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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm.
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Aided by stellar performances from Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, I'm Thinking of Ending Things finds writer-director Charlie Kaufman grappling with the human condition as only he can.

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Charles Bramesco Inside Hook The mindbending auteur's latest film feels like a culmination of all that came before it. Sep 21, 2021 Full Review Adam Nayman The Ringer I'm Thinking of Ending Things doesn't just dramatize this condition but embodies it through Kaufman's daringly divergent interpretation of Iain Reid's source novel-the most idiosyncratic literary adaptation since Adaptation... Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Nick Schager Esquire Magazine It's a masterwork of unhinged tone, as well as a showcase for Buckley, whose grand performance covers an expansive stretch of emotional terrain. Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Surya Komal Just for Movie Freaks I’m Thinking of Ending Things falls into that same category where you cannot remotely understand the intent, morale, and the meaning of the narrative even to the slightest bit. Rated: 2/5 May 5, 2025 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net It’s a film of conflicting emotions and unreliable logic. It asks for patience, understanding, and empathy. Not just for the art, but for ourselves. Kaufman holds up a mirror, and loving the reflection is not always easy. Rated: 5/5 Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film One time-wasting exercise in awkwardness, exasperation and pretentiousness. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jack P If you’re thinking about it don’t !! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review KD A. A surrealist, horror-light movie. Excellent acting, filmography, and dialogue, hence 2.5 stars, but the film is all head and spine, no heart. I couldn’t care less about the characters and what happens to them, which in the end is exactly nothing. (They grow old? They win a Nobel Prize for musical theater?) I’m new to RT. My experience thus far suggests that it’s safe in most cases to ignore both the 1-star and 5-star ratings. For this movie, the 1-stars are mainly viewers who need a strong plot to be satisfied or who are offended at the first whiff of pretentiousness, both of which are run afoul of in this picture. A 5-star rating suggests that the reviewer is willing to hold the film only to the standard of a different art form—interpretive dance, for instance—or that they find ideological confirmation in some of the film’s messaging, such as the cynical outlook toward romantic relationships (with predictable expressions of gender vulnerabilities), the way parents screw up their children, or the current generational anxiety while still young of what it means to age. Ho hum to both extremes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/15/25 Full Review Mirocko B Hope you like Charlie Kaufman. Otherwise you're in for a pretty big let down here. Or at least a real confusing hour or two. Don't watch this as your first Kaufman film. It will ring more true if you get ready first with one or more of his masterpiece stories. But if you Do like CKs work. Wow! You are in for a treat. This is a hidden gem. Get ready for something trickier than Adaptation, more heartbreaking than Eternal Sunshine, and bleaker than John Malkavitch. Can't give it more stars because most people will not enjoy this movie. And then I can't give his other films more stars than this one. Not a weak film, but the weakest of the four mentioned. You'll remember it. Years later. So sad, in a very real, very human way. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review mark b Noopw I really want to end it Please make it stop! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Spike D Urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Suha K if i could give it 0 stars i would — if you want to waste your time with a movie that has an obvious message which can be summed up in 15 min go ahead Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm.
Director
Charlie Kaufman
Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu, Anthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Robert Salerno
Screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman
Production Co
Likely Story, Projective Testing Service
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2020
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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