Our take
Ridley Scott's R-rated post-flu drama follows a Colorado pilot, his dog, and a hardened survivor facing scavengers called Reapers. Muted Western tone mixes grief, shootings, and hope; slower and less explosive than trailers suggest.
Uplifting themes
Human compassion and hope counter bleakness according to the Hollywood Reporter, though the ending feels somewhat abrupt Hig models kindness to outsiders while Bangley models shoot-first survival. The dog Jasper symbolizes loyalty
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Story (may spoil tone)
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
Details
Violence Bangley shoots two teenage strangers approaching the perimeter. Reaper…
Bangley shoots two teenage strangers approaching the perimeter. Reaper raids bring gunfire and savage attacks later in the story
Language Language is part of the R rating though specific terms are not listed i…
Language is part of the R rating though specific terms are not listed in reviewed sources
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening Pandemic aftermath, feral Reapers, isolation, and sudden shootings crea…
Pandemic aftermath, feral Reapers, isolation, and sudden shootings create dystopian dread. Wild dogs roam depopulated cities
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse Two teenagers are shot dead when they approach the guarded airstrip. A…
Two teenagers are shot dead when they approach the guarded airstrip. A Mennonite community includes children with a potentially deadly blood disease
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Bangley maintains a recycled ammunition arsenal and shoots intruders. P…
Bangley maintains a recycled ammunition arsenal and shoots intruders. Pandemic backstory implies mass death without graphic flashbacks in reviews
Dangerous behaviour Hig flies solo scavenging runs and aids outsiders despite infection ris…
Hig flies solo scavenging runs and aids outsiders despite infection risk, choices that look noble but hazardous
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Hig is a widowed loner carrying grief a decade after the flu. Reviews e…
Hig is a widowed loner carrying grief a decade after the flu. Reviews emphasize melancholy and emotional isolation rather than clinical treatment
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Hig lost his wife Melissa to the flu a year after she lost their unborn…
Hig lost his wife Melissa to the flu a year after she lost their unborn baby. Cima is also portrayed as bruised by grief