These Final Hours

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    These Final Hours
    2014

    Synopsis

    What would you do on the last day on Earth? With the end of the world only hours away, the self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.

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    Cast

    • Nathan PhillipsJames
    • Angourie RiceRose
    • Daniel HenshallFreddy
    • Jessica De GouwZoe
    • David FieldRadio Man
    • Sarah SnookMandy's Mum
    • Kathryn BeckVicky
    • Lynette CurranJames' Mum
    • Zaydah-leeJames' Sister
    • Nelson AspenHimself

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Empire

      So many films address the premise because it’s always thought-provoking and affecting. This also has a bleached, depopulated, effectively catastrophe-struck feel and an intriguing adult-and-child road movie storyline.
    • 80

      Total Film

      Sure, the core tale of personal redemption is standard stuff but Zak Hilditch’s breathless, batshit-crazy thriller tears through orgies, mass suicides and murderous rampages to conclude on a scene as moving and terrifying as the climax of Melancholia. Hold on tight.
    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      Writer-director Zak Hilditch, with a strong assist from cinematographer Bonnie Elliott (who's bathed her frames in a kind of eerie sulfuric yellow), has crafted an urgent yet strangely simple and humanistic doomsday scenario.
    • 60

      Village Voice

      Hilditch's approach to this end-of-days scenario can be heavy-handed... But Hilditch gets good mileage out of his cast.
    • 60

      The Dissolve

      There’s a sentimental streak to These Final Hours, but in the end (heh), it feels as if it’s been earned.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      The lesson may not be particularly original, but the film has some striking moments as it follows him to his destiny.
    • 60

      Time Out London

      It takes a while to find its focus – and takes itself just a little too seriously – but as low-budget Ozploitation goes, it’s snappy and effective.
    • 58

      The A.V. Club

      Incoherent and pointless as it is, These Final Hours moves with commendable swiftness.

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