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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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2/4

Michael Dequina

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 05 2009 03:46 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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Todd McCarthy

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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3/5

Cole Smithey

No review available.

comment Comment | Oct., 27 2005 08:31 PM

ColeSmithey.com

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1/5

Dan Fienberg

Boring, incoherent and insultingly didactic. It's like Wenders has never been to America, never observed Americans and never even seen an American movie.

comment Comment | Sep., 28 2005 10:03 PM

Zap2it.com

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 18 2005 04:02 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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4/5

Rich Cline

astonishing but uneven

comment Comment | Nov., 08 2004 03:48 AM

Shadows on the Wall

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2/10

Dragan Antulov

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 25 2004 12:40 PM

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Marjorie Baumgarten

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 10 2003 08:55 AM

Austin Chronicle

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2/4

Liam Lacey

A longwinded exercise in pretentious confusion.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 12 2002 08:28 AM

Globe and Mail

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3/5

Wade Major

Wenders' observations and subtextual commentary about violence in American society are well-served by the nuances of Nicholas Klein's script.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 05 2002 08:23 AM

Boxoffice Magazine

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3/5

Pablo Villaca

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 31 2002 01:46 PM

Cinema em Cena

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 24 2002 08:19 AM

Boston Phoenix

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 01 2002 07:58 AM

Spirituality and Practice

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4.5/5

Alex Ramirez

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 03 2001 02:50 AM

Cinenganos

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C+

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

E! Online

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Andrew O'Hehir

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Salon.com

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70/100

Brian Webster

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Apollo Guide

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2/5

Bruce Kirkland

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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Bryant Frazer

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