Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

by 1954lovesmovies

This movie had a profound effect on me. I would recommend it highly. I thought I was going to just another mindless but harmless Steve Carell comedy. While it is very funny in many places it has a...

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A Long Title For A Longer Melodrama, Short On Entertainment.

by Alon Patterson

I really wanted to like this movie, having enjoyed Carell and Knightley in many of their previous efforts. Alas, it wasn't to be. Apocalyptic imagery here is just that, imagined. And a few effects...

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by crystalforestcutnshoot

Thoughtful screenplay dealing with tough issues. Much was expected, some unexpected. The message was live your life as if the world is ending in three weeks, because it may be. But it didn't feel...

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

The film has two active virtues, too. It shows human beings in all their pitiable, noble, stupid or sensitive modes of action, and it reminds us there's always time to fall in love, if only for a few days. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

This is a romantic comedy for people who don't like rom-coms. There's no chance of a happy ending, but its tender mercies speak volumes. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

In our summertime-movie world of aliens and superheroes who look all too familiar, Dodge and Penny look all the rarer in their precious humanity. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

One of the year's most emotionally affecting movies. Read full review

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Keira Knightley as Penny, Gillian Jacobs as Katie, T.J. Miller as Darcy and Steve Carell as Dodge in "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World."