This Is the End (2013) - Rotten Tomatoes

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

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(L-R) Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Emma Watson and Aziz Ansari in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill in "This Is The End."

(L-R) James Franco, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson in "This Is The End."

(L-R) James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Jonah Hill, Rihanna and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen in "This Is The End."

(L-R) James Franco, Seth Rogen and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in "This Is The End."

Michael Cera (center) in "This Is The End."

(L-R) James Franco, Emma Watson and Seth Rogen in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Emma Watson, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Craig Robinson, James Franco and Danny McBride in "This Is The End."

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(L-R) Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in "This Is The End."

(L-R) James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Danny McBride, Seth Rogen and James Franco in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, James Franco, Jay Baruchel and Jonah Hill in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and Jay Baruchel in "This Is The End."

(L-R) Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco and Craig Robinson in "This Is the End."

(L-R) James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and Danny McBride in "This Is the End."

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Movie Info

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.

Rating:

R (Crude and Sexual Content|Brief Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Violence)
Genre:

comedy, fantasy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Writer:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 12, 2013 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$101.5M
Runtime:

1h 47m
Production Co:

Point Grey, Mandate Pictures
Sound Mix:

Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

James Franco
Self

Jonah Hill
Self

Seth Rogen
Self

Jay Baruchel
Self

Danny McBride
Self

Craig Robinson
Self

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Critic Reviews for This Is the End

All Critics (227) | Top Critics (61) | Fresh (188) | Rotten (39)

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.

September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Metro (UK)
Luckily, when the jokes hit, they hit hard, and it's almost always at least entertaining.

August 14, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dan Simolke
Shadow and Act
There's wonder here that films with quadruple the effects budget would kill for.

January 6, 2014 | Full Review…

Wesley Morris
Grantland
The loose structure lazily rushes out plot points late in the game

November 4, 2013 | Full Review…

Max Kyburz
Film Comment Magazine
The film is more guileful than it looks, even though the narrative is nuts ...

July 1, 2013 | Full Review…

Anthony Lane
New Yorker
[A] bloated and only sporadically chucklesome vanity project from Hollywood's new generation of superannuated frat boys.

June 30, 2013 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
It's clear that the creators have learned little from the mistakes of preceding endeavors, as virtually every pratfall and shortcoming is repeated in spades.

December 4, 2020 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have created a film that mostly makes fun of the real life characters in the film while making them accountable for the choices they make.

September 26, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0 | Full Review…

Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Does watching a bunch of foul-mouthed, weed-smoking, pill-popping celebrities attempt to survive the end of the world sound like a good time?

July 9, 2020 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Brent McKnight
The Last Thing I See
This is the End demonstrates a sweet core that keeps us cheering for the protagonists, even while Goldberg and Rogen are skewering the self-absorption of Hollywood types.

November 19, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Sure, "This Is the End" is juvenile and inconsequential, but it is also a lot of fun.

April 10, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
A comedy movie that doesn't bring about the LOLpocalypse? It's slightly disappointing, but it's not the end of the world.

February 26, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Ivan Radford
CineVue

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Audience Reviews for This Is the End

Aug 19, 2016

Plenty of banter between contemporary comedy stars. The cameos from other stars and "how they are in real life" especially Michael Cera was hilarious. This movie is very enjoyable if you like the "Apatow brand" of humor. Check it out.

Patrick W Super Reviewer
Jun 19, 2016

Think about the premise (actors playing themselves and dying as themselves in an apocalyptic end of the world event) what you want: there is promise it in. But when you kill off the majority of the cameos right in the beginning and then have the usual suspects have the usual dialog in a rather bleak apartment situation over and over, things do get a little tiresome after a while. While the final twist is surprisingly optimistic, the Backstreet Boys dancing in heaven is a certain way to kill a film ending. Stupid.

Jens S Super Reviewer
Sep 18, 2015

"This Is the End" starts with Seth Rogen picking up his good friend Jay Baruchel at the airport. They quickly put to rest Seth's macrobiotic diet in favor of some fast food. After which, they hang out, play video games and smoke some weed. But Jay doesn't feel like going to a party at James Franco's, even as Seth talks him into it. They don't stay long, opting to buy some booze on their own. And that's when the world ends. If you can only watch one comedy about the rapture featuring Craig Robinson, then definitely go with the entertaining "This Is the End" which makes the most of its semi-limited budget to create some very memorable imagery. In general, the movie takes aim at the notion of celebrity with the cast playing alternate versions of themselves that are not to be taken seriously. However, it does confirm the worst suspicions about Danny McBride while giving the viewer a more pseudo-intellectual James Franco than previously thought possible. Otherwise, the in-jokes do not really work. Instead the movie is very meaningful when it comes to exploring the bonds of friendship.

Walter M Super Reviewer
Jul 09, 2014

This Is the End, somewhat ironically, falls apart at the end, but its tear-inducing, hysterical first-two-thirds ensure that it's a comedic delight, brought to life by some of the most brilliant improvisation in cinematic memory.

Isaac H Super Reviewer

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This Is the End Quotes

Jay Baruchel:

We just somehow have to prove our worthiness.

James Franco:

I always keep my props.

Craig Robinson:

Welcome to Heaven motherfuckers.

Danny McBride:	His face looks like the police sketch of a fucking rapist.
Jay Baruchel:	What the fuck does that mean?

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