Left Behind

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Yea verily, like unto a plague of locusts, Left Behind hath begat a further scourge of devastation upon Nicolas Cage's once-proud filmography.

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Movie Info

The most important event in the history of mankind is happening right now. In the blink of an eye, the biblical Rapture strikes the world. Millions of people disappear without a trace. All that remains are their clothes and belongings, and in an instant, terror and chaos spread around the world. The vanishings cause unmanned vehicles to crash and burn. Planes fall from the sky. Emergency forces everywhere are devastated. Gridlock, riots and looting overrun the cities. There is no one to help or provide answers. In a moment, the entire planet is plunged into darkness.(c) Official Site
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for some thematic elements, violence/peril and brief drug content)
  • Genre:
    Mystery & Suspense
  • Directed By:
    Vic Armstrong
  • Written By:
    John Patus, Paul Lalonde
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $10,649,893
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Freestyle Releasing

Cast

Nicolas Cage
as Rayford Steele
Chad Michael Murray
as Buck Williams
Cassi Thomson
as Chloe Steele
Lea Thompson
as Irene Steele
Nicky Whelan
as Hattie Durham
Jordin Sparks
as Shasta Carvell
Martin Klebba
as Melvin Weir
Quinton Aaron
as Simon
Laura Cayouette
as Neighbor Woman
William Ragsdale
as Chris Smith
Donny Boaz
as Passenger #2
Stephanie Honoré
as Kimmy (as Stephanie Honore)
Lolo Jones
as Lori
Gary Grubbs
as Dennis
Lance E. Nichols
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
Ashton Leigh
as Terrified Woman
Luis Da Silva Jr.
as Luis - Passenger #1
Leticia Jimenez
as Screaming Mom
Alec Rayme
as Hassid
Judd Lormand
as Jim
Major Dodson
as Raymie Steele
Shanna Forrestall
as Checkout Lady
Han Soto
as Edwin
Chelsea Bruland
as Young Mother
Candice Michele Barley
as Mom
Escalante Lundy
as Guard
Georgina Rawlings
as Venice Baxter
Kamryn Johnson
as Katie
Lisa Mackel Smith
as Mom
Hwan Tran
as Another Passenger
Joseph Oliveira
as Airport Passenger
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Critic Reviews for Left Behind

All Critics (68) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (67)

  • A shoo-in to clean up at the next Razzie Awards.

    October 3, 2014 | Full Review…

    Gary Goldstein

    Los Angeles Times
    Top Critic

  • Not only is this an amateurish travesty combining fundamentalist Christian eschatology with disaster movie b.s., but it's plodding and tedious.

    October 3, 2014 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review…

    James Berardinelli

    ReelViews
    Top Critic

  • It should have more smoldering panic bursting into full-blown freak-outs. It should have more passion, more intensity. It should have more bees.

    October 3, 2014 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Christy Lemire

    RogerEbert.com
    Top Critic

  • Left Behind is biblical in its silliness.

    October 3, 2014 | Full Review…

    Bilge Ebiri

    New York Magazine/Vulture
    Top Critic

  • It believes people might buy a ticket to Left Behind and not know the twist, like someone sitting down to watch Godzilla and being shocked by the entrance of a giant lizard.

    October 2, 2014 | Rating: D | Full Review…

    Amy Nicholson

    L.A. Weekly
    Top Critic

  • Score one for Satan.

    October 2, 2014 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review…

    Linda Barnard

    Toronto Star
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Audience Reviews for Left Behind

  • Sep 09, 2016
    Nicholas Cage's acting seems to be deteriorating.
    Red L Super Reviewer
  • May 05, 2016
    Who would have ever thought that a movie featuring Nicolas Cage could possibly become one of the worst movies of all time. Well, apparently not me, because I watched this movie with a lot of hope that my precious Nic Cage would get back upon that pedestal that once was on. But, unfortunately, this movie doesn't do that. This movie isn't just 'not good', it really sucks. It's without a doubt the worst movie in 2014, mostly because of the fact that nothing happens throughout most of its runtime. And when things finally happen, it's just followed by another half hour where nothing at all happens. This movie is incredibly boring and the story is incredibly dry. It's almost like the publishers of the book wanted this movie to be so s****y that they could not make a sequel so that the two people who actually enjoyed this movie (the director and Nicolas Cage) would go out and read the books instead. The cast is horrible and Nicolas Cage doesn't really help, because he doesn't do s**t in this entire damn movie. This is a really bad movie that no one should ever see EVER!
    Lasse G Super Reviewer
  • Apr 06, 2016
    I liked the idea of what the movie is trying to say and show us but it seems so poorly executed. It's a shame becuse it could have been half decent but not even Nicholas Cage can deliver us all from the blandness of this.
    Ian W Super Reviewer
  • Sep 20, 2015
    After reading so many poor reviews I went into this film expecting it to be garbage, I don't know if it's because I was expecting it to be bad that I didn't find it too bad, It's far from a great movie but when the main plot kicks in it wasn't bad, It did take it's time getting to the story, The acting wasn't great and the effects were B-movie quality at best but I did get into the story and most films fail to do that now days, Maybe me not being religous helped as all the god talk went in one ear and out the other, It's no way a good movie but there are plenty of worse ones out there.
    Jamie C Super Reviewer
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