How It Ends

"No one survives alone"

2018 1h 53m EN

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 2,100

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Synopsis

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A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

“No one survives alone”

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Cast

Theo James
Will
Forest Whitaker
Tom
Kat Graham
Samantha
Kerry Bishé
Meg
Grace Dove
Ricki
Mark O'Brien
Jeremiah
Nicole Ari Parker
Paula Sutherland
Nancy Sorel
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Credits

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Director: David M. Rosenthal
Writers: Brooks McLaren
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David M. Rosenthal, shot by Peter Flinckenberg. 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 Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Theo James and Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No one survives alone".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5246700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David M. Rosenthal directs. Peter Flinckenberg behind the camera. Atli Örvarsson scores. Jason Ballantine cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 8 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Directed by David M. Rosenthal, shot by Peter Flinckenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Atli Örvarsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jason Ballantine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Theo James and Forest Whitaker and Kat Graham carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No one survives alone".
8IMDB entry: tt5246700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "lightning", "pregnancy", "seattle, washington".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Flinckenberg
Original score: Atli Örvarsson
Editing: Jason Ballantine
Production design: Philip Ivey
Costume design: Mary E. McLeod
Makeup / hair: Stacey Mendoza
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: How It Ends (2018)

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hdreport2018-09-13
★ 6/10
What starts off feeling like a low-budget drama, How It Ends evolves into a stylistic sci-fi film with some really nice special effects that show off the feature-length’s estimated $20M budget. But the movie is not without its flaws. Theo James seems almost lifeless as “Will” in this post-apocalyptic adventure – did he ever establish a character before getting on camera? It doesn’t feel like it. James lumbers through scenes, lacks depth, and is just never believable as a man on a mission to save his pregnant fiancé from impending doom. Forest Whitaker is Forest Whitaker as the goateed “Tom” who sets on a journey with Will, his soon-to-be son-in-law, to find his daughter Samantha. Whitaker rescues several of the scenes from being completely devoid of expression, but there is only so much you can do when the dialogue is itself so banal. How It Ends plays like a short film that was extended to feature length. There were scenes that simply could have been cut, or at least shortened to keep the pace quicker. With the right editing, the one-hour, fifty three-minute film would have been more effective at ninety minutes. But maybe Netflix steers for lengthier content — the longer the program the longer viewers are streaming from the service — and that must be good for stockholders. Entire Review: <a href="https://hd-report.com/reviews/review-how-it-ends-netflix-original/">‘How It Ends’ (Netflix Original Film)</a> https://goo.gl/4rMqpU
Gimly2018-10-05
★ 4/10
"Okay, so basically, The Losers Club all get together for a rescue mission, and they head into the sewers by going through the well-house to face Pennywise, but the-" Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Dr Nostromo2025-12-01
★ 6/10
58/100 When an inexplicable and catastrophic event occurs on the west coast of the U.S., two men head for Seattle to try and find their daughter / fiancé. Without giving anything away, let's just say that the title becomes rather ironic once we get to the end. So, dismissing that, this is basically just a road movie with all the trials and tribulations you'd expect on a journey during the apocalypse. Pretty standard stuff but the acting was excellent and genuine, everyone behaved as you'd expect and it kept me fully engaged for nearly 2 hours. Not original but generally entertaining. -- DrNostromo.com