Good 'end-of-the-world' movies

[Kremlar]

I've always been a sucker for these films, since I was a kid. Loved the nuclear/invasion flicks, like The Day After (TV), obviously Red Dawn, Jericho (TV).

Even the corniest ones; Armageddon, Deep Impact, Independence Day...

Recently saw the trailer for I Am Legend which I thought looked good, and that led me to The Omega Man, which I watched recently and loved (despite its age).

What are some other good ones? I'd love to add some to my queue...

 

[Colt45]

Dr. Strangelove

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

Water world.

 

[DefDC]

Old school Movie: Night of the Comet, cheezy, but worth a look.

TV miniseries: The Stand (Good translation of the Stephen King book!)

Of course, Mad Max: Road Warrior, Beyond Thunderdome
Waterworld...

Cartoons:Thundarr the Barbarian

 

[OrByte]

there was one with Anthony Edwards.

Miracle Mile

First End of the World movie that popped into my head.

 

[Spacehead]

The Andromeda Strain

Gandahar (Light Years (USA))

The Arrival

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Planet of the Apes

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

The Ultimate Warrior

Damnation Alley

 

[Super56K]

Threads

Testament

The War Game (great Peter Watkins docu-drama)

 

[Shadowknight]

Why not check out The Last Man on Earth, which is an earlier movie version of Last Man on Earth, and even better yet it's legally free to download thanks to being in the public domain http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

I second Night of the Comet. I find the "zombie" makeup in there creepier than "real" zombie makeup from other movies, even if NotC was made on an extremely cheap budget.

 

[her209]

Grave of the Fireflies

 

[PottedMeat]

Wikipedia - On the Beach - 1955

Was there ever a Alas Babylon movie?

 

[Kremlar]

Why not check out The Last Man on Earth, which is an earlier movie version of Last Man on Earth, and even better yet it's legally free to download thanks to being in the public domain http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

I was thinking of checking it out, but not right away. Also afraid the age of the film might stop me from 'getting into it'.

 

[thumper01]

The Quiet Earth.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: thumper01
The Quiet Earth.

Great ending

Really old school: When Worlds Collide

 

[JulesMaximus]

I liked 'The Stand' personally. Great series I thought...of course, it's like 6 hours of viewing on DVD.

"M O O N...that spells moon."

"Rats are in the corn, and the rats are his."

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: thumper01
The Quiet Earth.

Great ending

Really old school: When Worlds Collide

:thumbsup: to both, I was going to recommend When Worlds Collide myself.

 

[dennilfloss]

Beaten to WWC but I'll recommend Crack In The World and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea in the same light.

 

[thumper01]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: thumper01
The Quiet Earth.

Great ending

Really old school: When Worlds Collide

:thumbsup: to both, I was going to recommend When Worlds Collide myself.

WWC x3

I couldn't for the life of me remember the title earlier.

 

[Luthien]

Any christian movie, lol.