There are numerous post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix, and this is because something is interesting about watching the end of the world.
Besides, sometimes, we need a really good, scary, heartbreaking movie to feel good and sleep. Hence, there are several of these movies.
However, just like any other kind of movie, some are trash. Thus, this article will discuss some interesting post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix so you will not waste your time.
Listed are 16 post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix that are sure to entertain you. Even though these movies are all post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix, they have a few differences.
So, scroll through and select the ones that suit you.
1. Snowpiercer (2013)
This movie is one of the post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix. It is also set on a moving train. Yes, you read that correctly. The entire film is on a train.
In the movie, the earth is rendered uninhabitable. Hence, all the remaining humans would have to live on a huge train, which takes people around the world all year round.
However, there is a social class on the train. Poor people live in bad conditions at the back of the train, while the rich live in luxury at the front.
This resulted in leaders of the poor encouraging their comrades to revolt against the rich and take control of the train.
Additionally, this movie shows how societal divisions are created and their power. Bong Joon-ho directed it, and Jamie Bell, Chris Evans, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Song Kang-Ho, and Ed Harris starred in it.
2. Cargo (2017)
This is another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix. It is a zombie apocalypse story about a man looking for a new home for his newborn daughter.
However, the man only has a few hours to get the baby to safety before he is infected.
Martin Freeman, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Simone Landers, Kris McQuade, Natasha Wanganeen, and Anthony Hayes starred in this movie.
Lastly, this movie is based on Ben Howling’s book, which has the same title.
3. Spectral (2016)
Spectral is another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix. It is centered around a special-ops team that fights invisible beings.
These beings tend to destroy anyone who confronts them. Furthermore, these beings could be supernatural, spirits of war, or the result of a government arms experiment gone wrong.
Additionally, this movie stars Louis Ozawa Changchien, James Badge Dale, Cory Hardrict, Max Martini, Emily Mortimer, Clayne Crawford, and Bruce Greenwood. Also, Nic Mathieu directed it.
4. How It Ends (2018)
Another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix is How It Ends. This movie centers on a young man finding his way home to his pregnant wife in a post-apocalyptic world.
However, the world is not the same anymore, and it is full of chaos. Furthermore, David M. Rosenthal directed this movie, and the stars are Theo James, Kat Graham, Grace Dove, Forest Whitaker, Kerry Bishe, Mark O’Brien, and Nicole Ari Parker.
5. I Am Mother (2019)
This is another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix. It is about a daughter, who lives in a bunker with a robot and her mother, who raised her.
Mother is a robot who is trying to repopulate Earth, instilling into people the right skills and values needed to exist on the planet.
However, the world of Mother and Daughter is unsettled when a lady, Woman, brings some jarring news.
Grant Sputore directed the movie, and some of the stars were Luke Hawker, Michael Lloyd, Hilary Swank, Rose Byrne, and Clara Rugaard-Larsen.
6. The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
This is another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix. It is set shortly, where a parasitic fungus infects humanity through bodily fluids.
Anyone infected with this fungus turns into a mindless zombie. Humans’ only hope is a group of second-generation kids who eat flesh but can still reason and rationalize.
Moreover, the movie focuses on a special girl, Melanie, a scientist, two soldiers, and a teacher as they strive to survive.
Furthermore, this movie is based on a book with the same title; Colm McCarthy directed this movie.
Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua, Fisayo Akinade, Anamaria Marinca, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, and Dominique Tipper starred in this movie.
7. What Happened to Monday (2017)
If you have watched this movie or the trailer, you know it deserves to be on Netflix’s list of post-apocalyptic films.
This movie is set in 2043 when the government has a strict one-child policy due to overpopulation.
This means that any child apart from the first child is put into a cryosleep. The government ensures this policy is followed through an electronic bracelet that tracks every citizen.
However, a woman died giving birth to seven identical kids. Their grandfather raised these children and meticulously taught them to pose as one identity using communication as key.
However, everything is ruined when one of them is detained, and her communication is cut off.
Furthermore, Tommy Wirkola directed this movie,, and some of the stars in it are Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Marwan Kenzari, Willem Dafoe, Adetomiwa Edun, Max Botkin,, and Pal Sverre Hagen.
8. Bird Box (2018)
Despite this movie’s mixed reviews, it is still one of the best post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix.
This movie is quite similar to The Quiet Place. However, in this movie, a single mother and her two kids in a world are trying to cross a treacherous river.
They must do this with a blindfold because they will die if they see the entity.
Additionally, Susanne Bier directed this movie, and some of its stars are Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Trevante Rhodes, Machine Gun Kelly, Danielle MacDonald, and Rosa Salazar.
9. Extinction (2018)
Next on Netflix’s list of post-apocalyptic movies is Extinction. This movie is about a man whose nightmares of a post-apocalyptic world haunt him.
However, these dreams became so real that he believed they were signs of what would happen. Thus, he started preparing, although everyone started thinking he was fearless.
Ultimately, he becomes a hero when the things he is about to turn into reality become reality, and he is prepared for it.
He did not ignore his intuition, and this enabled him to save his wife and two kids from extraterrestrials when they launched a devastating attack on the planet.
Additionally, Ben Young directed this movie, and Michael Pena, Mike Colter, Israel Broussard, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Lilly Aspeli, and Emma Booth starred.
10. It Comes at Night (2017)
This is another Netflix movie. It focuses on a family of three who live in a remote cabin.
This movie is set in a time when a horrible and extremely contagious illness has killed several people. To survive, this family has a strict set of rules.
However, these rules are overturned when another family stumbles across the cabin and asks for their help.
Eventually, there is distrust and paranoia among the families. Additionally, this movie’s director is Trey Edward Shults.
The movie’s cast includes Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogon, Griffin Faulkner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and David Pendleton.
11. Rim of the World (2019)
Another movie on Netflix’s post-apocalyptic list is Rim of the World.
Moreover, the whole family can watch this movie, which centers around four 13-year-old campers tasked with an important mission to save Earth.
Besides, these teens must do this without adult supervision or electronic gadgets to guide them. Thus, they must unite, face their fears, and save the world.
McG directed this movie, and some of the cast members are Jack Gore, Alessio Scalzotto, Benjamin Flores Jr., Lynn Collins, Annabeth Gish, Miya Cech, and Tony Cavalero.
12. The Worthy (2016)
This is another post-apocalyptic movie on Netflix. Unlike most of the film on this list, it is set in the Middle East, not the US.
This movie is about a world where most people have died due to contaminated water supply.
Initially, a political group contaminated the water to silence their enemies, however, it got out of hand and almost everyone is dead because of it.
Later, a group of survivors finds a clean water source in an abandoned factory. When this information is spread, different kinds of raiders come knocking.
Furthermore, Ali F. Mostafa directed this movie. Some of the stars in the film are Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Salah Hannoun, Mahmoud Al Atrash, and Mohammad Al Ibrahimi.
13. The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
This movie is one of the post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix and the third in the Cloverfield franchise.
However, you can watch it without the first two (Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane). Moreover, this movie begins with scientists working inside a space station orbiting Earth.
These scientists aim to create an energy source that can provide unlimited energy for Earth; however, their experiment goes wrong.
Their experiment opens gateways to other alternate realities that will destroy the world.
Furthermore, Julius Onah directed this movie. Some of its stars are Daniel Bruhl, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, John Ortiz, Zhang Ziyi, and Chris O’Dowd.
14. Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland is also one of the post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix. It is about a college student, Columbus, who has to join forces with three eccentric strangers to survive the zombie apocalypse.
They have to travel through the southwestern USA to get to a haven. Furthermore, this movie is not like your traditional post-apocalyptic movie; it has comedy.
This means you will find yourself laughing during the character’s interactions.
Ruben Fleischer also directed this movie, which starred Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Amber Heard, Luke Wilson, Jesse Eisenberg, Bill Murray, and Abigail Breslin.
15. Army of the Dead
After a terrible government error leaves the abandoned, walled city of Las Vegas infested with zombies, millionaire casino magnate Bly Tanaka realizes he has left something in Sin City: $200 million, to be exact.
Furthermore, his mounds of riches are secure for the time being behind his impregnable casino vault; nevertheless, the US President intends to bomb the entire city in less than 96 hours.
Additionally, Tanaka is now willing to pay $50 million to Scott Ward, a decorated former mercenary, and his hand-picked crew to recover the money before the bomb destroys the city.
Indeed, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Scott cannot pass up; however, the rules have changed, and the horde of the walking undead has arrived.
Zack Snyder directed this movie, where Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana De La Reguera, and Omari Hardwick starred.
16. Train to Busan (2016)
Last on our list of post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix is Train to Busan. This is the second movie on the list that is not set in the US like most; it is set in South Korea.
It centers around a man, Seok-woo, and his daughter, who board a train to see his wife on his daughter’s birthday.
However, the journey becomes a nightmare because they are trapped in a zombie outbreak.
Furthermore, Yeon Sang-ho directed this movie, and the cast consists of Jung Yu-mi, Don Lee, Gong Yoo, Yeon Sang-ho, Kim Su-an, Sohee, and Choi Shik.
Conclusively, the list shows various kinds of post-apocalyptic movies on Netflix. Some, like Zombieland, add comedy to them, while Cloverfield is just depressing.
You can watch these for a fun night with friends or just for the scares and thrills.
