
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- ominous
- tense
- foreboding
- dark science fiction night
- mystery marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eight strangers are forced to survive in a violent world that defies explanation.
The plot explicitly assembles eight strangers who must help one another survive.
The encyclopedic metadata identifies the work as post-apocalyptic, while the plot describes survival in a violent altered world.
The central conflict is driven by mysterious forces and a world that resists explanation.
Films like The After, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Carter
- Release Date
- 2014-02-06
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (34)
Cast
- Aldis Hodge
- Andrew Howard
- Arielle Kebbel
- Jamie Kennedy
- Sharon Lawrence
- Sam Littlefield
- Louise Monot
- Jaina Lee Ortiz
- Adrian Pasdar
- Jason Lewis
Common questions
- What is The After about?
- Eight strangers struggle to survive as mysterious forces transform their world into a violent supernatural puzzle.
- What is The After like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The After as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The After violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The After as brutal.
- Which films are like The After?
- Films with a similar feel include The Leftovers, Lost, and The Mist.
- How long is The After?
- The After runs 60 minutes.












