Movies like Aftermath (2014)
The best movies like Aftermath (2014) are These Final Hours (2014), Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013) and Take Shelter (2011). If Aftermath hooked you with its thriller and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTake Shelter (2011)7.0/10 from 2,109 votes
- NewestNot Without Hope (2025)Released 2025
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: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013)
Josh McManus, a traveling salesman with a cloudy past, finds himself in a dusty West Texas town at the wrong time. After a crippling series of earthquakes throws the entire world into chaos, a traveling salesman will have to fight his way through a vicious outlaw biker gang known as the Barbarians to get home to his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Take Shelter (2011)
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Blackout (2014)
An expecting couple, a survival expert and four teenagers deal with a global blackout and the disintegration of society around them. In their plight for survival, they must endure the worst of human behavior.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Man Down (2016)
When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife. In their search, the two intercept a man carrying vital information about his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRefuge (2013)
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in the ruins of a collapsed America, Refuge follows a family’s struggle to survive and rebuild a life in the absence of civilization. In the wake of a catastrophic plague, the family lives a lonely existence, struggling to maintain a sense of normalcy amidst a lawless world of roaming gangs and dwindling resources.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Last Night on Earth (2024)
Faced with impending doom from a planet-killing asteroid, a couple flee to the hills of Tennessee to spend their last days together - but the chaotic breakdown of society disrupts their peaceful plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Into the Forest (2016)
In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisRestraint (2008)
Two fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRight at Your Door (2006)
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAftermath (2017)
A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake loses his mind—as he happens to be the air traffic controller who failed to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman and Jake finds himself swamped with guilt and regret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhat Still Remains (2018)
After the loss of her family, a young woman struggles to survive in a world long-since destroyed by disease; but when a lonely traveler offers her a place in his community, she must decide if the promise of a better life is worth the risk of trusting him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDark (2015)
A disturbed young woman must confront her worst fears when she finds herself trapped alone in a New York City loft during the 2003 blackout.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Divide (2012)
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like this2:37 (2006)
A contemporary, ensemble drama that tells the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today's youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37, a tragedy will occur affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarriers (2009)
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRadioflash (2019)
When a nuclear strike causes an electromagnetic pulse that cuts off all power, water, and communication to the entire western United States, Reese finds herself plunged into an all-too-real fight to survive. As pandemonium grips her city, Reese and her father set out on a desperate journey in search of safety--a perilous trek through a world gone mad where every encounter with a stranger could be your last.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Survivalist (2015)
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInside Out (2005)
Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are taunted by a mysterious doctor who moves in to town and spins a web of psychological chaos that changes their lives forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
9/11 (2017)
Five random strangers find themselves trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center's North Tower on 9/11. They work together, never giving up hope, to try to escape before the unthinkable happens.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhen I'm Ready (2025)
It's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see Rose's grandmother as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth. Along the way they encounter other lost souls, each with their own very different perspective on the impending doom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRadius (2017)
Liam wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam's first assessment is that a virus is present in the air, but he soon discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBird Box (2018)
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirefly (2005)
Following an incident on Halloween, the lives of a roofer, waitress, romantic rookie, and mysterious clairvoyant converge due to an undiscovered connection.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Z for Zachariah (2015)
In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisGoodbye World (2013)
When a mysterious cyber-attack cripples civilization, a group of old college friends and lovers retreat to a remote country cabin, where they must cope with an uncertain future while navigating the minefield of their shared past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAftermath (2012)
Two brothers are trying to find out the truth from years ago. The whole town is against them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNot Without Hope (2025)
A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDevil'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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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Aftermath?
The closest matches to Aftermath are These Final Hours (2014), Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013) and Take Shelter (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Aftermath?
People who watched Aftermath most often go on to These Final Hours (2014), Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013) and Take Shelter (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like Aftermath?
Take Shelter (2011), rated 7.0/10 by 2,109 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Aftermath?
Not Without Hope (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Aftermath?
Yes: These Final Hours (2014), Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013) and Take Shelter (2011).
How are movies similar to Aftermath chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Aftermath, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.