in these films the end of the world is
yesterday’s news
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
post-apocalyptic movies is up a bear
cool cats catch Gorge what else would
they be called up before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
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videos for this list we’re looking at
the best flicks set after a global
disaster we’re including animated movies
but excluding anime which really
deserves its very own list number 10
snowpiercer like a runaway train this
South Korean Czech adaptation of a
French graphic novel seemed to come out
of nowhere becoming a smash hit with
critics in an all too plausible future
humans Geoengineer a solution to climate
change that instead freezes our home
into an inhospitable earth sickle the
last survivors live on in a train
circumnavigating the globe still going
for the alley featuring standout
performances from Chris Evans and Tilda
Swinton it was inventive it was
thrilling and even if it didn’t always
make complete sense the most far-fetched
elements were part of a compelling
political parable about class struggle
number nine Dawn of the Dead there’s no
more room in Hell the Dead will walk
here
another day another apocalypse George a
Romero’s classic zombie horror film
Night of the Living Dead spawned a horde
of sequels but none so definitive as
Dawn of the Dead
the zombie outbreak from the first film
has torn apart social and political
order leading for survivors to seek
refuge in an abandoned shopping mall the
result is a clever lethal combination of
gruesome gore and social satire taking
aim at materialism and consumer culture
why do these people keep them here
because they still believe there’s
respect and die often imitated but
seldom eclipsed the film’s exploration
of what people would do in a world
without rules set the stage for
countless post-apocalyptic movies to
come and inspired a pretty decent remake
is everyone there dead yeah in the sense
that they all sort of fell down and then
not gonna make it out and get as far as
abandon all hope ye who enter the world
of the road bleak and all too believable
John Hill coats adaptation of Cormac
McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel
is faithful and uncompromising a father
and son traversed the ash choked
desolate landscape of post-apocalyptic
America dodging cannibals and scrounging
for food are we still the good guys
we’re still the good guys
it’s a bare-boned horrific ly convincing
take on human nature and life after
disaster all the more memorable for a
harrowing realism hammered home by
strong performances by Viggo Mortensen
and Kodi smit-mcphee you might only be
able to bring yourself to watch it once
but it’s an emotional tail in a crowning
moment in the genre number 7 stalker
though you cut teeth in a dystopian
future the enigmatic zone offers a
tantalizing promise inside is a room
that grants wishes
based on Boris and Arkady strugatsky x’
novel roadside picnic russian filmmaker
andrei tarkovsky x’ masterpiece is a
philosophical and visually arresting
journey into the heart of our innermost
fears and desires see the shit they do
it’s good it’s also a meditation on our
fascination with apocalyptic narratives
with the surreal and dreamlike zone
representing the possibilities and even
hope inherent in chaos as well as the
twisted landscape of the human mind
elusive and inspired stalker is an
unforgettable film set in a world both
uncanny and familiar genius that’s we’re
gonna zoom it was number six wall-e
wall-e offers something rare in
post-apocalyptic movies hope Pixar’s
delightful tale about a robot in love
begins on a ruined earth before
following the adorable trash bot onto
the Starliner axiom where humans live
pampered lives of carefree excess like
Dawn of the Dead wall-e is another
satire of consumerism but without people
eating each other
it’s up to Wally and love-interest Eve
to inspire humans to greater aspirations
a worthy winner of the Academy Award for
Best Animated Feature wall-e managed to
be thoughtful and heartwarming at the
same time the pretty rare feat
especially for a movie about global
number five children of men in 2027 the
world looks much the same at least on
the surface and that may be where
Alfonso Cuaron’s Academy award-nominated
adaptation of PD James novel derives
much of its impact even in a society
close to collapse it’s all too easy to
recognize ourselves in children of men
as human infertility sews global chaos
and anti-immigration sentiment sweeps
the United Kingdom a reluctant hero
played with gripping intensity by Clive
Owen must protect a pregnant refugee
from the political machinations of
gritty and suspenseful the sci-fi
thriller portrays a world ending not
with a bang but a whimper slowly
unraveling in the face of crisis number
four twelve Monkeys you know what crazy
is craziest majority rules yeah we can’t
change the past but we might be able to
save the future in Terry Gilliam’s
neo-noir sci-fi thriller twelve Monkeys
in the future a lethal virus has
returned the planet’s surface to the
animals while humans hide underground
prisoner James Cole is sent back in time
to collect information to develop a
vaccine inspired by the French feature
at logit a 12 monkeys similarly explores
themes of memory time and perception its
convoluted plot is carried confidently
forward by a talented cast in particular
Brad Pitt as mental patient Jeffrey
Goines number three
The Matrix The Matrix is everywhere it
is all around us
the matrix was a seminal sci-fi film
both for its special effects and
post-apocalyptic premise sure robots had
risen up in other movies but the
Wachowskis Academy award-winning modern
classic combined AI takeover and
environmental disaster with provocative
philosophical ideas about reality and
illusion and the nature of human desire
and suffering then you’ll see this
not the spoon that bends it is only
yourself on the way it also managed to
be damn good fun with iconic stylistic
action sequences and a climactic finale
that left audiences begging for more a
touchstone of the genre
The Matrix was a science-fiction
Mindbender of the best kind welcome to
the desert number 2 Planet of the Apes
we got off at the wrong stop the for
movies chronicled their rise dawn or war
we beheld their planet when American
astronauts crash land they discover a
world in which apes are the advanced
species and humans the animals hunted
down and kept in captivity you know what
they say based on people’s novel a
planet they sang franklin jay Schaffner
Zam Bish’s adaptation deftly blends
adventure science fiction and social
commentary with a memorable performance
from Charlton Heston at its core
inspiring sequels and reboots galore
it’s a trailblazing tale that continues
to influence the way we imagine life
after civilization get your stinking
before we reveal the identity of our top
with the interesting result that the
background level of radiation in this
very room is nine times what it was a
year ago don’t you know that and then
you wake up today in hospital awake open
um I’m Alyssa Nate norm number one Mad
Max to the road warrior you want to get
out of here talk to me
Mad Max has come a long way since his
1979 debut while the acclaimed original
established the iconic character
it was the sequel that fully realized
Mad Max is dog-eat-dog dustbowl world
and set the tone for the future of the
franchise in a barren post-apocalyptic
Australia loner Max Rockatansky must
defend a ragtag band of survivors
including the lethal but adorable feral
kid it’s an excuse for some fantastic
car chases but also delivers an
emotional punch while subsequent
installments might be bigger faster and
more visually spectacular with fury road
worth a mention the road warrior remains
the definitive Mad Max I’m just here for
the gasoline
[Music]
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these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
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yesterday’s news
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
post-apocalyptic movies is up a bear
cool cats catch Gorge what else would
they be called up before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re looking at
the best flicks set after a global
disaster we’re including animated movies
but excluding anime which really
deserves its very own list number 10
snowpiercer like a runaway train this
South Korean Czech adaptation of a
French graphic novel seemed to come out
of nowhere becoming a smash hit with
critics in an all too plausible future
humans Geoengineer a solution to climate
change that instead freezes our home
into an inhospitable earth sickle the
last survivors live on in a train
circumnavigating the globe still going
for the alley featuring standout
performances from Chris Evans and Tilda
Swinton it was inventive it was
thrilling and even if it didn’t always
make complete sense the most far-fetched
elements were part of a compelling
political parable about class struggle
number nine Dawn of the Dead there’s no
more room in Hell the Dead will walk
here
another day another apocalypse George a
Romero’s classic zombie horror film
Night of the Living Dead spawned a horde
of sequels but none so definitive as
Dawn of the Dead
the zombie outbreak from the first film
has torn apart social and political
order leading for survivors to seek
refuge in an abandoned shopping mall the
result is a clever lethal combination of
gruesome gore and social satire taking
aim at materialism and consumer culture
why do these people keep them here
because they still believe there’s
respect and die often imitated but
seldom eclipsed the film’s exploration
of what people would do in a world
without rules set the stage for
countless post-apocalyptic movies to
come and inspired a pretty decent remake
is everyone there dead yeah in the sense
that they all sort of fell down and then
not gonna make it out and get as far as
abandon all hope ye who enter the world
of the road bleak and all too believable
John Hill coats adaptation of Cormac
McCarthy’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel
is faithful and uncompromising a father
and son traversed the ash choked
desolate landscape of post-apocalyptic
America dodging cannibals and scrounging
for food are we still the good guys
we’re still the good guys
it’s a bare-boned horrific ly convincing
take on human nature and life after
disaster all the more memorable for a
harrowing realism hammered home by
strong performances by Viggo Mortensen
and Kodi smit-mcphee you might only be
able to bring yourself to watch it once
but it’s an emotional tail in a crowning
moment in the genre number 7 stalker
though you cut teeth in a dystopian
future the enigmatic zone offers a
tantalizing promise inside is a room
that grants wishes
based on Boris and Arkady strugatsky x’
novel roadside picnic russian filmmaker
andrei tarkovsky x’ masterpiece is a
philosophical and visually arresting
journey into the heart of our innermost
fears and desires see the shit they do
it’s good it’s also a meditation on our
fascination with apocalyptic narratives
with the surreal and dreamlike zone
representing the possibilities and even
hope inherent in chaos as well as the
twisted landscape of the human mind
elusive and inspired stalker is an
unforgettable film set in a world both
uncanny and familiar genius that’s we’re
gonna zoom it was number six wall-e
wall-e offers something rare in
post-apocalyptic movies hope Pixar’s
delightful tale about a robot in love
begins on a ruined earth before
following the adorable trash bot onto
the Starliner axiom where humans live
pampered lives of carefree excess like
Dawn of the Dead wall-e is another
satire of consumerism but without people
eating each other
it’s up to Wally and love-interest Eve
to inspire humans to greater aspirations
a worthy winner of the Academy Award for
Best Animated Feature wall-e managed to
be thoughtful and heartwarming at the
same time the pretty rare feat
especially for a movie about global
number five children of men in 2027 the
world looks much the same at least on
the surface and that may be where
Alfonso Cuaron’s Academy award-nominated
adaptation of PD James novel derives
much of its impact even in a society
close to collapse it’s all too easy to
recognize ourselves in children of men
as human infertility sews global chaos
and anti-immigration sentiment sweeps
the United Kingdom a reluctant hero
played with gripping intensity by Clive
Owen must protect a pregnant refugee
from the political machinations of
gritty and suspenseful the sci-fi
thriller portrays a world ending not
with a bang but a whimper slowly
unraveling in the face of crisis number
four twelve Monkeys you know what crazy
is craziest majority rules yeah we can’t
change the past but we might be able to
save the future in Terry Gilliam’s
neo-noir sci-fi thriller twelve Monkeys
in the future a lethal virus has
returned the planet’s surface to the
animals while humans hide underground
prisoner James Cole is sent back in time
to collect information to develop a
vaccine inspired by the French feature
at logit a 12 monkeys similarly explores
themes of memory time and perception its
convoluted plot is carried confidently
forward by a talented cast in particular
Brad Pitt as mental patient Jeffrey
Goines number three
The Matrix The Matrix is everywhere it
is all around us
the matrix was a seminal sci-fi film
both for its special effects and
post-apocalyptic premise sure robots had
risen up in other movies but the
Wachowskis Academy award-winning modern
classic combined AI takeover and
environmental disaster with provocative
philosophical ideas about reality and
illusion and the nature of human desire
and suffering then you’ll see this
not the spoon that bends it is only
yourself on the way it also managed to
be damn good fun with iconic stylistic
action sequences and a climactic finale
that left audiences begging for more a
touchstone of the genre
The Matrix was a science-fiction
Mindbender of the best kind welcome to
the desert number 2 Planet of the Apes
we got off at the wrong stop the for
movies chronicled their rise dawn or war
we beheld their planet when American
astronauts crash land they discover a
world in which apes are the advanced
species and humans the animals hunted
down and kept in captivity you know what
they say based on people’s novel a
planet they sang franklin jay Schaffner
Zam Bish’s adaptation deftly blends
adventure science fiction and social
commentary with a memorable performance
from Charlton Heston at its core
inspiring sequels and reboots galore
it’s a trailblazing tale that continues
to influence the way we imagine life
after civilization get your stinking
before we reveal the identity of our top
with the interesting result that the
background level of radiation in this
very room is nine times what it was a
year ago don’t you know that and then
you wake up today in hospital awake open
um I’m Alyssa Nate norm number one Mad
Max to the road warrior you want to get
out of here talk to me
Mad Max has come a long way since his
1979 debut while the acclaimed original
established the iconic character
it was the sequel that fully realized
Mad Max is dog-eat-dog dustbowl world
and set the tone for the future of the
franchise in a barren post-apocalyptic
Australia loner Max Rockatansky must
defend a ragtag band of survivors
including the lethal but adorable feral
kid it’s an excuse for some fantastic
car chases but also delivers an
emotional punch while subsequent
installments might be bigger faster and
more visually spectacular with fury road
worth a mention the road warrior remains
the definitive Mad Max I’m just here for
the gasoline
[Music]
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