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3''I Think We're Alone Now'' is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic romance drama film.
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5Del, (Creator/PeterDinklage) is the only survivor an UnspecifiedApocalypse where people simply died instantly, and believes he is the last man on earth. He is comfortable in this world, spending his time cleaning the houses in town and burying the dead.
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7One day he hears a car alarm in the distance and finds a crashed car with a young woman named Grace (Creator/ElleFanning) inside.
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9It was released on September 14, 2018.
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11Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLnhAbbMkEY here]].
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13!!This film provides examples of:
14* AfterTheEnd: Something happened to everyone, and only a few are left.
15* CozyCatastrophe: Despite everyone being dead, Del is doing just fine. He's eating regularly, watching movies and keeping active.
16* DancinInTheRuins: Grace enjoys jamming to music in the depopulated world.
17* DepopulationBomb: Instantly everyone was gone.
18* TheImmune: Del and Grace have no idea why they are still alive. [[spoiler: They're not the only ones, either.]]
19* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: What caused the apocalypse? Who set off the fireworks? What happened to the dog? What are all these people doing in Palm Springs? What are Del and Grace going to do now?]] Go ahead and keep wondering.
20* MayDecemberRomance: Del and Grace's ages are not stated. Dinklage was in his late 40's, and Fanning was about 20, though.
21* MistakenForApocalypse: [[spoiler: When Grace's "parents" arrive, and it comes out that Del hasn't bothered exploring outside of the town, the possibility is dangled that this could be the case. It's not, though.]]
22* NoBikesInTheApocalypse: Averted. Grace uses a bike to get around.
23* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Grace on the run, plus is still a little young and naive, which is why she isn't truthful about where she came from - that there's power and food and lots of people.]]
24* PostApocalypticDog: One dog has survived in a house and Grace takes it in.
25* RoomFullOfCrazy: Del is collecting photographs of the people whose houses he cleans.
26* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer [[spoiler: Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg.]]
27* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: Del worked nights so was asleep when it happened.
28* TravelMontage: [[spoiler: When Del crosses the country to find Grace. Evidently he meets no one during the whole trip.]]
29* UnspecifiedApocalypse: All we know it it was instant - people simply died right where they were. And some folks survived. And we're not quite sure how long ago it was.
30* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The dog runs away and the topic is never brought up again.

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