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How It Ends

2018 · 113 min

A grim, road-trip survival thriller that keeps you mildly tense but ultimately feels hollow and unresolved.

Genres
Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Tagline
No one survives alone
Overview
A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
science fiction, thriller, action
Directed by
David M. Rosenthal
Written by
Brooks McLaren
Starring
Theo James, Forest Whitaker, Kat Graham, Kerry Bishé, Grace Dove, Mark O'Brien, Nicole Ari Parker, Nancy Sorel
Music
Atli Örvarsson
Cinematography
Peter Flinckenberg
Runtime
113 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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