So the world is coming apart. Every day, it feels like we're on the brink of a war, a societal collapse, or a complete apocalypse.These five films might make you feel a little bit better about current events because, hey, at least they're not real!
1. Los Ultimos Dias (2013)
This Spanish film follows Marc (Quim Gutiérrez ) during a unique type of apocalypse; humanity as a whole develops agoraphobia ––a fear of open spaces–– that becomes fatal to those who venture outside. Trapped in buildings and traveling via sewers, Marc and his boss Enrique (José Coronado ) must cross the city to reunite with his girlfriend.
Watch Los Ultimos Dias if: You want something new in your apocalypse films. Or, you like Spanish architecture.
2. Train to Busan (2016)
South Korean actor Yoo Gong plays Seok-woo, a rude businessman accompanying his daughter from Seoul to Busan to see her mother when a zombie virus breaks out. Safe neither on the train nor off of it, Seok-woo and the rest of the passengers must fight to survive the ride, even as there are zombies among them.
Watch Train to Busan if: You want a zombie movie, but not the same old zombie movie.
3. Snowpiercer (2013)
More trains! After a failed climate-change experiment kills nearly all life on the planet, the surviving members of humanity board the titular Snowpiercer train that never stops. Passengers become a part of a class system that favors those on the front of the train. Low on food and water, and tired of mistreatment, Curtis (Chris Evans) leads a revolution.
Watch Snowpiercer if: You want to see Captain America beat up some rich people.
4. The Road (2009)
Based on the 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road shows the journey of an ill man (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they travel to the sea in a post-apocalyptic world.
Watch The Road if: You need a good cry.
5. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Now that you're thoroughly depressed by the previous movies, we end on something more lighthearted. Steve Carrell plays Dodge, a man looking for his wife after she fled their home in fear of an oncoming asteroid. Accompanying Dodge is his neighbor Penny, played by Keira Knightley.
Watch Seeking a Friend for the End of the World if: You want something a little bit more uplifting.
