Movies like World War Z
World War Z (2013) is a action movie directed by Marc Forster. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. I Am Legend (2007)
★ 7.2 · 17,433 votes · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
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2. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6 · 9,469 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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3. 28 Days Later (2002)
★ 7.2 · 8,972 votes · Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
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4. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7 · 11,295 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
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5. Contagion (2011)
★ 6.7 · 6,767 votes · Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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6. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
★ 6.6 · 9,193 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.
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7. The World's End (2013)
★ 6.8 · 6,115 votes · Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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8. Greenland (2020)
★ 7.1 · 5,582 votes · Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.
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9. Moonfall (2022)
★ 6.3 · 3,833 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
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10. #Alive (2020)
★ 7.2 · 2,131 votes · Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
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11. War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6 · 9,626 votes · Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
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12. Zombieland (2009)
★ 7.3 · 13,582 votes · Comedy, Horror
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
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13. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
★ 7.5 · 9,715 votes · Horror, Comedy
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
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14. Warm Bodies (2013)
★ 6.5 · 6,520 votes · Horror, Comedy, Romance
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
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15. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
★ 7.1 · 4,759 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Action
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
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16. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
★ 6.7 · 8,888 votes · Horror, Mystery, Comedy
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
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17. [REC] (2007)
★ 7.2 · 5,056 votes · Horror, Mystery
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
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18. Resident Evil (2002)
★ 6.7 · 7,248 votes · Horror, Action, Sci-Fi
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
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19. The Hunger Games (2012)
★ 7.2 · 23,847 votes · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
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20. Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4 · 861 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
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