If you loved The Quiet Earth, try The Day After
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Quiet Earth, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Day After is
Apocalypse Now meets Kansas phone book. In 1983, a Kansas town dodges drills and weddings until the sky goes dark. The day after the bombs fall, the town’s doctor, bride-to-be, and grad student learn survival’s a part-time job.

