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A Home at the End of the World (2004)

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Reviews Counted:109

Fresh:53

Rotten:56

Average Rating:5.7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] strong drug content, sexuality, nudity, language, and a disturbing accident

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 23, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $887,724

Synopsis: Bobby and Jonathan have been inseparable since they were teenagers in suburban Ohio. Bobby has suffered many losses for someone so young, and is starved for love and affection. Awkward teen... Bobby and Jonathan have been inseparable since they were teenagers in suburban Ohio. Bobby has suffered many losses for someone so young, and is starved for love and affection. Awkward teen Jonathan has a nice family, and a particularly wonderful mother (Sissy Spacek). The boys not only become as close as brothers, but they also experiment sexually. The two lose touch, but find each other again in their mid-20s in the early 1980s, when Bobby (Colin Farrell) moves to New York and joins Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) at the apartment he shares with Clare (Robin Wright Penn), an aging hippie. Bobby and Clare become lovers, however, Clare had planned to have a child with Jonathan, who is now openly gay and who is still interested in Bobby, and to whom Clare used to be attracted. The trio becomes its own unique entity, questioning the traditional definitions of family and love, and dealing with the complications of their love triangle. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Cunningham, who also wrote the screenplay and who was the recipient of the Pulitzer prize, this film marks the debut of director Michael Mayer. Erik Smith plays Bobby as a teenager, and Harris Allen plays the teenage Jonathan. [More]

Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek

Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek

Director: Michael Mayer

Director: Michael Mayer
Screenwriter: Michael Cunningham
Producer: Tom Hulce, John Hart, Pamela Koffler, Hunt Lowry, Katie Roumel, Jeff Sharp, Christine Vachon, John Wells
Composer: Duncan Sheik
Studio: Warner Bros.

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  • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in the lives of two best friends. The film charts a journey of trials, triumphs, loves and losses. Now the question is: can they navigate the unusual triangle they've created and hold their friendship together.
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    As far as indie real-feeling character flicks go, World is in a class all its own.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    E! Online

    Wonderful performances, dead-on casting and a touching story make up for the shortfalls of a condensed and awkward script.

    Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
    08/05/04
    Angela Baldassarre
    Angela Baldassarre
    Sympatico.ca

    An adaptation of another Cunningham book that, like The Hours, comes with its own set of challenges, which director Michael Mayer handles forthrightly, with precise emotional pitch.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    07/30/04
    Ann Hornaday
    Ann Hornaday
    Washington Post

    With no overblown pretensions...tells an engaging story about sympathetic folks finding their way in a never over-simplified world.

    Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Arthur Lazere
    Arthur Lazere
    culturevulture.net

    Would it help if I called it the year’s worst must-see film? Didn’t think so.

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Brett Buckalew
    Brett Buckalew
    FilmStew.com

    A sad movie with palpable grief, but the characters move through it to find a new place of peace. Ultimately, it's about hope and making a place for yourself in the world.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    07/30/04
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    An intriguing look at an unconventional definition of family, whose members don't speak in Hollywood clichés.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Claudia Puig
    Claudia Puig
    USA Today

    Michael Cunningham’s film is an alluring look at how definitions of love, friendship and loyalty are ultimately self-defeating. It’s got a few flaws, but a big ol’ heart.

    Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
    07/28/04
    David Foucher
    David Foucher
    EDGE Boston

    ...Farrell gives a performance that's just as commanding and compelling as anything he's done before.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    08/21/04
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    Compassionate and touching, but less complex and resonant than the book.

    Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    David Sterritt
    David Sterritt
    Christian Science Monitor

    What keeps the movie going, far longer than the screenplay deserves, are fine performances all around.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    07/30/04
    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
    Washington Post
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    A thoroughly good cast in a story that rests squarely on character rather than event.

    Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    07/12/04
    Donald J. Levit
    Donald J. Levit
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    A work of great care and intelligence.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    08/08/04
    Doris Toumarkine
    Doris Toumarkine
    Film Journal International

    Attempts to cram too much information into a 95-minute feature. Fortunately, there is enough that is exquisitely good to make up for many of its narrative downfalls.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    07/24/04
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
    DustinPutman.com

    A Home at the End of the World can get a tad long, but its beautiful story and spectacular performances allow it that small mute faux pas.

    Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
    07/23/04
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
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    An unconvincing lead performance from Colin Farrell robs the film of an emotional anchor, but there is nonetheless plenty here to admire.

    Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
    07/22/04
    Eugene Novikov
    Eugene Novikov
    Film Blather

    Fantastic performances, a wonderful script and solid direction by Michael Mayer place A Home at the End of the World among the year’s finest movies.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    12/16/04
    Forrest Hartman
    Forrest Hartman
    Reno Gazette-Journal

    A sprightly but shallow tale of a defiantly untraditional family...but the pleasures of the picture largely make up for the affectation.

    Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
    08/01/04
    Frank Swietek
    Frank Swietek
    One Guy's Opinion

    Celebrates a natural born lover who brings joy, pleasure, and sexual fulfillment to those who are lucky enough to be part of his extended family.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    07/19/04
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    The finest cinematic study of relationships to come along in quite some time.

    Full Review Source: Mixed Reviews | comment Comment
    07/13/04
    Gabriel Shanks
    Gabriel Shanks
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