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Endings, Beginnings

Endings, Beginnings

Romance · Drama · 2020

An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.

Movie details

Endings, Beginnings

2020 Romance · Drama 1h 50m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Endings, Beginnings?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Drake Doremus

Written by

Drake Doremus · Jardine Libaire

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Daphne

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

Jack

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan

Frank

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Adrian

Lindsay Sloane

Lindsay Sloane

Billie

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen

Shamier Anderson

Shamier Anderson

Jonathan

Court is in session

Put Endings, Beginnings on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.