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Left Behind

Play trailer Poster for Left Behind PG-13,  2014,  1h 51m,  Action/ Mystery & Thriller/ Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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0% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 19% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
The entire planet is thrown into mayhem when millions of people disappear without a trace -- all that remains are their clothes and belongings. Unmanned vehicles crash and planes fall from the sky, overwhelming emergency forces and causing massive gridlock, riots and chaos. Airline pilot Ray Steele (Nicolas Cage) struggles to save the lives of the passengers who remain on his flight, while his daughter (Cassi Thomson) races to find her brother and mother, both of whom have disappeared.
Left Behind

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Critics Consensus

Yea verily, like unto a plague of locusts, Left Behind hath begat a further scourge of devastation upon Nicolas Cage's once-proud filmography.

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Jason Bailey Flavorwire May 30, 2016
The effects are hilarious, the sets are rinky-dink, and the character names are funnier than a full season of 'Big Bang Theory,' and the "narrative arc" of our heroine is laughably predictable. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde Linoleum Knife Oct 20, 2014
The first movie made from this material was all about the Anti-Christ taking over the UN. This one's about landing a plane. Go to Full Review
Monica Castillo Paste Magazine Oct 9, 2014
2.5/10
The movie unravels in its own destruction. Every effort to milk the tragedy of the apocalypse is met with terrible music, acting and effects that soak (and drown) the pathos in camp fare. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jan 14, 2026
1/4
Pray that it ends. Go to Full Review
Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Aug 23, 2023
1/5
Cage has little to do but somehow manages to do less with it. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com May 15, 2022
1/5
…Left Behind seems entirely preoccupied with the mechanics of landing a jet aircraft on a motorway rather than any advanced theological questions... Go to Full Review
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Draco S Apr 23, 2019 Worst film ever - no explanation at the end AWFUL ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2
Apr 18, 2019 Just when you think you've seen the worst Nicolas Cage movie (The Wicker Man, Season of the Witch, Ghost Rider, Bangkok Dangerous, 8MM), Cage sinks even lower in Left Behind. The acting was terrible, the writing was atrocious, and the movie looked cheap as hell. But worst of all, this movie was just bullshit Christian propaganda, and not a very good one, as the movie is so ridiculously inept and dumb, it feels like an insult to Christianity. How do I give this movie 0 stars? See more
Harry S Mar 25, 2019 It is recently the worst movie I have seen with famous actors. Bad special effects and the story is awfull.
Mar 24, 2019 This was the worst film ever! I wasnï¿ 1/2(TM)t sure if the acting was bad or it was just a garbage script to begin with. On Netflix this film tries to pass itself under the Sci-Fi category, yet there is no science fiction. Instead the movie acts as an arm of religious superiority. So all the religions in all the world, if only everyone would have seen how right the Christians are. This doesnï¿ 1/2(TM)t advance science fiction in ANY WAY! I felt that I literally gave a part of my soul trying to watch through this awful film! See more
Theodore W Mar 1, 2019 Very disappointing for a N.C movie, can't even proceed to more than 15 min..
Han W Feb 27, 2019 Well, first you need to get past the fact that this is clearly a Christian movie - that does not, to its credit, overtly oversell the Biblical message. So, if that is an immediate non-starter, there is no point in even considering this movie. So, if you do have some semblance of Christian faith or upbringing, this was an ok representation of ordinary people dealing with going through the Rapture and being "Left Behind". The cast is ok, with Cage giving one of his more wooden performances. The set-up keeps you engaged up until the Rapture. Yet then it just becomes so ridiculous with people all speculating as to what just happened - especially some nerdy Asian guy (stereotype!) - when it is so clearly the Rapture. After that, this basically becomes an "Airport" movie as Cage has to pilot their disabled plane back in to NYC using a highway since the airports are all shutdown. Overall, a rather bland but engaging film if you're ok with being subtly and not so subtly preached at. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis The entire planet is thrown into mayhem when millions of people disappear without a trace -- all that remains are their clothes and belongings. Unmanned vehicles crash and planes fall from the sky, overwhelming emergency forces and causing massive gridlock, riots and chaos. Airline pilot Ray Steele (Nicolas Cage) struggles to save the lives of the passengers who remain on his flight, while his daughter (Cassi Thomson) races to find her brother and mother, both of whom have disappeared.
Director
Vic Armstrong
Producer
Paul Lalonde, Ed Clydesdale
Screenwriter
Paul Lalonde, John Patus
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Stoney Lake Entertainment, Entertainment One
Rating
PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Brief Drug Content|Violence/Peril)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 3, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 22, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.0M
Runtime
1h 51m
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