Ten films to watch to prepare for the apocalypse

If the end is nigh, here are some of the best movies to keep close, writes Eddie Mullan, in association with BBC Future's apocalypse week.

Who knows how people around you would react to news that the world was ending? If it should happen on your watch, you'll need to be well prepared if you’re going to survive on post-apocalyptic Earth.

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Thankfully film-makers have been obsessed with the topic for decades, and scriptwriters have imagined all manner of awful fates to befall mankind: nuclear wars, deadly contagious viruses and environmental catastrophes. If you're lucky enough to be among the survivors, then you would do well to remember the lessons in this collection of post-apocalyptic films.