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These Final Hours

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As Earth approaches a cataclysm that will be its end, a self-obsessed man heads for the party-to-end-all-parties, but he ends up saving the life of a little girl who is searching for her father.
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Writer-director Zak Hilditch's thought-provoking screenplay -- and a stellar performance from young Angourie Rice -- make These Final Hours worth watching, even if its end-of-the-world premise is overly familiar.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 05/08/2016
3/5
Although the film lacks the bravura of Von Trier's Melancholia or the heart and humour of Don McKellar's Last Night, it does have a propulsive energy and a satisfying arc of redemption. Go to Full Review Luke Channell Little White Lies 05/05/2016
3/5
Has more to say than your usual apocalyptic affair. Go to Full Review Tom Huddleston Time Out 05/03/2016
3/5
As low-budget Ozploitation goes, it's snappy and effective. Go to Full Review Robert Bell Exclaim! 01/30/2023
A more aggressive, candid look at the human condition, dropping a bit of the idealism and metaphysical musings of its Canadian counterpart. Go to Full Review Kwenton Bellette ScreenAnarchy 04/09/2020
These Final Hours is easily my favourite Australian film in years. Go to Full Review Matt Boiselle Dread Central 04/09/2020
3.3/5
Phillips gives his all in a display that showcases a multitude of emotions, and they all are stellar in appearance - he's come a long way from Wolf Creek and is poised to make a huge mark in the business shortly... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Harsh C @H_A_R_S_H 03/25/2024 Slow and humourless story about a guy who struggles with basic human emotions See more amy W @RT44038520 03/31/2023 Just brilliant, amazing performances by the cast and the kind of film that you won't forgot. It make me cry!! See more LOTI @RT67082351 03/19/2023 The last quarter of the movie is breath taking. The feeling is unexplainable. See more Shae W @RT55355391 01/15/2023 Excellent, smart and entertaining See more 07/01/2022 I have a bit of a penchant for apocalyptic nihilistic movies and after a recommendation I would put this up there with Miracle Mile and The Quiet Earth as a great low budget movie. The premise is a little different and it shares elements of the odyssey. I will certainly be watching it again. See more dave s @RT68722908 01/12/2022 Films about the apocalypse are inherently thought-provoking, but These Final Hours has an emotional resonance that most of the others in the genre lack. Set in Australia, it is twelve hours before a firestorm envelops the country and wipes out all traces of life. In order to dull the pain, James (Nathan Phillips) abandons his pregnant girlfriend in order to attend a friend's party but, along the way, becomes the guardian of a young girl (Angourie Rice, who provides a stunning debut performance) in search of her father. The movie is filled with the expected stark images and bleak tones, but excels in developing the relationship between the two disparate primary characters. The film is bold, horrifying, touching and ultimately tragic. See more Read all reviews
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Zak Hilditch

Director

Jessica De Gouw

Zoe

Nathan Phillips

James

Sarah Snook

Mandy's Mum

Daniel Henshall

Freddy

David Field

Radio Man

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Movie Info

Synopsis As Earth approaches a cataclysm that will be its end, a self-obsessed man heads for the party-to-end-all-parties, but he ends up saving the life of a little girl who is searching for her father.
Director
Zak Hilditch
Producer
Liz Kearney
Screenwriter
Zak Hilditch
Distributor
Well Go USA
Production Co
XYZ Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 27m
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