Wikipeida, Dec. 2, 2010: Category: Post-apocalyptic films (Post-Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction, also known as doomsday film, and is set in a world or civilization after nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Subcategories: Living Dead films; Mas Max; Matrix series; Planet of the Apes films; Resident Evil films; Terminator films0. List of apocalyptic films (films within this list feature either the end of the world, a prelude to such an end, and/or a post-apocalyptic wasteland setting) The Road (film) (The Road is a 2009 post-apocalyptic drama film)

Wikipedia, Dec. 2, 2010: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction (Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a catastrophic event such as nuclear war, pandemic, impact event, alien invasion, dysgenics, cybernetic revolt, economic collapse, supernatural phenomena, ecological disaster, resource depletion, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten 9or mythologized). Post-apocalyptic stories often take place in an agrarian, non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of technology remain. There is a considerable degree of blurring between this form of science fiction and that which deals with false utopias or dystopic societies.)

Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993 (subcategory under Science Fiction Film: SF Disaster Films. The two main species of SF disaster movies are the end-of-the-world films involving some catastrophic upheaval due to natural, man-made, or extraterrestrial causes and films dealing with post-holocaust situations in which remnants of Earth's population strive to make a go of it; End-of-World Films (Doomsday Films); Post-Holocaust Films (Postnuclear Films))

Post-apocalyptic TV series and shows, via WWW, Dec. 2, 2010 (The Post-Apocalyptic landscape is one of the staples of blockbuster sci-fi adventure films...In movies and TV, in particular, there's a growing sub-genre of pre-apocalyptic storytelling. Generally these are stories that give us glimpses of the results of worldwide devastation and then, through the wonders of time travel, give our heroes the opportunity to prevent the oncoming devastation. In film, The Terminator is probably the best example of the genre. Then 12 Monkeys.)

Mitchell, C.P. A guide to apocalyptic cinema, 2001.

OCLC WorldCat, Dec. 2, 2010 (in titles: apocalyptic films; the postapocalyptic film; American apocalyptic film)

Yee, M.M. Moving image materials: genre terms, 1988.

Films set in a world or civilization after a catastrophic event (e.g., nuclear war, an alien invasion), sometimes also including the period immediately preceding the event. For films set in an uncertain future, in a society ruled by an ineffectual, corrupt, or oppressive regime or by aliens, robots, etc., see Dystopian films.

Note under Dystopian films