I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020 Directed by Charlie Kaufman

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.

Jessie Buckley Jesse Plemons Toni Collette David Thewlis Guy Boyd Colby Minifie Hadley Robinson Gus Birney Abby Quinn Anthony Grasso Teddy Coluca Jason Ralph Oliver Platt Fredrick Wodin Ryan Steele Unity Phelan Dj Nino Carta Austin Ferris Dannielle Rose James Glorioso Jr.

Alternative Title

Estou Pensando em Acabar com Tudo

drama thriller

135 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by demi adejuyigbe 96

Too dumb to understand this. Said as much out loud when the movie ended and my friends confidently explained the synopsis, and I literally did not pick up on any of it. Felt like I was listening to freeform jazz only to have the lights come on and see everybody crying. It sure felt like a nice movie though! Everyone’s just bringing their A game here. Buckley is such a talent, and Toni Collette is one of the funniest actors we have.
Maybe one day I will read one (1) book and my brain will have swollen enough to come back to this and understand everything– much like Keanu Reeves in the popular film Matrix! Now that’s a movie. Bullet go slow... he do karate... what if life was a computer... what if the sky was green... freacking epic :) I’m thinking of rewatching things! Things meaning Keanu movies!!! People keep askin’ if I’m ending things... yeah, I’m thinkin’ I’m ending things!!!
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 59

while iain reid's novel extracts horror from blood and dread, charlie kaufman's interpretation extracts it from existentialism, from the unavoidability of aging, from the unease of being perceived, from the eeriness permeating the claustrophobic atmosphere. they both tell the same story in completely different ways, which is exactly what a book-to-film adaptation should aim to do.
in the book, there's a fascinating passage about how humans need allegory and metaphor in order to more comprehensively understand the world around us. this is the most central idea of the film, i think: our tendency to tell ourselves stories in order to live (a personal fav sub-genre of mine, thank you joan didion). especially as it seems to function as an unexpected…
Review by Morgan ½ 270

I’m Thinking of Ending My Netflix Subscription
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★½ 101

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Had to pee for most of this but luckily this movie convinced me that the moment I had to pee happened 60 years ago so I’m good. And also my pants are SOAKED!
Review by michaelpdf ★★★★★ 22

how many times does toni collette have to scream before y'all finally give her the oscar
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★½ 77

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

She’s thinking of ending things. Whatever her name is. Lucy? Louisa? “The Young Woman,” as star Jessie Buckley is listed in the credits? It changes like the weather or the color of her winter coat, brazenly and yet in a way that you don’t really notice until it starts to snow. His name is Jake — it’s always Jake (Jesse Plemons). They’ve only been dating for about seven weeks, though seven weeks can be long enough to crystallize into its own kind of forever. He’s driving her deep into farm country in order to meet his parents, and she’s perverse enough to go along for the ride, even if she can’t shake the feeling that the two of them are…
Review by Jitender ★★★★★ 31

there's a lot of movie in this movie
Review by ethan 11

i can almost feel the sexual tension between male directors and time...... so hot 😍😍😍
Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★★ 66

Every single line of dialogue in this movie is entirely deliberate, a piece of an exceedingly intricate puzzle that you slowly start to piece together over the course of the film's runtime. Shockingly, at no point does it become tedious, repetitive, or boring. It's a genuine thrill to see how even the most mundane conversation can be warped into something far more important and meaningful over time.
I can't even begin to process how deeply this movie affected me. I outright sobbed at multiple intervals, even though I legitimately had no idea what was going on in the story. Many people will view this movie the same way Jake's dad views abstract art: nothing more than an empty mess devoid of any true meaning. However, I consider this unabashedly bizarre masterpiece to be one of the most profound, genius (not genus) works of art I've ever experienced.
It almost makes me want to give the musical Oklahoma another chance. Almost.
Review by brandon ★½ 74

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

really wanted to like this, i usually like kaufman and i thought it looked good but he spends the entire film briefly presenting these new philosophical ideas through his tedious dialogue yet never expands on these ideas. one minute he’s talking about existentialism and time, then about female liberation and feminism, then about unreciprocated love/relationships, then about death and aging, then about how desires and fantasies of the impossible (think of simping) can affect you. i’m well aware he tends to try juggling a lot of ideas with subtext and metaphors, but it doesn’t even feel like he tried making something meaningful from this. everything even slightly interesting is put on the backburner for an “epic charlie kaufman mindfuck moment”…
Review by ryder ★★★★½ 23

hey siri im thinking of ending things explained
Review by Quinten 3

Netflix: Ok Charlie what's this movie about?
Charlie: about

Recent reviews

Review by Kassyane Yumi ★★★

não entendi nada
Review by Lilz ★★★★

Yeah wtf
Review by Miles Tarantino ★★★★★

This movie happened to me 🙁
Review by Trilling ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I love most Charlie Kaufman movies and this one blew my mind. I've only watched it once and I know there are tons of parts and pieces I've yet to uncover-- Jake's childhood bedroom alone is full of stuff to revel in and explore-- but this movie is so sad and creepy at times and it ultimately broke my heart. I got the important parts, the bigger themes-------
-------
---THE REST IS SPOILERS---- the janitor is Jake and he kills himself in the freezing cold but not before taking the audience on a trip through, and back and forth, his life with an imaginary girlfriend, Lucy. He remembers the promise of his youth and his ultimate failure to connect with…
Review by ian ★★★★

I’m not going to pretend that I understand this, and I will most likely go down a rabbit hole of video essays and “explained” videos on YouTube, when I really just need for Charlie Kauffman to sit down with me and explain this
Review by rasya_argitya ★★★★

Ohhhh okayyy I get it......
Review by jordidimass ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Thank you for making a documentary about my consciousness
Review by leanvevo ★★★½

hahaha oh my god what the fuuuuuuck i spent most of this movie waiting for it to end
Review by G Jones ★

Mas gente que doidera
Review by raesons ★★½

i like the dreamlike concept but overall it was confusing and could have had a better story
Review by Emin Hüseynov ★★★★½

Yazdıqlarım filmi izləməyənlər üçün ağır spoiler olacaq.Filmi izlədikdən sonra yazını oxumağınızı tövsiyə edirəm.
“l’m Thinking of Ending Things” / rej. Charlie Kaufman – 94% (TOP500-də 236-cı yer) ANALİZ / Teoriyalar / Detallar / Mənim anladıqlarım.
Filmin açılış səhnəsində adını Lucy bildiyimiz obrazın iç səslərin eşidirik.Hər şeyi bitirməyi düşündüyünü və bu fikrin həmişə beynində olduğunu bizə deyir.Düşüncənin özünün yox başqasının olduğu haqda tərəddüdlü fikir bildirir.Hər şeyi bitirmək əslində iki obraz üçün də keçərlidir.Həm Jake (Lucyin sevgilisi və filmin baş qəhrəmanı) həm də Lucy üçün.Jake həyatını sonlandırmağı Lucy isə münasibəti sonlandırmağı planlaşdırır.
Filmin ilk səhnəsində Jake-in qocaldığı ev göstərilir.Hekayə də elə oradan başlayır.Lucy evin yanında Jake-in gəncliyini gözləyir.Qoca Jake pencərədən baxır və xəyal eləməyə başlayır.Jake özünü öldürməyi qərarlaşdırıb sadəcə son günündə ona…
Review by Katelyn ★★★★½

Just as the novel shook me to my core, the film did as well. Kaufman really mastered incredible screenplay, metaphors, and blending reality and fiction. Perplexing, unnerving, and melancholy with great performances. Definitely going to have to watch this one again