It Ends with Us

"We break the pattern or the pattern breaks us."

2024 2h 11m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 2,058

DramaRomance

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When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

“We break the pattern or the pattern breaks us.”

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Cast

Blake Lively
Lily Bloom
Justin Baldoni
Ryle Kincaid
Jenny Slate
Allysa
Brandon Sklenar
Atlas Corrigan
Hasan Minhaj
Marshall
Kevin McKidd
Andrew Bloom
Amy Morton
Jenny Bloom
Alex Neustaedter
Young Atlas Corrigan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Justin Baldoni
Writers: Christy Hall, Talia Spencer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Justin Baldoni, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robb Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni and Jenny Slate carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We break the pattern or the pattern breaks us.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Justin Baldoni directs. Barry Peterson behind the camera. Rob Simonsen scores. Robb Sullivan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 6.4× over at the box office.
3Released 2 years ago.
4Directed by Justin Baldoni, shot by Barry Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rob Simonsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robb Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni and Jenny Slate carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "We break the pattern or the pattern breaks us.".
9IMDB entry: tt10655524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "based on novel or book", "love triangle", "abusive father", "trauma".

The technical file

Cinematography: Barry Peterson
Original score: Rob Simonsen
Editing: Robb Sullivan
Production design: Russell Barnes
Costume design: Eric Daman
Makeup / hair: Sarah Graalman
Stunt coordinator: Lauren Shaw
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $351,441,044
Return: 639% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: It Ends with Us (2024)

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Manuel São Bento2024-08-09
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/it-ends-with-us-review-balancing-love-trauma-and-abuse/ "It Ends With Us tries to balance heavy drama and conventional romance with some difficulties, but it manages to offer a minimally thought-provoking reflection on generational trauma and relationship abuse. Formulaic and not as deep as the complexity of its themes demands, yet still effective enough due to the strong performances of the cast, Justin Baldoni's sensitive lens, and several valuable messages for the audience. The heart is in the right place, despite the problems that haunt the film." Rating: B-
CinemaSerf2024-08-15
★ 6/10
"Lily" (Blake Lively) is supposed to give an eulogy at her father's funeral, but she can't. Even with her mother (Amy Morton) there and in the full glare of a packed church, she cannot find five good things to say about the man. Quickly we learn - through some flashbacks - just why that is, and just why she's grown up to be a bit of a romantic. Then she encounters neuro-surgeon "Ryle" (Justin Baldoni) and there is instant chemistry. She then opens a long-dreamed of flower shop and a stranger walks in seeking a job. Guess what? She's "Allysa" (Jenny Slate) who just happens to be the sister of her enigmatic stranger. Maybe they can make a go of things? Well a dinner one evening brings her face to face with "Atlas" (Brandon Sklenar) and that takes us back down the path of retrospection as it turns out that in her younger days, she (Isabela Ferrer) has met this vagrant (Alex Neustaedter) and they's had quite an intense relationship until her father (Kevin McKidd) caught them, and - well you can use your imagination. When "Ryle" catches them chatting, he suspects the worst and that proceeds to cause his behaviour to materially change the dynamics as matters take a series of quite unpleasant turns. Now, quite why anyone thought this was a film worth making eluded me. Sure the subject matter is serious, but this plodding drama just takes way too long to get going and then when it might to become more compelling it runs out of steam. The camerawork pays far too much superficial attention to the undercooked character of "Lily" and the writing all too often resorts to power-ballad mode when the story becomes potentially more poignant and resonant. We know that the gist of the plot is to underscore not just the effects of domestic violence in the present, but to try and understand the sources so that path need never be taken again, but it's all presented in too shallow a fashion and could easily lose half an hour without impacting on the thrust - such as it is - of the drama. It's disappointing.
r96sk2024-08-15
★ 8/10
I found 'It Ends with Us' to be largely great, though the way it ends does make me question how I feel about it. The performances of Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni (just me who thinks he looks a touch like Runar from 'Ice Age'? ...), Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate - heck, even Isabela Ferrer and Alex Neustaedter (iffy likeness aside) - are stellar. I sensed a lot of chemistry between Lively & Baldoni and Lively & Sklenar, which is impressive to succeed in that area twice. Pace-wise the movie jumps along nicely, all the other major elements like editing, music and whatever are all well done and are only plus points. However, the conclusion disappoints a bit. I do think it just about regains its footing to produce a positive ending, though how it gets there by wrapping up the relationship between Lively's Lily and Baldoni's Atlas left me feeling a bit uneasy. As did a few other scenes, though they were of course as intended. Amusing that I'm pretty sure I was the only dude (or at least one of a few) in a packed cinema watching this. Upon exiting, visually I kinda felt like Will Smith in that famous 'The Pursuit of Happyness' (which I still haven't seen btw, gotta get on that) crowd scene - only surrounded by women. Bit awkward, I can't lie. "Will watch anything!" evidently leads me astray sometimes!