Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

R

2012

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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The announcement that an enormous asteroid will obliterate Earth in less than a month brings an end to the marriage of mild-mannered insurance salesman Dodge (Steve Carell), whose wife leaves him on the spot. After his bold young neighbor, Penny (Keira Knightley), belatedly delivers a letter from Dodge's former sweetheart, Dodge decides that he must find the love of his life before it's too late. Dodge and Penny embark on a road trip that eventually brightens their outlook, if not the world's.

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Critics Consensus

Tender, charming, and well-acted, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is unfortunately hamstrung by jarring tonal shifts and a disappointing final act.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

07/15/2012

3/5

Lorene Scafaria, the screenwriter behind Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, makes a charming directorial debut with Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/13/2012

3/5

This is half a good film but hardly a wholly satisfactory one.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

07/13/2012

2/5

[It] unfortunately invites a lethal dose of scepticism towards its cutesy last-ditch matchmaking, obligatory road-trip plotting, and thinly funny jibes at the rest of humankind.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 12

3.5/4

Most critics at the time of its release gave Seeking a Friend for the End of the World a bad review; I ended up placing it on my 10 Best of 2012 list.

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

04/12/2023

8/10

Precise and exempt from superfluity. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/04/2022

3.5/4

In its depiction of The End, it’s quite brave and oddly beautiful. The film takes hold of you all of a sudden and won’t let go. Before you know it, your eyes begin to tear up, and a lump develops in your throat.

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Mathieu N

@MNem27 6d

Small romantic comedy without pretension but which remains very nice to watch. A good time

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Piya S

Aug 19

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World sought but never found a cineplex audience. Even so, I would personally advise that you add it to your queue of movies to see before the asteroid hits.

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Astrid B

Aug 14

An absolutely delightful and thought provoking movie. Going into it I was told by many that it was a dry and boring failed-attempt at a comedy, but I could not agree LESS! I was incredibly emotionally invested in the plot and found myself crying at the end. Although the ending was not what I would have liked I thought it fit incredibly well and though the humour is dark it was the perfect blend I thoroughly enjoyed this would recommend.

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Jun 6

The movie has aged well and was better than don't look up. which is also a great movie. Critics are a$$ hats and think they know movies, but they are also wrong. rotten tomatoes is garbage

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 28

A failed comedy movie in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Steve Carell

Dodge

Keira Knightley

Penny

Adam Brody

Owen

Connie Britton

Diane

Melanie Lynskey

Karen

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Synopsis

The announcement that an enormous asteroid will obliterate Earth in less than a month brings an end to the marriage of mild-mannered insurance salesman Dodge (Steve Carell), whose wife leaves him on the spot. After his bold young neighbor, Penny (Keira Knightley), belatedly delivers a letter from Dodge's former sweetheart, Dodge decides that he must find the love of his life before it's too late. Dodge and Penny embark on a road trip that eventually brightens their outlook, if not the world's.

Director: Lorene Scafaria
Producer: Steve Golin, Joy Gorman Wettels, Steven Rales
Screenwriter: Lorene Scafaria
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Indian Paintbrush, Focus Features, Mandate Pictures, Anonymous Content
Rating: R (Language|Brief Violence|Sexual References|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Stereo

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