Left Behind

"The end begins."

2014 1h 50m EN

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Synopsis

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A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.

“The end begins.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Rayford Steele
Chad Michael Murray
Buck Williams
Lea Thompson
Irene Steele
Nicky Whelan
Hattie Durham
Martin Klebba
Melvin Weir
Quinton Aaron
Simon
Jordin Sparks
Shasta Carvell
Gary Grubbs
Dennis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vic Armstrong
Writers: Paul Lalonde, John Patus
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Left Behind (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vic Armstrong, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael J. Duthie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray and Lea Thompson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The end begins.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2467046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Vic Armstrong directs. Jack N. Green behind the camera. Michael J. Duthie cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Part of the "Left Behind (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vic Armstrong, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Michael J. Duthie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray and Lea Thompson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The end begins.".
8IMDB entry: tt2467046 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Editing: Michael J. Duthie
Production design: Stephen Altman
Makeup / hair: Natalie Christine Johnson
VFX supervisor: Matthew T. Lynn
Sound: John W. Frost
Stunt coordinator: Toby Holguin
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $19,682,924
Return: 123% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Left Behind (2014)

Part of

Left Behind (Reboot) Collection

"Left Behind" reboot collection beginning 2014.

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Vic Armstrong

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Dark Jedi2018-04-29
★ 2/10
I have to confess that I bought this movie a bit on a whim and my purchase decision was mostly based on the fact that Nicolas Cage was in it. That was a mistake! I should have done a wee bit more research before wasting my money. I did not really have any hopes that it would be a great movie but I at least hoped that it would be a somewhat decent disaster / apocalypse movie. Sadly, it is nothing of the kind. This time I have to side with the people trashing this movie, even the so called “critics” at Rotten Tomatoes. This is a bad movie. It could have been a half decent movie. The basic idea is perhaps not super original but it could have been made to work. However, it is simply loaded with religious bullshit. Once you filter out said bullshit, which is bloody difficult since you are more or less force fed it during most of the movie, there is really nothing left. The behavior of people are bizarre to say the least. The dialogue is mostly nonsensical. The movies attempt at putting different and original characters, including an obnoxious dwarf, on the plane is feeble. The action and special effects are generally lousy and the attempts to put some thrill and drama into the landing of the plane is laughable. Come on, you see a plane coming, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that it has no pilot and is flying in a straight line. You are over the Atlantic, a minor course change would have done the job and there was plenty of time. But nooo, the idiot script writer had Cage fly in a straight line like a chicken race until it was too late. And do not get me started on the stupidity of having someone driving down a stretch of highway in a pickup truck knocking over plastic cones to “clear it for landing”. The only reason this movie gets any stars at all is because I do like Nicolas Cage even in a lousy movie like this.
my_skeleton_fell_off2021-10-27
★ 4/10
Do yourself a favor and watch the other one Easily the worst copycat of this story. The script holds more atheism than Bible and doesn't even attempt to discuss God in any meaningful way. Also, the characters - just about all of them - react unrealistically and wander about aimlessly in contrived "panic". Not a good film.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 1/10
There are even very FEW Christians and Conservatives (with the exception of Ned Flanders) that actually enjoy Christian and Conservative movies... or at least Christian movies. There are a lot of exceptions with Conservative films, Dirty Harry, Red Dawn, they can be fun. But Christian Films... MAYBE The Passion of the Christ, The Bible miniseries, Mysteries of the Bible if that actually counts.... ... Movies like this are the reason. Nicolas Cage was once a big star and oh the mighty fall, now he's in a remake of Left Behind that, honestly, I only watched to rip into, I walked into it with low expectations of Fx that wouldn't look cutting edge in the 70s, of acting that is both too earnest and too forced (and that is without Cage) to look naturalistic. Audio quality that... ... yeah, OK, shockingly the audio quality was a step above most Christian movies. In other words, it stinks, you know it's going to stink because movies like this are more about the message than they are about the entertainment. But... that was 2014 and, as Hollywood piles quota onto quota and demands that creators hit check marks that have nothing to do with the story, I suspect that it will change soon... my guess is that people that want to make entertaining films are going to gravitate towards this genre, towards low budget outside of Hollywood fare, towards whomever is offering up the money and is willing to allow them to make a film they want to make and not a political propaganda film. It was made in 2014, and like all the other movies in this genre it sucks. But Hollywood is working on changing that and forcing talent out... and the people that funded Left Behind will jump at the chance of getting actual talent behind their projects.