Last Cab to Darwin

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Last Cab to Darwin

2016

2h 3m

Comedy

Drama

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A terminally ill cabdriver (Michael Caton) picks up an indigenous drifter (Mark Coles Smith) and a backpacker (Emma Hamilton) while traveling through the Australian Outback to get euthanized.

Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

07/08/2016

3.5/4

Sims probably uses a setting-sun metaphor more than necessary, but otherwise his decisions are immaculate and his film should hold audiences in thrall.

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

07/07/2016

3.5/4

Great performances ... elevate the film from merely likable to poignantly satisfying.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

07/07/2016

3/4

Takes a tough subject and amiably rides it out into the Outback sunset. It's a wry film that remains upbeat without betraying its rough-around-the-edges cast of characters.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

05/30/2019

6.5/10

There's no denying that audiences will enjoy Sims' film, laughing and crying at the exact moments it wants them to, but Sims having his heart in the right place can't entirely mask the mawkish and cheesy nature of the story.

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Asia Frey

Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

08/23/2018

An extraordinary character study... [Michael Caton] is compelling from the first scene and only grows more so as the film unfolds.

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Julia Raban

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

08/21/2017

Last Cab to Darwin makes good use of its new medium with beautifully ugly depictions of Australians.

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bob c

@RT46426964 12/21/2024

A sweet unusual love story set in bush Australia. A gem.

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03/11/2019

Genuine Heartfelt Story Threads It Way Through Central Australia. Love Watching A Film Such As This When I'm A Little Far From Home Cos It Has A Story About Dragging You Back To Yourself, Finding What's Most Important & Just Being Home.

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05/06/2018

An excellent film offering unique and picturesque insights into remote areas in Australia with an equally beautiful plot to go with it.

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07/31/2017

Una película sobre eutanasia pero con un sentido muy personal. Sencilla, interesante,con un buen protagónico y de más interés por ser rodado en el fin del mundo en Australia. El buen papel de Ningali Lawford le da ese giro racial a la película que sube su valor, la historia de Polly es la que lleva la película porque la historia de Tilly es muy floja y sin mucho sentido. Vale la pena.

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07/16/2017

Another good reason to watch a foreign film. Well acted story about a man with only three months left to live.

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07/07/2017

Not many movies deserve all 5 stars, but this one definitely does. Excellent acting, and not a 'same old' over told story.

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Synopsis

A terminally ill cabdriver (Michael Caton) picks up an indigenous drifter (Mark Coles Smith) and a backpacker (Emma Hamilton) while traveling through the Australian Outback to get euthanized.

Director: Jeremy Sims
Producer: Greg Duffy, Lisa Duff, Jeremy Sims
Screenwriter: Reg Cribb, Jeremy Sims
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: Pork Chop
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.8K
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital