Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore stories set after disasters that transform civilisation.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 431 films · Page 4.
Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, drama film, post-apocalyptic film
Wealthy prepper Ian Ross owns a mansion and homesteading compound high atop the city of Oakwood in the Rocky Mountains. Los Angeles is hit by nuclear bombs, followed by an attack on the nation's power grid. Ian has recruited a group of for…
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Horror comedy, Zombiefilm, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, zombie comedy, zombie film
Ten years after the zombie outbreak, Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock encounter new strains of zombies: "Homers" (slow and dumb), "Hawkings" (partial intelligence), and "Ninjas" (silent and deadly). Living in the White House,…
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Action, Drama, Splatter Film, Zombiefilm, action film, drama film, horror film, independent film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, thriller film, zombie film
The United States is devastated by a mysterious phenomenon that reanimates recently-dead human beings as flesh-eating zombies. At the dawn of the crisis, it has been reported that millions of people have died and reanimated. Despite the go…
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Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In the future on a human-populated space colony, Nova Prime, the S'krell extraterrestrial race attempts to take it over with creatures called Ursas, which hunt by "sensing" fear despite being technically blind. Humanity created a peacekeep…
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Drama, disaster film, drama film, katastrophe, post-apocalyptic film
Dr. Russell Oakes works at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and spends time with family as his daughter Marilyn prepares to move away. In nearby Harrisonville, farmer Jim Dahlberg and family hold a wedding rehearsal for his eldest daug…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Thriller, action film, post-apocalyptic film, thriller film
Three years before the events of the film, mysterious apex predators called Reapers emerged from sinkholes underground and began exterminating humanity, with 95% killed in the first month. Survivors live in pocketed communities 8,000 feet …
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Action, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, psychological thriller, science fiction film
Established by survivors of World War III, the totalitarian city-state of Libria blames human emotion as the root of all conflicts. It strictly outlaws all activities or objects that stimulate emotion, with violators labeled Sense Offender…
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Adventure, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In 1899, Dr. Alexander Hartdegen is an inventor teaching at Columbia University in New York. Unlike his friend David Philby, Alex would rather do pure research than work in the business world.
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, road movie, thriller film
After a global war results in widespread oil shortages and ecocide, civilisation collapses and the world descends into barbarism. Former policeman Max Rockatansky, haunted by the death of his family, drives around the desert Outback of wha…
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Sci-Fi, Thriller, action film, drama film, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, thriller film
After a Space Shuttle crashes on Earth, an intelligent fungus-like organism is discovered on the scattered wreckage across the United States. Soon afterward, people begin behaving strangely, showing detachment and a loss of emotion. Among …
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, Girls with Guns, Vampirfilm, Werewolf, action film, action thriller, fantasy film, girls with guns, horror film, romance film, vampire film, werewolf film
For generations, vampires and Lycans, an ancient species of werewolf, have secretly waged war. The vampires gain the upper hand when Lycan leader Lucian seemingly dies at the hands of vampire Kraven, who becomes the second-in-command to th…
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Adventure, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Komödie, Sci-Fi, adventure film, comedy film, science fiction film
One Thursday morning, Arthur Dent discovers that his house is to be immediately demolished to make way for a bypass. He tries delaying the bulldozers by lying down in front of them; however, Arthur's friend Ford Prefect convinces him to go…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Tragic Comedy Film, apocalyptic film, black comedy film
Married couple Nell and Simon host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses. This Christmas is a special occasion with everyone dressing in formal wear and the children being allow…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Girls with Guns, Sci-Fi, Zombiefilm, action film, biopunk, girls with guns, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, thriller film, zombie film
Alice and the survivors on board the Umbrella Corporation freighter Arcadia are attacked by a fleet of Umbrella gunships led by Alice's brainwashed former ally, Jill Valentine; Alice is captured during the attack. An Alice clone awakens in…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, super robot
In 2005, the evil Decepticons have conquered the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron. The heroic Autobots, operating from Cybertron's two moons, prepare a counteroffensive. The Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, sends a shuttle to Autobot C…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Computeranimation, Family Comedy, apocalyptic film, road movie, science fiction film
Katie Mitchell is a quirky aspiring teenage filmmaker in Kentwood, Michigan, who often clashes with her father Rick, a middle-aged, nature-obsessed, and technophobic man, and has recently been accepted into film school in California. The e…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, Vampirfilm, cyberpunk, dystopian film, fantasy film, post-apocalyptic film, superhero film, thriller film, vampire film
A centuries-long war between humans and vampires devastated the planet's surface and led to a theocracy under "The Church". Despite vampires' vulnerability to sunlight and humans technological advancements, their strength and speed made th…
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Adventure, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Heimatfilm, action film, adventure film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, romance film, science fiction film
In the late 20th century, unexplained apocalyptic disasters have devastated the world. Most knowledge and technology from the past has apparently been lost, and the former United States reverts to an unconnected pre-industrial society. In …
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In 2000, a massive earthquake strikes the city of L.A., cutting it off from the mainland as the San Fernando Valley floods. Declaring that God is punishing L.A. for its sins, a theocratic presidential candidate wins election to a lifetime …
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Animation, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Treasure Hunting, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In 3028 A.D. (The 31st century), a groundbreaking scientific project known as "The Titan Project" incurs the wrath of the Drej, a hostile race of aliens made of pure energy, who fear that it will allow humans to challenge them. Determined …
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Animalhorror, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
United Nations negotiator Edward Douglas survives a plane crash in the Java Sea. A passing boat rescues him. Aboard, Dr.
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In 3000 AD, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler lives in the Rocky Mountains with a band of cave-dwellers who fear the "demons" that rule Earth. Jonnie doubts their stories and rides into the lowlands, where hunters Carlo and Rock show him a desolate and…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Super Hero, Utopia & Dystopia, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film
In a dystopian future, a plague (called Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration) kills nearly 90 percent of the children in the United States. Those who survive develop superpowers. They are classified by color: Green (increased inte…
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Action Comedy, Adventure, Computeranimation, action film, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, time-travel film
Shortly after the destruction of the Kragle via the Piece of Resistance, Duplo aliens arrive and threaten destruction. Emmet builds the aliens a heart as a token of friendship, but one eats it and demands more. Lucy and the Master Builders…
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