The best post-apocalyptic movies of all time
The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · 12 Monkeys (1995) · Children of Men (2006). (Updated May 26, 2026.)
Deserts, empty roads and survivors: the films about the world after the end most recommended by Italian rankings (MadMass, LaScimmiaPensa, MangaForever).
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Top 12
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1
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Furiosa, Max and a two-hour chase across the desert.
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2
12 Monkeys (1995)
Bruce Willis travels back in time to stop a virus.
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3
Children of Men (2006)
A sterile humanity and one last hope.
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4
Snowpiercer (2013)
A train circling a frozen planet.
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5
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Charlton Heston and the Statue of Liberty.
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6
I Am Legend (2007)
Will Smith and his dog in an empty New York.
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7
The Road (2009)
A father and son on foot, from Cormac McCarthy's novel.
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8
28 Days Later (2002)
Deserted London and infected who run.
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9
A Quiet Place (2018)
A family surviving in silence.
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10
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2, the template for the whole genre.
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11
WALL-E (2008)
A lonely robot on an abandoned Earth.
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12
The Book of Eli (2010)
Denzel Washington crosses America carrying a book.
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13
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Miyazaki and the toxic forest.
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Comments (1)
The Road è il più duro da vedere, ma è anche il più bello