Z for Zachariah fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Z for Zachariah is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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After the end of the world she thought she was alone. She was wrong.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Z for Zachariah is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and sexual content.
1 h 37 min
Z for Zachariah runs 1 h 37 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Z for Zachariah higher (74) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, United States.
+18GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Z for Zachariah in 32 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for Z for Zachariah, including Love Triangle, Adaptational Alternate Ending, Stab the Scorpion.
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