If you forgot to flip the page on your Mayan calendar this month, we have some bad news.
The world is coming to an end on Dec. 21 thanks to the preordained Mayan Apocalypse. At least, that's what dubious sources have spent the past few years alleging.
But if the apocalypse means widespread fear and panic to the average person, it means something else to Hollywood: Great entertainment.
So just in case tomorrow isn't the last day Earth exists, here are six recent movies that will let you the enjoy the end of the world vicariously.
1. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012)
It's probably too late for you to find your own new friend for the end of the world, but you can revel in this underrated, underseen romantic dramedy, which stars Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley as neighbors spending their last weeks together before an asteroid destroys Earth.
2. Melancholia (2011)
If the thought of Earth's complete obliteration bums you out, you'll feel right at home with Melancholia.
Kirsten Dunst plays a deeply depressed young woman whose life is altered by the announcement that a mysterious planet, dubbed "Melancholia," has emerged from behind the sun — and may be on a collision course with Earth.
3. The Road (2009)
Doomsday enthusiasts can't agree on the form the so-called "Mayan Apocalypse" will take, which makes The Road— a post-apocalyptic film in which the cause of the cataclysm is never explained — ideal viewing.
Viggo Mortensen stars as a man trying to protect his son from cannibals, scavengers, and thieves.
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