Post-apocalyptic future movies where humanity has lost

In fiction, thousands of times it has been imagined how the world would end if an apocalypse occurred, for whatever reason, from a large-scale nuclear explosion, or from a plague, zombies, wars, etc. But the worst thing is not that, but to create a future where humanity has lost. That’s where these gloomy apocalyptic films of the world come from.

To better understand this post-apocalyptic films where humanity has lost, let’s go to ‘I am Legend’, the sci-fi and horror classic in which Will Smith brings a man with his dog to life in a world totally devastated, hopeless and about to say goodbye to the last human on Earth. Available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.

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While it may not seem like it, “Wall-E” is one of Disney movie with a rather bleak future. In this version of Earth, the planet has virtually become extinct due to ecological disaster, and humans have left their home in search of new horizons, but there, a small robot is one of the last remaining vestiges of humanity’s passage. Available on Disney+.

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If you thought things would get better, you have to wait for what “The Road” will bring, a drama film of a post-apocalyptic future. The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel starring Viggo Mortensen shows how a man and his son try to survive in a world where a mysterious cataclysm has wiped out most of humanity. Available on HBOMax.

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A quiet place

In the field of terror and science fiction, John Krasinski has dealt with one of the most interesting post-apocalyptic worlds of recent times. This is ‘A Quiet Place’, a film in which the world has been devastated by the arrival of some alien creatures in charge of eliminating a large part of the population around the world, and which are guided only by sound. Available on Star+ and Amazon Prime Video.

The day after tomorrow

Also to talk about the constant climate change in the world, there is ‘The day after tomorrow’, a suspense thriller in which Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhall try to survive as father and son during the day that comes with natural disasters that have occurred in the history of the planet.

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Finally, Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece, a modern science fiction classic, starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis. The story is set in a future where big cities are empty and nearly killed by a virus. It is then that a man arrives who is sent back in time to find a solution to his bleak future. Available on Netflix.