American post-apocalyptic films

1999 American science fiction action thriller film

1984 film by James Cameron

2019 film by Anthony and Joe Russo

1991 film by James Cameron

2012 film directed by Gary Ross

1995 film directed by Terry Gilliam

2015 film directed by George Miller

2007 film directed by Francis Lawrence

2009 film directed by McG

2014 film directed by Bryan Singer

2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg

2015 science-fiction film directed by Alan Taylor

2014 film directed by Matt Reeves

2006 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón

Zombieland is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer, in his directorial debut, and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. It stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and Bill Murray. In the film, four survivors of a zombie apocalypse, Tallahassee (Harrelson), Columbus (Eisenberg), Wichita (Stone) and Little Rock (Breslin) make their way on an extended cross-country road trip to find a sanctuary free from a virus that turns people into zombies.

2004 film directed by Alexander Witt

2014 film by Neil Burger

2019 film directed by Robert Rodriguez

2001 film by Tim Burton

2014 film directed by Wes Ball

2019 film by Tim Miller

2013 film by Joseph Kosinski

2012 film directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis

2018 film directed by Christian Rivers

2010 film directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes

2007 film directed by Russell Mulcahy

Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic action film, directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.

2002 film directed by Kurt Wimmer

2015 film directed by Wes Ball

28 Weeks Later is a 2007 post-apocalyptic action horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who co-wrote it with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López Lavigne, and Jesús Olmo. It is a standalone sequel to 28 Days Later (2002) and the second instalment in its series. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, and Idris Elba. Set six months after the earlier Rage Virus outbreak, it follows the US-led NATO forces' attempt to establish a safe zone in London, the consequences of two young siblings breaking protocol, and the virus's reintroduction into Britain.

2013 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan

2018 film directed by John Krasinski

2002 film directed by Simon Wells

2024 film directed by George Miller

2021 film by Zack Snyder

2013 American comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third film in the 28 Days Later film series, it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes. The film tells the story of a boy living in a post-apocalyptic world who undertakes a hazardous journey with his ill mother in an effort to obtain medical treatment for her.

2018 film directed by Susanne Bier

2024 film directed by Wes Ball

2012 film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson

2018 film directed by Wes Ball

2015 film directed by Robert Schwentke

2019 film by Ruben Fleischer

2016 film by J Blakeson

1997 film directed by Kevin Costner

2008 film by Gil Kenan

2023 film directed by Francis Lawrence

2023 film directed by Gareth Edwards

2016 film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson

2016 film directed by Robert Schwentke

2013 film directed by Jonathan Levine

2005 film directed by Garth Jennings

2009 film directed by John Hillcoat

2007 film by Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue

2017 film directed by Nikolaj Arcel

2000 film directed by Roger Christian

2013 film by Andrew Niccol

1996 film by John Carpenter

2020 film directed by John Krasinski