Endings, Beginnings

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Endings, Beginnings

Released May 1, 2020

1h 50m

Drama

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A Los Angeles woman unlocks the secrets to her life after meeting two handsome best friends at a party.

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Endings, Beginnings smothers its talented ensemble cast's committed work in a carelessly constructed, aimlessly dawdling story.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

This is an easy-going sitcom universe that sooths more than it challenges.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 14, 2020

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

If you can sit through to the end (a huge if), you'll be pleased that you did.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 10, 2020

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

A return to form for indie darling Drake Doremus, who brings his nuance, sensitivities and homespun feel to a formulaic love-triangle set-up.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 6, 2020

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

Straying from clichés and conventions... Endings, Beginnings follows its protagonist to forge a new probable path within a genre, trusting Woodley to drive the story forward... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Aug 4, 2023

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Hagan Osborne

FILMINK (Australia)

...an LA relationship drama with TV sensibilities redeemed by a sublime performance from [Shailene] Woodley that shirks off any trace of big-city moral superiority.

Rated: 15/20

Apr 1, 2021

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Craig Schroeder

Battleship Pretension

It was written from a place of personal pain and experience. Unfortunately, when the cameras started to roll, that clear perspective was lost somewhere in the process...

Jan 7, 2021

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Milana P

This move is very captivating and really true and raw and real. The acting of Shailene and Sebastian is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Sarah S

Perfect. No notes. Love these types of poignant romance movies that are almost like snippets into a person's life. Unlike a lot of popular romcoms or dramadies that just feed you a story with a clear timeline and overly dramatic dialogue for effect . . . this movie feels kind of like being a fly on the wall in Daphe's life, which means the scenes and the timing of things can bounce around or seem inconsistent, but ultimately it paints a more realistic picture. Shailene Woodley does a great job of playing a very realistic, down to earth character. Also, I think the best part of this film is that it's a love story, but not in the way you might think. As simple as it is, it's about Daphne learning to love herself.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Audience Member

I simply would have not fumbled Matthew Gray Gubler- nor Sebastian Stan- just to be with some artsy, arrogant Irish dude. But okay. Anyway, this movie was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Jay Q

It was slow moving yet chaotic. I'm just not a fan of Shailene or the character she played.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Krystal R

Good sex screens. Sebastian Stan (Frank), and Jamie Dorman (Jack) are very sexy men. It's no Fifty Shades but Jamie does a really good job with his acting. The Irish accent is sexy af 🥵. Sebastian is also amazing with his acting. Shailene Woodley has a really nice body. Her looks in my opinion are plan. Her acting in this movie is good. I know it's not a porno but I wish her moaning was more enthusiastic. I wish there were more erotic sex screens between Daphne and James, not like FSG. I found the sex screens between them was more vanilla aka boring. I know this movie isn't all about the sex screens. The story despite the sex screens was good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Valeria M

Excellent film, realistic, raw, complex. It makes you feel each of the situations and the characters convey everything to you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Synopsis

A Los Angeles woman unlocks the secrets to her life after meeting two handsome best friends at a party.

Director: Drake Doremus
Producer: Francis Chung, Drake Doremus, Robert George, Seo Jonghae
Screenwriter: Drake Doremus, Jardine Libaire
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: CJ Entertainment, Protagonist Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m

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