If coronavirus outbreak feels like the end of the world, these five films make the apocalypse look fun

Last Night pits optimism against cynicism and somehow fashions a happy ending from chaos as the end of the world draws near. Sandra Oh and David Cronenberg star

Zombieland, inspired by Shaun of the Dead, is filled with nerdy humour and (of course) zombies – watch out for a cameo by Bill Murray

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From thought-provoking Last Night (starring Sandra Oh and Don McKellar) to the rollicking fun of Zombieland, here are five films to watch if you’re after a fun watch about the end of the world.

Published: 8:00pm, 15 Apr 2020Updated: 8:12pm, 15 Apr 2020

With cinemas still closed and people in lockdown feeling restless, there’s more time than ever to check out one of these apocalyptic movies – and to take notes on how to go out with a bang.

1. Last Night (1998)

Writer-director-star Don McKellar’s wonderful debut was commissioned as part of an international series of films about the turn of the millennium. Set in Toronto in Canada on December 31, six hours before an undisclosed disaster is set to destroy Earth at midnight, it follows a group of loosely interconnected characters, each coping with their imminent obliteration in different ways.

Widower Patrick (McKellar) desperately wants to be alone, but can’t stop himself helping a stranded stranger Sandra (Sandra Oh), who needs to get home to her husband Duncan (horror director David Cronenberg).

Duncan is making it his mission to ring up and thank every single one of his company’s customers and Patrick’s friend Craig (Callum Keith Rennie), meanwhile, is trying to have as much sex as possible.