Z for Zachariah

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Z for Zachariah

PG-13

2015

1h 37m

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Following a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, a scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and a miner (Chris Pine) compete for the love of a woman (Margot Robbie) who may be the last female on Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Z for Zachariah wrings compelling drama out of its simplistic premise -- albeit at a pace that may test the patience of less contemplative viewers.

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Ibad Shah

IndieWire

09/13/2017

B

"Z for Zachariah is a solid relationship drama disguised as post-apocalyptic tale.

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Noel Murray

Nashville Scene

08/04/2016

The deviations from O'Brien's plot don't always work, but the characters do come across as real people, in a believably fallen world, following a carefully planned-out path and trying to avoid a fatal misstep.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

05/27/2016

'Z for Zachariah' is a film of ideas, but those ideas never overpower the people it's about.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

01/23/2023

Heather McIntosh’s score reinforces every obvious emotion in hacky fashion, and there’s a bad sex scene to boot.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/20/2022

4/5

Zobel engages his audience not through the normal and expected genre machinations, but by peeling back revealing layers of humanity.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

05/27/2022

2.5/4

A somewhat aloof allegory that, though visually appealing and serving a trio of fine, understated performances, never fully immerses us in the drama.

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Jayda A

@jBugs005 Feb 14

Worst movie adaptation of a book. Why did they introduce another character that's not in the book? Why did she have power the whole time? Why did they age up a 16 year old character so could have sex with 2 40+ y/o men? Terrible dog shit. Except the dog. Loved the dog, that's why there is even a star. I'm sorry Margot and Chris had to go though filming this. I'm sorry I don't know who the third guy is.

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Kevin W

02/24/2025

Yet another movie that had so much potential but straight way too far from the original book. And I'm really starting to get sick of movies that just leave you hanging. There's no definitive ending here. Did he/she or didn't he/she? We'll never know. Thanks for your two hours.

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Mark B

12/27/2024

I can’t recall seeing a movie that was so far removed from the content of the book it is based on. The whole point of the relationship between the two characters as there were just two is lost and was lost before they became a three.

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Allanilton D

03/11/2024

O pior filme da história

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Ross M

03/06/2024

This was an interesting excursion pushed along by solid performances from its characters. It's not an action film by any stretch of the imagination but does a pretty good job within the confines of its set up.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 10/01/2023

A very predictable movie that I wished stuck to the original source material.

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Synopsis

Following a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, a scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and a miner (Chris Pine) compete for the love of a woman (Margot Robbie) who may be the last female on Earth.

Director: Craig Zobel
Producer: Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Þór Sigurjónsson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Matthew Plouffe, Sophia Lin, Tobey Maguire
Screenwriter: Nissar Modi
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Silver Reel, Material, Zik Zak Filmworks, Sighvatsson Films, Lucky Hat Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|A Scene of Sexuality|Partial Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $118.5K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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