# The Quiet Earth (1985)

> A guilt-ridden scientist searches an emptied New Zealand for survivors while unraveling the experiment that may have erased humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5288

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Geoff Murphy
- Cast: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace, Pete Smith, Tom Hyde, Norman Fletcher
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, paranoid, eerie, late night viewing, cult film night

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