The End

Name: The End
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Released: December 6, 2024
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Bronagh Gallagher, Danielle Ryan, George MacKay, Lennie James, Michael Shannon

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Neon | Release Date: December 6, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Bronagh Gallagher, Danielle Ryan, George MacKay, Lennie James, Michael Shannon, Moses Ingram, Tilda Swinton, Tim McInnerny

Summary: A Golden Age-style musical about the last human family.

Director: Joshua Oppenheimer

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Musical

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 148 min

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Tim Grierson

Sep 8, 2024

A mixture of domestic drama, apocalyptic fable and old-fashioned (and unironic) Hollywood musical, The End is an audacious and frequently enrapturing experience, with superb performances at its emotional heart. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Sep 12, 2024

With his maiden foray into drama, the writer/director continues to prove himself one of modern cinema’s true greats. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Mar 26, 2025

If any recent release has the potential to become a cult classic it is this melodic warning from beneath the earth. Read full review

Mark Hanson

Aug 31, 2024

Perhaps the script is deliberately harking back to a storytelling mode that was characteristic of Hollywood cinema for dramatic effect, but the musical aspect, while a neat gimmick, isn’t memorable or cohesive enough to make the homage, well, sing. Read full review

David Fear

Dec 4, 2024

Ultimately, The End is a cult movie that, until it eventually finds its cult, will be more admired than loved. It isn’t the last word on the pending apocalypse. It simply has the fortitude to go out singing. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jan 30, 2025

Mostly admirable for its ambition, which often feels nearly endless – as, alas, does the film itself. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Apr 11, 2025

These poor players have all hand-picked their roles, and are resolved to strut and fret as convincingly as they can, right up until the curtain plummets. Read full review

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