Post-nuclear-war dramas centering on a small group of survivors now constitute an entire genre in science-fiction films. All of them, in some way or another, can be traced back to this seminal film from 1951 in which five people deal with the possibility they are the only human beings left alive on the planet. While most of the later movies exploited this possibility for B-movie thrills, "Five" adopts a quiet, contemplative tone which some may find dull but which thoughtful viewers are more likely to find, for want of a better word, haunting. There is something about this movie which gets under the skin and which lurks in the corners of the mind long after it's over.
一名老人從他遺世獨立的農場出發，走在塵土飛揚的道路上，前往鄰近的鄉村。陪伴他的是一位沈默的鬼魂，老人在五十年前曾目睹他的死亡。數十年來，老人都對因結核病過世的母親感到遺憾，心理疾病的折磨讓他產生了病態的需求，為了讓自己好過，他開始秘密協助生病的婦女進行安樂死。當他發現身邊的鬼魂伴侶能夠協助他穿越時空，老人立刻計畫回到過去，意圖說服年輕的自己去避免讓母親受到絕症的折磨。然而，他並未意識到自己的行為將對未來產生什麼樣恐怖的影響⋯⋯
利亚姆从车祸中醒来，却不记得他是谁。当他走进小镇寻求帮助时，他发现只有死人，所有的人都有着奇怪苍白的眼睛。利亚姆的第一感应是，一种病毒出现在空气中。但他很快就发现了可怕的真相：“任何一个在离他50英尺半径范围内的人都会立刻死亡。”
