Apocalypse Movies

Steve Carell and Keira Knightley face a catastrophic event in Seeking a Friend For the End of the World, but their predicament is far from original; humans have been struggling with the possibility of extinction for years at the movies. Armageddon and Deep Impact both deal with cataclysmic comets, and The Day After Tomorrow made us fearful of a second ice age. Join us as we take a look at some of the biggest disasters (and near-disasters) in film. Warning: spoilers ahead!