Product Details

• Actors: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Colin Fox
• Directors: Vic Sarin
• Writers: Alan B. McElroy, Jerry B. Jenkins, Joe Goodman, Paul Lalonde, Tim LaHaye
• Producers: André van Heerden, Bobby Neutz
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,002 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002T2QWE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,327 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Left Behind - The Movie" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Part conspiracy theory and part religious message, Left Behind (based on the first in a series of runaway bestsellers by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins) is a passable, occasionally compelling thriller that turns the rapture and the ascendance of the Antichrist into something resembling a Robert Ludlum espionage potboiler. The beginning, though, is pure Stephen King: as morose pilot Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson) steers his jet plane toward London, comely flight attendant Hattie Daniels (Chelsea Noble) informs him that a number of passengers have disappeared--at 37,000 feet, leaving their neatly pressed clothes behind. And they're not the only ones who've gone missing. The mass disappearances throw the world into chaos, and the sinisterly compelling Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie), head of the U.N., selflessly steps in to help broker peace among the world's nations. But is he as good intentioned as he seems?

Turns out the appropriately named Mr. Carpathia is behind a plot to rule the world and control its food supply, and intrepid reporter Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron, better than you'd expect) is onto him--with a little help from some biblical prophecies. Suffering the problem that befalls most first installments in a series of books and movies, Left Behind busies itself with the task of introducing characters and setting up expository plot lines, and audiences may be frustrated by the lack of action--Rayford's somewhat labored crisis of faith takes up a good chunk of the film. Still, it's an intriguing premise that should satisfy fans of the novel and possibly pick up a few more converts along the way (be warned, though, this is a modestly budgeted film that looks more like a cable TV movie than the latest James Bond extravaganza). And, if like a fair number of the film's characters, you can't figure out that someone named "Nicolae Carpathia" is a bad guy, then, well, you need to bone up on your evil villains. --Mark Englehart

Product Description

Rayford is an airline pilot whose relationship with his wife has gone sour: she responds by devoting more of her time & energy to the church while he ponders having an affair with an attractive flight attendant hattie. In the midst of a flight to london a number of their passengers mysteriously disappear. Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 02/22/2005 Starring: Kirk Cameron Janaya Stephens Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Pg13

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think it's great!, November 23, 2000

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This review is from: Left Behind - The Movie (DVD)

I did not buy this movie in order to pick over the special effects (which, by the way, I have no complaints with)or complain that it couldn't compare in quality to all of Hollywood's big budget movies. This is a movie with a message and it comes across loud and clear to me. I've watched this movie almost daily since I got it and each time I see something that I didn't see before. When it hits the theater next Feb I plan on loading up the van with a bunch! And for those who complain that Christian movies don't compare with the ones that Hollywood generates, thank God! Because you spend more doesn't make it better.

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, October 24, 2000

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"dc-hanners" (GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Left Behind - The Movie (DVD)

I saw Left Behind last night, and I found myself watching it twice! This is by far the very BEST christian film I have ever seen! This is a movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the begining till the end. I thought the book was good, but the Movie is GREAT! The movie differs slightly from the book storyline, but it really enhances the story. Great script! I am certain you'll enjoy this movie!

I only wish the DVD had the widescreen instead of full frame :0(

44 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Anointed, October 19, 2000

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Steven C. Day (Quitman, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Left Behind - The Movie (DVD)

My wife began reading these books a year or so ago, and I knew they were good, but I simply never thought to read them myself. We aquired the Dramatic Audio edition of Left Behind and I was mesmerized. I have always been a student of prophecy and end time events, so I was of course very moved and excited. After completing the other 6 books currently released in a little over a month, I found myself totally committed to the characters and emotionally and spiritually connected to this story. I am so looking forward to this movie release, not because I feel the directors and producers will be artistically correct, or that the actors will put on an Oscar winning performance, but because the writers and people involved are anointed of God. Even if the acting is horrible, you still cannot keep from being moved by the Holy Spirit while watching. I went to a Left Behind convention here in Dallas on October 17th, and Kirk Cameron was there with his wife, and Clay Crosse, and Bob Carlisle, and Russ Lee, and Amy WIlliams, and Jake. And it was tremendous! They showed about 1/4 of the movie there, and it was simply great! Anyway, I am looking forward to this DVD, and may you know Christ more deeply from this experience.