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The End

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for The End R 2024 2h 28m Musical Drama Sci-Fi Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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57% Tomatometer 120 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life--until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family's delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.
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The End doesn't lack for ambition or talent, but its bold vision is ill-served by a bloated runtime and monotonous musical score.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) May 18, 2026
2.5/5
The moral inquiry, like the tunes, can drag. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) Apr 4, 2025
Joshua Oppenheimer is not afraid of a challenge... the same is true of George MacKay. Go to Full Review
Nick Howells London Evening Standard Apr 4, 2025
3/5
The whole enterprise is weirdly compelling and oddly flat at the same time. And those tunes? Showstoppers? Not quite, although by the end, their deliberately old-fashioned hokeyness grows on you. Go to Full Review
Marta Medina Pérez mundoCine Aug 20, 2025
3/5
Is its reflection on self-delusion powerful? Absolutely. But is it accessible to the average viewer, and does it sustain interest over more than two hours of runtime? Not quite. Go to Full Review
Will Bjarnar Geek Vibes Nation Jul 19, 2025
8/10
The End isn’t interested in showing you how best you can serenade your way through secrets and lies. It’s eager to convince you that doing so is just as bad as the act itself. Go to Full Review
Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Apr 25, 2025
It's a mournful post-apocalyptic musical with an ecological undertone, which could have been a brave attempt at the unconventional, but instead ends up in a narrative uphill battle...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Dora Dec 19, 2024 Confusing, and didn’t really see how the musical aspect of it was important? Great concept though. See more
John C Dec 17, 2024 Dear god. Stay far far away. See more
Max Dec 14, 2024 Woof, I wanted to like this movie so bad, but the singing and characters were not connecting for me. See more
patrick L @Paddytheshadow Jun 13, 2026 Whoever raised the funding for this deservers a medal. To describe it as rubbish is an understatement. A brilliant cast but a group of 5 year olds could have done better. Unless you want to torture yourself then avoid. If your only option is to stare at a wall for 30 mins or endure the full length of this excuse for a movie. Go with the wall option. See more
kate S @Katiepie May 15, 2026 DEFINITELY FAST FOWARD TO THE END See more
Kashgar A @AllFunAndGames May 8, 2026 A musical! Hard no from me See more
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Joshua Oppenheimer

Director

Tilda Swinton

Mother

Michael Shannon

Father

Lennie James

Doctor

Bronagh Gallagher

Friend

George MacKay

Son

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Synopsis Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life--until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family's delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.
Director
Joshua Oppenheimer
Producer
Tilda Swinton, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Screenwriter
Rasmus Heisterberg, Joshua Oppenheimer
Distributor
NEON
Production Co
Final Cut for Real, The Match Factory, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Dorje Film, Moonspun Films , Anagram Sweden
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Musical, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 6, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$137.3K
Runtime
2h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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