SummaryFreewheeling Liza (Zoe Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won’t be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, ... Read More
Directed By:Zoe Lister-Jones, Daryl Wein
Written By:Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
How It Ends
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Mixed or Average
57
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Generally Unfavorable
2.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
57
59% Positive
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10 Reviews
24% Mixed
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18% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Jan 31, 2021
83
The pandemic spawned plenty of run-and-gun projects. Many of them chart the circumstances that made them possible, but Wein and Lister-Jones’ winsome spin on a well-trod concept is as fresh and funny as anything inspired by the last few wretched months.
Jan 31, 2021
79
It’s a pleasant enough hangout movie, and someday it may be held up as a slanted portrait of what mid-2020 felt like for people privileged enough to ignore politics. But it still feels like a minor movie in the face of a major catastrophe.
Jul 22, 2021
70
The film plays as a series of perfectly enjoyable sketches strung together, an excuse for veteran actors to chew on playful dialogue.
Jan 31, 2021
70
Yes, it was made during the pandemic, and the storyline serves as a metaphor for our current feelings and experiences, but it doesn’t use the pandemic as a tool to directly prey on our anxieties. It’s a bit more thoughtful and reflective than that. This drama gives us the green light to sit back and say, no matter when the end might be, perhaps we did just fine with our time here.
Jul 22, 2021
50
For all the wincing indie-film humor, for all the celebs packed in for socially distanced scenes, the film succeeds most in the simplicity of Liza and her younger self as they navigate the tension of finding balance and acceptance of the entire self.
Jan 31, 2021
50
Lister-Jones gives a heartfelt performance as this unhappy woman coming to terms with her disappointments, and she’s assisted by Cailee Spaeny as her character’s younger self. But the slim story and wobbly execution ultimately undermine some deft observations about depression, forgiveness and the inner child who needs to be heard.
Jan 31, 2021
25
“How It Ends” is not actually an end-of-the-world film at all; here, the Apocalypse is just a well-shucks excuse for a bunch of yak sessions between goofy (but attractive!) oddballs doing quirky shit and Speaking Their Truths on an accelerated timeframe. With all due apologies to the plants, animals, and 7.5bn other souls about to be incinerated in a doomsday fireball, #teammeteor.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
2.7
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Jul 31, 2022
3
(Mauro Lanari)
When Sundance gives the worst of itself, more and more frequently: a rambling story with ramshackle characters or a rambling story with ramshackle characters engaged in vacuous reflections and self-analysis carried out on the last day of the planet's existence. If humanity were really like that, perhaps the asteroid should be invoked.
Jan 22, 2022
0
this pile of garbage is so bad you would think humanity deserves the end portrayed in the movie. these people are soulless vacuous empty los angeles pedowood plastic drugged out people. the universe would be far better off without all these people and los angeles. as tool sang/screamed about in Ænema, learn to swim. i lived in the people's republic of california at one time and seeing this reminds me that being as far away from those demented people was the best decision.
Production Company:
- Mister Lister Films
- American International Pictures (AIP)
Release Date:Jul 20, 2021
Duration:1 h 22 m
Rating:R
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 3 Nominations
Clio Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
