Reddit Swears By These 10/10 Movies About the End of the World

From alien invasions that'll make you side-eye the night sky to natural disasters that redefine 'stormy weather,' these are the end-of-the-world stories that Reddit can't stop raving about.

25. Knowing (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 35%

A professor discovers a set of numbers that predict past and future disasters and becomes desperate to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

24. 2012 (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 39%

As the world faces a series of global catastrophes signaling the end of the world, a family battles to survive the chaos and destruction.

23. Deep Impact (1998)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 45%

When a comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth, humanity must prepare for a devastating impact while scientists plan a mission to prevent the disaster.

22. The Book of Eli (2010)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 47%

In a post-apocalyptic world, a lone man fights his way across America to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humanity.

21. Doomsday (2008)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 50%

Years after a deadly virus forces the UK into quarantine, a team is sent into the isolated area to find a cure when the virus re-emerges in London.

20. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 55%

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves and embarks on a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart, accompanied by his neighbor.

19. Island Zero (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%

The inhabitants of a remote island off the coast of Maine find themselves cut off from the outside world after the ferry stops coming, and they start to realize that something sinister is hunting them.

18. Silent Night (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%

A group of friends gathers for a holiday dinner in a world facing imminent environmental catastrophe, leading to darkly comic and emotional moments as they confront their fate.

17. The Quiet Earth (1985)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 71%

A man wakes up to find himself apparently the last person on Earth, exploring the empty world and grappling with the solitude until he discovers he's not alone.

16. The Road (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74%

In a post-apocalyptic world, a father and his son journey toward the coast to find a safe place, facing lawlessness and cannibalism among the remnants of civilization.

15. Sunshine (2007)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 76%

A team of astronauts is sent to re-ignite the dying sun with a nuclear bomb, but their mission faces perilous obstacles and a psychological struggle for survival.

14. A Boy and His Dog (1975)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 78%

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a young man and his telepathic dog scavenge for food and women, eventually discovering an underground society with dark secrets.

13. Night of the Comet (1984)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%

After a comet wipes out most of the population, two Valley girls armed with automatic weapons fight against cannibal zombies and sinister scientists.

12. Melancholia (2011)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%

Two sisters find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide with Earth, bringing about a profound examination of human despair and apocalyptic anxiety.

11. When Worlds Collide (1951)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81%

Scientists discover that a star and its planet are on a collision course with Earth, leading to a desperate race to build a spacecraft to transport a small group of people to the new world.

10. This is the End (2013)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%

During a massive party at James Franco 's house, celebrities face the apocalypse and must deal with their own demons and the crumbling world around them.

9. These Final Hours (2013)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%

With only hours left before the end of the world, a self-centered young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties, but his journey takes a detour when he saves a young girl searching for her father.

8. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

After simultaneous nuclear tests by the US and Soviets, Earth is knocked off its axis, leading to a catastrophic climate shift and a reporter's desperate effort to get the story out.

7. The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

In a dystopian future where humanity is ravaged by a fungal infection turning people into zombies, a scientist, a teacher, and two soldiers embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl.

6. Starfish (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87%

A unique mix of sci-fi and horror, where a girl grieving the loss of her best friend discovers a mixtape that could stop an interdimensional apocalypse.

5. 12 Monkeys (1995)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%

A prisoner from a post-apocalyptic future is sent back in time to gather information about a man-made virus that wiped out most of humanity.

4. Miracle Mile (1988)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%

After answering a random payphone, a man learns of an impending nuclear attack and has only an hour to escape Los Angeles and find his girlfriend before the city is destroyed.

3. Take Shelter (2011)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

A young father struggles with a series of apocalyptic visions and questions his sanity while trying to protect his family from what he believes is an impending storm.

2. Children of Men (2006)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%

In a dystopian future where humans have become infertile, a cynical bureaucrat is entrusted with escorting a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, facing dangerous obstacles in a world without hope.

1. Threads (1984)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%

This harrowing film depicts the grim realities of a nuclear attack on Britain, following two families as they struggle to survive the subsequent nuclear winter and societal collapse.