Movie

The End

1978 · 100 min

A darkly comic, absurd ride through a man's desperate attempts to die, balancing morbidity with slapstick and whimsy.

Tagline: Are there laughs before death?
Overview: Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, whimsical and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, survival, friendship, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
survival
friendship
faith
redemption
Places: big city
hospital
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild