Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters and killers are everywhere. Escaping to the hills with his family, he sets about the business of surviving in a world where, he knows, the old ideals of humanity will be the first casualties.

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

What to watch after Panic in Year Zero!

• X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) — Ray Milland appears in both
• Ministry of Fear (1944) — Ray Milland appears in both
• Torn Curtain (1966)
• The Sum of All Fears (2002) — Same subject: atomic bomb
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — Same feel: serious, realistic
• The Premature Burial (1962) — Ray Milland appears in both