The post-apocalyptic survival genre has been a hit among fans in recent years. Shows like The Last of Us, Fallout, and Silo, and movies like A Quiet Place, 28 Years Later, and The Creator keep fans entertained and on the edge of their seats. There’s something about watching a protagonist enduring the horrors of survival and making it through the finish line. It’s always a 10/10 satisfaction for fans.
The themes of survival, end of the world, family and friends, and morality are always heightened in the genre and provide the perfect escape from modern life, which makes the movies click with so many viewers. Among the movies that do this nicely is Gerard Butler’s Greenland, directed by Ric Roman Waugh, which tells the story of John Garrity, a father of a family who must fight for survival as a planet-destroying comet races to Earth. It was a pandemic-era hit, earning $52.3 million worldwide. So, naturally, a sequel followed but didn’t match up.
Taking the story forward, Greenland 2: Migration is set five years after the events of the original movie and sees the surviving Garrity family leaving the safety of the Greenland bunker to embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home. The feature sadly did not see similar box office success as its predecessor. It grossed $44.8 million worldwide, half of its $90 million budget. It further failed to impress critics, who gave it a 49% Rotten Tomatoes score, while the audience was more forgiving with a 66% rating. But these aren’t the only markers of a successful film nowadays, given that fans’ love is catapulting the movie towards streaming success. Greenland 2: Migration has been making waves since its streaming debut, consistently popping up in top 10 lists as more fans discover it.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Has a New Home
Image via Lionsgate
Fans who’d like to give the movie a chance can now find it easier to stream. Greenland 2: Migration is coming to HBO Max, as per ComicBook. Risking taking itself too seriously, the second installment touches upon themes of migration, family, and environmental and moral collapse. However, it proves to be a good watch when seen purely as a man’s efforts to keep his family safe. The core chemistry between Butler, Morena Baccarin, and Roman Griffin Davis, who took over the role of their son, Nathan, is the heart of the feature.
Check out Greenland 2: Migration on HBO Max on May 8. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.
