Older Classic 'End of the World' Movies

View TrailerNight of the Living Dead (1968)

In this 1968 American independent black-and-white cult classic, a group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. Directed by George A. Romero. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman.

Things to Come (1936)

A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.

A British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda and directed by William Cameron Menzies. The screenplay was written by H. G. Wells and is a loose adaptation of his own 1933 novel The Shape of Things to Come and his 1931 non-fiction work, The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind. The film stars Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Pearl Argyle and Margaretta Scott.

View TrailerRobot Monster (1953)

The evil alien Ro-Man Extension XJ-9 (who is simply called "Ro-Man" by the humans) has destroyed all but eight humans on Earth with his "calcinator death ray and must destroy the earthbound survivors to completely conquer the planet. With George Nader, Gregory Moffett, Claudia Barrett. Directed by Phil Tucker.

View TrailerThe Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

A crack space pilot returns to earth to find the planet has been devastated by some unknown forces. There are a few survivors. With Willard Parker, Virginia Field and Dennis Price. Directed by Terence Fisher.

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Clash of the Titans (1981)

Perseus, the half-mortal son of Zeus, fights meddling gods and mythical monsters Medusa and the Kraken monster for beautiful Andromeda. With Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith AND Judi Bowker. Directed by Desmond Davis.

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Prophecy (1979)

A log company's waste mutates the environment, creating a giant killer bear-monster. With Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth. Hawks: Armand Assante. Ramona: Victoria Racimo. Isely: Richard Dysart. M'Rai: George Clutes. Directed by John Frankenheimer.

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The Dead Zone (1983)

Stephen King's tale of a teacher (Christopher Walken) who awakens from a five-year coma with supernatural powers. Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt. Weizak: Herbert Lom. Henrietta: Colleen Dewhurst. Stuart: Anthony Zerbe. Stillson: Martin Sheen. Directed by David Cronenberg.

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Back to the Future (1985)

In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

View TrailerSoylent Green (1973)

In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff. Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors.

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Invaders from Mars (1953)

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings. With Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt. Directed by William Cameron Menzies.

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Life of Brian (1979)

During biblical times, a man is mistakenly proclaimed a Messiah and finds himself leader of a new religious movement. Directed by Terry Jones. Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

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The Stepford Wives (1975)

In a small suburb where the women happily go about their housework - cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking gourmet meals - to please their husbands, Bobbie and Joanna discover that the village's wives have been replaced with robots, and Joanna'a husband wants in on the action. Directed by Bryan Forbes. With Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson.

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Godzilla (1954)

An ancient beast roused from the ocean depths and irradiated by Japanese H-bomb tests, reduces Tokyo to a pile of ash. Directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It was the first of many "giant monster" movies (known as kaiju) to be produced in Japan.

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The Crazies (1973)

The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town. Directed by George A. Romero. With Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

King Arthur goes questing on a pretend horse, followed by his 'brave knights' clacking coconut shells in search of the Holy Grail. With Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.

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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from its predecessor, and shows in larger scale a zombie epidemic's apocalyptic effects on society.  With David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall. Directed by George Romero.

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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

In a dark futuristic world, literature, reading, and independent thought have been outlawed. The government has gone so far as to employ a special league of firemen to burn all books on sight. But when one otherwise obedient fireman meets an intriguing revolutionary, she provokes him to question the legitimacy of his actions. The film, directed by Francois Truffaut, is based on the classic 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. With Oskar Werner, Julie Christie and Cyril Cusack.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

After a tornado whisks Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale to a magical land, she must travel with her new weird friends to the Emerald City to see the Wizard so she can get back home. This classic musical was directed by Victor Fleming. With Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger.

View Trailer1984 (1984)

George Orwell's 1949 novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work of rewriting history, tries to defy authority in bleak Oceania by falling in love. With John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton. Directed by Michael Radford.

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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Four tales include a bigot, oldsters who find youth in playing kick the can, a misunderstood boy, and a terrified man on a plane. Vic Morrow's last movie after he was decapitated along with 2 children by a helicopter blade during the filmimg of this movie. Produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a 60s TV series created by Rod Sterling. Directed by Joe Dante, John Landis. With Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, Doug McGrath.