The Quiet Earth
Film198591 min

The Quiet Earth

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionthrillerdisastermysteryfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"The End of the World is Just the Beginning"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive sci-fi film: layered and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Bruno LawrenceAlison RoutledgeAnzac WallacePete SmithTom Hyde

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1985
Runtime
91 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cinepro
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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