The Best End of the World “Plague” Movies

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Ward Hazel at Listverse took a look at his choices for the Top 10 Movies About Plague, Pestilence, And Deadly Disease.  Using just Hazel’s list, let’s see how I’d rank them…

Hazel

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10. The Omega Man, 1971 10. Death in Venice, 1971 (I have never seen this.)
09. Blindness, 2008 09. Blindness, 2008 (I haven’t seen this either, but it sounds more appealing than Death in Venice.)
08. Outbreak, 1995 08. The Andromeda Strain. 1971. (It’s been a while since I’ve seen TAS. It was okay.)
07. I Am Legend 07. I Am Legend (2007). (The special effects hurt my enjoyment of this one.)
06. The Andromeda Strain 06. The Omega Man, 1971 (I loved this as a kid, but TOM hasn’t held up as well – still a fun romp.)
05. Contagion, 2011 05. Contagion, 2011 (I remember liking this a lot but feeling it wrapped up the ending a bit too fast. Perhaps another viewing is due.)
04. 28 Days Later, 2003 04. 12 Monkeys, 1995 (Brad Pitt steals this one!)
03. Train to Busan, 2016 03. Outbreak, 1995 (Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. Definitely ahead of the curve.)
02. 12 Monkeys, 1995 02. Train to Busan, 2016 (The biggest surprise of 2018. I’m looking forward to Pennisula – the follow-up set in the same universe, but with different characters.)
01. Death in Venice, 1971 01. 28 Days Later, 2003 (I love this one and it gets better with each viewing.)

For this list I would have definitely included World War Z, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (remake) and The Crazies.  Seems like I’m forgetting a few others…