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Films that tell about global catastrophes and the end of the world have always had a wide audience of viewers. Mankind has always been interested in the future of the planet. In this regard, many feature films appeared on the cinema screens, projecting the fate of people and the earth in the future. Some of them were a great success and were heard by moviegoers for a long time, while others ended in complete failure.
In 10 top apocalypse movies included the best motion pictures of all time of the existence of cinema.
10 28 days later | 2002
“28 days later” (2002) opens the top ten films about the end of the world. Experimental monkeys are stolen from a secret scientific laboratory, which are infected with a particularly dangerous virus. Primates are allowed to roam the streets of the city and soon aggressive animals attack people and infect them. After some time, the infected person turns into a bloodthirsty monster. The earth is in danger, as the virus is spreading at an unknown speed and the whole of England is almost completely infected. Only a few manage to escape. The survivors hide in abandoned buildings and try to figure out how to fix the situation.
9. War of the Worlds | 2005 year
“War of the Worlds” (2005) is a fantasy thriller about the apocalypse. The 21st century is the time of high technologies and scientific achievements, which are the merit of mankind. People consider themselves the rightful owners of the planet and are sure that they are endowed with the highest intelligence. They do not yet know about the existence of another galaxy, from where they have been continuously watched for hundreds of years by other beings endowed with a highly developed intellect. They have their own plans for the planet Earth, which they want to implement, regardless of people.
8. I am a legend | 2007
“I’m legend” (2007), perhaps one of the best science fiction thrillers about extinct humanity. Scientists discover a serum that cures cancer. During the experiments, the unexpected happens: the panacea causes people to become infected with a virus that turns them into hungry monsters-killers. The planet is dying out and inhabited by terrible creatures that prowl in search of food at night, and take refuge in basement buildings during the day. Only one person manages to escape, thanks to a special immunity that saved him from infection. Day and night, he has been in search of an antidote to a terrible epidemic for several years now, and it depends only on him whether humanity can be reborn again.
7. Abyssal Impact | 1998
The American fantasy thriller Deep Impact (1998) tells about the fatal collision of the Earth with a comet. Scientists beat a panic and warn of an impending threat in two years. The announcement of the apocalypse is causing mass panic on the planet, and people are looking for shelters. The authorities, in turn, are taking all possible measures to avoid the tragedy. A Russian-American group is sent into space on the Messiah ship. They must conduct a successful operation, during which the comet must be destroyed. The whole fate of mankind now depends on them.
6. Day after tomorrow | 2004
“Day after tomorrow” ( 2004) is one of the most successful films about the end of the world. The future of the planet and humanity is in danger – global warming is approaching, which will lead to irreversible natural disasters. Scientist Jack Hall sounds the alarm and informs the US government about it. He is trying to convince the authorities that an irresponsible attitude towards the environment and its pollution will lead to disaster. But no one is going to listen to the scientist and follow his instructions. A climate apocalypse is gradually approaching the earth, which will take the lives of many people.
5. Inferno | 2007
Fantastic thriller “Thick” (2007) is located in the middle of the ranking of the best films about the apocalypse. Events take place in 2057. The luminary, which replaced the darkness of the night with a sunny day, suddenly dies. People are in danger of dying. To remedy the situation, the Icarus-2 ship is sent into space, which is supposed to deliver a nuclear charge to the planet Sun. The explosion should help the luminary not go out. In outer space, the group detects a weak signal from the Ikar-1 ship, which disappeared without a trace seven years ago. The team finds itself in a dangerous situation from which it will have to get out in order to save itself and humanity.
4. End of the world | 1999
“End of the world” (1999) – a picture about the apocalypse of the horror genre. Her birth was predicted for many centuries. The bride of Satan is to be born, with whom he will enter into an alliance. After that, the whole world will plunge into darkness and humanity will die out. The prediction comes true and at the end of the millennium the Devil rises to find his betrothed. Among the people there is one who is ready to stand in the way of the Prince of Darkness and disrupt his plans for the future.
3. Book of Eli | year 2009
“The Book of Eli” (2009) opens the top three most successful paintings related to the end of the world. Humanity is on the verge of extinction, and the world is immersed in twilight due to the catastrophe. Chaos and poverty reign everywhere, people have turned into embittered and aggressive creatures who are fighting for food and are in search of water. The only person who remained unperturbed is the sage Eli. His main food becomes the Word from the Bible, and his powerful weapon is faith in God. He wanders the earth with a backpack on his back, which contains a sacred book. On his way stands the despotic tyrant Carnegie, who plans to take over the world and rule over humanity.
2. The future of the planet: life after people | 2008
“The future of the planet: life after people” (2008) is an apocalyptic documentary about the fate of the earth. Humanity has left the planet, which after that will undergo drastic changes. After several decades, the power of natural phenomena will not leave a trace of the civilization of mankind, and will destroy all the most majestic buildings. The Earth will turn into a green planet inhabited by different kinds of wild animals. Scientists confirm their hypothesis by illustrating the territories that people left.
1. Armageddon | 1998
“Armagedon” (1998) tops the top 10 films about the end of the world. The earth is attacked by a meteor shower, and scientists notice the approach of a large asteroid that will destroy the planet and humanity. Only a few days remain before the inevitable catastrophe. NASA specialists see only one way out of the situation – to send a team into space, which should destroy a huge meteorite. An experienced driller, Harry Stemper, is invited to participate in the operation. It is on him that the success of the operation and the fate of all people now depend. He must have time to get to the asteroid, before it enters the layers of the atmosphere, and split it. The chances of success are very small, but this is the only hope for salvation.
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