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The Last Survivors

2014 · 95 min

A grim, dusty survival tale that keeps you tense and heartsick as a young woman fights for every drop of hope.

Directed by
Tom Hammock
Genres
Thriller, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Max Charles
Tagline
Stand your ground.
Overview
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.

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Directed by
Tom Hammock
Genres
Thriller, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Max Charles
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • power
  • grief
  • revenge
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, action, science fiction
Directed by
Tom Hammock
Written by
Tom Hammock, Jacob Forman
Starring
Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Max Charles, Nicole Fox, Michael Welch, Jon Gries, Michael Massee, Rena Owen
Music
Craig Deleon
Cinematography
Seamus Tierney
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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