The Ten Must-Watch Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Movies
My Favourite Dystopian Movies
The Road — (2009)

In a post-apocalyptic world, a father must protect his son from a group of cannibals who have menaced the streets. They plan to head south, hoping to find a hospitable environment to live in.
The Survivalist — (2015)

During a food shortage, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land in the forest. His existence is threatened when two women show up looking for food and shelter.
I Am Legend — (2007)

Robert Neville (Will Smith), a brilliant scientist, is a survivor of a man-made plague that transforms humans into bloodthirsty mutants. He wanders alone through New York City, calling out for other possible survivors, and works on finding a cure for the plague using his own immune blood
It Comes At Night — (2017)

After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay — only to learn that the true horror may come from within.
A Quiet Place I & II

If they hear you, they hunt you. A family must live in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn and Lee are determined to find a way to protect their children while desperately searching for a way to fight back.
War Of The Worlds — (2005)

Dockworker Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) struggles to build a positive relationship with his two children, Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie (Justin Chatwin). When his ex-wife, Mary Ann (Miranda Otto), drops them off at Ferrier’s house, it seems as though it will be just another tension-filled weekend. However, when electromagnetic pulses of lightning strike the area, the strange event turns out to be the beginning of an alien invasion, and Ferrier must now protect his children as they seek refuge.
World War Z — (2013)

When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he realises it’s no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single bite, turns healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread.
How It Ends — (2018)

A man fights through an unfolding apocalypse in a desperate attempt to return to his pregnant wife, who is thousands of kilometres away.
Alive — (2020)

While a grisly virus ravages a Korean city, Joon-woo tries to stay safe by locking himself inside his apartment. Just as he loses hope, he discovers another survivor.
28 Days Later — (2002)

When London bike courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma a month later, he finds his city deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims of the Rage, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and joins them on a perilous journey to what he hopes will be safety.
