The Man from Earth: Holocene

The Man from Earth: Holocene

One must pay dearly for immortality

Directed by Richard Schenkman

Produced by Falling Sky Entertainment

201798 min5.5 / 10

A cerebral, existentially weighted thriller about an immortal man confronting mortality and the dangerous knowledge of his true identity.

14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Man from Earth: Holocene sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does The Man from Earth: Holocene end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Man from Earth: Holocene scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Man from Earth: Holocene violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Man from Earth: Holocene 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.

24/ 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

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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