Name: The Quiet Earth
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1985-09-08
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace, Pete Smith, Tom Hyde

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The End of the World is Just the Beginning

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

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Post-Apocalyptic Solitude
Psychological Sci-Fi
Dystopian Mystery
Existential Crisis
Bleak & Thought-Provoking
Technological Breakdown
Social Isolation
End of the World
Philosophical Exploration

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Directed by: Geoff Murphy
Written by: Sam Pillsbury, Bruno Lawrence, Craig Harrison
Produced by: Sam Pillsbury, Don Reynolds
Music by: John Charles

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Facts

September 8, 1985 · 1 h 31 min · R

Released: September 8, 1985
Runtime: 1 h 31 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Suicide Themes
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: New Zealand
Budget: $1 million
Available in: 16 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

Alone in a Crowd, Apocalypse How, Cosy Catastrophe +9

Alone in a Crowd
Apocalypse How
Cosy Catastrophe
Token Minority
Death of a Child
Adaptational Heroism
Alien Sky
My Greatest Failure
Fate Worse than Death
Title Drop
Spoiler Cover
Gainax Ending

12 of 53 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Quiet Earth?

In the United States, The Quiet Earth streams on JustWatch TV+, MUBI, Midnight Pulp, and Cineverse, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Fawesome, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 12 other countries.

Is The Quiet Earth worth watching?

71

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 75%).

Will I feel good after watching The Quiet Earth?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

What tropes does The Quiet Earth use?

Alone in a CrowdApocalypse HowCosy CatastropheToken MinorityDeath of a ChildAdaptational HeroismAlien SkyMy Greatest FailureFate Worse than DeathTitle DropSpoiler CoverGainax Endingand 41 more

TV Tropes lists 53 tropes for it, including Alone in a Crowd, Apocalypse How, and Cosy Catastrophe.