The Quiet Earth (1985) on Netflix
On July 5 the sky over Hamilton, New Zealand darkens for a moment. Scientist Zac Hobson wakes to silent radios and deserted streets, apparently the only person left.
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Plot summary
Zac Hobson is a scientist on Project Flashlight, an experiment meant to move energy around the world without wires. On July 5 the sky over Hamilton, New Zealand briefly goes dark, and he wakes to radio silence. The cities are empty. At the laboratory he comes across the body of his supervisor Perrin and a notice that the project has been finished. Zac decides the experiment caused everyone to disappear, and he names it The Effect. He thinks he may be the only person left.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Quiet Earth (1985)
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- The Quiet Earth has been called an unofficial remake of the 1959 film The World, the Flesh and the Devil, and other suggested inspirations include the 1954 novel I Am Legend and Dawn of the Dead.
- The Quiet Earth later gained a cult following. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson listed it in 2014 as a favorite science fiction film of his.
