The Remaining is a 2014 American apocalyptic horror film directed by Casey La Scala, who co-wrote the script with Chris Dowling.
[3] The film had a limited theatrical release on September 5, 2014, and centers upon a group of friends that are forced to examine their lives after the Apocalypse strikes.
[4] The film opens with a montage of videos depicting Skylar "Sky" and Dan's happy moments together.
However, before answering a question, the air turns cold and Skylar's parents suddenly drop dead, their eyes white.
When Tommy exits the elevator, he finds the main floor has descended into high chaos.
Tommy and Jack exit the building to investigate a tremor and they find the city up in flames as planes fall from the sky and explode upon impact.
Skylar finds a Bible and tells Sam, Dan, Jack and Tommy a verse related to the Rapture, The First Trumpet.
Children, infants, and Christians getting raptured, with scientists labeling it as "Instant Death Syndrome" and also that unusual weather has been occurring worldwide.
When morning comes, Tommy, Jack, Sam, Allison, and Dan carry Skylar to the hospital to search for medicine, but she dies of her injuries that contained a powerful demonic venom.
And demons attack the relief camp as "Amazing Grace" plays over a loudspeaker.
"[5] After that, La Scala began researching mythologies for the film while also drawing upon his own past Biblical knowledge.
[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
[9] Variety was mixed in their opinion of the film, criticizing it for using overly clichéd elements of the found footage genre and for containing "ham-handed" dialogue, speechifying, and proselytizing, while stating that the film might "find an appreciative audience once this small-budget indie finishes its limited theatrical run and is resurrected in homescreen platforms.