World's endings

Index by title / author / date of creation / media / period of collapse / categorie

Title Author Date Country Media Collapse Categorie Cause
City Limits Aaron Lipstadt 1985 GB Film near future virus pandemia
4h44 Last Day on Earth Abel Ferrara 2011 FR ; US ; CL Film circa 2010 pollution toxic atmosphere
La Fin du monde
(End of the World)
Abel Gance 1931 FR Film circa 1930 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Solarbabies Alan Johnson 1986 US Film future pollution resource depletion
Tank Girl Alan Martin; Jamie Hewlett 1988 US Comics future cosmic catastrophe; pollution; mutations biologique impact event; resource depletion; mutant humans
Wasteland Alan Pavlish; Brian Fargo; Michael A. Stackpole; Ken St. Andre; Alan Pavlish 1988 US Video game mid 20th century war nuclear war; cold war
The Book of Eli Albert Hughes; Allen Hughes 2010 US Film future war nuclear war
Cyborg Albert Pyun 1989 US Film circa 2000 virus pandemia
Omega Doom Albert Pyun 1996 US Film future war; societal hazards; technologic evolution world war; nuclear war; technological regress; war with robots
Radioactive Dreams Albert Pyun 1985 US Film 1986 war nuclear war
Ape and Essence Aldous Huxley 1948 US Novel end of the 20th century war; pollution; virus nuclear war; pandemia; environmental pollution
Carriers Alex Pastor; David Pastor 2009 US Film circa 2010 virus pandemia
Afterlight Alex Scarrow 2010 GB Novel near future societal hazards; industrial/engineering hazards terrorism; violent society; destruction of infrastructure; resourcth centurycarcity
Last Light Alex Scarrow 2007 GB Novel near future societal hazards terrorism; violent society; economic collapse; destruction of infrastructure; resourcth centurycarcity
Ardeur Alex Varenne; Daniel Varenne 1979 FR Comics near future war third world war
The Incredible Tide Alexander Key 1970 US Novel near future war; pollution third world war; environmental change
Downsizing Alexander Payne 2017 US Film near future pollution overpopulation
Fido Andrew Currie 2006 CA Film mid 20th century monsters zombies
Crack in the World Andrew Marton 1965 US Film near future engineering hazards nuclear weapons testing; scientific accident
WALL-E Andrew Stanton 2008 US Anime 2105 pollution resource depletion; environmental pollution
Ice Anna Kavan 1967 GB Novel cold war war nuclear war
Après le monde Antoinette Rychner 2020 CH Novel 2022 natural disaster; societal hazards climate disaster; economic collapse
Hombre Antonio Segura; José Ortiz 1981 ES Comics future war; pollution conflicts; resource depletion
Piknik na obochine
(Roadside Picnic)
Arcadi; Boris Strougatski 1972 SU Novel circa 2020 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Five Arch Oboler 1951 US Film circa 1950 engineering hazards nuclear disaster
Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke 1953 US Novel circa 1960 extraterrestrial life; mutations of the living; supernatural disaster extraterrestre; mutant humans
The Nine Billion Names of God Arthur C. Clarke 1953 GB Novel circa 1950 religious apocalypse religious apocalypse
The Songs of Distant Earth Arthur C. Clarke 1986 GB Novel distant future cosmic catastrophe solar explosion
Primal Rage Atari Games 1994 US Video game future cosmic catastrophe impact event; technological regress
Missile Command Atari Incirca 1980 US Video game cold war war nuclear war
Verdens undergang
(The End of the World)
August Blom 1916 DK Film circa 1920 cosmic catastrophe passage of a comet in the vicinity
Nukewar Avalon Hill 1980 US Video game cold war war nuclear war; cold war
Fire Brats Barbara Siegel; Scott Siegel; Barbara Steiner 1987 US Novel circa 1990 war; pollution third world war; nuclear war; environmental change; climat change
Manhunter: New York Barry Murry; Dave Murry; Dee Dee Murry 1988 US Video game 2004 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Krush, Kill 'n' Destroy Beam Software; Electronic Arts 1997 US ; AU Video game 2079 war; mutations of the living nuclear war; mutant humans
This Other Eden Ben Elton 1993 GB Novel near future pollution resource depletion; environmental pollution
Les Enfants d'Ève
(The Children of Eve)
Bernard Werber; Éric Puech 2005 FR Comics 2000 war nuclear war
Rage Bethesda Softworks; Matthew J. Costello 2010 US Video game 2029 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Evacuate Earth Bill McClane 2012 US Film near future cosmic catastrophe impact event
Earth 2 Billy Ray; Michael Duggan; Carol Flint; Mark Levin 1994 US TV show 2194 pollution; war; virus environmental pollution; pandemia; war
Fallout Black Isle Studios 1997 US Video game 22th century war cold war; nuclear war
2084: la fin du monde
(2084: The End of the World)
Boualem Sansal 2015 DZ Novel 21th century societal hazards religious dictatorship
A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell Brett Piper 1991 US Film circa1990 war nuclear war; mutant humans
Greybeard Brian Aldiss 1964 GB Novel 1981 war; industrial/engineering hazards; mutations of the living nuclear weapons testing; infertility
Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 GB Novel distant future mutations of the living plant mutation; human evolution
Rats - Notte di terrore
(Rats: Night of Terror)
Bruno Mattei 1984 FR ; IT Film future war nuclear war
Biohazard
(Resident Evil)
Capcom 1996 JP Video game 1998 monsters zombies
Le Goût de l'immortalité Catherine Dufour 2005 FR Novel 2113 pollution; technologic evolution environmental pollution; technologization of society
Parasite Charles Band 1982 US Film 1982 war nuclear war
Le Dernier Homme
(The Last Man)
Charles L. Bitsch, 1967 FR Film circa 1970 war chemical warfare
The Killing Star Charles R. Pellegrino 1995 US Novel end of the 21th century extraterrestrial life alien invasion
La Jetée Chris Marker 1962 FR Film circa 1980 war third world war
Stryker Cirio H. Santiago 1983 PH Film distant future war nuclear war
Gold Fame Citrus Claire Vaye Watkins 2017 US Novel future pollution climat change
Simon du Fleuve
(Simon of the River)
Claude Auclair 1973 FR Comics near future war; societal hazards world war; technological regress
City Clifford D. Simak 1952 US Novel circa 1980 technologic evolution technologization of society; transhumanism
Rock & Rule Clive A. Smith 1983 US Anime future war; mutations of the living mutant animals
The Quiet Earth Craig Harrison 1981 US Film near future engineering hazards; cosmic catastrophe scientific accident
Bitume Croc 1984 FR Role-playing game 1986 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Crysis Crytek 2007 DE Video game 2019 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
A New Beginning Daedalic Entertainment 2010 DE Video game future pollution environmental change
Gakuen mokushiroku HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD
(Highschool of the Dead)
Daisukth centuryatō; Shōji Satō 2007 JP Manga 2010 virus; monsters zombies
Not with a Bang Damon Knight 1949 US Novel near future war nuclear war
The Last Word Damon Knight 1957 US Novel future religious apocalypse religious apocalypse; mythe
The Noah Daniel Bourla 1975 US Film near future war nuclear war
Dark Universe Daniel F. Galouye 1961 US Novel near future war nuclear war
Robopocalypse Daniel H. Wilson 2011 US Novel near future technologic evolution technological singularity; war with robots
28 Days Later Danny Boyle; Alex Garland 2002 GB Film 2002 virus; catastrophes technologiques bacteriological disaster; scientific accident
Judge Dredd Danny Cannon 1995 US Film 21th century war; mutations of the living; pollution nuclear war; mutant humans; environmental changes
Repo! The Genetic Opera Darren Lynn 2008 US Film near future virus pandemia
Zombie Wars David A. Prior 2007 US Film circa2010 monsters zombies
The Postman David Brin 1985 US Novel near future war nuclear war; bacteriological warfare
Absolon David DeBartolomé 2003 GB ; CA Film 2010 virus pandemia
Creepozoids David DeCoteau 1987 US Film near future war; pollution; mutations biologique nuclear war; mutant humans; environmental pollution
America 3000 David Engelbach 1986 US Film 2009 war; societal hazards; technologic evolution nuclear war; technological regress
Down to a Sunless Sea David Graham 1979 GB Novel near future war nuclear war
World War III David Greene; Boris Sagal 1982 US TV show 1987 war third world war; nuclear war; cold war
Endworld David L. Robbins 1986 US Novel circa 1990 war; mutations of the living third world war; nuclear war; chemical warfare; mutant humans
Perfect Sense David Mackenzie 2011 SE ; GB Film circa2010 virus pandemia
Mutants David Morley 2009 FR Film circa2010 mutations of the living; virus pandemia; mutant humans
Los ùltimos días
(The Last Days)
David Pastor; Alex Pastor 2013 ES Film 2013 virus pandemia
GURPS Reign of Steel David Pulver 1997 US Role-playing game 2031 technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
Terminal Mind David Walton 2008 US Novel near future war; technologic evolution  
L'uomo verticale Davide Longo 2013 IT Novel near future societal hazards violent society
Geostorm Dean Devlin 2017 US Film 2019 natural disaster  
Spiral Zone Diana Dru Botsford 1987 US Film 2007 virus pandemia
Battlefield 2142 DICE 2006 SE Video game 2106 pollution climat change; environmental change
Metro 2033 Dmitri Glukhovski 2002 RU Novel 2013 war nuclear war
Titan A.E. Don Bluth; Gary Goldman 2000 US Anime 3028 extraterrestrial life war with aliens
Cosmopolis Don Delillo 2003 US Novel circa2005 societal hazards economic collapse; violent society
Hell Comes to Frogtown Donald G. Jackson 1988 US Film future war; mutations of the living nuclear war; infertility; mutant animals
Nuclear War Douglas Malewicki 1965 US Board game cold war war nuclear war
Silent Running Douglas Trumbull 1972 US Film before 2001 pollution resource depletion; environmental pollution
Tekken Dwight H. Little 2009 JP ; US Film near future war third world war
Metaltech: Earthsiege Dynamix 1994 US Video game 2471 technologic evolution AI takeover; technological singularity; war with robots
Vampire Earth E. E. Knight 2003 US Novel 2022 extraterrestrial life; virus; war alien invasion; pandemia; environmental change
Plague Ed Hunt 1979 CA ; US Film circa 1980 engineering hazards bacteriological disaster; scientific accident; pandemia
Davy Edgar Pangborn 1965 US Novel near future war; societal hazards; technologic evolution nuclear war; technological regress
Beyond the Time Barrier Edgard G. Ulmer 1960 US Film 1971 engineering hazards; cosmic catastrophe; virus; mutations of the living nuclear weapons testing; deteriorated atmosphere; pandemia; infertility
World Without End Edward Bernds 1956 US Film 2188 war nuclear war
The War Plays Edward Bond 1983 GB Theater play near future war nuclear war
The Machine stops Edward Morgan Forster 1909 GB Novel future technologic evolution; industrial/engineering hazards AI takeover; technological singularity
Abomination: The Nemesis Project Eidos Interactive 1999 GB Video game 1999 virus; monsters pandemia; monsters
Deus Ex Eidos Interactive 2000 GB Video game 2052 virus pandemia
La Horia Fría
(The Dark Hour)
Elio Quiroga 2007 ES Film near future war nuclear war
Chronique du Pays des Mères
(The Maerlande Chronicles)
Élisabeth Vonarburg 1992 CA Novel circa25th century pollution environmental pollution
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 2014 CA Novel near future virus pandemia
I nuovi barbari
(The New Barbarians)
Enzo G. Castellari 1983 US ; IT Film before 2019 war third world war
Revolution Eric Kripke 2012 US TV show 2029 engineering hazards blackout
After the Bomb Erick Wujcik 1986 US Role-playing game future virus; technologic evolution; mutations of the living; industrial/engineering hazards pandemia; transhumanism; mutant animals
Player One Ernest Cline 2011 US Novel 2045 pollution climat change; resource depletion; violent society
Robotron: 2084 Eugene Jarvis; Larry DeMa 1982 US Video game 2084 technologic evolution AI takeover; war with robots
Hellgate: London Flagship Studios 2007 US Video game 2038 religious apocalypse; monsters demons invasion
Tomorrow Sometimes Comes Francis G. Rayer 1951 GB Novel end of the 20th century war; mutations of the living; technologic evolution nuclear war; technological singularity; mutant humans
Twilight 2000 Frank Chadwick; Dave Nilsen; Loren K. Wiseman; Lester W. Smith 1984 US Role-playing game 1997 war third world war; nuclear war
Finis Frank Lillie Pollock 1906 CA Novel mid 20th centurys cosmic catastrophe solar radiation
This Is Not a Test Fredric Gadette 1962 US Novel near future war nuclear war
A Pail of Air Fritz Leiber 1951 US Novel near future cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster impact event
The Night of the Wolf Fritz Leiber 1944 US Novel future war; technologic evolution nuclear war; AI takeover
La Compagnie des glaces
(The Ice Company)
G.-J. Arnaud 1980 FR Novel future cosmic catastrophe climat change; changement environnementaux; moon explosion
Just a Pilgrim Garth Ennis; Carlos Ezquerra 2001 US Comic book future cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster sun expansion; climat change
Day of the Dead George A. Romero 1985 US Film circa1985 monsters zombies
The Crazies George A. Romero 1973 US Film circa 1975 engineering hazards; virus chemical disaster; pandemia
Logan’s run George Clayton Johnson; William Francis Nolan 1967 US Novel before 2116 societal hazards overpopulation; dictatorship
Earth Abides George G. Stewart 1949 US Novel circa 1950 virus pandemia
Mad Max George Miller 1979 AU Film near future pollution resource depletion
The Quick and the Undead Gerald Nott 2006 US Film 2006 virus; monsters zombies
L'Autoroute sauvage
(The Savage Highway)
Gilles Thomas
(Julia Verlanger)
1976 FR Novel future war bacteriological warfare; chemical warfare; environmental pollution
Blood Music Greg Bear 1985 US Novel near future engineering hazards; virus scientific accident; pandemia
The Forge of God Greg Bear 1987 US Novel near future extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Skyline Greg et Colin Strause 2010 US Film near future extraterrestrial life alien invasion
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl GSC Game World 2007 UA Video game 2006 engineering hazards; mutations of the living nuclear accident; geological disaster; mutant humans
Die Letzten Kinder von Schewenborn
(The Last Children of Schewenborn)
Gudrun Pausewang 1983 DE Novel cold war war nuclear war
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games 2017 NL Video game 3e m technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
The Shape of Things to Come H. G. Wells 1933 GB Novel circa 1950 societal hazards; war; virus economic collapse; war; pandemia
The Time Machine: An Invention H. G. Wells 1895 GB Novel 802701 mutations of the living; societal hazards; évolution technologique human evolution; société violente; technologization of society
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells 1898 GB Novel 1894 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
A Boy and His Dog Harlan Ellison 1969 US Novel 2007 war nuclear war; fourth world war
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Harlan Ellison 1967 US Novel distant future technologic evolution AI takeover; technological singularity
Battletruck Harley Cokliss 1982 GB ; NZ Film future war; pollution nuclear war; resource depletion
The Tribe Harry Duffin; Raymond Thompson 1999 GB ; NZ TV show circa 2000 virus pandemia
Make Room! Make Room! Harry Harrison 1966 US Novel 2022 pollution resource depletion
The Valley-Westside War Harry Turtledove 2008 US Novel 1967 war nuclear war
Mirai Shōnen Conan
(Conan, le fils du future)
Hayao Miyazaki 1978 JP Anime 2008 war third world war
Jeremiah Hermann 1979 BE Comics future war ethnic conflict; nuclear war
Shin Seiki Evangerion
(Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Hideaki Anno 1995 JP Anime 2000 engineering hazards; natural disaster  
Kaze no Na wa Amunejia
(A Wind Named Amnesia)
Hideyuki Kikuchi 1983 JP Novel 1999 supernatural disaster supernatural disaster
Eden, It's an Endless World! Hiroki Endo 1998 JP Manga end of the 21th century virus pandemia
Shinzō ningen Kyashān
(Casshern)
Hiroshi Sasagawa 1973 JP Anime future technologic evolution AI takeover
Peace on Earth Hugh Harman 1939 US Anime near future war world war
Wool Hugh Howey 2012 US Novel 2345 engineering hazards  
The Third World War Humphrey Hawksley 2003 GB Novel near future war third world war; bacteriological warfare; nuclear war
Freeway Fighter Ian Livingstone; Kevin Bulmer 1985 GB Role-playing game future virus pandemia
The Time Travelers Ib Melchior 1964 US Film before 2070 war nuclear war
Neuroshima Ignacy Trzewiczek; Marcin Blacha; Michał Oracz; Marcin Baryłka 2003 PT Role-playing game mid 21th century war; technologic evolution nuclear war; war with robots
The Swarm Irwin Allen 1978 US Film circa1990 mutations of the living; industrial/engineering hazards mutant animals; chemical disaster
Warm Bodies Isaac Marion 2010 US Novel near future monsters zombies
Obernewtyn Chronicles Isobelle Carmody 1987 AU Novel future war nuclear war
La Mort de la Terre
(The Death of the Earth)
J.-H. Rosny aîné 1910 FR Novel distant future pollution resource depletion; changement environnemental
Deathlands Jack Adrian 1986 CA Novel 2001 war; pollution cold war; nuclear war; environmental change; climat change
The scarlet Plague Jack London 1912 US Novel 2013 virus pandemia
With Folded Hands… Jack Williamson 1947 US Novel future technologic evolution AI takeover; technological singularity
Le Transperceneige
(Snowpiercer)
Jacques Lob; Jean-Marc Rochette 1982 FR Comics future pollution; industrial/engineering hazards ozone layer depletion; scientific accident; climat change
The Terminator James Cameron 1984 US Film 1997 technologic evolution technological singularity
Doomsday Plus Twelve James D. Forman 1984 US Novel 2000 war nuclear war
The Burning World / The Drought James G. Ballard 1964 GB Novel near future pollution radioactivity; environmental change; climat change
The Drowned World James G. Ballard 1962 GB Novel near future cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster solar burst; climat change
The Wind from Nowhere James G. Ballard 1962 GB Novel near future natural disaster climat change
World Made by Hand James Howard Kunstler 2008 US Novel future pollution; societal hazards terrorism; climat change; resource depletion
Gamma World James M. Ward; Gary Jaquet 1978 US Role-playing game 25th century war nuclear war
Patriots James Wesley Rawles 1998 US Novel circa 2000 societal hazards economic collapse
Lost City Raiders Jean dth centuryegonzac 2008 DE Film 2048 pollution climat change
Into the Forest Jean Hegland 1996 US Novel circa2000 societal hazards economic collapse
Le Dernier Homme
(The Last Man)
Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville 1805 FR Novel future mutations of the living infertility
Alliances Jean-Marc Ligny 2020 FR Novel before 2500 pollution resource depletion; environmental change
Aqua (TM) Jean-Marc Ligny 2006 FR Novel 2030 pollution resource depletion; environmental change
Exodes Jean-Marc Ligny 2012 FR Novel future pollution; mutations biologique resource depletion; plant mutation; environmental change
Semences Jean-Marc Ligny 2015 FR Novel 2300 pollution resource depletion; environmental change
Le Monde enfin Jean-Pierre Andrevon 1975 FR Novel 21th century mutations of the living infertility
Take Shelter Jeff Nichols 2011 US Film circa 2010 natural disaster  
The Battery Jeremy Gardner 2012 US Film circa 2010 monsters zombies
The Survivalist Jerry Ahern 1981 US Novel cold war war nuclear war
Glen and Randa Jim McBride 1971 US Film near future war nuclear war
20 Years After Jim Torres 2008 US Film near future war; virus; mutations of the living nuclear war; pandemia; infertility
The Female Man Joanna Russ 1975 US Novel future virus pandemia
Bronx lotta finale
(Endgame)
Joe D'Amato 1983 IT Film 1975 war third world war; nuclear war
Highway Holocaust Joe Dever 1988 GB Novel 2012 war; pollution nuclear war; climat changes
Mother of Storms John Barnes 1994 US Novel 21th century engineering hazards; natural disaster nuclear accident; climat change
The Sheep Look Up John Brunner 1972 GB Novel end of the 20th century pollution environmental pollution
A Wrinkle In The Skin John Christopher 1965 GB Novel near future natural disaster geological disaster
Empty World John Christopher 1977 GB Novel circa 1980 virus pandemia
The Death of Grass John Christopher 1956 GB Novel near future virus; pollution; mutations of the living; industrial/engineering hazards pandemia; plant mutation; bacteriological disaster
The World in Winter John Christopher 1962 GB Novel near future cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster cosmic catastrophe; environmental change; climat change
The Tripods John Christopher; Christopher Penfold; Alick Rowe 1984 GB ; AU Novel 2089 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
A Quiet Place John Krasinski 2018 US Film 2020 cosmic catastrophe; extraterrestrial life impact event; alien invasion
The Last American John Wagner; Alan Grant; Mike McMahon. 1990 US Comics future war nuclear war
The Chrysalids John Wyndham 1955 GB Novel future war; mutations of the living nuclear war; mutant humans
The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham 1951 GB Novel future mutations of the living; war plant mutation; war
The Kraken Wakes John Wyndham 1953 GB Novel circa 1950 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Executioners Johnnie To 1993 CN Film near future war nuclear war
The Core Jon Amiel 2003 US Film near future engineering hazards  
Thunderstone Jonathan M. Shiff 1999 AU TV show 2020 cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster impact event; environmental change; climat change
Pandemia Jonhathan Rand 2006 US Novel circa 2005 virus pandemia
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell Jonny Gillette; Kevin Wheatley 2006 US Film 2077 war nuclear war
Ensaio sobre a cegueirat
(Blindness)
José Saramango 1995 PT Novel circa2000 virus; societal hazards pandemia; violent society
Oblivion Joseph Kosinski 2013 US Film 2017 extraterrestrial life war with aliens
Alien Apocalypse Josh Becker 2005 US Film near future extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Vermine Julien Blondel 2004 FR Role-playing game 2037 mutations of the living mutant animals; environmental change; animal domination
Seksmisja
(Sexmission)
Juliusz Machulski 1984 PL Film before 2044 war; pollution  
The Passage Justin Cronin 2010 US Novel near future monsters; virus; industrial/engineering hazards vampire propagation; scientific accident
R.U.R. Karel Čapek 1920 CZ Theater play future technologic evolution AI takeover; war with robots
Z Nation Karl Schaefer; Craig Engler 2014 US TV show 2016 monsters; virus zombies
The 100 Kass Morgan 2013 US TV show 2052 technologic evolution nuclear war; technological singularity
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm 1976 GB Novel future pollution; virus; mutations of the living climat change; pandemia; infertility
Akira Katsuhiro Ōtomo 1982 JP Manga 1982 war third world war; nuclear war
Mother Sarah Katsuhiro Otomo; Takumi Nagayasu. 1990 JP Comics distant future war nuclear war
Crystalis Kazuto Kohno 1990 JP Video game 1997 war; mutations of the living; societal hazards nuclear war; mutant animals; technological regress
Appleseed Kazuyoshi Katayama 1985 JP Anime 2099 war third world war
Gin-iro no kami no Agito
(Origine)
Keiichi Sugiyama 2006 JP Anime distant future pollution environmental pollution; resource depletion; environmental change
Scooby Apocalypse Keith Giffen; J. M. DeMatteis 2016 US Comic book circa2015 virus; monsters pandemia
The Morrow Project Kevin Dockery; Robert Sadler; Richard Tucholka 1980 US Role-playing game circa 1990 war nuclear war
Waterworld Kevin Reynolds 1995 US Film 2500 pollution climat change; environmental change
Planetarian: chiisana hoshi no yume
(Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet)
Key 2006 JP Video game future pollution; war resource depletion; overpopulation; nuclear war; bacteriological warfare
Wondeopul deijeu
(Wonderful Days)
Kim Moon-Saeng 2003 KR Anime 22th century engineering hazards  
Fukkatsu no hi
(Virus)
Kinji Fukasaku 1980 JP Film 1982 virus; catastrophes technologiques; natural disaster pandemia
Tokusô sensha-tai Dominion
(Dominion: Tank Police)
Koichi Mashimo 1985 JP Manga 2110 engineering hazards bacteriological disaster
Pisma myortogo cheloveka
(Dead Man's Letters)
Konstantin Lopouchanski 1986 SU Film cold war war; industrial/engineering hazards nuclear accident; world war
Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer 2002 US Film before 2070 war nuclear war
Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard 1982 US Novel circa 2000 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Six-String Samurai Lance Mungia 1998 US Film end of the 20th century war nuclear war
Inconstant Moon Larry Nven 1973 US Novel circa 1975 cosmic catastrophe; natural disaster  
Melancholia Lars Von Trier 2011 DK ; SE ; FR ; DE ; ES ; IT Film circa 2010 cosmic catastrophe impact event
World Gone Wild Lee H. Katzin 1988 US Film early21th century war; pollution nuclear war; resource depletion; climat change
The Long Tomorrow Leigh Brackett 1955 US Novel future war nuclear war
The Book of Joan Lidia Yuknavitch 2018 US Novel 2049 war; natural disaster  
Last of the Living Logan McMillan 2009 NZ Film circa 2010 virus; monsters pandemia; zombies
Darkness Lord Byron 1816 GB Poème circa 1820 cosmic catastrophe Sun extinction
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Lorenth centurycafaria 2012 US Film circa 2010 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Children of the Dust Louise Lawrence 1985 GB Novel circa 1985 war; mutations of the living; pollution nuclear war; mutant humans; environmental changes
Le Dernier Combat
(The Last Battle)
Luc Besson 1983 FR Film circa 1985 war nuclear war
Testament Lynne Littman 1983 US Film circa1985 war nuclear war
A Gift Upon the Shore M. K. Wren 1990 US Novel near future war nuclear war
After Earth M. Night Shyamalan 2013 US Film 2050 pollution environmental change; overpopulation
Signs M. Night Shyamalan 2002 US Film circa 2000 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
The Happening M. Night Shyamalan 2008 US Film circa2010 pollution; virus; mutations of the living plant mutation
Il seme dell'uomo
(The Seed of Man)
Marco Ferreri 1969 IT; FR Film near future virus pandemia
Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood 2003 CA Novel future mutations of the living mutant animals
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985 CA Novel near future mutations of the living; societal hazards; pollution violent society; infertility; resource depletion; authoritarian system
Xenozoic Tales Mark Schultz 1986 US Comic book near future pollution environmental pollution
Ark II Martin Roth 1976 US TV show 25th century pollution environmental change
The Last Man Mary Shelley 1826 GB Novel 2100 virus pandemia
Ganheddo
(Gunhed)
Masato Harada 1989 JP Film 2038 technologic evolution AI takeover; war with robots
Sunabōzu
(Desert Punk)
Masatoshi Usune 1997 JP Manga future pollution environmental change
Agharta Matsumoto Takaharu 1997 JP Manga future natural disaster climate disaster
Cloverfield Matt Reeves 2008 US Film 2009 monsters monster attack
The Vanguard Matthew Hope 2008 GB Film 2015 pollution; virus; monsters overpopulation; pandemia; zombies
World War Z Max Brooks 2006 GB Film 2006 monsters; virus pandemia; zombies
Armageddon Michael Bay 1998 US Film circa 2000 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Empire of Ash Michael Mazo; Lloyd A.Simandl 1988 CA Film 2050 war nuclear war
Daybreakers Michael Spierig; Peter Spierig 2009 AU ; US Film 2017 monsters; virus vampire propagation; surnatural virus
Threads Mick Jackson 1984 GB Film circa 1985 war nuclear war
Idiocracy Mike Judge 2007 US Film 26th century pollution resource depletion
Deep Impact Mimi Leder 1998 US Film 1999 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Dark Earth Multisim Editions 1997 FR Role-playing game 2054 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Tsubasa o motsu mono
(Tsubasa: Those with Wings)
Natsuki Takaya 1995 JP Manga end of the 22th century war; societal hazards war; violent society; social poverty
The Last of Us Naughty Dog 2013 US Video game 2015 virus pandemia
Doomsday Neil Marshall 2008 GB Film circa 2010 virus pandemia
Elysium Neill Blomkamp 2013 US Film 2100 pollution; societal hazards overpopulation; violent society
On the Beach Nevil Shute 1957 US Novel 1963 war world war
The Day After Nicholas Meyer 1983 US Film cold war war nuclear war
Idlewild Nick Sagan 2003 US Novel mid 21th century virus; mutations of the living pandemia; infertility
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Ninja Theory; Tameem Antoniades; Tameem Antoniades; Alex Garland 2010 JP ; GB Video game 2160 war war
The Girl Who Owned a City O. T. Nelson 1975 US Novel circa 1980 virus pandemia
Wasteland Angel Octane Games 2011 FI Video game 1998 war; mutations of the living third world war; nuclear war; mutant humans
Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler 1993 US Novel 2020 pollution climat change; environmental change
Invasion Oliver Hirschbiegel 2007 US Film 2007 extraterrestrial life; virus alien virus
The Children of Men P.D. James 1992 GB Novel 1996 mutations of the living infertility
Water Knife Pablo Bacigalupi 2015 US Novel near future pollution resource depletion; environmental change
Mr. Adam Pat Frank 1946 US Novel near future engineering hazards; mutations of the living nuclear accident; infertility
The City, Not Long After Pat Murphy 1989 US Novel near future virus pandemia
Les Eaux de Mortelune Patrick Cothias; Philippe Adamov 1986 FR Comics future war; pollution nuclear war; resource depletion
Omega Cop Paul Kyriazi 1989 US Film 1999 cosmic catastrophe solar radiation
Android Apocalypse Paul Ziller 2006 US ; CA Film future technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
Aeon Flux Peter Chung 1991 US Anime before 7698 societal hazards dictatorship
Red Alert Peter George 1958 GB Novel near future war; industrial/engineering hazards cold war; nuclear accident
Scorched Earth Peter Howitt 2018 CA ; US Film near future pollution climat change; resource depletion
The War Game Peter Watkins 1965 GB Film circa 1965 war nuclear war
Robot Monster Phil Tucker 1953 US Film circa 1950 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
When Worlds Collide Philip Gordon Wylie; Edwin Balmer 1933 US Novel future cosmic catastrophe impact event
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick 1966 US Novel 1992 war nuclear war
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb Philip K. Dick 1963 US Novel 1981 war nuclear war
Second Variety Philip K. Dick 1953 US Novel cold war war; technologic evolution cold war; AI takeover; war with robots
The Penultimate Truth Philip K. Dick 1964 US Novel 2010 war third world war
The World Jones Made Philip K. Dick 1954 US Novel near future war war
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale Philip K. Dick 1966 US Novel future extraterrestrial life  
Deus Irae Philip K. Dick; Roger Zelazny 1976 US Novel future war third world war; nuclear war; religious war
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve 2001 GB Novel before 3100 war nuclear war
Polaris Philippe Tessier 1997 FR Role-playing game future pollution; mutations of the living environmental change; plant mutation; mutant animals
A.P.E.X. Phillip J. Roth 1994 US Film 2073 technologic evolution AI takeover
Le Big Bang<br<(The Big Bang) Picha 1984 BE ; FR Anime cold war war third world war
Le feu de Dieu Pierre Bordage 2009 FR Novel circa 2010 natural disaster climate disaster; geological disaster
Les derniers hommes
(The Last Men)
Pierre Bordage 2002 FR Novel near future war; pollution third world war; nuclear war; mutant animals; resource depletion
La Planète des singes
(Planet of the Apes)
Pierre Boulle 1963 FR Novel 20th century mutations of the living mores evolution
Garerianzu
(Galerian)
Polygon Magic 2000 JP Video game 2522 technologic evolution technological singularity
Armour-Geddon Psygnosis 1991 GB Role-playing game near future war nuclear war
Warzone 2100 Pumpkin Studios 1999 GB Video game 2085 war; industrial/engineering hazards nuclear war; nuclear accident
The Screwfly Solution Raccoona Sheldon 1977 US Novel near future extraterrestrial life; virus alien virus; alien invasion
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ranald MacDougall 1959 US Film near future war nuclear war
Eternity Incorporated Raphaël Granier de Cassagnac 2011 FR Novel Post. 2600 virus pandemia
Panic in Year Zero! Ray Milland 1962 US Film near future war nuclear war
When the Wind Blows Raymond Briggs 1982 GB Comics end of the 20th century war nuclear war
Neocron Reakktor Media GmbH 2002 DE Video game 2143 war nuclear war; third world war
Gunlok Rebellion Developments 2000 GB Video game future technologic evolution war with robots; AI takeover
Quinzinzinzili Régis Messac 1935 FR Novel near future war nuclear war
Ravage René Barjavel 1943 FR Novel 2052 war world war
Against the Dark Richard Crudo 2009 US ; RO Film circa 2010 monsters vampire propagation
The Bed-Sitting Room Richard Lester 1969 GB Film near future war nuclear war
I Am Legend Richard Matheson 1954 US Novel near future virus; monsters pandemia; zombies
Café Flesh Rince Dream 1982 US Film near future engineering hazards; mutations of the living nuclear disaster; infertility
Malevil Riobert Merle 1972 FR Novel 1977 war nuclear war
Reign of Fire Rob Bowman 2002 RU ; IE ; US Film 2008 monsters dragon invasion
The puppet masters Robert A. Heinlein 1951 US Novel 2007 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Z for Zachariah Robert C. O'Brien 1974 US Novel near future war nuclear war
The Ultimate Warrior Robert Clouse 1975 US Film 2012 pollution climat change; environmental change
Path to Savagery Robert Edmond Alter 1969 US Novel cold war war; mutations of the living nuclear war; mutant humans
Without Warning Robert Iscove 1994 US Film circa1990 cosmic catastrophe alien invasion
Terror from the Year 5000 Robert J. Gurney Jr. 1958 US Film before 5000 war nuclear war
The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman; Tony Moore; Charlie Adlard 2003 US Comic book 2010 monsters zombies
Swan Song Robert R. McCammon 1987 US Novel cold war war; pollution nuclear war; environmental pollution; climat change
Falling Skies Robert Rodat 2011 US TV show 2015 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Hot Sky at Midnight Robert Silverberg 1994 US Novel 24th century pollution ozone layer depletion; climat change
Time of the Great Freeze Robert Silverberg 1964 US Novel 23th century natural disaster climat change; environmental change
The Last Book in the Universe Rodman Philbrick 2002 US Novel future natural disaster geological disaster
Day the World Ended Roger Corman 1955 US Film near future war nuclear war
Last Woman on Earth Roger Corman 1960 US Film circa 1960 supernatural disaster unexplained
Teenage Cave Man Roger Corman 1958 US Film future war nuclear war
Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny 1969 GB Novel 34th century war nuclear war
2012 Roland Emmerich 2009 US Film 2012 supernatural disaster supernatural disaster
Independence Day Roland Emmerich 1996 US Film circa2000 extraterrestrial life war with aliens
The Day After Tomorrow Roland Emmerich 2004 US Film circa2005 natural disaster climat change
Meteor Ronald Neame 1979 US Film circa 1980 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Zombieland Ruben Fleischer 2009 US Film circa 2010 virus; monsters zombies
Magnus, Robot Fighter Russ Manning 1963 US Comic book before 4000 technologic evolution AI takeover
Riddley Walker Russell Hoban 1980 GB Novel future war nuclear war
Burū Jendā
(Blue Gender)
Ryōsuke Takahashi 1999 JP Anime 2017 monsters monsters invasion
Darkwind: War on Wheels Sam Redfern 2007 US Video game 2019 cosmic catastrophe soleil; environmental change
Chirality Satoshi Urushihara 1995 JP Manga 2022 technologic evolution technological singularity
Hybrides Séraphine; Thierry Smolderen 1984 BE Comics future war; mutations of the living war; infertility; mutant humans
2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York
(2019, After the Fall of New York)
Sergio Martino 1983 IT ; FR Film 1999 war; mutations of the living nuclear war; infertility
The Gate to Women’s Country Sheri S. Tepper 1988 US Novel near future war nuclear war
Saishū heiki kanojo
(Larme ultime)
Shin Takahashi 2000 JP Manga future war war
Kikō Sōseiki Mosupīda
(Genesis Climber MOSPEADA)
Shinji Aramaki; Hideki Kakinuma 1983 JP Anime 2050 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Sekai daisensō
(The Last War)
Shūei Matsubayashi 1961 JP Film near future war world war; nuclear war
Erugo Purakushī
(Ergo Proxy)
Shūkō Murase; Dai Sato 2006 JP Anime 2100 virus pandemia
Days Gone SIE Bend Studio 2019 US Video game 2160 virus; mutations of the living pandemia; mutant humans
Soldiers of Anarchy Silver Style Entertainment 2002 US Video game 2005 virus; industrial/engineering hazards pandemia
The Fall: Last Days of Gaia Silver Style Entertainment; PointSoft 2004 FR Video game 2083 pollution climat change; resource depletion
Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon Simon Chinn; Daniel Percival 2002 GB Film 2002 war; virus; industrial/engineering hazards terrorism; bacteriological disaster
Trois fois la fin du monde Sophie Divry 2019 FR Novel circa 2020 engineering hazards nuclear accident
The Black Flame Stanley G. Weinbaum 1934 US Novel end of the 20th century virus pandemia
Armageddon: Der Einschlag
(Super Comet: After the Impact)
Stefan Schneider 2007 US ; DE Film circa 2010 cosmic catastrophe impact event
Niourk Stefan Wul 1957 FR Novel 24th century engineering hazards; societal hazards; pollution nuclear disaster; technological regress; environmental change
Jericho Stephen Chbosky; Jon Turteltaub 2006 US TV show near future engineering hazards nuclear disaster
After Armageddon Stephen Kemp 2010 GB Film near future virus pandemia
Night Shift Stephen King 1969 US Novel near future virus pandemia
The Stand Stephen King 1978 US Novel circa1980 virus pandemia
Mindwarp Steve Barkett 1992 US Film before 2037 pollution; mutations biologique ozone layer depletion; mutant humans
The Aftermath Steve Barkett 1982 US Film near future war; mutations of the living nuclear war; mutant humans
Miracle Mile Steve de Jarnatt 1988 US Film circa 1990 war nuclear war
Contagion Steven Soderbergh 2011 US ; AE Film circa 2010 virus pandemia
Artificial Intelligence: AI Steven Spielberg 2001 US Film distant future pollution environmental change
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore 1952 US Film end of the 20th century war nuclear war
Robot Jox Stuart Gordon 1990 US Film future war nuclear war
Gunlock
(RayForce)
Taito 1994 JP Video game distant future technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover;
Deus Vitae Takuya Fujima 2000 JP Manga 2068 technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
The Earth Dies Screaming Terence Fischer 1964 GR Film near future extraterrestrial life alien invasion
12 Monkeys Terry Gilliam 1995 US Film 1996 virus pandemia
Survivors Terry Nation 1975 GB TV show circa 1980 virus; catastrophes technologiques pandemia; bacteriological disaster; scientific accident
Hokuto no Ken
(Fist of the North Star)
Tetsuo Hara 1983 JP Manga 1990 war; pollution nuclear war; environmental change
Chris Colorado Thibaut Chatel; Frank Bertrand; Jacqueline Monsigny 2000 FR Anime future cosmic catastrophe impact event
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt 1984 US Film circa1985 cosmic catastrophe passage of a comet in the vicinity
A comme Alone Thomas Geha 2005 FR Novel future technologic evolution AI takeover
The Adolescence of P-1 Thomas Joseph Ryan 1977 US Novel circa 1980 technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
The Genocides Thomas M. Disch 1965 US Novel 1972 extraterrestrial life alien invasion
Hell Tim Fehlbaum 2011 CH ; DE Film 2016 pollution climat change
Robot Holocaust Tim Kincaid 1986 US Film future technologic evolution AI takeover; war with robots
Seven Sisters Tommy Wirkola 2017 US ; BE ; FR ; GB Film 2073 pollution overpopulation
Captain Power and the soldiers of the future Tony Christopher; Gary Goddard 2002 US ; CA TV show 2147 technologic evolution AI takeover; war with robots
Zentrix Tony Tang; Félix Ip 2002 HK Anime future technologic evolution technological singularity; AI takeover
Earth 2140 TopWare Interactive 1997 PL Video game 22th century war war
The Hole Tsai Ming-liang 1998 FR ; TW Film 2000 virus; mutations of the living pandemia; mutant humans
Baiomega
(Biomega)
Tsutomu Nihei 2004 JP Manga 3005 virus cosmic virus
Left 4 Dead Turtle Rok Studios; Valve Corporation 2008 US Video game 2009 virus; monsters zombies
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest 1961 GB Film cold war engineering hazards; natural disaster; cosmic catastrophe nuclear weapons testing; environmental change; orbital derivation
Dominion Vaun Wilmott 2014 US TV show near future religious apocalypse religious apocalypse
Rat
(War)
Veljko Bulajić 1960 YU Film near future war nuclear war
A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller 1960 US Novel end of the 20th century war nuclear war
Huáng Huò
(Yellow Peril)
Wang Lixiong 1991 CN Novel near future war third world war; world war
The Creation of the Humanoids Wesley Barry 1962 US Film future war nuclear war
The Last Man on Earth Will Forte 2015 US TV show 2020 virus pandemia
The Last Ship William Brinkley 1988 US TV show circa 1990 war nuclear war
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies 1936 GB Film 1940 war; societal hazards; virus war; pandemia; technological regress
Outbreak Wolfgang Petersen 1995 US Film 1995 virus pandemia
The Divide Xavier Gens 2011 US ; CA ; DE Film circa 2010 war nuclear war
Peiru Kokūn
(Pale Cocoon)
Yasuhiro Yoshiura 2006 JP Anime distant future pollution environmental change
Gunnm Yukito Kishiro 1990 JP Manga distant future cosmic catastrophe; societal hazards impact event; violent society; weapons proliferation
Sebun shīzu
(7 Seeds)
Yumi Tamura 2001 JP Manga future cosmic catastrophe impact event