Ella
Purnell
in
Army
of
the
Dead
Photo:
Clay
Enos/Netflix
Fallout’s
delightful
fun
first
season
dropped
all
eight
episodes
on
Prime
Video
at
once,
meaning
if
you
started
watching
it
when
it
arrived,
you’ve
no
doubt
reached
the
end—and
are
longingly
pining
for
season
two’s
arrival.
Since
that
is
at
least
a
year
away,
and
probably
longer,
here
are
10
movies
to
watch
now
that
keep
those
violent,
dystopian,
post-nuclear
war,
“we
survived...
but
are
we
really
glad
about
that?”
vibes
going.
A
BOY
AND
HIS
DOG
|
Trailer
Harlan
Ellison’s
novella
inspired
this
1975
tale
of
a
teen
(Don
Johnson),
his
telepathic
canine
companion
(voiced
by
Tim
McIntire),
and
their
way
of
life
in
the
post-nuclear
war
wastelands
of
the
United
States—circa
2024—which
revolves
around
the
kid
finding
food
for
the
dog,
and
the
dog
sniffing
out
women
for
the
kid
to
have
his
way
with.
If
that
sounds
rough,
know
that
this
is
a
very
dark
comedy,
and
the
title
characters
end
up
learning
that
age-old
lesson
about
the
post-apocalypse:
no
matter
how
bad
you
are,
there’s
always
someone
worse.
Streaming
free
with
ads
on
Freevee,
Pluto
TV,
and
Plex;
avoid
the
Tubi
version,
which
appears
to
be
ripped
directly
from
a
VHS
tape.
The
Book
of
Eli
(2010)
Official
Trailer
-
Denzel
Washington,
Mila
Kunis
Movie
HD
Thirty
years
after
a
nuclear
holocaust
destroyed
civilization,
a
mysterious
man
(Denzel
Washington)
roams
across
the
United
States,
kicking
ass
while
carrying
the
last
known
copy
of
the
Bible
to
safety.
There
are
cannibals,
bikers,
rapists,
a
shopkeeper
played
by
Tom
Waits,
a
scrappy
teen
played
by
Mila
Kunis,
and
a
warlord
played
by
Gary
Oldman—as
well
as
a
twist
you
may
or
may
not
figure
out
amid
all
the
dystopian
tropes.
Streaming
free
with
ads
on
the
Roku
Channel.
Army
of
the
Dead
|
Official
Trailer
|
Netflix
In
case
you
were
wondering
why
“Ella
Purnell
in
the
post-apocalypse”
felt
so
familiar
while
watching
Fallout,
well—it
was
probably
because
the
star
of
Yellowjackets
and
Star
Trek:
Prodigy
also
had
a
key
role
in
Zack
Snyder’s
high-energy
2021
Netflix
zombie
heist
flick.
There’s
even
a
Las
Vegas
setting,
potentially
foreshadowing
the
events
of
Fallout
season
two.
Streaming
on
Netflix.
Damnation
Alley
(1977)
-
Official
Trailer
Roger
Zelazny’s
novel
informs
this
1977
cult
classic
about
soldiers
at
an
Air
Force
missile
base
(including
The
A-Team’s
George
Peppard
and
Airwolf’s
Jan-Michael
Vincent)
who
survive
a
nuclear
war
with
the
Soviet
Union—but
must
then
deal
with
the
unhinged
aftermath,
which
includes
horrific
storms
and
being
chased
around
by
giant
mutant
scorpions.
Since
not
all
of
the
U.S.
was
destroyed,
they
set
out
on
a
road
trip—which
proves
perilous,
despite
their
heavily
fortified
vehicles—in
search
of
friendlier
surroundings.
Rent
or
buy
on
Prime
Video.
The
Road
(2009)
Official
Trailer
#1
-
Viggo
Mortensen
Movie
HD
Cormac
McCarthy’s
Pulitzer
Prize-winning
novel
will
always
be
the
preferable
way
to
experience
The
Road,
but
the
2009
John
Hillcoat-directed
adaptation
has
plenty
to
recommend
about
it—especially
its
cinematography
(the
post-apocalypse
never
looked
so
grimly
gorgeous)
and
lead
performance
from
Viggo
Mortensen
as
a
father
guiding
his
young
son
(Kodi
Smit-McPhee,
in
one
of
his
earliest
roles)
through
their
brutal,
hellish
world.
Streaming
on
Starz.
Threads
(1984)
ORIGINAL
TRAILER
[HD
1080p]
The
Day
After—the
1983
ABC
TV
movie
that
was
watched
by
millions
and
traumatized
a
generation—doesn’t
appear
to
be
streaming
anywhere,
but
Threads,
which
came
out
a
year
later
and
is
more
or
less
the
British
equivalent,
is
streaming
free
with
ads
on
Tubi.
The
scariest
part
about
both
titles
is
how
realistic
they
feel.
Yes,
giant
scorpions
could
happen,
but
the
“mundane
day
gives
way
to
mushroom
clouds”
scenario
will
always
be
more
nightmarish.
Preview
Clip
|
No
Blade
of
Grass
|
Warner
Archive
Pollution—not
nukes—is
the
civilization-decimating
boogeyman
in
this
apocalyptic
tale
from
1970,
in
which
a
family
flee
unrest
and
starvation
in
London
hoping
for
peace
in
the
country.
En
route,
they
encounter
horrific
violence—guns,
motorcycle
gangs,
rapists...
all
the
usual
suspects.
Rent
or
buy
on
Prime
Video.
Panic
in
Year
Zero!
Official
Trailer
#1
-
Ray
Milland
Movie
(1962)
HD
Ray
Milland
stars
in
this
1962
drama
about
a
family
whose
weekend
getaway
saves
them
from
being
zapped
when
nuclear
bombs
drop
on
Los
Angeles.
Naturally,
they
still
encounter
plenty
of
chaos
on
the
backroads,
which
are
(of
course)
crawling
with
gun-toting,
rape-happy
bad
guys—circumstances
desperate
enough
to
make
even
good
people
turn
into
killers.
Watch
on
Prime
Video
with
a
ScreenPix
subscription.
The
World,
the
Flesh
and
the
Devil
Official
Trailer
#1
-
Mel
Ferrer
Movie
(1959)
HD
Harry
Belafonte
stars
in
this
1959
tale
about
a
miner
who
manages
to
rescue
himself
after
a
cave-in,
only
to
realize
that
during
his
time
underground
most
of
the
population
was
irradiated
out
of
existence.
He
heads
to
New
York
City
where
he
finds
not
much
in
the
way
of
human
survivors,
but
does
realize
that
racism
has
somehow
managed
to
transcend
the
end
of
the
world.
Rent
or
buy
on
Prime
Video.
Mad
Max:
The
Road
Warrior
|
4K
Trailer
|
Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
Released
in
1981,
the
second
Mad
Max
movie
finds
George
Miller’s
post-apocalyptic
anti-hero
(Mel
Gibson)
and
his
dog
(very
A
Boy
and
His
Dog—and
also,
very
Fallout)
roaring
around
the
post-apocalyptic
Australian
Outback.
You
can
really
pick
any
Mad
Max
movie
you
want
to
access
maximum
sci-fi
dystopia
vibes...
but
despite
Gibson’s
now-tarnished
star,
The
Road
Warrior
is
always
a
standout.
Stream
free
with
ads
on
Tubi.
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