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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Mystery · Thriller · Drama · 2020

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.

Movie details

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“It stays, it sticks, it lingers.”

2020 Mystery · Thriller · Drama 2h 15m

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6.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charlie Kaufman

Written by

Charlie Kaufman

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Jake

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Young Woman

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Mother

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Father

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Janitor

Hadley Robinson

Hadley Robinson

Laurey / Tulsey Town Girl 1

Gus Birney

Gus Birney

Aunt Eller / Tulsey Town Girl 2

Court is in session

Put I'm Thinking of Ending Things on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.