The End We Start From

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The End We Start From

R

Released Jan 19

1h 42m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.

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Critics Consensus

Led by Jodie Comer's gripping performance in the central role, The End We Start From offers a thoughtful, haunting look at the end of the world.

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Leila Latif

Sight & Sound

The film is rarely dull in its sub-two-hour run time, sustaining our curiosity as mother Comer travels across Britain seeking refuge... There are glimmers of a bright future ahead for debut feature director Mahalia Belo.

Oct 1, 2024

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The film’s quiet strength, in step with Comer’s character, lies in its familiarity.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 1, 2024

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Olly Richards

Time Out

If the film ends up somewhere a little too neat, Comer makes the journey always worthwhile.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 1, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Cinema Daily US

A film that doesn’t feel highly original yet has an urgency about it, manifested into a story of devotion and endurance.

Rated: B

Jul 23, 2024

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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

Embodying horror and anxiety, yet wearing a dauntless resolve that only a mother fearing for her child’s life can muster, Comer’s performance alone makes the film worth the price of admission.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 19, 2024

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Evoking memories of everything from Children of Men and Spielberg’s War of the Worlds to the 1980s BBC version of The Day of the Triffids, this nightmarish and brilliant near-future-set British drama deserved a far better fate than as an online rental.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 25, 2024

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Johnathan B

Worth a watch. Beautiful celluloid!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Ghederick Eshmont

Profoundly English & an extremely meditative study of the primal essence of protecting one’s child.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Jonathan P

Another reason you can't trust "critics". Watch the film and make your mind up yourself. This was, in my humble opinion, outstanding. From start to finish.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Cindy R

Does standing on your head on a tile floor for 1 hour and 42 minutes sound awful? This film is worse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Jeremy S

Looked promising. Christ it was dull. Didn't work as a disaster movie, didn't work as a drama. Dull, dull, dull. Can only imagine how bad the book must be.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Ian M

Trying to be too arty by half. Despite a good cast of talented actors this film is shot on the cheap and is a total waste of everyone's time, including mine.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Synopsis

When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.

Director: Mahalia Belo
Producer: Leah Clarke, Liza Marshall, Adam Ackland, Amy Jackson, Sophie Hunter
Screenwriter: Alice Birch
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: Anton, BFI Film Fund, BBC Film
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content and Nudity|Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2024
Runtime: 1h 42m

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