This Is the End

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This Is the End

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Released Jun 12, 2013

1h 47m

Comedy

Fantasy

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In Hollywood, actor James Franco is throwing a party with a slew of celebrity pals. Among those in attendance are his buddies Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson. Suddenly, an apocalypse of biblical proportions erupts, causing untold carnage among Tinseltown's elite and trapping Franco's party in his home. As the world they knew disintegrates outside, cabin fever and dwindling supplies threaten to tear the six friends apart.

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Critics Consensus

Energetic, self-deprecating performances and enough guffaw-inducing humor make up for the flaws in This Is the End loosely written script.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

There are some terrific one-liners, most of them insults...But this is a string of character gags, not a film, and the narrative barely putters along.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Dan Simolke

Shadow and Act

Luckily, when the jokes hit, they hit hard, and it's almost always at least entertaining.

Rated: B-

Aug 14, 2017

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

There's wonder here that films with quadruple the effects budget would kill for.

Jan 6, 2014

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JD Duran

InSession Film

The laughs are often and the drama is felt...

Rated: A-

Aug 20, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

With comedic crudeness levels that hit all kinds of wrong and leave very few stones unturned, "This Is the End" will either be something you can sit back and love for its audacity and parody or absolutely loathe for its vanity and stupidity

Rated: 3/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Much of the movie goes by with almost nothing of significance happening beyond these actors goofing around together, and this is enjoyable until the formulaic plot takes over, and we lose interest.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2022

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Torin F

THIS IS THE END has some great self-deprecating celebrity gags early on—most of which you'll see in the trailer—which makes for an engaging opening. Things then swiftly devolve into a frat house at the end of time, with dudes yelling insult jokes at one another. The commitment to the bit (that this the actual apocalypse) elevates the effort, but it really feels like the actors may be having way more fun than the viewers. It's probably comedy gold for young men of a certain age, but not otherwise.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Charlie S

This will forever be my sequel to Pineapple Express.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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Kyle B.

Really funny. Danny McBride in this is my favorite.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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RG G

This was frickin awesome. A bunch of A Lister's taking the piss of the Hollywood scene and themselves, while truly making me laugh the whole time. It seems like these fellas really enjoyed making this film and were able to have creative control. Special effects were awesome. There's a great message for us all in the end scenes. Thanks for the laughs! Needed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Audience Member

This movie as alright, for a once time watch, the Jew squad, lol...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Alexander T

This movie is so entertaining and funny. It has such a good plot and setting. It also has a very funny ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Synopsis

In Hollywood, actor James Franco is throwing a party with a slew of celebrity pals. Among those in attendance are his buddies Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson. Suddenly, an apocalypse of biblical proportions erupts, causing untold carnage among Tinseltown's elite and trapping Franco's party in his home. As the world they knew disintegrates outside, cabin fever and dwindling supplies threaten to tear the six friends apart.

Director: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Mandate Pictures, Point Grey
Rating: R (Crude and Sexual Content|Brief Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2013, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 2013
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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