Fresh
An extremely literate science-fiction drama.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Omega Man
The last man alive... is not alone!
1971 · 1h 38m · PG
Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Boris Sagal
Overview
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last.
Howard Thompson, New York Times
Rotten
The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Not bad, but far from a classic.
Chicago Reader
Fresh
Averagely competent exercise in comic strip sci-fi.
Time Out
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