The List: Top 20 Movies About the End of the World

5. Independence Day (1996) - Gigantic spaceships are here to destroy earth because we’re taking too long to do it ourselves.  As a token of gratitude, we let Will Smith punch one lucky alien in the face.

4. The Terminator (1984) - A cyborg soldier is sent to usurp “Culifornia”, draining all public schools of funding, for any future intelligence threat.

3. Deep Impact (1998) - With the title of a porno, Morgan Freeman saving the planet from a comet just doesn’t seem as satisfying.

2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - The cyborg returns to legalize John Connor’s gay marriage.

1. Dr. Strangelove (1964) - Peter Sellers takes on three hilarious roles in what your film history teacher will call “a poignant satire on the American hyper-militarized psyche and fetishization of death.”  The smartest black comedy you will ever sleep through.

Written and compiled by Colt Brechtel, Kris Hanson, Jess Levith, Jeff Lutz, and OC Newby.