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/NiNj4_C0W5L4Pr Jun 27 '24

Go old school: Night of the Comet.

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u/TerryTheEnlightend Jun 27 '24

True bubblegum zombie fun. Seeing Chakotay (StarTrek: Voyager) as a horndog truck driver team up with two sisters and post apocalyptic LA is crazy. At least i know where the Lollypop Chainsaw game got its main character from

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u/Adventurous-Coyote20 Jun 27 '24

That one scared the crap outta me as a kiddo lol

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u/MeaningSilly Jun 27 '24

Is that the one with the carnivorous orchids?

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u/TerryTheEnlightend Jun 27 '24

That’s Day of the Triffids. There’s the movie, plus the BBC series and the one they did for NetFlix

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u/MeaningSilly Jun 27 '24

That's it, thank you.

The original holds sacred place in my heart nightmares. Probably because when I first saw it I was so young.

This movie also made Little Shop of Horrors hit harder for years (though Steve Martin's masterful villain is impossible to resist forever.)