Movies like When Everything's Gone
If When Everything's Gone's mix of post-apocalyptic future and plague stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what When Everything's Gone's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 130 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future, plague · Also science fiction and drama
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Directed by Terry Gilliam · 129 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and thriller
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground…
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I Am Legend
2007 · Directed by Francis Lawrence · 101 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also drama and science fiction
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the…
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure
2018 · Directed by Wes Ball · 143 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and thriller
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the…
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The Book of Eli
2010 · Directed by Allen Hughes · 118 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also thriller and science fiction
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Directed by Wes Ball · 131 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and thriller
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD.
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The Island
2005 · Directed by Michael Bay · 136 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: plague · Also thriller and science fiction
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly…
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The Quiet Earth
1985 · Directed by Geoff Murphy · 91 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also drama and science fiction
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
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Blindness
2008 · Directed by Fernando Meirelles · 121 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: plague · Also drama and science fiction
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010 · Directed by Toby Haynes · 62 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso science fiction and drama
Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser.