Movies like Day One 2010
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Day One (2010)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Day One, is an NBC made for tv sci-fi movie. It was originally written as a tv series pilot about apartment residents that survive an unknown worldwide cataclysm that destroys modern infrastructure. The series was slated to fill the Heroes time slot after the 2010 Olympics but reportedly, did not and will never air.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, suspense, tense, grim
Plot:
survival, group of strangers, apocalypse, vestiges of humanity, chosen one, life is a bitch, society, chaos, danger, worldwide chaos, dystopian future, escapades, post apocalyptic, urban, cataclysm, fear, desperation, adaptation, pilot, isolation, morality, conflict, family bonds, social commentary, hopes ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, bleak and apocalyptic films with plots about survival, danger, society, apocalypse, escapades, disaster and chaos mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like Day One: Deadland (2009), One Hundred Mornings (2009), Remnants (2013), 20 Years After (2008), Earthquake (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the radiation-infected aftermath of World War III, one man's desperate attempt to find his wife in the wastelands that were once the United States inspires his fellow survivors to fight for humanity. The bomb has dropped, and in the blink of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, apocalyptic, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, missing person, danger, chaos, society, escapades, life is a bitch, post apocalypse, plague, journey, violence ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive this crisis.
Style:
psychological, serious, atmospheric, bleak, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
survival, infidelity, couple relations, post apocalypse, human nature, danger, dishonesty, betrayal, life is a bitch, vestiges of humanity, chaos, couples ...
Time:
future
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
34%
284
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rare astronomical event causes a permanent worldwide black out, forcing residents of a middle-class suburb to get by with no modern conveniences. The community pulls together and adapts to a simpler way of life, but their success draws the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, rivalry, society, dystopia, isolation, suburbs, danger, life turned upside down, chaos, confined, post apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the middle of nowhere, 20 years after an apocalyptic terrorist event that obliterated the face of the world!
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, bleak, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, survival, life is a bitch, pregnancy, escapades, danger, society, dystopian future, babies and infants, post nuclear, post-apocalyptic future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Armenia, Russia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors.
Style:
psychological, touching, tense, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, earthquake, catastrophe, survival, rescue, demolished city, humanity in peril, society, chaos and mayhem, human existence, death ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
Place:
armenia, caucasus, soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
26%
732
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A suspenseful drama about a young couple on a road trip who get caught in the midst of a worldwide gas shortage.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
on the road, couple relations, couples, social differences, chaos, life is a bitch, escapades, danger, global warming, distopia, apocalypse, epidemic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain. Two of them use jury-rigged batteries to power a camera and make a documentary. We see a variety of approaches to survival, from ...
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, tense, bleak, sincere ...
Plot:
found footage, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, life is a bitch, dystopian future, chaos, danger, society, introspection, escapades, wilderness, dystopia ...
Time:
future, distant future, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Heera Bhatti, an American-Sikh, runs a corner store in Los Angeles with the help of her son, Vikram, and Gulu. She does not approve of Vikram's Caucasian girlfriend, Lillian, and would prefer that Vikram marry a Punjabi girl, but Vikram has ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
survival, contamination, terrorism, danger, bio weapon, plague, dystopia, disaster, violence, thirst, husband wife relationship, toxin ...
Time:
future
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Slovenia, Serbia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A psychological portrait of a woman traveling home in a war-torn world.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
on the road, hopes, life is a bitch, escapades, getting home, survival, danger, society, wartime life, introspection, dystopia, runaway child ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
625
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.
Style:
apocalyptic, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, post-apocalyptic future, apocalypse, nuclear holocaust, dystopia, post nuclear, post apocalyptic, distopia, wasteland, epidemic, survival, atomic bomb ...
Time:
year 1979, 90s, future
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The Last Train is a British six-part post-apocalyptic television drama serial first broadcast on the ITV network in 1999. It has since been repeated on ITV2 in 1999/2001 and on numerous occasions on the UK Sci-Fi Channel. The serial was written by ...
Style:
apocalyptic, gloomy, serious, captivating, futuristic ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, end of the world, post-apocalyptic future, apocalypse, top secret, train, distopia, epidemic, dystopia, wasteland ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, atmospheric, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
virus, plague, worldwide chaos, apocalypse, chaos, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos and mayhem, vestiges of humanity, distopia, dystopian future, partner ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
175
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With a catastrophic event rapidly approaching, 18 people vie for 10 spots in the small town's only bomb shelter.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, epic, independent film, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, chaos, small town, disaster, family relations, danger, society, escapades, hopes, clergy, fight, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Harriet, a comic book artist with a secret, and her reckless BFF, Reba, take their '76 AMC Pacer on the open road and instead get a wild ride towards an impending nuclear apocalypse.
Style:
touching, sincere, suspenseful, semi serious, independent film
Plot:
dark humor, survival, friendship, buddies, friends, chaos, danger, best friend, apocalypse, human nature, escapades, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, texas
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 450 min.
Story:
A story about victims of summary executions. Three people start a strange therapy to escape their agonies.
Style:
bleak, psychological, serious, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sex show, friendship, friends, haunted by the past, wilderness, danger, survival, life is a bitch, pimp, therapy, prostitute, underground ...
Time:
2000s, future
Place:
asia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.
Style:
tension, suspense, tense, intense, period piece ...
Plot:
disaster, subway, earthquake, trapped, escape, survival, fear, danger, claustrophobia, underground, urban, darkness ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A doctor must find a cure for a viral epidemic that is spreading through vapors from jets.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
disaster, dystopia, save the world, supernatural, life is a bitch, survival, dystopian future, isolation, terminal illness, escapades, chaos, plague ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
comet, chaos, nasa, catastrophe, disaster, evacuation, astronomer, danger, forces of nature, escapades, save the day, natural disaster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, ireland, usa
Similarity:
22%
885
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the 21st Century, terrorists have developed a new way to strike: disease. Not only have they created a deadly Level Four Ebola virus, their first victim is the President of the United States. The virus is particularly contagious and is spreading. ...
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, bleak, intellectual
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
quarantine, bio weapon, terrorism, save the day, survival, chaos, state affairs, danger, undercover, plague, antidote, infection ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspense, apocalyptic, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
blackout, survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, solar eclipse, white trash, student, fight, eclipse, human nature, fear ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is not enough. They play the game with living pieces, and only the winner survives.
Style:
apocalyptic, psychological, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
dystopian future, apocalypse, climate change, ice age, danger, rivalry, isolation, society, survival, life is a bitch, obsession, chaos ...
Time:
year 1979, future
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a series of strange earthquakes hit California, a seismologist named Kimberly Stevenson is sent to the Angeles Forest to investigate the epicenter. This might prove to be her biggest task so far, but also the one that will bring her renown. She ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, race against time, chases and races, mysterious character, escapades, danger, frame up, rescue, isolation, wilderness, disaster, catastrophe ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
21%
641
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of man to take advantage of his own fellow man outside of normal conditions, in times of weakness and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
society, chaos and mayhem, city life, interracial relations, blackout, lie, danger, violence, nypd, urban, stash, woman
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Television drama in which miners spend their Christmas Eve in a collapsed mine.
Style:
realistic, emotional, period piece, historical drama, poignant ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, danger, disaster, coal mine, rescue attempt, mining town, small town, survival, blue collar, family drama, resilience ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951
Place:
appalachia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Austria, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.
Style:
bleak, intense, atmospheric, apocalyptic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, boy, hopes, sex scene, dysfunctional society, survival, chaos, danger, social differences, life is a bitch, countryside ...
Time:
90s, year 2003, 2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
20%
85
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
From living a normal life to surviving homelessness in the city of Miami, Peter is a victim of the turbulent U.S. recession during late 2000's. A drama based on true events.
Style:
realistic, bleak, serious, heartbreaking, emotional ...
Plot:
homelessness, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, family relations, misfit, unemployment, social misfits, society, family problems, poverty, hardship, survival ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, usa, florida
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Threatened by creditors, a newly unemployed man agrees to work for a debt collector, but soon discovers his deal with the devil has unexpected costs.
Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
desperation, debt, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, money, violence, redemption, escapades, life philosophy, adaptation, poverty ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not knowing whether it is real or mistaken.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, tense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
nuclear threat, elementary school, youth, nuclear bomb, nuclear holocaust, cold war, panic, bomb shelter, bombing, nuclear explosion, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A sci-fi drama about a man struggling to find his wife, who he abandoned six years ago, before their visa to emmigrate to an off-world colony expires.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspense, intense, serious ...
Plot:
dystopic future, space travel, colony, post apocalypse, fate of humanity, redemption, danger, survival, husband wife relationship, surrealism, human existence, escapades ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Aftershock follows four groups of people in the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Buried office workers must pull together. Strangers, caught by the tsunami on a ruined ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, destruction, humanity in peril, apocalypse, chaos, society, chaos and mayhem, forces of nature, survival, evacuation, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
19%
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