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How It Ends

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In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.
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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com You're better off not even beginning. Rated: 1/4 Jul 13, 2018 Full Review Nyle Coleman InSession Film If anything it generates more questions and provides no answers, all as the film is preparing to close. Rated: D May 9, 2024 Full Review Charlie Ceates Cultured Vultures How It Ends is truly unique in the fact that it's the only disaster or post apocalypse film to leave me bored. The cinematic version of watching paint dry. Rated: 2/10 Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Amanda Sink The Hollywood Outsider How It Ends is a mildly effective thriller with an ending that will leave some viewers frustrated. Rated: 5/10 Jan 9, 2019 Full Review Chauncey K. Robinson The Twisted Girl Next Door You won't beg for the two hours of your life back after watching this film. It had it's moments. Oct 11, 2018 Full Review Josh Martin Film Inquiry Even with a good hook, How It Ends suffers from a lack of vision, which is exactly what you don't need in an effects-heavy disaster movie. Aug 8, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex P 1hour and 58 minutes I’ll never get back. I HATE the ending dude this movie edged me so much bro the black guy dying pmo bro he was my favorite I forgot his name tho but he looked like terry cruise or sum not really but they both a 🥷 that’s not the point tho cuz the other girl ran away once again I forgot their name but don’t waste your time your gonna be upset with the ending just watch a diffrent movie Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/25 Full Review Dee W With two headliners like Forest Whitaker and Theo James, your expectations for a good movie seems reasonable. The movie starts out fine based on an undefined apocalyptic event, and the rising action of dramatic occurrences and some visual landscape scenery keeps audiences interested enough to continue watching, but then in the last 20-30 minutes the writing and story line gets convoluted and weak with the entire movie running out of steam as if the writer experienced writer’s block and just couldn’t figure out a logical plausible way to end the film. The audience is left with no idea what caused the apocalypse or even the fate of the main characters and wishing they could get their two hours back. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Daniel V I had more entertainment watching paint dry. Tom and Jerry from Cartoon Network could have directed a better film than this. I don’t understand how Netflix even allowed this to be a film on their site. Will never watch a Netflix made film ever again. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Luis V For me this is a good, realistic movie. We don't get an explanation for everything. What if communications just stop? Well, that's what happen, no google, no fb to know, to ask. You just do what you think, no rights or wrongs, just decisions. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Cris C This movie kept seeming like it was going somewhere and then somehow managed to go nowhere. No resolutions or explanations. The only time in my life I hated a show as much as this is when I saw the series finale of Lost. At least I only lost two hours of my life with this movie instead of 6 years. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Charles S Ironically, for a movie titled “How it Ends” it is the only movie I’ve ever watched that I have no idea how it ends. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.
Director
David M. Rosenthal
Producer
Tai Duncan, Kelly McCormick, Patrick Newall
Screenwriter
Brooks McLaren
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 13, 2018
Runtime
1h 53m
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