Last and First Men fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and deeply moving
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, technology, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Last and First Men is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and deeply moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, deeply moving, and wondrous.
Some absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor.
The future, technology, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, technology, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and score stand out.
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Last and First Men is included with a subscription to Philo, Metrograph, and Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 12 min
Last and First Men runs 1 h 12 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Last and First Men higher (90) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Iceland.
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