In which an attempt is made to catalog and compare post-apocalyptic films. Corrections? Comments? Additions? Email Toren !
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9 (2009) starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C Reilly, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover. Dir: Shane Acker
9 (2009)
Type of apocalypse: war/nerve gas
Location: America? Number of humans: zero
Years since apocalypse: less than 10
Monsters: robots (with animal bones)
Cannibalism? none
Ends on a positive? Yes
Toren’s Rating: 7/10
12 Monkeys (1995) stars Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer. Dir: Terry Gilliam
12 Monkeys (1995)
Type of apocalypse: virus
Location: Philadelphia Number of humans: lots
Years since apocalypse: 38
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
28 Days Later (2002) stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston. Dir: Danny Boyle.
28 Days Later (2002)
Type of apocalypse: virus
Location: London Number of humans: lots
Time since apocalypse: 28 days
Monsters: feral infected humans
Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
28 Weeks Later (2007) stars Imogen Poots, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne. Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Type of apocalypse: virus Number of humans: hundreds?
Time since apocalypse: less than 3 years
Monsters: feral infected humans
Cannibalism? No
Ends on a positive? No Toren’s Rating: 7/10
A Boy and His Dog (1975) stars Don Johnson. Dir: L.Q. Jones. Written by Harlan Ellison
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war
Location: Phoenix AZ Number of humans: hundreds?
Years since apocalypse: 17
Monsters: radiation victims (“Screamers”); robots
Cannibalism? Yes
Ends on a positive? Yes
Toren’s Rating: 5/10
After the Apocalypse (2004)
After the Apocalypse (2004)
Type of apocalypse: War Number of humans: At least 5
Years since apocalypse:
Monsters:
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: n/a
After Earth (2013) stars Wil Smith, Jaden Smith and Zoe Kravitz. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan
After Earth (2013)
Type of apocalypse: Environmental cataclysm Location: Undisclosed Number of humans: 2 on Earth, multitudes in space.
Years since apocalypse: 1000
Monsters: Aliens, evolved animals.
Cannibalism? No
Ends on a positive? Yes? Toren’s Rating: 5/10
America 3000 (1986) stars Laurene Landon
America 3000 (1986)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Washington? Number of humans: tba
Years since apocalypse: 900
Monsters: tba
Cannibalism? tba
Ends on a positive? tba Toren’s Rating: tba
Type of apocalypse: oil wars Location: Number of humans: thousands or millions
Years since apocalypse: less than 1 generation
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) stars Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman. Dir: Richard Lester
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: London Number of humans: dozens
Years since apocalypse: 4
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? none
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Book of Eli (2010) stars Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman, Ray Stevenson. Dir: Hughes
The Book of Eli (2010)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: San Francisco Number of humans: hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 30
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? Yes
Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Blame! (2017) was directed by Hiroyuki Seshita
Blame ! (2017)
Type of apocalypse: robot
Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 2000
Monsters: robots
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Blindness (2008) stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo. Dir: Fernando Meirelles
Blindness (2008)
Type of apocalypse: mass hysteria Location: unnamed city Number of humans: billions
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Kadaver (2020) stars Gitte Witt. Dir: Jarand Herdal
Type of apocalypse: nuclear? Location: Norway Number of humans: unknown
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Cargo (2017) stars Martin Freeman. Dir: Yolanda Ramke
Cargo (2017)
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Australia Number of humans: unknown
Time since apocalypse: unspecified
Monsters: infected humans
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Children of Men (2006) stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Dir: Alfonso Cuaron
Children of Men (2006)
Type of apocalypse: pandemic Location: Britain Number of humans: billions
Years since apocalypse: 18
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? none
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
City of Ember (2008) stars Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Martin Landau. Dir: Gil Kenan.
City of Ember (2008)
Type of apocalypse: Unspecified Location: Somewhere in the United States Number of humans: Presumably thousands
Years since apocalypse: 241
Monsters: giant star-nosed mole
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Cloud Atlas (2012) stars Tom Hanks, Halle Barry, Hugo Weaving. Dir: Wachowskis
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Type of apocalypse: unexplained. Location: “Big Isle” Number of humans: Presumably thousands if not millions or more.
Years since apocalypse: 106
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Colony (2013) stars Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton. Dir: Jeff Renfroe
The Colony (2013)
Type of apocalypse: ice age Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably at least 100
Time since apocalypse: less than 2 generations
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Cyborg (1989) stars Jean-Claude Van Damme. Dir: Albert Pyun
Cyborg (1989)
Type of apocalypse: plague, anarchy, genocide, starvation Location: New York, South Carolina, Atlanta Number of humans: Presumably thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: Less than 25
Monsters: cyborgs
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Damnation Alley (1977) stars George Peppard and Paul Winfield. Dir: Jack Smight
Damnation Alley (1977)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: California, Utah, New York Number of humans: At least
Years since apocalypse: 2
Monsters: giant scorpions, killer cockroaches
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: Undisclosed Location: America Number of humans: dozens shown
Years since apocalypse: 10
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Day of the Triffids (1963) stars Howard Keel. Dir: Steve Sekely
Day of the Triffids (1963)
Type of apocalypse: meteor shower Number of humans: billions
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: killer plants
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Day After (1983) stars Jason Robards Jr, Jobeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Lithgow. Dir: Nicholas Meyer.
The Day After (1983)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Kansas, Missouri Number of humans: millions
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no
Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Day the World Ended (1955) stars Richard Denning. Dir: Roger Corman
Day the World Ended (1955)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Southwest America Number of humans: more than five
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: mutant
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Deathlands: Homeward Bound stars Vincent Spano and Traci Lords. Dir: Joshua Butler.
Deathlands: Homeward Bound (2003)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: America Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: 120
Monsters: mutated humans and animals
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Def-Con 4 (1985) stars Maury Chaykin. Dir: Paul Donovan
Def-Con 4 (1985)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Eastern Canada Number of humans: Hundreds or thousands
Time since apocalypse: 2 months
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Delicatessen (1991) stars Dominique Pinon. Dir: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Delicatessen
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: France Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions
Time since apocalypse: undisclosed
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Doomsday
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Scotland Number of humans: millions or billions
Years since apocalypse: 30
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Dune Warriors (1991) Stars David Carradine. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Dune Warriors (1991)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: unknown Number of humans: millions or billions
Years since apocalypse: 40-60
Monsters: only if desert dwarves count
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3.7/10
Equalizer 2000 (1988) stars Robert Patrick. Dir: Cirio Santiago
Equalizer 2000 (1987)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: Alaska Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions
Years since apocalypse: 100
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes
Toren’s Rating: 2/10
Type of apocalypse: unknown
Location: New Zealand Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) stars Robert Iannucci. Dir:
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds or more
Years since apocalypse: less than 1 lifetime
Monsters: disfigured mutants
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: Kanto region, Japan Number of humans: millions
Years since apocalypse: possibly less than a lifetime
Monsters: giants
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Five (1951) stars Charles Lampkin. Dir: Arch Oboler
Five (1951)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: California Number of humans: 5
Time since apocalypse: months
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Future Hunters (1986) stars Robert Patrick. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Future Hunters (1986)
Type of apocalypse: war Location: California Number of humans: hundreds seen but presumably more
How many years since apocalypse: 39
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes and also only the first 15 minutes take place in the post-apocalyptic world. Toren’s Rating: 3.7/10
The Girl With All the Gifts (2016) stars Sennia Nanua and Glenn Close. Dir: Colm McCarthy
The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)
Type of apocalypse: fungal disease Location: Home Counties, Britain Number of humans: hundreds or thousands
Years since apocalypse: 20
Monsters: infected humans
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? debatable Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Goodbye World (2013) stars Adrian Grenier. Dir: Denis Hennelly
Goodbye World (2013)
Type of apocalypse: computer virus Location: undisclosed Number of humans: billions
Time since apocalypse: days
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Hardware (1990) stars Dylan McDermott and Iggy Pop. Dir: Richard Stanley
Hardware (1990)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: robot
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: solar storm Location: Germany Number of humans: dozens shown
Years since apocalypse: less than six
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987) stars Roddy Piper and Sandahl Bergman. Dir: Donald Jackson
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: undisclosed Number of humans: presumably thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: anthropomorphic mutant frogs
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Hostile (2017) directed by Mathieu Turi
Type of apocalypse: disease Location: undisclosed Number of humans: dozens or more
Time since apocalypse: less than a decade
Monsters: mutant ‘reapers’
Cannibalism? inferred
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6.5/10
How I Live Now (2013) stars Saoirse Ronan. Dir: Kevin Macdonald
How I Live Now (2013)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: English Countryside Number of humans: presumably millions
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes
Toren’s Rating: 7/10
I Am Legend (2007) stars Will Smith. Dir: Francis Lawrence
I Am Legend (2007)
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: New York City Number of humans: less than 6
Years since apocalypse: 3
Monsters: feral mutant humans and dogs
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
It Comes at Night (2017) stars Joel Edgerton. Dir: Trey Edward Shults
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: American wilderness Number of humans: less than 6
Years since apocalypse: 0-1
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6.5/10
Land of Doom (1986) stars Deborah Rennard. Dir: Peter Maris
Land of Doom (1986)
Type of apocalypse: war Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: n/a
The Last Man on Earth (1964) stars Vincent Price. Dir: Sidney Salkow
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Type of apocalypse: plague Location: Rome or California Number of humans: 1-2
Years since apocalypse: 3
Monsters: vampiric plague victims
Cannibalism? yes and no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Well (2014) stars Haley Lu Richardson. Dir: Thomas S. Hammock
The Last Survivors / The Well (2014)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Oregon Valley Number of humans: presumably at least hundreds
Time since apocalypse: years to decades
Monsters: non
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: 5/10
La Jetée (1962) stars Jean Négroni. Dir: Chris Marker.
La Jetee (1962)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Paris Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes and no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Le Dernier Combat (1983) stars Jean Reno. Dir: Luc Besson
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
Type of apocalypse: unknown Location: France? Number of humans: dozens at least
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Logan’s Run (1976) stars Jenny Agutter, Michael York, Farrah Fawcett. Dir: Michael Anderson. William F Nolan (novel)
Logan’s Run (1976)
Type of apocalypse: unknown Location: Washington DC Number of humans: presumably thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: about 300
Monsters: robots
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Last Days (2013) stars Quim Gutierrez, Jose Coronado, Marta Etura. Dir: David Pastor, Alex Pastor
Los últimos días (The Last Days) (2013)
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Spain? Number of humans: [pending]
Years since apocalypse: [pending]
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? [pending]
Ends on a positive? [pending] Toren’s Rating: n/a
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: America Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: 7
Monsters: giant frogs, centipedes, crabs and burrowing worms, among others
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6.8/10
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) stars Mel Gibson. Dir: George Miller
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian Desert Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: about five
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7.8/10
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) stars Mel Gibson, Tina Turner. Dir: George Miller.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian desert Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: about 20
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Mad Max Fury Road (2015) stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Dir: George Miller
Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian desert Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Mad Shelia (2016) stars Fuo Xiao. Dir: Lu Lei
Mad Shelia (2016)
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse:
Monsters:
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: tbd
Mad Warrior stars Anthony Alonzo. Dir: Willy Milan
Mad Warrior AKA Clash of the Warlords (1983)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds shown
Years since apocalypse: undisclosed
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: the Arctic/outer space Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: 3 weeks
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Molly (2017) stars Julia Batelaan. Dir: Thijs Meuwese
Type of apocalypse: nuclear explosion?
Location: “Sunderland”
Number of humans: dozens seen
Years since apocalypse: 2-3?
Monsters: feral subhuman “supplicants”
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a postive? yes
Toren’s Rating: 5.5/10
Mortal Engines (2018) stars Hera Hilmar. Dir: Christian Rivers
Mortal Engines (2018) Type of apocalypse: nuclear war (more or less) Location: Europe Number of humans: thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: hundreds Monsters: undead cyborg Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) stars Sumi Shimamoto. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: 1000
Monsters: giant mutant insects
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 10/10
I nuovi barbari (1983) stars Fred Williamson. Dir: Enzo G. Castellari
New Barbarians (I Nuovi Barbari) AKA Warriors of the Wasteland (1983)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war
Location: unknown Number of humans: hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 30ish
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes
Toren’s Rating: 4.5/10
Night of the Comet (1984) stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran and Kelli Maroney. Dir: Thom Eberhardt
Night of the Comet (1984)
Type of apocalypse: comet dust Location: Southern California Number of humans: dozens
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: “zombies”
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Oblivion (2013) stars Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. Dir: Joseph Kosinski
Oblivion (2013)
Type of apocalypse: war Location: Northeastern United States Number of humans: Hundreds or thousands
Years since apocalypse: 60
Monsters: aliens
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Omega Man (1971) stars Charlton Heston. Dir: Boris Sagal
The Omega Man
Type of apocalypse: biological warfare Location: Los Angeles Number of humans: one
Years since apocalypse: 2
Monsters: albino mutants
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
On the Beach (1959) stars Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. Dir: Stanley Kramer
On the Beach (1959)
Type of apocalypse: Nuclear war Location: Australia Number of humans: dozens
Time since apocalypse: days
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Panic in Year Zero! (1962) stars Ray Milland. Dir: Ray Milland
Panic in Year Zero!
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: California Number of humans: dozens
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Planet of the Apes (1968) stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell and Kim Hunter. Dir: Franklin Schaffner
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: New York Number of humans: hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 2000
Monsters: advanced ape society
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Postman (1997) stars Kevin Costner and Olivia Williams. Dir: Kevin Costner.
The Postman (1997)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Oregon Number of humans: thousands or millions
Years since apocalypse: 15
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
The Quiet Earth (1985) stars Sam Pillsbury. Dir: Geoff Murphy
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Type of apocalypse: experiment gone wrong Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Number of humans: 3
Time since apocalypse: days
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
A Quiet Place (2018) Stars Emily Blunt. Dir: John Krasinski
A Quiet Place (2018)
Type of apocalypse: alien invasion
Location: America Number of humans: unknown
Time since apocalypse: months & years
Monsters: aliens
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: Unknown, possibly America or Europe Number of humans: Scores or hundreds shown
Time since apocalypse: months & years
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Road (2009) stars Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall. Dir: John Hillcoat. Cormac McCarthy (novel)
The Road (2009)
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: Southeastern United States Number of humans: presumably at least thousands
Years since apocalypse: 8
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? not really Toren’s Rating: 8.5/10
Type of apocalypse: viral plague Location: United States Number of humans: dozens seen
Years since apocalypse: 8
Monsters: rabid plague ‘nightwalkers’
Cannibalism? only nightwalkers
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3.5/10
Salute of the Jugger (1989) stars Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen and Vincent D’Onofrio. Dir: David Peoples
Salute of the Jugger (Blood of Heroes) 1989
Type of apocalypse: war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) stars Dylan O’Brien, Rosa Salazar, Alan Tudyk and Lily Taylor . Dir: Wes Ball
The Scorch Trials (2015)
Type of apocalypse: solar flares and “zombie” virus pandemic Location: America, possibly San Francisco? Number of humans: Possibly millions
Years since apocalypse: unclear, presumably less than two generations
Monsters: insane cannibalistic virus-infected “cranks”
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? n/a Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Type of apocalypse: environmental Location: Montana? Number of humans: Hundreds at least
Years since apocalypse: 50
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Screamers (1995) stars Peter Weller. Dir: Christian Duguay
Screamers (1995)
Type of apocalypse: war Location: The planet Sirius 6B Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: 10
Monsters: robots
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3/10
She (1982) stars Sandahl Bergman and Gordon Mitchell. Dir: Avi Nesher
She (1982)
Type of apocalypse: apparently nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: at least hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 23
Monsters: robots, mutants
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Six-String Samurai (1998) stars Jeffrey Falcon. Dir: Lance Mungia.
Six String Samurai (1998)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Las Vegas Number of humans:
Years since apocalypse: 40
Monsters: none
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Sky Has Fallen (2009)
Type of apocalypse: plague Location: Number of humans:
How many years since apocalypse:
Monsters: demonic figures
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: tbd
Snowpiercer (2013) stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt. Dir: Bong Joon-Ho.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Type of apocalypse: climate change Location: global (train) Number of humans: hundreds
Years since apocalypse: 17
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Solarbabies (1986) stars Richard Jordan and Alexie Sayle. Dir: Alan Johnson
Solarbabies (1986)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: 1000
Monsters: alien
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? Yes?
Toren’s Rating: tbd
Steel Dawn (1987) stars Patrick Swayze. Dir: Lance Hool
Type of apocalypse: WWIII Location: undisclosed
Number of humans: Hundreds at leastYears since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: shrieking sand-burrowing half-men Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Stryker (1983) stars Steve Sandor. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Stryker (1983)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: undisclosed Number of humans: at least hundreds
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes but not for the sidekick Toren’s Rating: 2.5
Tank Girl (1995) stars Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice T and Malcolm McDowell. Dir: Rachel Talalay
Tank Girl
Type of apocalypse: comet Location: presumably Australia Number of humans: thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: 11
Monsters: kangaroo DNA-spliced supersoldiers
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
Terminator Salvation (2009) stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin. Dir: Joseph Nichol
Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war
Location: California Number of humans: thousands
Years since apocalypse: 14
Monsters: robots/cyborgs
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Threads (1984) stars Karen Meagher. Dir: Mick Jackson
Threads (1984)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Sheffield, UK Number of humans: billions
Years since apocalypse: from days to 13 years
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Type of apocalypse: disease Location: France Number of humans: Presumably thousands
How many years since apocalypse: blern
Monsters: No
Cannibalism? No
Ends on a positive? No Toren’s Rating: 5.3/10
Tooth & Nail (2007)
Type of apocalypse: blern Location: Number of humans:
How many years since apocalypse: blern
Monsters:
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: TBD
Turbo Kid (2015) stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Laboeuf and Michael Ironsides. Dir: Francois Simard
Turbo Kid (2015)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war
Location: unknown Number of humans: scores or possibly hundreds
Years since apocalypse: Somewhere between 20 and 1
Monsters: robots
Cannibalism? Yes (in a way)
Ends on a positive? Yes
Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Wall-E (2008) stars Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Fred Willard. Dir: Andrew Stanton.
WALL-E
Type of apocalypse: Mass consumerism Location: Unknown Number of humans: Zero
Years since apocalypse: 800
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? None
Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 10/10
Warriors of the Apocalypse (1985) stars Michael James. Dir: Bobby A Suarez
Warriors of the Apocalypse AKA Searchers of the Voodoo Mountain (1985)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Possibly South America Number of humans: hundreds or thousands.
Years since apocalypse: 90 +
Monsters: jungle dwarves with healing powers
Cannibalism? unclear
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Wastelander (2018)
Type of apocalypse: Location: Number of humans:
Years since apocalypse:
Monsters:
Cannibalism?
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: tbd
Waterworld (1995) stars Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper. Dir: Kevin Reynolds
Waterworld (1995)
Type of apocalypse: climate change Location: Denver, CO and Mount Everest Number of humans: hundreds or thousands.
Years since apocalypse: hundreds
Monsters: huge mutant fish
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
What Still Remains (2018) stars Lulu Antariksa. Dir: Josh Mendoza
What Still Remains (2018)
Type of apocalypse: plague Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown
Years since apocalypse: 19+
Monsters: no
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Wheels of Fire (1985) stars Gary Watkins. Dir: Cirio H Santiago
Wheels of Fire (1984)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: Likely thousands or more
Years since apocalypse: unknown
Monsters: mutant subterranean”sandmen”
Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 4/10
When the Wind Blows (1986) stars Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills. Dir: Jimmy Murakami
When the Wind Blows
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Sussex, UK Number of humans: two known
Time since apocalypse: immediate
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
World Gone Wild (1987) stars Bruce Dern, Catherine Mary Stewart and Adam Ant.
World Gone Wild (1987)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear
Location: America, probably California Number of humans: at least thousands
Time since apocalypse: 75 years
Monsters: No
Cannibalism? Yes Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) stars Harry Belafonte. Dir: Ranald MacDougall
The World, The Flesh and the Devil
Type of apocalypse: global radioactive cloud Location: Pennsylvania, New York Number of humans: At least 3
Time since apocalypse: days
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Young Ones (2014) stars Elle Fanning, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult. Dir: Jake Paltrow
Young Ones (2014)
Type of apocalypse: drought Location: USA Number of humans: presumably millions or billions
Years since apocalypse: possibly less than a generation
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Z for Zachariah (2015) stars Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine. Dir: Craig Zobel
Z for Zachariah (2015)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Rural area USA Number of humans: At least 3
Time since apocalypse: about 1 year
Monsters: none
Cannibalism? no
Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Hey some of these are on youtube!
World Gone Wild:
VIDEO
Stryker 1983
VIDEO
Hell Comes to Frogtown
VIDEO
She 1982
VIDEO
Six String Samurai
VIDEO
The Day After
VIDEO
The Bed Sitting Room
VIDEO
damnation alley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvLhyQVuyMI
Day of the Triffids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AXZKaEg5IM
The Day the World Ended 1955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdewXmTguk
Def-Con 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN0yw9g4Y2Y
Equalizer 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocOCJUs4dJc
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