Surviving the Apocalypse
The coronavirus pandemic made 2020 a year like no other, but the end is finally in sight. With this apocalyptic period coming to a close, we now enter the “post-apocalypse” — a chance to reunite, rebuild, and relish the fact that things didn’t get quite as bad as they did in these movies.
One Cut of the Dead
(カメラを止めるな!)
Real zombies attack a director and his film crew who are shooting a low-budget zombie film in an abandoned building.
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- Japan • 2017
- Director Shinichiro Ueda
- Cast Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Harumi Shuhama, Mao, Hiroshi Ichihara
- Genre Comedy, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Into the Forest
When society collapses, two sisters take their chances in the wild -- but the forest can be unforgiving.
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- Canada • 2016
- Director Patricia Rozema
- Cast Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, Wendy Crewson
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Mad Max: Fury Road
In an apocalyptic future, two rebels join forces.
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- Australia, United States • 2015
- Director George Miller
- Cast Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Survivalist
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in the forest.
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- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Stephen Fingleton
- Cast Mia Goth, Martin McCann, Olwen Fouéré, Barry Ward, Andrew Simpson
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Z for Zachariah
After the end of the world she thought she was alone. She was wrong.
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- Iceland, Switzerland, United States • 2015
- Director Craig Zobel
- Cast Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Attack on Titan
(進撃の巨人)
When the human race is hunted nearly to extinction by giant monsters, a small group of humans fight back.
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- Japan • 2013
- Creator
- Cast Yūki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Saki Fujita, Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, Crunchyroll, Adult Swim, Spectrum On Demand, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Snowpiercer
In 2031, the passengers aboard the Snowpiercer are the only survivors on Earth.
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- Korea, Czech Republic • 2013
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell
- Genre Action, Science Fiction, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Shaun of the Dead
"Dawn of the Dead" gets a satirical update with this 30-something loser.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2004
- Director Edgar Wright
- Cast Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy
- Genre Horror, Comedy
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Time of the Wolf
(Le temps du loup)
One family struggles for survival after an unknown disaster leads to the collapse of civilization.
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- France, Austria, Germany • 2003
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Patrice Chéreau, Brigitte Roüan, Daniel Duval, Béatrice Dalle, Anaïs Demoustier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
28 Days Later
His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.
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- United Kingdom • 2002
- Director Danny Boyle
- Cast Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston, Noah Huntley
- Genre Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
(風の谷のナウシカ)
A young girl's love called forth miracles.
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- Japan, United States • 1984
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Sumi Shimamoto, Ichirō Nagai, Gorō Naya, Yōji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Iemasa Kayumi
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Threads
The closest you'll ever want to come to a nuclear winter.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 1984
- Director Mick Jackson
- Cast Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove
- Genre War, Drama, TV Movie, Horror
- Available on MUBI, Shudder, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla