After Earth

After Earth

Danger is real, fear is a choice.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment

2013100 min5.2 / 10

A survival-driven coming-of-age adventure where a estranged father and son must overcome both external danger and emotional distance on a hostile post-apocalyptic Earth.

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

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  • Is After Earth violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is After Earth scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does After Earth end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is After Earth sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is After Earth easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like After Earth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like After Earth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like After Earth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like After Earth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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