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Movies like Last Night on Earth (2024)

The best movies like Last Night on Earth (2024) are Right at Your Door (2006), 2073 (2024) and Awake (2021). If Last Night on Earth hooked you with its drama and science fiction, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Right at Your Door (2006)

    A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

  2. 2073 (2024)

    Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction

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  3. Awake (2021)

    After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

  4. The Mandela Effect (2019)

    A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & thriller

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  5. These Final Hours (2014)

    With the end of the world only hours away, self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

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  6. Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

    While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

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  7. SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

  8. Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)

    Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

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  9. The Parts You Lose (2019)

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  10. Jonathan (2018)

    Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

  11. Foe (2023)

    Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

  12. The Congress (2013)

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

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  13. Devil's Pond (2003)

    After a brief courtship, Julianne marries her handsome boyfriend, Mitch. To celebrate their honeymoon, the couple travel to a remote cabin on a small island. When they arrive, however, Mitch becomes aggressive and physically abusive, and Julianne soon realizes he's not the ideal husband she once thought he was. Knowing that Mitch doesn't plan on ever letting her leave the island, Julianne, who is afraid of water, must find a way to escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  14. 40 Acres (2025)

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  15. Hunting Season (2025)

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  16. The Hummingbird Project (2019)

    A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  17. The Good Neighbor (2022)

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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  18. Little Boy Blue (1998)

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  19. Light of My Life (2019)

    Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

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  20. Black Site (2022)

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Last Night on Earth?

The closest matches to Last Night on Earth are Right at Your Door (2006), 2073 (2024) and Awake (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Last Night on Earth?

Start with Right at Your Door (2006), the closest match to Last Night on Earth.

What is the highest-rated movie like Last Night on Earth?

Hunting Season (2025), rated 7.4/10 by 490 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Last Night on Earth?

Hunting Season (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Last Night on Earth?

Yes: Right at Your Door (2006), 2073 (2024) and Awake (2021).

How are movies similar to Last Night on Earth chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Last Night on Earth, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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