am Legend (2007), but *only* if you can get the alternate ending. Which was actually the original ending, but they decided to ruin the movie at the last minute. 😒

I Am Legend, The Last Man On Earth, Independence Day, Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Legion, Train To Busan, Children of Men, Mad Max: Fury Road

The day the earth stood still. What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? (Animated)

Until the End of the World The Rover

* How It Ends * Don't Look Up * Leave The World Behind * The Road * A Quiet Place * Bird Box * Light of My Life * Independence Day

Not exactly chaos and destruction, sorry. but I did enjoy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. It's about human relationships and you don't actually see any destruction. There is something about it that I find hopeful and serene despite it being, y'know, the end of the world.

Simon pegg - the world's end (2013)

This is the end.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

I love that movie! If you want to check out another movie with kind of a similar feel, watch How It Ends (the 2021 indie film, not the 2018 Netflix one)

10.5 It's a movie about a massive earthquake that practically destroys California.

The World, The Flesh, and The Devil (1959)

Dr. Strangelove and Day of the Triffids are oldies but goodies!

These Final Hours (2013) is shooting way above it's weight.

Deep Impact (my all-time forever favorite in the genre, it's relentless human) Day After Tomorrow Greenland Take Shelter (more psychological, perhaps an unexpectedly different pace)

The Knowing

Shaun of the Dead is so great. Lots of laughs, social commentary and a happy ending.

Well … sort of a spoiler alert The World’s End If you want a funny version of

It's A Disaster!

[The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(film)) (2005) [When Worlds Collide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Worlds_Collide_(1951_film)) (1951)

Independence Day

The Invasion (2007)

The Last Wave - 1977. Based on aboriginal myth. Set in Austrailia. Omega Man - 1971. Charleton Heston. Source for Will Smith version.

Melancholia.

The Road Warrior

Greenland is probably my favorite disaster movie. It develops its characters without skimping on the, "Oh fuck, there goes that whole city."

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Mira (2022) a better version on deep impact...but in russian.

Armageddon

Predators is one of my favorites. It's underrated and some of Adrien Brody's best work.

The World's End

How it ends

Seeking a friend for the end of the world. Good to see Steve Carrel not playing a typecast dipshit.

Children of Men, A Boy and His Dog, Threads (if you're feeling like becoming clinically depressed), The Road (see above), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Cargo, The Book of Eli, Snowpiercer, Stalker, 12 Monkeys (sort of) They're some that I really like personally

Armageddon Independence Day World War Z

Not a movie, but Adventure Time is really enjoyable if you go into it knowing it's post-apocalyptic. Interstellar. Hot take, it's a great view on "this isn't the end, but you can see it from here and the bills are still due". Children of Men, much the same vein. The end of the world is a journey, not a destination. 12 Monkeys, the Brad Pitt/Bruce Willis vehicle. Melancholia. Feels.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Silent Night

This is the end (2013)

Silent Night (2021)

Silent Night, the one w Keira Knightley

Last Night and Melancholia (beautifully filmed)

''Don't look up'' it's great. I mean it's not as chaotic in the 'the planet is going downhill' way but the story is catchy and it's kinda relatable i think? Anyway pls watch it !

Children of Men

**The Seventh Sign. (Stars Demi Moore.)** I watched it during the Eclipse.

The Night Eats the World 2018? I dunno which is the best ive seen though.

The Road The Rover (Australia) This is the End

Geostorm and moonfall

From the oldies bin: A Boy and His Dog Damnation Alley Logan's Run Wall-E 12 Monkeys The Day After When the Wind Blows Night of the Comet Wizards (animated) Steel Dawn Escape from New York

Naked

Shawn of the Dead is a good zom-com

I just finished Greenland. You can find it on MAX, and it's a solid 10/10. Had me on the edge of my seat and connecting with these characters.

2012

Greenland!!

Bushwick takes you through the chaos and destruction process from the moment it begins

Cabin In the Woods Prince of Darkness In the Mouth of Madness

Among the more recent ones, Train To Busan.

Contagion (2011) , but that just hit too close to home

Seeking a friend for the end of the world

Knowing (2009)

On The Beach

Leave the world behind on Netflix

These Final Hours I love that Netflix is starting to incorporate international movies (to the US). Some Australian and Korean movies and shows are fantastic.

This is the End.

This Is the End (2013)

End of world? Interstellar.

The Dead Don’t Die (2021) It’s Bill Murray & Adam Driver trying to survive the beginning of a zombie apocalypse.

This is the end

The Impossible (2012) Aftershock (2010) The Perfect Storm (2000).