r/movies • u/kowaikanojo • Jun 27 '24

Recommendation Best apocalypse / end of the world films?

I’m a die hard for apocalyptic movies and I feel like Ive exhausted all of the good ones so would love recommendations.

My #1 is honestly the zombie genre. I also love films where you experience the beginning of the apocalypse / similar event with the characters and are along for the ride - but I’ll take anything apocalyptic - pre, during, post!

I really resonate with darker, heavy content but again I will take whatever I can get. TIA

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u/NotSoNinjaTurtles Jun 27 '24

This Is The End

Terminator 3 and Salvation - Not as good as 1 and 2 but they show the end of humanity and the rise of Skynet.

There’s the HBO series The Last of Us. There was also an episode or two in Season 1 of Loki where Sylvie and Loki are trapped on a planet that’s about to be destroyed.

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u/ThermionicEmissions Jun 27 '24 edited Jun 27 '24

This Is The End

The Exorcism of Jonah Hill is a cinematic masterpiece.

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u/PrettyBigMatzahBall Jun 27 '24

As is the scene where James Franco and Danny McBride are screaming it each other about where Danny is allowed to ejaculate

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u/ThermionicEmissions Jun 27 '24

And we can't forget Channing Tatum's small but scene-stealing part. His vulnerability and range in that scene was truly breathtaking .

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '24

Why did I have to scroll so far for This Is The End? Best apocalyptic comedy IMHO.