These Final Hours
On humanity’s final day, a self-destructive man’s reluctant bond with a lost child turns an apocalyptic countdown into a crisis of responsibility.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- tense
- harrowing
- late night viewing
- thoughtful sci-fi marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the screenplay thought-provoking and Angourie Rice’s performance compelling, while noting that the familiar apocalypse premise limits its originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The impending extinction is experienced through James and Rose's increasingly personal journey across a collapsing city.
James reluctantly protects Rose while she searches for her father, forcing him to reconsider his priorities.
The story unfolds during the final twelve hours before the cataclysmic event ends life on Earth.
James travels toward a party intended as an ultimate celebration while the surrounding city descends into lawlessness.
Films like These Final Hours, and why
The Rover
shared apocalyptic premise, grounded realism, and morally focused final-days drama
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
shared end-of-the-world fatalism, intimate character focus, and emotionally bleak atmosphere
Last Night
shared countdown structure, social collapse, and tense survival thriller elements
The Survivalist
shared Australian setting, harsh existential drama, and stripped-down speculative filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Zak Hilditch
- Release Date
- 2014-07-31
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (641)
Cast
- Nathan Phillips
- Angourie Rice
- Daniel Henshall
- Jessica De Gouw
- David Field
- Sarah Snook
- Kathryn Beck
- Lynette Curran
- Zaydah-lee
- Nelson Aspen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is These Final Hours about?
- On humanity’s final day, a self-destructive man’s reluctant bond with a lost child turns an apocalyptic countdown into a crisis of responsibility.
- What is These Final Hours like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of These Final Hours as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is These Final Hours violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in These Final Hours as brutal.
- What did critics think of These Final Hours?
- Critics broadly found the screenplay thought-provoking and Angourie Rice’s performance compelling, while noting that the familiar apocalypse premise limits its originality.
- Which films are like These Final Hours?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rover, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Last Night, and The Survivalist.
- How long is These Final Hours?
- These Final Hours runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch These Final Hours?
- In United States, These Final Hours streams on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
