Post Apocalyptic Movies

[Ace]

I've always been a huge fan of Post Apocalyptic films, films which take us into a not so distant world which may be some day be inherited by us and our children. Something about this particular genre really illuminates the state of the human condition, past present and future. I'm writing a script for a short in this genre, so I'd love to compile a good definitive list of the TOP apocalyptic(ish) films, as I don't think I've seen them all the good ones.

My Top:

1. Mad Max 2
2. The Road
3. Terminator 2
4. I am Legend
5. 28 Days later
6. Akira
7. (Promise not to laugh) Land Before Time. (well, apocalyptic for the dinosaurs anyway)
8. Children of Men
9. Zombieland (A comedy, but nevertheless apocalyptic)

I'm sure im missing some great ones. Or ones I have not seen.. What are yours?

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[Elsie N]

Ace, There are three not on your list, (actually 5 since one of them is a trilogy) because I haven't made them yet. If we make it through my scenarios, I will post the titles once they get made.

 

[Graeme Nattress]

Peter Watkins "The War Game"
"Threads"

 

[Jay Gannon]

I've only ever read the script of The War Game never actually seen the thing itself must try to find it.

 

[Elsie N]

"Dr. Stangelove" or How I Came to Love the Bemb.

Actually that one was pre-Apocolytic.

 

[Ace]

The synopsis on "Threads" sounds very cool... Will have to get my hands on it somehow.

"Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run affects of nuclear war on civilization."

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Andrei Tarkovsky's "Stalker" is a classic movie that was "set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic future (although the time-frame is never specified),...

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[Michael Hastings]

an article about post apocalyptic movies from the cold war era.

Apocalypse then:
http://www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/PSEUDOSC/Apocalypse.HTM

On the beach from the sixties

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Alas, Babylon was a classic PA novel. Made into a Playhouse 90 TV play, but don't think there was ever a movie.

 

[Jonathan Cooper]

How about book of eli. Shot on red and post apocalyptic.

 

[Alan Zarnegar]

Andrei Tarkovsky's "Stalker" is a classic movie that was "set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic future (although the time-frame is never specified),...

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Stalker is a great film; very fluid and organic. That said, Tarkovsky (like many Russian artists) likes to take his time with exposition. It is a visual treat nonetheless.

 

[Michael McVicar]

Escape From New York

 

[Erik Franzén]

Did I hear anyone say RE: Extinction? :emote_whack:

 

[Steve Das]

Interesting to see how the apocalypse changes over the years...
2 from the 1970's had a fair amount of sex in them..

Soylent Green
A Boy and His Dog

 

[Michael McVicar]

This is an interesting list and classification According to this my suggestion of Escape From New York is a Governmental/social dystopia not post-apocalyptic. A suggestion from the fairer sex that the Stepford Wives is a scary dystopia. A bleak future is not always just burned-out buildings.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_films

 

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[Stephen Matthews]

-fist of the north star (anime)
-the city of lost children? not sure on this one
-city of ember
-diary of the dead, land of the dead, lots of the dead movies past the first could be considered apocalyptic
-matrix trilogy mah kind of
-fallout is a game series set in a post apocalyptic world done very well with lots of details
-blade runner does it count i don't know but a damn good movie
-I think that Logans run was after a nuclear explosion
-the planet of the apes some of the movies had this theme

these aren't all true post apocalyptic movies, but they are in a close vein if anything. I love this genre as well and I have a 5 script epic placed in my own post apocalyptic world though they are most likely never to see the light of day.

I know there are others but you covered most of them already

looking back on my list it's just horrible there has to be others...

 

[Graeme Nattress]

My eldest daughter really loves City Of Ember! Great movie.

Graeme

 

[Andrew Rieger]

Children of Men at the top, followed by the 28 Days/Weeks films. Mad Max and The Road Warrior are great as well.

 

[Frank Weeks]

Did we miss The Book of Eli or did I just miss it above?

 

[Tim Hole]

STALKER instantly jumped to mind as it is a favourite but it is not a post apoc really. Soylent green did though, as did Equilibrium, v for vendetta, most philip k. Dick books...but then you really has to look at the definition of post apoc vs dystopian. Dystopian is far broader but more interesting to me. It was a pity Babylon AD didn't turn out too well. I think that children of men was a fantastic feat in production value but the script was weak, dialogue was laughable at point...not to mention clive owens terrible acting as usual.

Other post apoc films are:

Brazil
Code 46
Demolition Man
The island
Soldier
1984
Fahrenheit 451
Doomsday
Casshern
28 days later
12 monkeys
Tank girl
Time of the wolf
Zardoz
Quiet earth
Logans run
Panic in year zero