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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • 20122012
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 41min
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
111K
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Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, and Aleister in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neigh... Read allAs an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
111K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,093
927
  • Director
    • Lorene Scafaria
  • Writer
    • Lorene Scafaria
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Keira Knightley
    • Melanie Lynskey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lorene Scafaria
  • Writer
    • Lorene Scafaria
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Keira Knightley
    • Melanie Lynskey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 290User reviews
    • 280Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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    Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
    Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
    Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, and Aleister in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
    Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, and Lorene Scafaria in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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    Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, T.J. Miller, and Aleister in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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    Steve Carell in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
    Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

    Top cast

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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Dodgeas Dodge
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Pennyas Penny
    Melanie Lynskey
    Melanie Lynskey
    • Karenas Karen
    Patton Oswalt
    Patton Oswalt
    • Roacheas Roache
    Adam Brody
    Adam Brody
    • Owenas Owen
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Dianeas Diane
    Roger Aaron Brown
    Roger Aaron Brown
    • Alfredas Alfred
    Rob Huebel
    Rob Huebel
    • Jeremyas Jeremy
    Trisha Gorman
    • Crying Womanas Crying Woman
    Nancy Carell
    Nancy Carell
    • Lindaas Linda
    Mark Moses
    Mark Moses
    • Anchormanas Anchorman
    Tonita Castro
    Tonita Castro
    • Elsaas Elsa
    Leslie Murphy
    Leslie Murphy
    • Amyas Amy
    Rob Corddry
    Rob Corddry
    • Warrenas Warren
    Kasey Campbell
    Kasey Campbell
    • Dannyas Danny
    Vince Grant
    Vince Grant
    • Man #1as Man #1…
    Amy Schumer
    Amy Schumer
    • Woman #1as Woman #1…
    Marshall Manesh
    Marshall Manesh
    • Indian Manas Indian Man
    • Director
      • Lorene Scafaria
    • Writer
      • Lorene Scafaria
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    An asteroid named "Matilda" is on a collision course towards Earth and in three weeks the world will come to an absolute end. What would you do if your life and the world were doomed? One man decides to spend his time searching for his long lost love from high school during the coming catastrophe. —Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)
    end of the worldtitle directed by femalelong titleroad triphuman extinction21 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Nice knowing you.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • K-12
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Steve Carell and Nancy Carell, who play husband and wife briefly in this film, are husband and wife in real life.
    • Goofs
      Dodge pulls out the vinyl album "Scott", Scott Walker's first solo album. He takes record out of sleeve puts it on turntable but "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" plays. This was by The Walker Brothers and was not on the album in question. Additionally, the following song that plays "Stay With Me Baby" does not appear on the album "Scott." Nor does it appear on the album "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." The two tracks only appear together on later released compilation albums. Coincidentally though, the first track on the album "Scott" (the one shown but not played) is "Mathilde" - an alternate spelling of Matilda - which is the name of the asteroid in the movie.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Penny: I don't want to fall asleep. Okay? Don't let me fall asleep. Promise.

      Dodge: I promise. What about your parents?

      Penny: They're romantics. They understand. Besides, they've got each other. I just want to be with you.

      Dodge: And I want to be with you.

      Penny: I couldn't live without you. No matter how long. What do we do now?

      Dodge: I just want to lay here with you. Just want to talk to you.

      Penny: Okay. What are we gonna talk about?

      Dodge: Where'd you grow up?

      Penny: Well, I was born in Surrey. My whole family are from there. My mum was a journalist before she married my dad. They never fought. Or at least we never heard them fight. Charlie's the oldest, then Benny, then me. We had a sister but she died when she was born. I still think about her.

      [*explosion*]

      Penny: Oh God.

      Dodge: What was her name? What was your sister's name?

      Penny: Patricia. Patricia Hope Lockhart.

      Dodge: That's beautiful. That's a beautiful name.

      Penny: I wish I'd met you a long time ago. When we were kids.

      Dodge: It couldn't have happened any other way. It had to happen now.

      Penny: But it isn't enough time.

      Dodge: It never would have been.

      Penny: I'm scared.

      Dodge: I... am madly in love with you, Penny. You're my favorite, favorite thing.

      Penny: I thought that somehow we'd save each other.

      Dodge: We did. Penny. I'm really glad I got to know you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.161 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Wouldn't It Be Nice
      Written by Tony Asher, Mike Love and Brian Wilson

      Performed by The Beach Boys

      Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews290

    Review
    Top review
    The movie has heart and elicited real emotion from me.
    There really isn't one aspect of the actual events of this story that isn't some kind of spoiler, the less known the better. It's better to watch this thing completely fresh. That's how I saw it and it made the experience far better it would seem. Without getting in to detail, the story itself starts off bizarre and it seems like they simply picked the wrong subject to try and make a dramedy about. Yet, getting to know and sympathize with Carell's character is what flat out makes the film. Keira Knightley is wonderful and this is probably the best thing I've ever seen her do.

    The overall tone fights itself a LOT as it jumps from the morose to the absurd to events that just aren't logical. Still, since no one has faced the end of the world, what exactly is logical? They did respectfully touch on the aspect of faith but it struck me more that they went out of their way to avoid the subject for the most part. To me, that's playing it way too safe. They did that a lot with many subjects that you would expect to come up in an end of days film. Overall, the movie has heart and elicited real emotion from me.
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    • DUKEJBM
    • Jun 23, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sutinaa maailmanlopun edellä
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Focus Features
      • Mandate Pictures
      • Indian Paintbrush
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,078,738
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,822,803
      • Jun 24, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,681,781
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41min
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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