25 Best Movies Like The Book of Eli Every Fan Needs to Watch
In this article, we will take a look at some of the best movies like The Book of Eli. These films are set in a post-apocalyptic world, and they explore themes such as survival, leadership, and the power of hope. Some of these movies are similar to The Book of Eli in terms of action and drama, while others are more psychological and introspective. Regardless of the type of movie you’re in the mood for, there’s sure to be something on this list that will appeal to fans of The Book of Eli.
The Book of Eli, directed by the Hughes brothers and starring Denzel Washington, was a post-apocalyptic film released in 2010. It tells the story of a lone traveler named Eli who is on a mission to protect a sacred book that holds the key to humanity’s survival in a world ravaged by a catastrophic event. The movie received positive reviews for its action-packed plot, the performances of its lead actors, and its thought-provoking themes. If you enjoyed The Book of Eli, you may be interested in checking out some of the other post-apocalyptic films that share similar themes and elements.
Legion (2010)
After God loses faith in the human race, he sends his legion of angels to Earth with the task of causing a complete apocalypse. The only hope for the salvation of humanity lies in the hands of a group of strangers who found themselves in a remote restaurant in the American Southwest and the Archangel Michael. They soon realize that the young waitress is carrying a savior…
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
In 1928, participating in an expedition on the snow-covered Karakoram mountain in India, a mountaineer (K. Reeves) noticed a sphere of unusual brightness in the ice. When he gets close to her and touches her, he falls into a strange state from which he wakes up confused, with a scar on his arm and no orb nearby. Nine decades later, officers of the US army one night urgently mobilize a group of scientists, among whom is the distinguished xenobiologist Helen Benson (J. Connelly).
After they gather for a secret meeting led by Secretary of State Regina Jackson (K. Bates), Helen learns that a mysterious object is approaching Earth at high speed and that everything must be prepared for a possible collision. But when the object approaches Earth and slows down, scientists realize that it is a shiny sphere descending into New York’s Central Park.
A shell comes out of the sphere, which the soldiers open fire on, and a giant robot appears behind it, neutralizing all the weapons. A creature emerges from the cocoon and very quickly takes the form of a grown man who says his name is Klaatu (K. Reeves) and who addresses the Earthlings. People will soon find out that Klaatu wants to destroy humanity and thus save the planet Earth…
Babylon A.D. (2008)
Powerful criminal Gorsky (Gérard Depardieu) hires mercenary Toorop (Vin Diesel) to bring nun Aurora from a Russian convent to New York. On the way to New York, Aurora (Mélanie Thierry), her protégé Rebekah (Michelle Yeoh) and Toorop are targeted by numerous mercenaries who want to kidnap Aurora.
Toorop realizes that she has special abilities, and upon arriving in New York, they learn that the monastery she comes from was attacked and destroyed. When Aurora reveals to him that she is a virgin and pregnant with two children, Toorop realizes that many lives are at stake.
Geostorm (2017)
When catastrophic climate change begins to threaten Earth’s survival, world leaders unite and decide to create a large network of satellites around the planet, which will control the climate and protect the world’s population.
After successfully guarding Earth for two years, something goes wrong. The two brothers will have to solve the malfunction before the weather control satellites create a storm of epic proportions.
The Road (2009)
In a post-apocalyptic world without sun, destroyed by an unknown catastrophe, people survive extremely hard, threatened by cannibals and natural disasters. It is an extremely inhospitable world with no animals or crops, and the few survivors struggle against both cold and hunger. Among those who struggle daily for survival are the rude Father (V. Mortensen) and his 10-year-old Son (K. Smit-McPhee), who want to reach the warmer southern regions where life is supposedly better and easier.
As the only weapon to defend against all the dangers that threaten them, they have only a gun, and to make matters worse, both of them are burdened by the suicide of their wife and mother (C. Theron). During the long and exhausting journey, the duo will find temporary shelter in an underground shelter, meet the starving and almost completely blind old Eli (R. Duvall), and experience many conflicts and mortal dangers…
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Namely, the army came from the year 2051 and returned 30 years into the past to inform people that aliens have arrived on Earth and will soon destroy humanity.
The only hope is for the humans of 2021 to join them in 2051 to try to outnumber the alien species and save the world for future generations.
Reign of Fire (2002)
During construction work led by his mother, the boy Quinn Abercromby (Christian Bale) witnesses the awakening of a dragon that has been dormant in its underground for years. Today, twenty years later, Quinn is the leader of a firefighting unit that puts out fires and is responsible for destroying dragons. The situation is alarming because the human species has become endangered under the attacks of dragons.
The only hope for humanity and civilization, in general, are Denton “dragon slayer” Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey), known as the only man who managed to kill a dragon, and Alex (Izabella Scorupco) a scientist and pilot, part of Van Zan’s army, who has a secret weapon to fight against dragons – archangels, paratroopers who serve as bait for dragons, who attack them and fall into a trap…
Mad Max (1979)
In the time after the nuclear disaster, the Earth is devastated. The survivors managed to organize their lives, but anarchy reigns, and various gangs run rampant. The police are powerless.
When he loses his partner, police officer Max Rockatinsky (Mel Gibson) decides to retire and live a family life, but in one of his devastating raids, a motorcycle gang kills his wife and child. Since then, his only goal is to catch the killers.
Terminator Salvation (2009)
The 2018 year. John Connor (Christian Bale) is the leader of the human resistance against Skynet and his army of Terminators. But the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger who remembers only that he was sentenced to death, put at stake the future in which John unquestioningly believed.
When Skynet’s big attack begins, John and Marcus find themselves at the center of its operations and uncover a terrible secret about the possible extinction of the human race.
Children of Men (2006)
In the year 2027, the world is in a chaotic state, and the human race is on the verge of extinction because children have not been born for more than a decade. One of the few countries in which there is some kind of peace is Great Britain, where an authoritarian regime is in power and which is under constant pressure from emigrants from the disintegrating societies of Africa and Eastern Europe.
Xenophobia and nationalism are rampant like never before and in these conditions, a disillusioned government operative (Owen) becomes the key person to save humanity. He becomes in charge of securing the transport of a woman who miraculously became pregnant to a medical center where scientists hope her case will help them save the human race. Although harmless at first glance, the road is not harmless…
Waterworld (1995)
The Earth’s polar caps completely melted, and the sea covered the entire land. A sailor (Kevin Costner), who sails the vastness of the sea on his trimaran, reaches a floating village and hopes to be able to exchange the land, which has become a valuable commodity, for the necessities he cannot live without.
But hostile inhabitants deprive him of his freedom because of his gills and fins on his legs, which some people have developed to adapt to new conditions. Just then, the village is attacked by pirates, but Pomeranian manages to escape and save Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and her daughter. Together with them, he continues his search for the mythical land, Mount Everest, inhabited by humans.
Æon Flux (2005)
The year is 2415, 400 years have passed since a deadly virus wiped half of humanity off the face of the Earth. The survivors reside in Bragna, a fortified city surrounded by a wall to protect the healthy from the virus-infected rest of the planet. The world inside the walls is almost perfect, at least in the eyes of those who lead it, and that world is becoming more and more familiar with the perfect killer.
Æon Flux (Charlize Theron) is a mysterious female assassin who works for a group of outlaws moving through the city’s underworld, led by Handler (Frances McDormand). Æona’s new task is to kill Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), a member of the council that governs the city. However, when Æona’s younger sister is killed by government agents, she ignores orders and decides to protect Trevor because she suspects that her brother Oren (Jonny Lee Miller) is setting up his game.
The handler learns that Æon disobeyed orders and orders her to be eliminated as disobedient. Æon risks everything he has, but on the run, he discovers many secrets and answers to questions about his own, unknown past, as well as the real truth about the background of the city of Bragno.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Haunted by a turbulent past, Max Rockatansky sees the best chance for survival in solitary wandering. But after meeting the beautiful Furiosa and a group of escapees from the Citadel, a city whose inhabitants are terrorized by the tyrant Joe, he will become part of the inevitable war that follows.
Repo Men (2010)
Remy and Jake are partners working in an organization that in the near future sells necessary organs to people on credit. Regardless of whether you need a new heart, liver or another organ – the organization is here to be the first to help you. Of course, everything has its price, and most people can only afford organ replacement by taking out a loan.
At the moment when someone fails to pay the loan installment for his new organ – the organization sends Remy and Jake who forcefully take the purchased organ and return it to the organization, leaving the man at the mercy
The Omega Code (1999)
Gillen Lane, a renowned motivational speaker and theology expert, regrets partnering with Stone Alexander, a media tycoon who concealed nefarious intentions behind an appearance of kindness.
Apocalypto (2006)
It is the sixteenth century, in the late age of the Maya civilization. The hunter Jaguar Paw (R. Youngblood) lives a traditional lifestyle, with a son and a pregnant wife. One morning, their village is attacked by warriors burning houses and cruelly killing people. At the last moment, Jaguar’s Paw manages to lower his wife and son into a deep cave, leaving a rope at the top so that they can climb up later.
Jaguar Paw’s father was also killed during the raid, and he was captured. One of the attackers cuts the rope, condemning the woman and child to a slow death in the cave. The attackers take the captives to the city of Maya, intending to sacrifice them to the sun god. At the top of the pyramid, a priest is ready to extract the hearts of living prisoners…
Equilibrium (2002)
After the third world war, humanity suffered great losses and it was known that no one would survive the fourth. Therefore, the leaders of the states decided to use a drug called Prozium to eliminate all feelings from human bodies, because feelings are considered the cause of wars.
In order to facilitate the removal of feelings, a new branch of law was established, the Gramaton Priests, whose sole aim is to find and destroy everything that could encourage feelings (music, books, pictures…) as well as the people themselves who do not take their dose of Prozium and thereby breaking the command of the Father. One morning, Preston (Christian Bale) misses his usual dose of Prozium and becomes aware of feelings he didn’t even know existed. He begins to doubt the system he thought was perfect until then.
Priest (2011)
Holy Warrior follows the story of a priest-warrior who breaks church law when he teams up with a young half-vampire sheriff and a priestess to capture a gang of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest’s niece. Filmed in spectacular and breathtaking 3D technology, Holy Warrior is sure to entertain all generations of viewers!
Surviving the Game (1994)
In a game where the winner is the one who manages to survive, the rules are extremely simple: Kill or be killed! In this exciting action thriller, Ice-T decided to do the first. After his two best friends, a dog and an old man with whom he shared food and shelter, died on the same day, homeless Jack Mason (Ice-T) decides to take his own life, but at the last moment, he finds Cole (Charles Dutton), an activist of a humanitarian organization, and saves him from the act.
In addition, he offers him a well-paid job while hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Mason accepts the job and meets four businessmen in the wilderness, who are about to hunt for something special. He still doesn’t understand how he should be the one being hunted, in the mindless and bloody sport of the idle rich. However, the rich don’t count on Mason’s resourcefulness.
I Am Legend (2007)
Years after a deadly virus kills almost everyone on Earth and turns the rest into monsters, the only survivor in New York, scientist Robert Neville tries to find a cure to reverse the effects of the virus.
The Postman (1997)
In 2013, civilization nearly destroyed itself. After a war that has decimated the government and most of the population of the United States (perhaps the world), the people try to survive while fighting hunger and bands of armed outlaws. One such group is the Holnists. This group is bigger than all the others, and its leader, General Bethlehem (Patton), has imagined that he rules the whole country. This same group captures a tramp (Costner) and forces him to join them.
He runs away at the first opportunity and stumbles upon the postal SUV containing the skeleton. On the skeleton is a postal uniform that the hobo wears to keep warm. He also found a mailbag and started deceiving people with old letters. The hope he sees in the people he delivers the letters to changes his plans and he decides he must help overthrow the Holnists from power.
Elysium (2013)
The film is set in the year 2159, and our planet has been destroyed due to overpopulation, pollution and wars. The rich have left Earth and live in the space station Elysium where they enjoy all the luxuries they can afford. Max (Matt Damon) is also stranded on Earth, and things get even more complicated when he is exposed to deadly radiation. He only has 5 days left to live, and he’s trying to find a way to get to Elysium to heal.
Now Max must return to his criminal past, and at the same time, secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) will try to prevent him from his plan because she is one of the people in charge of ensuring that people from Earth do not destroy the perfect world of Elysium…
V for Vendetta (2005)
Set in a futuristic setting in totalitarian Britain, O for Revenge tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a deadly situation by a masked man known only as ‘O’ (Hugo Weaving). The indescribably complex O is well-read, daring, gentle and intelligent, he is a man who dedicated himself to the liberation of his fellow citizens from those who forced them into submission through terror. He is also bitter, vengeful, lonely and violent, driven by personal revenge.
In his mission to free the English people from the corruption and cruelty that poisoned the British government, O denounces the tyranny of their leaders and calls on his fellow citizens to join him in the shadows under Parliament on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day. On that day in 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in a tunnel under Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder.
He and his co-conspirators hatched the treasonous ‘Gunpowder Plot’ in response to the tyranny of their government. In the spirit of that rebellion and in memory of that day, O vows to carry out the plot that got Fawkes executed, the plot he tried to carry out on 5 November 1605, to blow up Parliament.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Future. An experiment that was supposed to stop global warming caused a new ice age, destroying almost all life on Earth. The only survivors are on the “Snowpiercer” train, which they use to travel around the planet. The train is driven by a machine based on the principle of Perpetuum mobile. Over time, a class system develops among the survivors on the train…
Oblivion (2013)
Jack Harper is one of the last humans stationed on old Earth, destroyed by the long-standing war against the Scav. His mission to extract vital resources is coming to an end.
He patrols the skies, and the discovery of a crashed spaceship with a beautiful alien woman will set off a series of events that will make him question everything he knows and put the fate of humanity in his hands.
