I'm Thinking of Ending Things
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Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
What critics thought
Kaufman's adaptation earns strong notices from critics drawn to its surreal, dream-logic atmosphere and the visceral discomfort Buckley and Plemons generate together, but it sharply divides audiences who find it either bracingly original or exhaustingly self-indulgent. The gap between critics and general viewers is wide and telling — this is a film that rewards patience with ambiguity and punishes those looking for resolution.
“This is not cinema that leaves you feeling good about things. Nor does it tread a familiar path. But I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of the most daringly unexpected films of the year, a sinewy, unsettling psychological horror, saturated with a squirming dream logic that tips over into the domain of nightmares.”
Wendy Ide·The Observer
“a movie that is undeniably complex in terms of symbolism and a more surreal final act than most people will be expecting”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
“I'm Thinking of Ending Things is an unsolvable riddle where the only answer is mankind's hopelessness, and we've been down this road before.”
Adam Graham·The Detroit News
“For every moment of raw, affecting insight there are zillions of milliseconds of Kaufman's proving what a tortured smartie he is. I'm Thinking of Ending Things must have been arduous to make, and it's excruciatingly tedious to watch.”
Stephanie Zacharek·TIME
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Charlie KaufmanDirector
Jesse PlemonsJake
Jessie BuckleyYoung Woman
Toni ColletteMother
David ThewlisFather
Guy BoydJanitor
Hadley RobinsonLaurey / Tulsey Town Girl 1
Gus BirneyAunt Eller / Tulsey Town Girl 2
Abby QuinnTulsey Town Girl 3
Colby MinifieYvonne
Anthony GrassoDiner Manager
Teddy ColucaDiner Costumer
Jason RalphYvonne's Boyfriend
Jay WadleyComposer
Iain ReidWriter
Łukasz ŻalCinematographyI'm Thinking of Ending Things
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
What critics thought
Kaufman's adaptation earns strong notices from critics drawn to its surreal, dream-logic atmosphere and the visceral discomfort Buckley and Plemons generate together, but it sharply divides audiences who find it either bracingly original or exhaustingly self-indulgent. The gap between critics and general viewers is wide and telling — this is a film that rewards patience with ambiguity and punishes those looking for resolution.
“This is not cinema that leaves you feeling good about things. Nor does it tread a familiar path. But I'm Thinking of Ending Things is one of the most daringly unexpected films of the year, a sinewy, unsettling psychological horror, saturated with a squirming dream logic that tips over into the domain of nightmares.”
Wendy Ide·The Observer
“a movie that is undeniably complex in terms of symbolism and a more surreal final act than most people will be expecting”
Brian Tallerico·RogerEbert.com
“I'm Thinking of Ending Things is an unsolvable riddle where the only answer is mankind's hopelessness, and we've been down this road before.”
Adam Graham·The Detroit News
“For every moment of raw, affecting insight there are zillions of milliseconds of Kaufman's proving what a tortured smartie he is. I'm Thinking of Ending Things must have been arduous to make, and it's excruciatingly tedious to watch.”
Stephanie Zacharek·TIME
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Charlie KaufmanDirectorJesse PlemonsJakeJessie BuckleyYoung WomanToni ColletteMotherDavid ThewlisFatherGuy BoydJanitorHadley RobinsonLaurey / Tulsey Town Girl 1Gus BirneyAunt Eller / Tulsey Town Girl 2Abby QuinnTulsey Town Girl 3Colby MinifieYvonneAnthony GrassoDiner ManagerTeddy ColucaDiner CostumerJason RalphYvonne's BoyfriendJay WadleyComposerIain ReidWriterŁukasz ŻalCinematographyStream