Nightbreaker 1989 on the beach 1959 film depicting a gradually dying, postapocalyptic world in australia that remained after a nuclear third world war. On the beach showcase, 2000 a remake of the 1959 film. It takes a nuclear explosion to presumably kill him. A gang reprograms a police robot who has feelings and the personality of a child. Also stranded in melbourne is an american nuclear submarine, and one of the films most memorable sequences involves a voyage it makes to california to investigate the source of a radio signal, only to discover that. I just wanted to make a list of postapocalyptic movies cause ever since my childhood it is my favorite genre. Starring an eponymous trash compactor with a penchant for hello, dolly. In a postnuclearwar society, blueskinned, silvereyed humanlike robots.
Fitting with the radlands theme of postnuclear fiction, the majority of the film takes place in the radioactive wastelands of the. As monsters emerge from the sea to attack earth, humanity fights back using giant robot warriors in this anime adaptation of the blockbuster film. Apr 02, 2020 the film reaches its climax with freder witnessing what he believes to be the real maria being burned at the stake only to reveal a robot skeleton beneath the melting flesh. During a nuclear war between the soviets and the united nations, the u. Nuclear apocalypse, based on what actually happened in hiroshima and nagasaki. There are now two types of lands in the united states. We cast a wide net so dystopia, end of the world, alien invasion, and robot uprising its all fair game. One is the civilized gated cities run by dictators, and the other is the lawless lands dominated by marauders. For the halfcentury duration of the cold war, the fallout shelter was a curiously american preoccupation. Enlisting the aid of the ships three service robots, lowell stages a fake. Mar 06, 2016 the last man on earth, now in its second season on fox, and the lonely premise is a fairly unusual one to transplant onto a television show, let alone a comedy. As the films nuclear physicist reflects, the war started when people accepted the idiotic principle that peace can be maintained by arranging to defend themselves with weapons they couldnt possibly use without committing suicide. End of the world apocalyptic disaster films and movies which i have seen. The stranger from venus, the cosmic man, the space children, and more recently 2010.
The ultimate list of films set in space or on other planets. For instance, bethesda managed to improve upon the graphics, features, and technology of the past few titles. This is a list of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction works, sorted by the nature of the catastrophe portrayed. Uk film critic mark kermode said the film was a personal favourite and that he preferred it to 2001. Apr 20, 20 9 big questions left unanswered by oblivion tweet share post bookmark subscribe oblivion is the kind of science fiction movie that plays with a lot of other movies toys and forgets to. Producerdirector, former child star and hollywood area native wesley. The movie charmed children with its stunning animation, memorable characters, and many hilarious and emotional moments. Fourth transformers film takes giant robot battles. For fukushimas nuclear disaster, robots offer a sliver of hope cnet. List of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction post. One man searches for meaning in the wasteland after the death of his wife, finding it in unexpected places.
Sep 14, 2014 the second book in the brilliance series, a better world mixes science fiction with slambang crimefiction suspense. English department kwantlen university college surrey, british columbia canada v3w 2m8 andrew. Due to massive changes in the netflix catalog, the top 10 has been updated to reflect some great new additions. Award winning post apocalyptic short film the survivors. Mar 22, 2016 the killer robot, though culturally pervasive, is not a fair representation of robots in the real world, atkeson says. Chernobyl nuclear disaster in pictures environment the guardian. Gunhed was released in the united states by adv films in both an english dub and english subtitled format on november 30, 2004. Sure, visit any of the fan forums dedicated to the series and youll immediately notice an overabundance of posts claiming fallout. Based loosely on a childrens book by poet ted hughes, this 1999 cold warera tale of a boy and his pet giant robot who just happens to also be a deadly weapon from another planet has its share of humor, but it also has surprisingly serious and bold antiwar and antigun undertones that might surprise those who see politically. Famous movie robots illustrated history of film robots. But please dont suggest movies like independence day, day after tomorrow, war of the worlds, 2012. On march 11, 2011, the worst nuclear disaster in history hit like a bomb. It served as a servantvalet and driverchauffeur of a rolls royce who worked in kermit the frogs beverly hills. In the depths of the utah desert, long after the flame deluge has scoured the earth clean, a monk of the order of saint leibowitz has made a miraculous discovery.
But later, he turns this robot woman into a fake version of the films. One of the quintessential titles from 1950s scifi, the 1956 version of invasion of the body snatchers sees the population of a small american town replaced overnight by automatons, replicas devoid of human feeling known as pod people. However, fallout 4 did many, and i do mean many, things right. I saw a disaster film years ago but i cant remember the title. The robot not only survived unit 2s megaradioactivity, it showed tepco that the floor of the. Cowritten by sciencefiction author joe haldeman, the films plot follows achilles, one of the robot jox who pilot giant machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a dystopian, postapocalyptic world. Lowell gives the surviving drones the names dewey drone 1 and huey drone. A funny website filled with funny videos, pics, articles, and a whole bunch of other funny stuff.
It was written by harlan thompson, a longtime children s book author, based on the screen story and screenplay by cimino, washburn, and bochco. If its about species survival or the end of the world, and its good, we probably have it listed here. I consider those apocalyptic and not postapocalyptic. The creation of the humanoids is a 1962 american science fiction film release, directed by. I think kids and adults would enjoy watching it together bc theres enuff mecha. A canticle for leibowitz by walter miller a postapocalyptic classic. Before the mission can continue, dave, the lone surviving astronaut, slowly. Best apocalypse movies about the end of the world scary. The woman says robots like mother hunt for survivors. In the star wars series, these two provide comedic relief as well as essential backup in the battle between good and evil. Nov 23, 2018 the 12 most gratuitous robot deaths in science fiction.
It served as a servantvalet and driverchauffeur of a rolls royce who worked in kermit the frogs beverly hills mansion after the muppets had broken up. Silent running is a 1972 environmentalthemed american postapocalyptic science fiction film. Roman, robot monster roman, for all intents and purposes, is like the patron saint of the cheesy movie monster. Robot jox is a 1990 american postapocalyptic sciencefiction film directed by stuart gordon and starring gary graham, annemarie johnson and paul koslo. Inversely, the judge minty fan film stays true to the comics, but gives it a realistic twist similar to dredd 3d. The photo was published in the local belarus press and the boy nicknamed the chernobyl child. A spaceship lands on the washington mall, bringing a mysterious stranger who offers peace and a menacing robot that threatens destruction. Especially in later games, super robot wars is the godking of this trope, thanks to its plethora of there is no kill like overkill attacks.
Making of a natural history film, the making of a natural history film, the malady of health care, the mammoths of the ice age man who loved numbers, the mars dead or alive mathematical mystery. Jones, alvy moore and wayne cruseturner screenplay barefoot gen. The day the earth stood still is probably the most poignant scifi film of the decade and one of the greatest films ever made of any genre. The top 10 post apocalyptic movies on netflix 2019 edition. A better world will leave you waiting for the asyet unpublished conclusion to the trilogy. Incidentally, he helped advise disney as it was designing its oversized. Jan 18, 2018 johnny 5 the robot in question is being pursued by the evil government, but so much of the story is rooted a sense of fun that you just dont often find in movies like this.
Zed discovers a hidden society of immortal humans hiding from the. A novelization of the film was published by scholastic books in 1972. List of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction wikipedia. For decades, if someone said bad costume, roman was the first thought. R2d2 and c3po are the quintessential robots and the stuff kids robot dreams are made of c3po can talk and do any number of things that humans can do and r2 is a wise little beeping bot carrying secret messages. A complete list of postapocalyptic movies prepper press.
The 12 most gratuitous robot deaths in science fiction. It was written by harlan thompson, a longtime childrens book author, based on the screen story and screenplay by cimino, washburn, and bochco. The story line follows the robot child david haley joel osment on a. Mar, 2014 the best advice for surviving a nuclear bomb is to be somewhere else when it goes off. Mel gibson, tina turner, bruce spence, adam cockburn.
Implied to be a nuclear holocaust from the background sound effects. Close encounters of the third kind is notable as one of the only three times spielberg wrote his own screenplay for one of his professional features the others being 1974s the sugarland express and 2001s a. Aug 29, 2009 25 movies that tried their best to destroy the world. Nuclear nightmares fully closed captioned duration. After the explosion, the nuclear power station was covered in. A few survivors woke to find themselves in a suddenlydeserted and evacuated chicago the trailer described that they were alone with death in a strangely deserted city. When we talk about bombs in movies, the imaginary does not. If that doesnt work out for you, though, a recent study carried out at the us department of energys does. It was a very personal project for him, the first of his three films about alien encounters and the first of many involving broken families.
A lot of animes are feature length or longer that take place in space and on other planets. Top 10 books about the apocalypse books the guardian. There is something about fallout 4 that draws people in. Tengo yamada screenplay, keiji nakazawa manga the story of gen nakaoka and his family, who lived in hiroshima at the time it was atombombed, and their struggles and trials amidst the nuclear holocaust. He then detonates nuclear charges, destroying the valley forge, the.
Cowritten by sciencefiction author joe haldeman, the film s plot follows achilles, one of the robot jox who pilot giant machines that fight international battles to settle territorial disputes in a dystopian, postapocalyptic world. Aug 14, 2019 walle, disney and pixars 2008 offering, boasts a lot to love. Aug 14, 2019 akira is a film of many messages, the least of which a coded antinuclear parable and a screed against wanton capitalism and the hubris of progress. Set in a postapocalyptic world of 2293, zardoz follows a barbarian named zed, played by sean connery dressed in latex underwear and a braided ponytail. These films definitely raised our blood pressure when it comes to the end of the.
Earth has frozen over and the last surviving humans live on a giant train circling the globe, struggling to coexist amid the delicate balance onboard. Superfiend, a fan film that had a lot of comic influence, but put a wacky twist on the story and sound design. End of the world apocalyptic disaster films and movies. Gunhed was released theatrically on july 22, 1989 in japan where it was distributed by toho. This is a list of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction works as portrayed in literature, film, television, and, comics apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity. I want to begin this years edition with a shout out to netflix, who has done a great job of producing their own postapocalyptic content. Ethical anxiety, esthetic dilemma 1 for moviemakers, moviegoers and critics with a conscience, the representation of nuclear warfare in film presents problems of seriousness, esthetic and ethical.
Interestingly, in the first film it is stated conclusively that the humans had effectively won the war, and the whole time travel plot was a lastditch desperation tactic on skynets part, making terminator the rare robot war story where the robots do not have the upper hand in the overall conflict. Both player characters and enemies are capable of surviving ultimate attacks that seem to cause anywhere from a class 1 to a class x2 apocalypse. The top 10 post apocalyptic movies on netflix 2017 edition. From surviving natural disasters, nuclear wars, and shipwrecks to scifi alien invasions, zombie plagues, and apocalyptic fantasies these are the top movies about survival. The top 20 artificial intelligence films in pictures. Of course, noone believes the suspicious few led by kevin mccarthys local doctor, and public apathy and obliviousness allows the extraterrestrial. The best apocalyptic films to watch in quarantine the atlantic. Within these fecund antecedents to the postnuclear holocaust movie a.
When a group of strangers at a dusty roadside diner come under attack by demonic forces, their only chance for survival lies with an archangel named michael, who informs a pregnant waitress that her unborn child is humanitys last hope. So proclaims the giant levitating stone head at the beginning of zardoz one of the craziest scifi movies ever. Although it was supposedly about an alien invading robot army that had targeted earth, there was only one robot visible in the entire film. The best survival movies ever made offgrid survival. The other great indie film of 2009, this quasidocumentary feels like an oldschool doctor who story about a human turning into something unrecognizeable, wrapped around a totally savage message film. In the film of douglas adams comic novel, marvin the paranoid android voiced by alan rickman, with warwick davis inside the costume, here seen talking with zooey deschanel was the morose robot. After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the towns queen. Movies that tried their best to destroy the entire world. Brad birds touching animated film, based on ted hughess childrens book, is an.
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