We discuss ten movies like World War Z you must watch. Add these well-recommended and highly-rated films to your watch list.
World War Z is the 2013 Marc Forster film starring Hollywood’s favorite, Brad Pitt. The story surrounds Gerry, a former United Nations employee, investigating a threatening virus that turns humans into zombies.
Now in a race against time, he must work to find answers to help give humanity a chance at survival.
Apocalyptic, dystopian films have always been popular; audiences love the unrealistic nature and violence these films present. This genre makes people think about their own mortality, their roles in the world and can help them deal with the realities of death.
If you loved World War Z and are craving more apocalyptic zombie drama, here is our list of 10 similar movies to watch next.
10 Movies like World War Z
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead is the classic zombie-action-horror film, where we see an epidemic that turns people around the world into Zombies who crave eating human flesh. A group of survivors takes refuge in a shopping center, trying to survive. It’s gruesome and full of action and violence.
I Am Legend (2007)
Similar to World War Z (and most zombie films), this film surrounds a virus that turns humans into zombies, but this is set post-apocalypse with one man left in New York, Robert Neville, who is a scientist.
He attempts to find a way to reverse the effects of the man-made virus by using his own immune blood. Full of action and drama, this is a great zombie movie to watch.
Cloverfield (2008)
Directed by Matt Reeves and produced by J. J. Abrams, this film surrounds a desperate group trying to rescue their friend, who is trapped in her apartment, as a giant monster attacks New York City. This film is so exciting and thrilling because it’s shot and edited in a cinéma vérité style to look like it was taped with one hand-held camera in real-time.
The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
The second film in The Maze Runner Series, this film is similar to World War Z as a virus has attacked mankind, turning people into zombies, and scientists are desperately seeking a cure. After Thomas and his friends escape the Maze, they realize their rescuers don’t have their best interests at heart. Forced to escape again, they face hot deserts in search of refuge with a rebel group.
28 Weeks Later (2007)
This horror-thriller film sees the US Army come to help secure London six months after the Rage virus turned half of Britain into zombies. A survivor carries the virus into the safe zone, and all hell breaks loose again.
Train to Busan (2016)
This horror-action film is a great watch after World War Z. Seok-woo and his daughter are on a train to Busan and become trapped amidst a zombie outbreak in South Korea. The film has excellent cinematography and editing, giving it a sense of claustrophobia.
The Quiet Place (2018)
In this post-apocalyptic world, you cannot make noise, as it attracts the savage monsters who have taken over the world. We follow the story of one family’s struggle for survival as they try to keep the blind but noise-sensitive creatures at bay.
While they’re not finding a cure, they’re trying to find a way to stop the monsters and restore some sense of reality and peace.
The Crazies (2010)
Like World War Z, The Crazies follows a story of a virus outbreak affecting humanity drastically and people trying to survive. Sheriff David Dutton, his wife, and two other people are the only ones unaffected by a sudden spate of incidence whereby people turn into violent psychopaths.
Rec (2007)
This Spanish supernatural-horror zombie horror film is similar to World War Z and Cloverfield as it’s a zombie apocalypse, where a virus has infected humanity and is filmed to appear on a video camera. It’s a great film series to watch if you enjoy Zombie films.
Contagion (2011)
A deadly virus has been discovered, and while the US Centre for Disease Control struggles to curb its spread, worldwide panic ensues. This film is similar to World War Z, about trying to contain a virus and find a cure before civilization is ruined.
This film feels very similar to the real-life Covid-19 outbreak, which saw worldwide panic and months of quarantine.
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