I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Movie · Drama · Thriller

A young woman (Jessie Buckley) accompanies her boyfriend, Jake (Jesse Plemons), to visit his parents on their farm in I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. She's questioning the rationale for making this trip when she's already considering calling off their relationship, and the two do seem a mismatched pair. On a snowy drive out of the city, they struggle to find topics to talk about naturally, and we start to get the sense something isn't right. Details about her own life start to get fuzzy, and the farm, which feels stuck in time, adds to her unease. Jake's parents begin to age and then grow younger practically in front of her eyes. She finally convinces Jake to leave, in a near blizzard, but it's not at all clear she'll make it back to the city or to the life she was leading until now.

2020 · 2h 14m
  • 82%
  • 15+
Starring Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette
Director Charlie Kaufman

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Cast & Crew

  • Jesse Plemons
    Jake
  • Jessie Buckley
    The Young Woman
  • Toni Collette
    Mother
  • David Thewlis
    Father
  • Guy Boyd
    Janitor
  • Abby Quinn
    Tulsey Town Employee #2
  • Hadley Robinson
    Tulsey Town Employee #3
  • A‌A
    Ashlyn Alessi
    Tulsey Town Employee
  • Charlie Kaufman
    Director
  • Stefanie Azpiazu
    Producer
  • Anthony Bregman
    Producer

About

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Drama

A young woman (Jessie Buckley) accompanies her boyfriend, Jake (Jesse Plemons), to visit his parents on their farm in I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. She's questioning the rationale for making this trip when she's already considering calling off their relationship, and the two do seem a mismatched pair. On a snowy drive out of the city, they struggle to find topics to talk about naturally, and we start to get the sense something isn't right. Details about her own life start to get fuzzy, and the farm, which feels stuck in time, adds to her unease. Jake's parents begin to age and then grow younger practically in front of her eyes. She finally convinces Jake to leave, in a near blizzard, but it's not at all clear she'll make it back to the city or to the life she was leading until now.

15+

COMMON SENSE

Talky, tense, time-shifting mystery has strong language.

82%

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.6
Reviews 270
Fresh 221
Rotten 49

Information

Studio
Likely Story
Released
2020
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States

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Original Audio
English
  • Español (México)
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