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The End

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Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life--until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family's delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.
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The End doesn't lack for ambition or talent, but its bold vision is ill-served by a bloated runtime and monotonous musical score.

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Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) Apr 4
Joshua Oppenheimer is not afraid of a challenge... the same is true of George MacKay. Go to Full Review Nick Howells London Evening Standard Apr 4
3/5
The whole enterprise is weirdly compelling and oddly flat at the same time. And those tunes? Showstoppers? Not quite, although by the end, their deliberately old-fashioned hokeyness grows on you. Go to Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Apr 4
2/5
It’s all meaty stuff for a think piece, but rather less swallowable as a film. Go to Full Review Marta Medina Pérez mundoCine Aug 20
3/5
Is its reflection on self-delusion powerful? Absolutely. But is it accessible to the average viewer, and does it sustain interest over more than two hours of runtime? Not quite. Go to Full Review Will Bjarnar Geek Vibes Nation Jul 19
8/10
The End isn’t interested in showing you how best you can serenade your way through secrets and lies. It’s eager to convince you that doing so is just as bad as the act itself. Go to Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Apr 25
It's a mournful post-apocalyptic musical with an ecological undertone, which could have been a brave attempt at the unconventional, but instead ends up in a narrative uphill battle...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dora 12/19/2024 Confusing, and didn’t really see how the musical aspect of it was important? Great concept though. See more John C 12/17/2024 Dear god. Stay far far away. See more Max 12/14/2024 Woof, I wanted to like this movie so bad, but the singing and characters were not connecting for me. See more Vince Q. @Vincedeq Oct 31 Tilda Swinton and George MacKay star in this musical farse set in a post-apocalyptic world. The film explores the human quest for forgiveness, even under the most demanding of circumstances, but though the filmmakers embark in noble effort, it ultimately fails to convey its larger sentiment, wrapped as it is in the chaos of jarring buffoonery. Okay, it was just too wacky, even for me. It’s interesting to note that even in the most zany cinematic of plot lines, character motivations need to scale into relatively human ranges, especially if a writer wants to convey genuine human emotion. Otherwise, everything in your film floats with the farce. See more J R Sep 14 “Watching The End feels like someone put Schindler’s List into a musical. I thought Les Misérables with Russell Crowe was dire and over-bloated — I escaped two-thirds of the way through to join the other husbands at the bar. With this, I’d have been there after 28 minutes and 23 seconds. If I’d seen it in a cinema, I wouldn’t ask for my money back — I’d demand those 28 minutes and 23 seconds of my life back, with a no-quibble guarantee. Just as Russell Crowe’s singing was an insult to crows , this film is an insult to the very concept of storytelling.” See more Kyle M Aug 20 Unexpectedly talented in musical deliverance with very few scenic haunts, but it prolongs tediously in aimless wander on a flat, perpetually insubstantial note. (C+) See more Read all reviews
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Joshua Oppenheimer

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Tilda Swinton

Mother

Michael Shannon

Father

Lennie James

Doctor

Bronagh Gallagher

Friend

George MacKay

Son

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Synopsis Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life--until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family's delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.
Director
Joshua Oppenheimer
Producer
Tilda Swinton, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Screenwriter
Rasmus Heisterberg, Joshua Oppenheimer
Distributor
NEON
Production Co
Final Cut for Real, The Match Factory, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Dorje Film, Moonspun Films , Anagram Sweden
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Musical, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 6, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$137.3K
Runtime
2h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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