Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

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Released Jun 22, 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

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.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 15, 2012

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 13, 2012

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

[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.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 13, 2012

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

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

Rated: 8/10

Apr 12, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 4, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

So what do I make of a movie with tone issues, a draggy middle, and inconsistent humor but that still manages to entertain?

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Stephen C

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Jasbir N

It's a boring film with a very week plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Blinky B

A Lovely Movie . Sometimes you don't want to work hard on a clever set of plots and twists . Sometimes you just want a damn nice movie . THIS movie made me cry . Twice . It's sweet and thoughtful and just extremely pleasant .

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Andy B

Came into this not knowing what to expect. Was charmed, surprised, delighted by wry humour and moved. Tunes Too!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Adam Q

I wanted to like this movie but I found myself reaching for my phone to play games. There are some OK moments and it is well acted, but overall the plot is weak, it's dragged out, predictable and in parts, really slow. It's what I woidl classify as a background movie and didn't have the depth it needed. It's slow and dragged out but then very rushed in other parts, I didn't buy the change of feelings that fast.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Lorene Scafaria

Director

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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