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Plot Summary:
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, suspenseful, surreal, apocalyptic, grindhouse, creepy, scary, bleak, serious
Best tv shows and movies like Fear the Walking Dead (2015):
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You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
Plot Summary:
When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the most hilarious and unexpected chain of events imaginable is set in motion.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, feel good, hilarious, captivating, apocalyptic, sitcom, touching, humorous
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Between (2015)
Plot Summary:
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend for themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, rough, bleak, apocalyptic, independent film
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Infected (2016)
Plot Summary:
When Marcus Smith's whole life turns completely upside down due to an Infectious disease that turns the dead into walking dead, he must ban together with his old friend Shane Valdez and a group of Survivors. Together they learn the new way of life while thriving for survival everyday in a horrific world where almost everything is trying to kill them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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V-Wars (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense
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Dead Season (2012)
Plot Summary:
It has been over one year since the start of the outbreak. Our society has collapsed and the world has descended into chaos. Elvis and Tweeter are two of the last people left alive, and band together to flee the United States for a remote island somewhere in the Caribbean. On the island, they find a new community struggling to hold out against an army of corpses. They can join this band of survivors-- but only if they can do what must be done for the good of the group.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, bleak, apocalyptic, suspense, cult classic, cult film
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Extinction: The G.M.O. Chronicles (2011)
Plot Summary:
A Retrovirus, which was conceived as a tool for industrial genetic engineering, has gotten out of control and is spreading rapidly. While it crosses all organisms within our ecological system completely indiscriminately (mixing plant with animal and humans) most plants prove more resistant because of their complex DNA. However, the simple genes of the plants lead humans to become grotesque mutations, in most cases even to death. Within one week, 90% of mankind are either extinct or no longer human. However, a small fraction of the earth?s population remains immune to the virus and must survive in this new and constantly changing ecological system. Tom cellar is one the survivors and on an old military base in the Eifel he has entrenched himself. Further survivors come together and succeed in carving out a life in this new world. But the GMOs - the ?genetically modified organisms? - constantly develop themselves further, and soon the fence of the base offers no more protection.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, scary, bleak, suspenseful, apocalyptic, exciting, disaster movie
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Maggie (2015)
Plot Summary:
There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected. As Maggie's condition worsens and the authorities seek to eradicate those with the virus, Wade is pushed to the limits in an effort to protect her. Joely Richardson co-stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, touching, suspenseful, bleak, emotional, atmospheric, heartbreaking, suspense, cult classic, apocalyptic
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Aftermath (2014)
Plot Summary:
Searching for a happy ending to a tale of unimaginable disaster and horror, nine strangers find themselves holed up together in a farmhouse cellar in rural Texas. The United States has hastily become embroiled in World War 3. A young doctor named Hunter survives the nuclear attack and is thrown together by happenstance with a group of wounded and frightened victims, including Elizabeth, a strong-willed confidant to Hunter, Brad - an antagonistic redneck jackass, and Jennifer, a barely coherent young woman suffering from severe post-traumatic stress. Together, they attempt to endure the devastating holocaust as they struggle with claustrophobia and conflicting personalities. In a makeshift shelter, Hunter and his dying companions wait for news from the government while fending off hunger, radiation sickness, and a horde of frightened and dying refugees.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, psychological, bleak, serious, scary, captivating, apocalyptic, independent film, erotic
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Quarantine (2008)
Plot Summary:
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, scary, intense, suspense, atmospheric, creepy, serious, mockumentary, splatter
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A Capital dos Mortos 2: Mundo Morto (2015)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the events of "The Capital of the Dead", Lucas joins forces with the traumatized Denise. Together they attempt to keep their sanity while fighting off the undead in a world where zombies are not the most dangerous beings.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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Dead Set (2008)
Plot Summary:
During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, bleak, bloody, intense, atmospheric, cult classic, apocalyptic, spooky, biting
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
Plot Summary:
A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, tense, bleak, captivating, apocalyptic, teen horror
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Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (2015)
Plot Summary:
The web series tells the story of a group of passengers aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the outbreak. Over the course of the series, the plane and the lives of its passengers are put in jeopardy once they discover an infected traveler.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 1 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, scary, rough, suspense, suspenseful, epic
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Z Nation (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, exciting, absurd, tense, apocalyptic, satirical, serious, spooky, weird
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The Last of Us (2023)
Plot Summary:
Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 475000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, apocalyptic, scary, psychological, epic, slasher, crying, spectacular, neo western
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Brave New World (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 415 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, futuristic, surprise ending, apocalyptic, atmospheric, serious, disturbing, intellectual, realistic, saga
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Resident Evil (2022)
Plot Summary:
Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation's dark secrets. Based on the horror franchise.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, apocalyptic, dark, gothic
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The Mist (2017)
Plot Summary:
A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, breathtaking, psychological thriller, apocalyptic, sitcom, grindhouse, lovecraft, interesting
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Survivors (2008)
Plot Summary:
Survivors was a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent unknown strain of influenza which has wiped out most of the human species. According to the producers, the series is not a remake of the 1970s BBC television series Survivors, created by Terry Nation, but is loosely based on the novel of the same name that Nation wrote following the first series of the 1970s series. Two series were produced of the new series. Series 1 ran on BBC One and BBC HD in November–December 2008, and series 2 ran in January–February 2010, ending with a cliffhanger. The BBC announced on 13 April 2010 that, due to poor viewing figures and other considerations, Survivors had been cancelled. The series had its premiere in South Africa on BBC Entertainment in September 2009, in France on DTTV channel NRJ 12 on 12 January 2010, and on BBC America in the United States on 13 February 2010. The series' Australian premiere was on Channel Nine, on 21 March 2010.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, serious, tense, captivating, stylized, atmospheric, cliffhanger, clever, bleak, suspenseful
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Black Summer (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: suspense, atmospheric, disturbing, tense, apocalyptic, spooky, supernatural thriller, dark, bleak
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All of Us Are Dead (2022)
Plot Summary:
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, dark fantasy, apocalyptic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scenic
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Remains (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story centers on two lone survivors of a bizarre accident that reduced most of the world's population to zombies. They take refuge in a vacant casino and fight a losing battle against the undead.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, rough, futuristic, scenic, scary, offbeat, bleak, serious
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The Rain (2018)
Plot Summary:
After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, atmospheric, exciting, apocalyptic, tense, bleak, suspenseful, stylized, compassionate, sitcom
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A Quiet Place (2018)
Plot Summary:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 570000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, minimal cast, disturbing, psychological, apocalyptic, spooky, surprise ending, tension, psychological horror
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Cargo (2017)
Plot Summary:
After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, bleak, scary, dark, social, sad, tear jerker
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28 Days Later (2002)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 436000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, tense, dark, suspense, psychological, disturbing, creepy
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World War Z (2013)
Plot Summary:
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 706000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, suspenseful, scary, serious, tense, epic, splatter, suspense, entertaining, action packed
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
Plot Summary:
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 289000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, tense, suspenseful, rough, atmospheric, creepy, apocalyptic, intense, bloody
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The Walking Dead (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, scary, apocalyptic, serious, epic, bloody, psychological, exciting
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I Am Legend (2007)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 799000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: scary, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting, apocalyptic, rough, serious, suspense, bleak