Best Post-apocalyptic Future Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 58 best-rated post-apocalyptic future movies and TV series of the 1980s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

ThunderCats 1985 ★ 8.2

Warriors of the Wind 1984 ★ 7.9

Fist of the North Star 1984 ★ 8.0

Kin-dza-dza! 1986 ★ 7.7

Mad Max 2 1981 ★ 7.4

Sexmission 1984 ★ 7.2

Escape from New York 1981 ★ 7.0

Thundarr the Barbarian 1980 ★ 7.6

Dead Man's Letters 1986 ★ 6.9

The Day After 1983 ★ 6.8

Bubblegum Crisis 1987 ★ 7.0

Fist of the North Star 1986 ★ 6.8

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization 1985 ★ 6.8

A Visitor to a Museum 1989 ★ 6.8

Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell 1989 ★ 7.0

Morning Patrol 1987 ★ 6.8

The Quiet Earth 1985 ★ 6.6

Vampire Hunter D 1985 ★ 6.6

Malevil 1981 ★ 6.7

King Lear 1988 ★ 6.5

Back to the Planet of the Apes 1980 ★ 6.0

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 ★ 6.2

Night of the Comet 1984 ★ 6.2

Café Flesh 1982 ★ 5.8