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The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017Movie1 h 38 minNR

Drama
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.2Metacritic–6.5Rotten Tomatoes50%51%

An intriguing, philosophical drama movie about the mind and fantasy.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

One must pay dearly for immortality

14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.

Feels like

  • Sci-Fi Drama
  • Immortality
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • Existential
  • Mind Bending
  • Philosophical
  • Mystery
  • Intrigue
  • Thought Provoking

Cast

12 of 12

Crew

Directed by
Richard Schenkman
Written by
Richard Schenkman, Emerson Bixby, Eric D. Wilkinson
Produced by
Richard Schenkman, Eric D. Wilkinson
Music by
Mark Hinton Stewart

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Facts

October 13, 2017 · 1 h 38 min · NR

Released
October 13, 2017
Runtime
1 h 38 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Suicide Themes
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
131 countries

Tropes

Punny Name, Chronic Hero Syndrome, Foil +9

  • Punny Name
  • Chronic Hero Syndrome
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Author Tract
  • Dark and Troubled Past
  • The Fundamentalist
  • The Ageless
  • All for Nothing
  • Crisis of Faith
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute
  • But Now I Must Go

12 of 20 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Man from Earth: Holocene?"

Questions about The Man from Earth: Holocene

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Where can I stream The Man from Earth: Holocene?

PrimefuboTVThe CWFandango at Home FreePlexCineverseXumo PlayMidnight Pulp

In the United States, The Man from Earth: Holocene streams on Prime, fuboTV, and Midnight Pulp, and it is free with ads on The CW, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Cineverse, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and MovieSaints. It also streams in 129 other countries.

Is The Man from Earth: Holocene worth watching?

52
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52 (IMDb 5.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 50%).

Is The Man from Earth: Holocene a sequel?

  1. The Man from Earth (2007)
  2. The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)

Yes: it's movie 2 of 2 in its series, after The Man from Earth (2007).

What tropes does The Man from Earth: Holocene use?

Punny NameChronic Hero SyndromeFoilForeshadowingAuthor TractDark and Troubled PastThe FundamentalistThe AgelessAll for NothingCrisis of FaithSuspiciously Similar SubstituteBut Now I Must Goand 8 more

TV Tropes lists 20 tropes for it, including Punny Name, Chronic Hero Syndrome, and Foil.