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The End of Violence

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The End of Violence (1997)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:9

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A Hollywood producer of violent action movies reflects on his ambitious, materialistic life after succumbing to the vagaries of street violence. His attack is captured on a new city-wide... A Hollywood producer of violent action movies reflects on his ambitious, materialistic life after succumbing to the vagaries of street violence. His attack is captured on a new city-wide surveillance system, whose creator, while reviewing the details of the assault, comes to suspect the far-reaching implications of his brainchild. A morality play by German auteur Wenders on the evils of violence as well as the consequences of the actions taken against it. [More]

Starring: Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Loren Dean

Starring: Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Loren Dean, Traci Lind, Daniel Benzali, K. Todd Freeman, John Diehl, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Peter Horton, Udo Kier, Enrique Castillo, Nicole Parker, Rosalind Chao, Marisol Padilla Sanchez, Marshall Bell, Frederic Forrest, Henry Silva, Sam Fuller

Director: Wim Wenders

Director: Wim Wenders
Screenwriter: Nicholas Klein
Story: Wim Wenders, Nicholas Klein
Producer: Nicholas Klein, Deepak Nayar, Wim Wenders

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A disjointed mess where a lot goes on but nothing happens.

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01/05/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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07/22/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
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01/26/06
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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Boring, incoherent and insultingly didactic. It's like Wenders has never been to America, never observed Americans and never even seen an American movie.

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09/28/05
Dan Fienberg
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No review available.

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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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astonishing but uneven

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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03/25/04
Dragan Antulov
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

A longwinded exercise in pretentious confusion.

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07/12/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Wenders' observations and subtextual commentary about violence in American society are well-served by the nuances of Nicholas Klein's script.

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06/05/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

A trama principal se perde em um emaranhado de cenas que, rigorosamente, nada acrescentam ao filme.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
N/R

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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

A sophisticated and pensive film about a subject that fills contemporary movies and fuels our fantasies.

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03/01/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Las respuestas quedan flotando en el espectador, esperando ser rescatadas y entendidas.

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09/03/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

Unique atmosphere, solid performances and profound discussions about the nature of our violent, technology-obsessed society don't add up to enough by the end of the movie.

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01/01/00
E! Online

A muddled, sentimental Euro-American hash, redeemed here and there from its fatal purposelessness by a few moments that remind us we're in the presence of a genuine cinematic visionary.

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Andrew O'Hehir
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We're left feeling disappointed that an opportunity to make a fine film was lost.

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01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Consider the paradox: By the end of The End Of Violence, a preposterous film that rails against man's inhumanity toward man, you want to do violence. To the filmmaker.

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