How It Ends

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How It Ends

TV-MA

2018

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Adventure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rohan A

Will not recommend, not even a bit if beging honest. The storyline is below average and the ending is just okay-ish. The whole movie is just a bug Question where we dont have any answers.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Alexander M

The entire time I had no clue what was going on. Not because I can't comprehend storylines- but because this movie didn't have one. There were so many questions that arose that were never answered, many setups that just were solved too easily, and the ending literally seemed like the director didn't yell "cut" soon enough.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Michael M

This Aussie enjoyed the mystery and the road trip in "How It Ends". It's been almost 7 years and no sequel imminent - shame.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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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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