The Final Programme

The Final Programme

The future is cancelled!

Directed by Robert Fuest

Produced by Anglo-EMI Film Distributors, Goodtimes Enterprises

197389 min5.4 / 10

A darkly surreal, high-concept sci-fi thriller that blends revenge plotting with absurdist comedy and philosophical speculation about technology and human nature in a post-apocalyptic world.

Returning from Lapland, where he buried his father, a renowned scientist, Jerry Cornelius, comes back to London with the firm intention of taking revenge on his brother Frank and snatching his beloved sister Catherine from his clutches. Since the recent gigantic global conflagration, things have changed considerably. If he wanted to, Jerry could easily get hold of napalm to blow up Frank's hideout. But he prefers to join forces with the disturbing Mrs Brunner, who, with the help of three scientists – Smiles, Lucas and Powys – is trying to recover a mysterious microfilm left to Frank by his father...

Questions people ask

  • Does The Final Programme end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Final Programme scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Final Programme easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Final Programme violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Final Programme sad? 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Final Programme

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Final Programme

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Final Programme, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Final Programme, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Final Programme, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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