Below are 15 of the best end of the world films, with everything from comedy to full-blown drama. And if the kids are in the room, we've got one for them, too. Seriously.

I actually think the best end-of-the-world film is J.C. Khoury’s brilliant 2011 “Margin Call,” because it is not fantasy, but a portrait of the very forces that are currently undermining ...

And yet, Carell and Knightley’s combined charm and chemistry make this one end-of-the-world road trip worth checking out. 19. War of the Worlds (2005) ...

Danny Boyle has directed multiple movies that play with the idea of the end of the world, such as the sci-fi movie Sunshine. However, the zombie story 28 Days Later came before that.

1. 2012 -- Yes, of course, the greatest end of the world disaster film to watch as you wait the Mayan calendar countdown is the one shamelessly exploiting the predictive fears about the Mayan 2012 ...

Don't Look Up Most end-of-the-world movies have a ticking timer for doomsday, giving the characters only a few days before the apocalypse. Yet "Don't Look Up" gives the world a whole six months to ...

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I actually think the best end-of-the-world film is J.C. Chandor’s brilliant 2011 “Margin Call,” because it is not fantasy, but a portrait of the very forces that are currently undermining ...