Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- investigative
- paranoid
- late night horror
- found footage marathon
What critics said
Critics were divided, with some praising the film's smart, innovative low-cost construction and chilling climax while others found its pacing uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David Leigh examines extensive footage found after the disappearance of the television crew, while the story is presented through documentary-style evidence.
The accused survivor's presumed guilt is challenged by a filmmaker who reaches a different conclusion from the recovered footage.
The producers enter the New Jersey woods seeking the mythical Jersey Devil, linking local legend to the missing-person mystery.
Local-access television equipment, tapes, live broadcasting, and extensive scene footage determine how the disappearances are interpreted.
Films like The Last Broadcast, and why
The Blair Witch Project
found-footage horror built around media evidence, local legends, and investigative uncertainty
Lake Mungo
documentary-style horror using an investigation to blur fact, fiction, and supernatural threat
Noroi: The Curse
low-budget mystery horror centered on recorded material and competing explanations
Movie Details
- Directors
- Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler
- Release Date
- 1998-10-23
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (127)
Cast
- David Beard
- Jim Seward
- Stefan Avalos
- Lance Weiler
- Rein Clabbers
- Michele Pulaski
- Tom Brunt
- Mark Rublee
- A.D. Roso
- Dale Worstall
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream, Chilling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Bloodstream
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Last Broadcast about?
- An amateur television investigation into the Jersey Devil turns recovered footage into a disturbing contest between criminal suspicion and supernatural possibility.
- What is The Last Broadcast like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last Broadcast as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Last Broadcast violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Last Broadcast as mild.
- What did critics think of The Last Broadcast?
- Critics were divided, with some praising the film's smart, innovative low-cost construction and chilling climax while others found its pacing uneven.
- Which films are like The Last Broadcast?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, Lake Mungo, and Noroi: The Curse.
- How long is The Last Broadcast?
- The Last Broadcast runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Last Broadcast?
- In United States, The Last Broadcast streams on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream, Chilling.
