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How It Ends

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 53m
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Forest Whitaker and Theo James in How It Ends (2018)
As a mysterious apocalypse causes the spread of misinformation and violence, a man and his estranged father-in-law race across a chaotic and fractured country to save his pregnant wife.
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In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.In the midst of an apocalypse, a man struggles to reach his pregnant wife, who is thousands of miles away.

  • Director
    • David M. Rosenthal
  • Writer
    • Brooks McLaren
  • Stars
    • Theo James
    • Kat Graham
    • Nancy Sorel
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    56K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,154
    747
    • Director
      • David M. Rosenthal
    • Writer
      • Brooks McLaren
    • Stars
      • Theo James
      • Kat Graham
      • Nancy Sorel
    • 1.9KUser reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Theo James
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    • Will Younger
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    • Samantha Sutherland
    Nancy Sorel
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    Nicole Ari Parker
    • Paula Sutherland
    Forest Whitaker
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    • Tom Sutherland
    Anett Rumanoczky
    Anett Rumanoczky
    • Flight Attendant
    J.J. Ramberg
    • Newscaster
    • (as JJ Ramberg)
    Cheryl Gensiorek
    Cheryl Gensiorek
    • Airport Bar Woman
    Harpreet Singh Kanda
    • Town Car Driver
    Ron Verwymeren
    Ron Verwymeren
    • Lakepoint Tower Doorman
    RJ Fetherstonhaugh
    RJ Fetherstonhaugh
    • Soldier
    Aaron Hughes
    Aaron Hughes
    • Dan
    Lanie McAuley
    Lanie McAuley
    • Liza
    Josh Cruddas
    Josh Cruddas
    • Chad
    Aidan Ritchie
    Aidan Ritchie
    • Randy
    Rick Skene
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    • Convict
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    • Ricki
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    • Director
      • David M. Rosenthal
    • Writer
      • Brooks McLaren
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    • Trivia
      Some of the soldiers in the movie at the roadblock scene were actual members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
    • Goofs
      When Will is on video chat with Sam and things start happening where Sam is, he asks her "What's going on?", then when he starts to say "Can you hear me?", he pushes the End Call button.
    • Quotes

      Ricki: [hearing a helicopter in the distance] It's a Blackhawk.

      Tom: You know about helicopters?

      Ricki: Not really. Just the irony. Cheyenne, Chinook, Chickasaw, Apache. I just think it's funny that the Army named its helicopters after tribes they tried to wipe out.

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      Featured in Let Me Explain: How It Ends (Netflix) Forgot It's Ending (2018)
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    5/10
    Starts Off Great - Ends Terribly
    At the beginning it was your average disaster/apocalypse film, something goes horribly wrong, government either can't handle it or won't, characters take problems into their own hands. All is well for a while, special effects are fine, acting is fine, but just like in the story, something goes terribly wrong. Much like that other Netflix film that was atrocious, the "horror" film about home invasion, it appears that the creators of the film either couldn't decide on an ending, or just threw their hands up and said "screw it, I don't know how to end it, lets just pretend to be ambiguous". And its not to say films with an ambiguous end aren't always bad, but this one didn't even bother to create an ending.

    As a Californian, we hold the stories dear, stories of earthquakes or other disasters ending civilized society. And for a while I was enjoying it, but somewhere around 2/3rds or half way through it, I just completely lost interest and was also disappointed in its execution. Without giving too much away, many decision made about how to execute certain parts of the film left me bamboozled, not the way I would have. All in all its good for a little while but ends up leaving you unfulfilled, so a warning, maybe just watch the first half, and don't worry, if you want to know what happens at the end, let me tell you, nothing.
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    • neener3707
    • Jul 13, 2018

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thời Khắc Tận Thế
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Paul Schiff Productions
      • Sierra / Affinity
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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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