Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "post-nuclear"

1. Threads (1984 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May

Votes: 20,108

2. Fallout 3 (2008 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Centuries following nuclear war, a teen leaves the safety of an underground vault in order to find their father, who left in hopes of creating a water purifier.

Director: Todd Howard | Stars: Liam Neeson, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Odette Annable

Votes: 20,363

3. The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.

Director: Ranald MacDougall | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer

Votes: 3,547

4. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

G | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy

Votes: 39,215 | Gross: $12.30M

5. Them! (1954)

Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness

Votes: 24,194

6. The Omega Man (1971)

PG | 98 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo

Votes: 34,076 | Gross: $8.72M

7. Carriers (2009)

PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As a lethal virus spreads globally, four friends seek a reputed plague-free haven. But while avoiding the infected, the travelers turn on one another.

Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor | Stars: Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Lou Taylor Pucci, Emily VanCamp

Votes: 49,658 | Gross: $0.09M

8. How I Live Now (2013)

R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay, Harley Bird

Votes: 31,965 | Gross: $0.06M

9. Fallout Tactics (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Brotherhood of Steel, a faction of technologically advanced pro-human soldiers who survived the nuclear holocaust, becomes engaged in a desperate war.

Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Earl Boen

Votes: 854

10. Ravagers (1979)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Richard Harris, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Turkel, Art Carney

Votes: 517

11. City Limits (1984)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A pair of teenage motorcycle gangs maintain an uneasy truce between each other in the not-too-distant future. When an evil corporation tries to take over their ruined city, the gangs must decide whether to fight their common enemy.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: John Stockwell, Darrell Larson, Rae Dawn Chong, James Earl Jones

Votes: 1,555

12. Battletruck (1982)

PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.

Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright, Bruno Lawrence

Votes: 1,532

13. America 3000 (1986)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland where a tribe of women rule and all men are either ferals or slaves, one men rises up to free the men. Can they coexist in peace or will they die in war?

Director: David Engelbach | Stars: Chuck Wagner, Laurene Landon, William Wallace, Sue Giosa

Votes: 1,571

14. The Aftermath (1982)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

An astronaut battles mutant cannibals after returning from space to find Earth ravaged by nuclear and biological war.

Director: Steve Barkett | Stars: Steve Barkett, Lynne Margulies, Sid Haig, Christopher Barkett

Votes: 1,013

15. Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe (1994)

Unrated | 96 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

An ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani

Votes: 4,083

16. 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.

Directors: Joe D'Amato, George Eastman | Stars: Al Cliver, Harrison Muller, Daniel Stephen, Peter Hooten

Votes: 812

17. Five (1951)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.

Director: Arch Oboler | Stars: William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubes, James Anderson, Charles Lampkin

Votes: 1,569

18. Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)

TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.

Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Dino Conti

Votes: 1,397

19. The Humanoid (1979)

100 min | Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery

Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler, the evil Graal uses a chemical capable of turning the pilot Golob into a mindless but indestructible automaton possessing superhuman strength.

Directors: Aldo Lado, Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Leonard Mann, Ivan Rassimov

Votes: 1,116

20. Wheels of Fire (1985)

R | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a postapocalyptic future, a ruthless vehicular gang called the Highway Warriors is conquering the wasteland through murder and plunder. During a raid, they kidnap the sister of a road warrior named Trace. He brings hell down upon them.

Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Gary Watkins, Laura Banks, Lynda Wiesmeier, Linda Grovenor

Votes: 1,034

21. Chosen Survivors (1974)

PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A group of diverse individuals are suddenly taken from their homes and flown via helicopter to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, one-third of a mile below the surface of the Earth. ... See full summary »

Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 968

22. Land of Doom (1986)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war, and a feminist warrior is forced to join up with a soldier of fortune in her journey to find a rumored "paradise" as they battle gangs of rampaging bandits.

Director: Peter Maris | Stars: Deborah Rennard, Garrick Dowhen, Daniel Radell, Frank Garret

Votes: 774

23. Terminal Voyage (1995)

R | 79 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi

It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness of outer space -- to explore the nearest Earth-Like planet. An international crew has been... See full summary »

Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: Steven Bauer, Emma Samms, Brenda Bakke, Cliff De Young

Votes: 493

24. Sayonara (2015)

112 min | Drama

In the not distant future Japan has again experienced a nuclear incident and is gradually becoming uninhabitable. The entire population has to evacuate before being deluged by radiation ... See full summary »

Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Bryerly Long, Geminoid F, Hirofumi Arai, Makiko Murata

Votes: 194

25. Survival Zone (1983)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a post-nuclear holocaust world, roving bands of motorcycle gangs attack ranchers to try to take over their land.

Director: Percival Rubens | Stars: Gary Lockwood, Camilla Sparv, Morgan Stevens, Zoli Marki

Votes: 218

26. A Man Called Rage (1984)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic world, a soldier of fortune enters "The Forbidden Land" to find uranium that will help save mankind. However, a rival adventurer is also after the uranium, but for his own ends.

Director: Tonino Ricci | Stars: Bruno Minniti, Stelio Candelli, Werner Pochath, Taida Urruzola

Votes: 187

27. Godkiller: Walk Among Us (2010)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

About a 16-year-old boy's odyssey through a post-nuke wasteland as he searches for a new heart to save his dying sister.

Director: Matteo Pizzolo | Stars: Danielle Harris, Lance Henriksen, Davey Havok, Justin Courtney Pierre

Votes: 455

28. Virtual Nightmare (2000 TV Movie)

86 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi mystery. In the future the world has apparently reached complete perfection, but when Dale suffers a car accident he begins noticing disturbing glitches in the fabric of reality.

Director: Michael Pattinson | Stars: Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton, Todd MacDonald, Jennifer Congram

Votes: 678

29. Shelter (I) (2008)

101 min | Drama

With a catastrophic event rapidly approaching, 18 people vie for 10 spots in the small town's only bomb shelter.

Director: Chris Elston | Stars: James Casey, Chris Elston, Jennifer Pennington, Kelsey Sanders

Votes: 170

30. Begstvo mistera Mak-Kinli (1975)

162 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A science fiction fantasy about a guy who decides to escape into the future by the way of hibernation. When he wakes up, feeling lucky that the experiment worked out well, the staff of the ... See full summary »

Director: Mikhail Shvejtser | Stars: Donatas Banionis, Zhanna Bolotova, Angelina Stepanova, Boris Babochkin

Votes: 220

31. Bleak Future (1997)

Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

The end is here. Civilization has collapsed. Technology has been forgotten, and History is Hearsay. Slangman is the smartest man in the known world. Together with the mute, spear-wielding ... See full summary »

Director: B. Scott O'Malley | Stars: Frank Kowal III, Brad Rockhold, Wendie Newcomb, Rob Cunningham

Votes: 238

32. ARAKS (2023)

195 min | Sci-Fi

When Doctor Araksen's wife shows signs of Alzheimer disease: The cure he'll find will send Mankind in a cycle of Terror and Madness, where Araksen will have to become a new man: Healer, Leader, Warrior: Dying many times to become: Araks.

Director: Christian Leonardo Talarico | Stars: Rodrigo Abarca, Sebastián Castillo, Natalia Contreras, Daibilin Jaque

33. Cosmic Travelers: Comets and Asteroids (1997 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

That It would happen if a comet hit against the Earth now, in present times?, the humanity would survive to the asteroid's impact?.

Director: Elliott Haimoff | Stars: John Morrison, Steven Ostro, Eleanor Helin, David Morrison

Votes: 10

34. Zordax II: La guerre du métal (2006)

12 min | Short, Sci-Fi

After the nuclear holocaust a survivor struggles against Zordax and his barbarians.

Director: Syl Disjonk | Stars: Mike Waters, Tolga Karaer, Christo Lepovsky, Carnior

Votes: 19

35. The Frozen Inferno (2000 Video)

Unrated | 24 min | Action, Short, Sci-Fi

A small band of survivors unwillingly add a new member to their quickly dwindling population, with disastrous results.

Director: Michael A. Martinez | Stars: Tim Jahn, George N. Thompson, Gabriel Derrick, Todd Peterson

Votes: 40

36. Cyanide Kiss (2016– )

Animation, Adventure

Cyanide Kiss an intense and captivating post-apocalyptic web series. Now facing a large scale post war depression, society has destroyed itself through global atomic warfare.

Stars: Katie Beresford, Phil Chadwick, Sean McCann, Timur Rahman

37. The Zombie Who Never

22 min | Short, Comedy, Romance | Post-production

A story about a small group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic zombie world who are followed home by a curious 'Zombie' that's has just had a life changing epiphany of his own.

Director: Shaz Van Kann | Stars: Dhvel Patel, Tony Wiseman, Vaiva Botyriute, Chandler Riggs

38. Hillary the Little Ladybug

Animation | Announced

Hillary the Little Ladybug is the smallest, in her family, of many brothers and sisters. She dreams of becoming Queen of Ladybug Land and ruling with reason and fairness.

39. Future Wars (2004)

33 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Professor Kirk Williams is sent through the Timeportal and into the future.. Now he must battle the most ferocious creatures in the universe with his pipe, coat and a Walther PPK

Director: Fredrik Myklebust | Stars: Sven Veine, Trond-Ove Skrødal, Gudmund Saksvik, Trond Bjørnstad

Votes: 150

40. Super Mix (2019)

127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a post-apocalyptic world, morality is tested and a harsh environment has formed demented madmen. Exploring themes of mental illness and equality, two strangers - a mute, and a man fleeing his past - search for a haven called 'Eve.'

Director: Joshua Armstrong | Stars: Joshua Armstrong, Michael Southgate, Pippa Harrison, Louise Goodfield

Votes: 89

41. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: Z for Zachariah (1984)

117 min | Comedy, Drama

Based on a book of the same name, depicting events in a Welsh valley after a nuclear holocaust, in which almost everyone has dies, leaving just two families. Eventually just one girl and ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Garner | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Pippa Hinchley, David Daker, Angela Galbraith

Votes: 114