American films about extinction

List of the best American films about extinction according to the audience: Holy Rollers, Parkland, American Hustle, Kicks, Incarnate, Getting Go: The Go Doc Project, The Fields, Love at First Glance, Notes from the Field, Hap and Leonard.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genredrama, crime, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, China
Duration02:18

    A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Too shy to make a proper introduction, a recent college grad devises to shoot a documentary about the NYC nightlife scene in order to meet the go-go guy he’s cyber-obsessed with.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Tells the story of a young boy and his family who are terrorized by an unseen presence.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    After journalist Mary Landers is assigned to write a Valentine's Day story about "The Meaning of Love," her long-time boyfriend breaks up with her. On her train ride home, she finds herself trading glances with a handsome stranger who, as he exits the train, leaves his phone behind.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A dramatization of the accounts of the students, parents, teachers and administrators caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline, which pushes underprivileged, minority youth out of the classroom and into incarceration.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    A darkly comic swamp noir story of two best friends set in the late 1980s. Based on the novels by Joe R. Lansdale, the series follows Hap Collins, an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine, a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA, Canada, Brazil, China

    A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:44

    The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, Superman. The project went through years of development before the plug was pulled, and this documentary interviews the major players: Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and many many more.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryBulgaria, USA
    Duration02:23

    A group of career criminals finds itself trapped in a warehouse with the law – and an Attack Dog named DeNiro closing in.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    When Ross is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given six weeks to live, his newly engaged older brother Seth offers to spend his $50,000 wedding fund on a final trip of a lifetime. Their plans are complicated when Ross invites a call girl to join the group and Seth’s uptight fiancée insists on tagging along. This raucous road trip comedy features hip-hop star Asher Roth.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

      On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA, Chile, Israel
      Duration02:02

        When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryAustria, USA
        Duration01:40

        Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who hasn't spoken a word since seeing his father killed by the mayor - strive to live off the land in peace. Their innocence is shattered, however, when a group of hunters led by the mayor's son brutalizes and rapes the free-spirited girl. Later, when a well-meaning social services worker arrives too late to protect the terrorized siblings, the girl and her brother prepare to take a stand against their ruthless attackers.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genrethriller, drama, short
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:40

        Set within a dystopian world that is a collision between technology and humanity, "Reboot" touches upon many of the current social and political concerns that arise from becoming more and more intertwined with the virtual. In contemporary Los Angeles, a young female hacker (Stat) awakens from unconsciousness to find an iPhone glued to her hand and a mysterious countdown ticking away on the display. Suffering from head trauma, and with little recollection of who she is or what is happening, Stat races against time to figure out what the code means, and what unknown event the pending zero-hour will bring.

        Markimdb: 2.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, western
        CountryUSA

        After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:14

        Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        A crime-drama, about the cultural aversion of a group of punk rockers in a conservative Texas town. Their ongoing battle with a rival, more-affluent clique leads to a controversial hate crime that questions the morality of American justice.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Australia, China
        Duration02:34

        A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genredocumentary, military, history
        CountryUSA

        Oliver Stone documentary charted the post-WW2 history of the United States.

        Markimdb: 2.9
        Genreaction
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        SUPREME CHAMPION is a fun, sexy, stylized and fast paced fight action thriller about honor and courage featuring eight world class mixed martial arts champions.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:35

        When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryFrance, USA
        Duration01:25

        As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
        Duration01:56

        The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:04

        Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game dubbed 'Beyond The Gates' that holds a connection to their father's disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrethriller
        CountryUSA

        Sadie and Kevin have decided to spend a romantic weekend together at his lake house. But when an unexpected- and unfortunate- text from her best friend Jennifer to Kevin reveals a lurid love affair between the two, Sadie spirals into a hunger for revenge.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Theresa, a haunted young woman spiraling in the wake of profound loss, is torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA

        A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genrefantasy
        CountryUSA

        A group of shape-shifting werewolves descend upon a small town in search of a girl who is re-born once every 2000 years. She holds the key to their survival and all will die who stand in their way.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Germany, Saudi Arabia
        Duration01:41

        A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, comedy
        CountryUSA, Luxembourg
        Duration02:36

        American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

          Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration00:30

          A woman expecting to get engaged on her all-important 30th birthday gets a different surprise after she makes her birthday wish: a glimpse into her future – which doesn’t resemble anything she’s ever imagined for herself.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Mexico

          Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, France
          Duration01:31

            Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredocumentary
            CountryUSA

            Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.

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