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After the apocalypse movies

Explore stories set after disasters that transform civilisation.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 431 films · Page 16.

SuperGrid (2018)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, science fiction film

In a future where a plague has infected much of the population, two brothers are tasked with retrieving a mysterious package by traveling to Canada, which mining conglomerates have turned into a wasteland. Two brothers must travel the same…

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Descendents (2008)

post-apocalyptic film, zombie film

After a virus causes a zombie apocalypse, the military engages in brutal warfare against the roving zombies. Young mutants, who are immune to both the virus and the zombies, band together and attempt to escape the violence. Camille, the ol…

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The Sisterhood (1988)

action film, post-apocalyptic film

In what used to be America, several women fight to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world, after being captured by a brutal army of men. The men are veterans of the "Western War," which occurred sometime before 2021. The army is led by Mik…

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Torn (2013)

disaster film, post-apocalyptic film

The film is the story of two mothers Maryam (Mahnoor Baloch) and Lea (Dendrie Taylor) who are grieving over their dead teenage sons and then begin to wonder if the other's son wasn't responsible for their child's death.

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Bugday (2017)

Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, post-apocalyptic film

In an undefined near future, Professor Erol Erin, a seed geneticist, lives in a city protected from multi-ethnic immigrants by magnetic walls. For unknown reasons, the city's agricultural plantations have been hit by a genetic crisis. In a…

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Downstream (2010)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

It's Great to Be Alive (1933)

musical film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction comedy

A young aviator, Carlos Martin, is dumped by his girlfriend, and heads on a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean. He has engine trouble and makes an emergency landing on an uninhabited island out in the Pacific. Shortly afterward, a pandem…

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Land of Doom (1986)

Action, Adventure, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

Harmony runs away to hide in a cave while her village is attacked by the raiders. Inside, she finds a wounded survivor named Anderson, whom she obviously despises. Eventually, she agrees to travel with Anderson in search of food and shelte…

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Warlords (1988)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse

Dow is an ex-soldier searching the wasteland for his wife who was taken from him by the Warlord. With only a disembodied, wisecracking head and a renegade woman named Danny as his companions, they roam the terrain to try and get back the w…

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Plague (2014)

post-apocalyptic film, zombie film

Society breaks down after a virus causes the infected to turn into cannibalistic killers. When Evie's husband John becomes separated from the rest of the group during an attack, the survivors fall back to their emergency shelter. Gary and …

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Ultra Warrior (1990)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, action film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

A failed space based defense system kills millions in a nuclear disaster. In the subsequent chaos, the wealthy developed cities run by brutal military fascists, while the poor roam the radioactive deserts created by the nuclear fallout. Ma…

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Encrypt (2003)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, dystopian film, science fiction film

A few survivors have dedicated themselves to preserving and protecting what is left of mankind; among these is former Army Captain John Thomas Garth. Approached by Lapierre, a former comrade now employed by eco-profiteer Anton Reich, Garth…

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Dead Within (2014)

post-apocalyptic film, psychological horror fiction, zombie film

After a zombie apocalypse, Mike and Kim reinforce their cabin in the woods. Whenever their supplies run out, Mike leaves to scavenge. Though Kim wishes to come with him, he insists that she stay behind in the cabin, where she is safe.

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5 Shells (2012)

dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film

Following a global economic collapse resulting in a post apocalyptic world, Matti (Kelsey Hutton) and her older sister Joslyn (Eve Kozikowski) are hiding beneath the floor as an armed intruder searches their house. After finding their pare…

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Deadland (2009)

post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

As Sean Kalos attempts to mend his relationship with Katie, his estranged wife, his cell phone goes dead. Kalos enters a gas station and requests assistance, only to find that the phones there have also died. The attendant, who is raptly w…

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Empire of Ash (1988)

post-apocalyptic film

In 2050, sometime after a nuclear war, Danielle searches for her missing sister in New Idaho. All cities have been destroyed and humanity lives in small groups scattered through the countryside. The Warriors, a government-sanctioned parami…

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Doomsday Rock (1997)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, disaster film

Dr. Karl Sorenson, a noted astronomer, believes that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth based on his study of an ancient civilization's prophetic timeline, but few other scientists believe him. Desperate, he leads a group of m…

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Humanity's End (2009)

Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, thriller film, war film

Several hundred years into the future, mankind has been relegated to the position of a minority species being replaced by a clone-race called "Homo technis" or "Konstrukts" which is itself being supplanted by the genetically engineered rac…

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The Sky Has Fallen (2009)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Horror, post-apocalyptic film, zombie film

An Ebola-like plague decimates the world's population. Attempting to escape infection, people flee to rural locations but strange demonic figures appear, transforming the dead into their army. The two main characters, Lance and Rachel, try…

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The Dead and the Damned 2 (2014)

horror film, post-apocalyptic film, zombie film

A woman is hiding in a house with a little girl when it is besieged by zombie's. The woman sacrifices herself and allows the little girl to run away as they are surrounded. The woman is bitten and killed by the grotesque monsters.

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