Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Last Man on Planet Earth (1999)

The Last Man on Planet Earth poster
Directed by
Les Landau
Genre
science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, LGBTQ-related film, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where most men have died, women run society. A scientist tries to bring men back through genetic experiments, which stirs conflict and fear among the ruling women.

slow-burntensemelancholicunsettlingbleakcerebralspeculativegrim

What happens

The Last Man on Planet Earth is a 1999 American television film directed by Les Landau and starring Julie Bowen, Paul Francis, Tamlyn Tomita, L. Scott Caldwell, and Cliff DeYoung. The plot concerns a female-dominated society following the death of the majority of the world's men. The film premiered on UPN on February 18, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?