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Dr. Strangelove
D: Stanley Kubrick (1964) 94m

Highly regarded dark comedy subtitled How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. A general orders an unauthorised nuclear attack on the USSR and the President does his best to avert all-out war. Peter Sellers is brilliant in multiple roles and there are fine performances from the veteran cast. One of the first 25 films selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.

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Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior)
D: George Miller (1981) 96m

Australian action-fest with Mel Gibson reprising his role as post-apocalyptic tough guy Mad Max. The hero reluctantly helps a petrol-producing community fight off a gang of depraved nasties who want to swipe their stuff. Stunning visuals of a devastated future are the perfect backdrop for some of the wildest car stunts ever filmed. Considered as one of the greatest sequels ever made.

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The Matrix
D: The Wachowskis (1999) 136m

Definitive cyberpunk virtual reality head-trip about a software programmer (Keanu Reeves) obsessed with the legendary Morpheus, an all-knowing hacker. He discovers the world is ruled by super-computers which are using humans as battery power. Both the outstanding "bullet time" visual effects and martial arts sequences are not to be missed. The film won four Academy Awards.

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Children of Men
D: Alfonso Cuarón (2006) 109m

Searing tale of social collapse based on the novel by British mystery master P.D. James. In 2027 human fertility is a thing of the past. When an African 'fugee' becomes pregnant the leader of a pro-immigration insurgency (Julianne Moore) embroils her ex-husband in a plot to get the woman to the Human Project scientists. A stirring example of what serious sci-fi is all about.

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Snowpiercer
D: Bong Joon Ho (2013) 126m

In 2014, climate engineering backfires catastrophically and brings on a new ice age. The only survivors are on the 'Snowpiercer', a massive train traveling on a circumnavigational track. There is a big difference between rich and poor, and rebellion threatens the peace. Based on the French graphic novel 'Le Transperceneige' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette.

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Mad Max: Fury Road
D: George Miller (2015) 120m

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman (Charlize Theron) rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max. Tom Hardy takes over from Mel Gibson in this terrific revival of the Mad Max series. The film won six Academy Awards in various design and production categories.

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The Survivalist
D: Stephen Fingleton (2015) 104m

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. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes states, " "The Survivalist's deliberate pace pays gripping dividends with a tautly told post-apocalyptic drama that offers some uniquely thought-provoking twists."

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
D: George Miller (2024)148 m

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together a way to find her way home.

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Dune: Part Two
D: Denis Villeneuve (2024)166 m

Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future. The RT critics' consensus states: Visually thrilling and narratively epic... adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series in spectacular form.