The Quiet Earth fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and wondrous
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Technology, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Quiet Earth is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor.
Technology, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around technology, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
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The Quiet Earth is included with a subscription to Midnight Pulp in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 75%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and suicide themes.
1 h 31 min
The Quiet Earth runs 1 h 31 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 75 and audiences 68 out of 100, so both groups see The Quiet Earth much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand.
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TV Tropes lists 53 storytelling tropes for The Quiet Earth, including Alone in a Crowd, Apocalypse How, Cosy Catastrophe.
6.7
