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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 41m
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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
116K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,647
8
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    • Steve Carell
    • Keira Knightley
    • Melanie Lynskey
    • Lorene Scafaria
    • Lorene Scafaria
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Keira Knightley
    • Melanie Lynskey
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    Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Dodge
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Penny
    Melanie Lynskey
    Melanie Lynskey
    • Karen
    Patton Oswalt
    Patton Oswalt
    • Roache
    Adam Brody
    Adam Brody
    • Owen
    Connie Britton
    Connie Britton
    • Diane
    Roger Aaron Brown
    Roger Aaron Brown
    • Alfred
    Rob Huebel
    Rob Huebel
    • Jeremy
    Trisha Gorman
    • Crying Woman
    Nancy Carell
    Nancy Carell
    • Linda
    Mark Moses
    Mark Moses
    • Anchorman
    Tonita Castro
    Tonita Castro
    • Elsa
    Leslie Murphy
    Leslie Murphy
    • Amy
    Rob Corddry
    Rob Corddry
    • Warren
    Kasey Campbell
    Kasey Campbell
    • Danny
    Vince Grant
    Vince Grant
    • Man #1…
    Amy Schumer
    Amy Schumer
    • Woman #1…
    Marshall Manesh
    Marshall Manesh
    • Indian Man
      • Lorene Scafaria
      • Lorene Scafaria
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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 reviews311

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    So this is how it ends
    Armageddon, doomsday, the final apocalypse. Ever since the beginning of time man has wondered how it will all end. Another great flood, a nuclear war or in this case an asteroid. Filmmakers have always done their best to exploit this basic fear we have of the termination of our existence in movies like Fail Safe, On The Beach and The Day After. I put this film right up there with them because of the awesome performances of Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as our hero and heroine who we know are doomed from the start. I have always admired Carell as a comic (Get Smart, Date Night). However, he proves here that he can handle drama with the rest of them as does Knightley. They both have very powerful monologues in this film where they talk of their lonely lives. Its so ironic that they both find joy and love in life when they are on the very edge of death.
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    • dtucker86
    • Jun 23, 2012

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      • June 22, 2012 (United States)
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      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
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      • Focus Features
      • Mandate Pictures
      • Indian Paintbrush
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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