The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Last Man on Earth
Science Fiction · Drama · Horror · 1964
When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
Movie details
The Last Man on Earth
“Do you dare imagine what it would be like to be...The last man on earth...Or the last woman.”
1964 Science Fiction · Drama · Horror 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Last Man on Earth?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ubaldo Ragona · Sidney Salkow
Written by
Ubaldo Ragona · Richard Matheson · William F. Leicester · Furio M. Monetti
Vincent Price
Dr. Robert Morgan
Franca Bettoia
Ruth Collins
Emma Danieli
Virginia Morgan
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Ben Cortman
Umberto Raho
Dr. Mercer
C
Christi Courtland
Kathy Morgan
A
Antonio Corevi
Governor
Court is in session
Put The Last Man on Earth on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.