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These Final Hours (2015): Ratings & Plot

These Final Hours (2015) movie poster

These Final Hours is a 2015 drama thriller directed by Zak Hilditch. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes. Critics gave it 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 61 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.

IMDb rating
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metascore
61
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These Final Hours (2015) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 27m (87 min)
Director
Zak Hilditch
Genres
Drama , Thriller
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is These Final Hours About?

The premise of These Final Hours without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

When a cataclysmic event threatens to destroy the world, a young man named James sets out on a desperate journey to reach his girlfriend's party. Along the way, he encounters Rose, who is searching for her missing father. Faced with widespread lawlessness and societal breakdown, the unlikely pair must confront danger and make difficult choices as they navigate a world hurtling towards its end, ultimately learning the value of human connection in their final hours.

These Final Hours Themes & Keywords

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  • apocalypse
  • nudity
  • sex
  • orgy
  • end of the world
  • russian roulette
  • girl
  • father daughter relationship
  • redemption
  • saving a life
  • perth australia
  • kidnapping
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  • search for father
  • car radio
  • scene during opening credits
  • prologue
  • telephone call
  • male nudity
  • male rear nudity
  • religion
  • beach
  • dead body on a beach
  • panties
  • bed
  • male underwear
  • looking out a window
  • f word
  • family relationships
  • drink
  • drinking
  • drinking from a bottle
  • swimsuit
  • mob
  • destroying property
  • hysteria
  • blood
  • nosebleed
  • tattoo
  • crying woman
  • snorting cocaine
  • cocaine
  • mirror
  • looking at oneself in a mirror
  • time lapse photography
  • sex standing up
  • not wanting to feel anything
  • dead boy
  • hit in the head
  • violence
  • kiss
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Crew

The Director of These Final Hours

Directed by Zak Hilditch.

From the director

More from Zak Hilditch

More films directed by Zak Hilditch, best-rated first: 1922, We Bury the Dead, We Bury the Dead and Transmission.

Full filmography
Ratings

These Final Hours Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave These Final Hours 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 61 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.

Plot

These Final Hours Plot Summary

What happens in These Final Hours from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

As the cinematic narrative unfolds in Perth, a catastrophic timeline is set into motion. Just ten minutes following a devastating asteroid impact in the North Atlantic, Western Australia is perilously close to being consumed by an apocalyptic firestorm. Within this dire landscape, James and his partner, Zoe, cherish a bittersweet moment at her beach house, where Zoe reveals her pregnancy with James’ child. Yet, as the weight of impending doom closes in on him, James grapples with overwhelming despair, channeling his frustrations towards Zoe and deciding to escape to a party he believes to be “the party of a lifetime.”

Full summary

The whole story of These Final Hours, scene by scene

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Videos

These Final Hours Trailers & Videos

The trailer of These Final Hours.

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know These Final Hours?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What catastrophic event occurs at the beginning of the film?

Cars

Cars in These Final Hours

12 cars on screen, including the 1946 De Soto unknown and the 1946 Dodge De Luxe.

All 12 cars
  • 1946 De Soto unknown in These Final Hours 1946 De Soto unknown Important role
  • 1946 Dodge De Luxe in These Final Hours 1946 Dodge De Luxe Minor role
  • Dodge WC 53 in These Final Hours Dodge WC 53 Minor role
  • 1948 Ford F-Series in These Final Hours 1948 Ford F-Series Minor role

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FAQ

These Final Hours FAQ: Runtime, Release Date & Director

Runtime, release date, director, ratings and post-credit scenes of These Final Hours, each answered in a sentence.

How long is These Final Hours?

These Final Hours runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).

When was These Final Hours released?

These Final Hours was released on March 6, 2015.

Who directed These Final Hours?

These Final Hours was directed by Zak Hilditch.

More films by Zak Hilditch

How is These Final Hours rated?

These Final Hours has 6.6/10 on IMDb, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic and 65% on TMDB.

Does These Final Hours have a post-credit scene?

No. These Final Hours has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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