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Left Behind - The Movie (2000)

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Reviews Counted: 43
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 36

Poor production values, slow pacing, and an implausible story makes Left Behind a movie only for the faithful.

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Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 13

Poor production values, slow pacing, and an implausible story makes Left Behind a movie only for the faithful.

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In the Holy Bible, the Book of Revelations speaks of an event called "The Rapture," in which it is believed God will call those who have been saved to Heaven, while those who have not repented their sins will remain on Earth. Authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins have written a series of novels based upon the premise of how the Rapture would affect ordinary people in the modern world, and Left Behind is the first feature film to be adapted from their work. Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson) is an

Oct 31, 2000

$3.2M

Cloud Ten Pictures

Cast

All Critics (52) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (36) | DVD (6)

In the end, or maybe in the beginning, it won't merely be the unfaithful on the screen who will feel left behind.

March 2, 2001 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Might be extremely effective while preaching to the converted, but it's no great shakes as secular entertainment.

February 7, 2001 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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An exceedingly poorly made motion picture.

February 5, 2001 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Nearly unendurable.

February 5, 2001 Comment
Film.com
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One of the better efforts, up there with Don Murray's The Cross and the Switchblade.

February 2, 2001 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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A competently made film hampered by wooden performances and a script that has a few too many 'Gee whiz' moments of dialogue.

February 2, 2001 Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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Mix of apocalyptic book series and the Bible.

December 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

These folks get eternity in heaven, while I'm stuck here watching the Left Behind trilogy. I'm calling my rabbi.

December 19, 2005 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

The special edition DVD turns out to be a full-screen version of the film, not widescreen. This makes it seem like a made-for-TV movie.

February 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

Lame dialogue and acting is rescued by interesting plot and characters.

February 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

Atuações ridículas em um filme absurdo.

November 22, 2003 Comment
Cinema em Cena

Whoa.

April 21, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The storytelling is heavy-handed, the plot convoluted, the direction inconsistent, the acting wooden and the effects cheesy.

March 5, 2001 Comment
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Not terrible, but obviously very flawed and the acting isn't the greatest.

October 19, 2009
Dan Schultz

Super Reviewer

I haven't ever read any of the Left Behind books, but I've heard a lot about them. I got to watch the movie, and it's not the best religious-type movie I've ever seen, but it's not bad. Kirk Cameron stars as one of the people who have been 'left behind' after the revelation. A lot of people start mysteriously

August 15, 2009
stormyweather980

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