2025 was a quiet year for post-apocalyptic movies

Movies set on a post-apocalyptic Earth have been a popular subgenre, but this was a quiet year for such films. But things look to pick up next year.
Last year brought new movies in the “Mad Max,” “Planet of the Apes” and “A Quiet Place” franchises.
The biggest film in the subgenre this year was “28 Years Later,” the latest in the U.K. zombie franchise. It was met with generally positive reviews, garnering 89% favorable ratings from review site Rotten Tomatoes.
A spin-off movie, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is scheduled to hit theaters on Jan. 16.
Also coming out in early 2026 is “Greenland 2: Migration.” It will be in theaters on Jan. 9. The first movie in the asteroid-apocalypse franchise, “Greenland,” came out in 2021. Stars Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return for the new film.
In addition to those sequels, Daisy Ridley will star in a zombie survival thriller called “We Bury the Dead.” It’s due to hit theaters on Jan. 2.
Still to come this year is “The Great Flood,” which will premiere on Netflix on Dec. 19. The South Korean sci-fi disaster film unfolds as a catastrophic flood submerges the world.
What follows is a list of post-apocalyptic movies from 2024 and 2025 year to date, with their Rotten Tomatoes scores.

Recent post-apocalyptic movies

Arcadian (2024), 78% positive revenues, Certified Fresh
Azrael (2024), 71%
Badland Hunters (2024, South Korea), 67%
Breathe (2024), 14%
Die Alone (2024), 81%
Elevation (2024), 55%
The End (2024), 56%
Furiosa; A Mad Max Saga (2024), 90%, Certified Fresh
Humane (2024), 72%
Kalki 2898 AD (2024, India), 77%
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), 80%, Certified Fresh
Outside (2024, Philippines), 80%
Parvulos (2024, Mexico), aka “Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse,” 88%
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), 86%, Certified Fresh
Werewolves (2024), 49%
28 Years Later (2025), 89%, Certified Fresh
40 Acres (2025), 89%, Certified Fresh
Afterburn (2025), 0%

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