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The Philosophers (2013) 5.7
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5.7/10 from 10,701 users
Metascore: 37/100
Reviews: 85 user | 41 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse. Director:John HuddlesWriter:John Huddles |
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Mr. Zimit
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Petra
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Andy
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Poppie
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Yoshiko
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Nelson
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Chanelle Bianca Ho | ... |
Mitzi
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Toby
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When the last day of school comes for a group of students in a philosophy class, their instructor, Mr. Zimit, challenges them to different sorts of exercises that take place in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world. While there, they each get chosen professions and have to decide whether who is valuable or not because the bunker they will be staying in for a year has only enough oxygen for 10 people. Mr. Zimit challenges them in different rounds to see how they could survive. Issues arise when they notice Mr. Zimit is disruptive to the game. Written by James Hake
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nuclear apocalypse | teacher | philosophy | philosophy teacher | international school |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some violence, sexuality and brief drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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15 April 2014 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
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Traditional
Arrangement by Robin Snyder
Performed by Briddes Roune
Published by Magnatune
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Mr. Zimit: You know what "apocalypse" actually means? To uncover what you haven't seen before - the way out of the dark.See more »
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Brid By A StremTraditional
Arrangement by Robin Snyder
Performed by Briddes Roune
Published by Magnatune
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I admit I had very high expectations for this movie, simply because I love riddles and movies that stimulate one's brain. Sadly, it was a huge disappointment.
At the beginning, the movie seemed pretty promising and I rather enjoyed it till about the middle. That's when things started taking the turn for the worse. For all the logic that movie tries depict, it truly lacks that very same logic badly. There were so many absolutely illogical and dumb scenes I can't even begin to name them. What was a highly interesting scenario with great potential became just another one of these movies you are likely to forget pretty soon.
I enjoyed it while it lasted, with the exception of the ending (I'd rather they just deleted it all together), and the acting was pretty great, too. Over all, it's entertaining to a certain degree but don't expect anything mind-blowing. The movie doesn't live up to what it promises.