The best end-of-the-world movies The best end-of-the-world movies. When researching my memory banks for this article, I realized how many end of the world movies there are. People obviously love the apocalypse, and that makes me smile. Getting right to it, here are what any half-witted human should probably also consider the Top 10 end of the world, apocalypse-fueled movies. * "12 Monkeys" * "2012" * "28 Days Later" * "Dawn of the Dead" * "Deep Impact" * "Dr. Strangelove" * "I Am Legend" * "Independence Day" * "Logan's Run" * "Mad Max" * "Miracle Mile" * "Planet of the Apes" * "Soylent Green" * "The Day After" * "The Day After Tomorrow" * "The Terminator" * "WALL-E" * "The War of the Worlds" (1953)