KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Urban Post-Apocalyptic Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 10 films set after the apocalypse, in cities, spanning 1978–2012. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2002

    28 Days Later

    London · Manchester — 2000s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Danny Boyle
  • 2007

    28 Weeks Later

    London — 2000s
    Urbandir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
  • 2012

    Cloud Atlas

    San Francisco · London · Hawaii · Chatham Islands — 1800s · 1930s · 1970s · 2010s · Far Future
    Urban · Island · Coastal Sea · Off Worlddir. Lilly Wachowski
  • 1978

    Dawn of the Dead

    Philadelphia — 1970s
    Urban · Suburbandir. George A. Romero
  • 1991

    Delicatessen

    France — Near Future
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • 2007

    I Am Legend

    New York City — 2000s · 2010s
    Urbandir. Francis Lawrence
  • 1991

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Los Angeles — 1990s · Near Future
    Urbandir. James Cameron
  • 1999

    The Matrix

    Far Future
    Urban · Off Worlddir. Lana Wachowski
  • 1995

    Twelve Monkeys

    Philadelphia — 1990s · Near Future · Far Future
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Terry Gilliam
  • 2009

    Zombieland

    Los Angeles — 2000s
    Rural · Urbandir. Ruben Fleischer

Frequently asked

How many movies are set after the apocalypse, in cities?

Kinora's catalogue lists 10 films set after the apocalypse, in cities, spanning 1978–2012.

What are some movies set after the apocalypse, in cities?

Films set after the apocalypse, in cities in our catalogue include 28 Days Later (2002), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Cloud Atlas (2012), Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Delicatessen (1991).

What is the oldest movie set after the apocalypse, in cities?

Dawn of the Dead (1978) is the earliest film set after the apocalypse, in cities in our catalogue; the most recent is Cloud Atlas (2012).

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