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The End of the Tour

2015 · 106 min

A quiet, talky road trip that feels like overhearing two brilliant, lonely people circle each other with wit and wariness.

Directed by
James Ponsoldt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mamie Gummer
Tagline
Imagine the greatest conversation you've ever had.
Overview
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

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Directed by
James Ponsoldt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mamie Gummer
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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