12 Best Movies About The End Of The World

The first zombie movie to appear on our list, it comes from The Dead franchise, as it sometimes is known, that has spawned so many great films. The (delicious) brainchild of George A. Romero, we're selecting what many consider to be the best of this subgenre, 1978's Dawn of the Dead. The 2004 remake was a worthy and entertaining entry in the series but it lacked the depth and subtlety of the original. Dawn of the Dead was violent, bloody and jarring, but it also had the humour and satire that would be a staple of Romero's work and was absent from later zombie flicks.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the story, the tagline does a decent job of bringing viewers up to speed: When there is no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth. Why they're walking the earth, we don't know. Neither do the band of survivors who take refuge in a shopping mall while the hungry corpses swarm around it. While life is by no means perfect or carefree, the group are somewhat satisfied with the amenities on offer.

A social commentary on consumer culture in America, Dawn of the Dead still holds up. It's one of the most influential horror movies of all time yet most homages fail to pay respects to the message behind the flesh-eating. To be fair, the flesh-eating is distracting. As 'end of the world' movies go, this one doesn't pull any bites.