The 10 Best Post-Apocalyptic Movies Of 2013

1. Elysium | Directed By: Neill Blomkamp —

Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster Release Date: August 9, 2013 In a "not-so-distant" future, Elysium takes us into a world where the very wealthy 1-percent lives on a space station while the rest of humanity sledges it out on the ruined Earth. After director Neill Blomkamp shocked and amazed cinephiles with District 9, he returns with a bigger budget, box office headlining stars, and a story that, much like its predecessor, hits close to home. With Matt Damon's character as an average guy who accepts a life-or-death mission to get on board the high-tech space station, Elysium will have many doomsday preppers in theaters taking notes. Watch the trailer below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

3. Oblivion | Directed By: Joseph Kosinski —

Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman Release Date: April 19, 2013 While this picture has done numbers at the box office already, the big Hollywood ensemble film is one that surely set the post-apocalyptic tone. Starring Tom Cruise as Jack Harper, a drone repairman, the last of his kind, who tells the story of an alien war that happened 60 years ago. With the planet evacuated, he and a couple others were believed to be all that was left. Of course, Harper's world is changed when he is abducted by an underground organization led by Morgan Freeman and presented with a conspiracy at hand.Oblivion aimed to challenge everything Harper has known and worked for, and the film finds him pitted against the people he knows and loves. Watch the trailer below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

4. This Is The End | Directed By: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen —

Starring: Craig Robinson, James Franco, Michael Cera Release Date: June 12, 2013 What happens when Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd and their friends link up at a house party thrown by James Franco? The dark comedy, in which it's the end of the world as they know it, find these celebrities playing themselves, literally. Needless to say, they feel fine when they have the scintillating Rihanna as a member of their guest list. With Emma Watson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and plenty of others on the bill, This Is The End looks to laugh in the face of danger—no matter what form it takes. Watch the outrageous clip below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

6. World War Z | Directed By: Marc Forster —

Starring: Brad Pitt, James Badge Dale, Mireille Enos Release Date: June 21, 2013 Based on Max Brooks' widely popularized novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, the film has captured the attention of cinephiles for the past year. Brad Pitt plays an U.N. employee who travels the world (while protecting his own family) trying to stop the zombie outbreak from reaching his doorstep. With zombie culture at a high nowadays, both on TV and in movies, World War Z looks like it could be the one to end all undead flicks. The worldwide scale of the film looks massive, though director Marc Forster's big-budget outing still leaves a lingering bad taste in our mouths. Watch the walking dead go fast in this clip below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

7. Snowpiercer | Directed By: Joon-ho Bong —

Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt Release Date: 2013 The time is AD 2031. Not too far away, right? Well, the passengers in the train don't know it, but they're the only survivors on Earth. Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, the film stars Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and Ed Harris. Snowpiercer marks Bong's English-language debut; he's mentioned that approximately 80% of the film was shot in English. In the film, the inhabitants of the Snow Piercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine, are forced to create a new world when the old one is wiped out by a failed experiment to stop global warming. Watch what type of class system evolves in the clip below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

9. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Directed By: Harald Zwart —

Starring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan Release Date: August 23, 2013 Clary Fray (Collins) seems like your everyday, average, ordinary teenager in New York City. But when she witnesses her mom being attacked and kidnapped by a demon, the event sparks a revelation that forces her on a quest to get her back that ends up changing her entire life. Clary learns things about herself, her family and her destiny that make up The Mortal Instruments in a big way. The action-adventure fantasy film is based on the first book in the popular series by Cassandra Clare. Directed by Harald Zwart, it looks to pick up where Twilight left off when it creeps into theaters this fall. Watch the hair-raising trailer below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]

10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Directed By: Francis Lawrence —

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Release Date: November 22, 2013 Katniss and Peeta return in the second part of The Hunger Games trilogy, as they embark on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. A rebellion is brewing in the wings, but the Capitol is still very much the epicenter as President Snow prepares for the 75th Annual Hunger Games. With the "Quarter Quell" in the works, a series of events take place that will re-shape the districts and organize a nation. Last month, MTV premiered a teaser trailer focused on the uprising of the districts along with President Snow and Plutarch Heavensbee scheming. That clip alone has hit almost 25 million views on YouTube. Join in on the action by watching this clip below: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed]