The Endless
Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: April 6, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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22
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0
Negative:
0
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95
Paste MagazineScott WoldApr 2, 2018
Suffice it to say that the tension ratchets up beautifully, whether through enlightening arguments between the brothers, or through the same skillful editing and cinematography that Benson and Moorhead have exhibited in their past efforts. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayApr 12, 2018
Great use of an eerie Southern California landscape and some fine, naturalistic acting emphasizes how the ordinary can sometimes seem threatening — and vice-versa. Read full review
90
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoApr 2, 2018
The Endless is a masterful cinematic echo chamber with incomprehensible depth. You will feel, laugh and be forced to address emotions shared with all on-screen personalities. Read full review
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 18, 2018
The new movie — a sci-fi freakout that, like “Spring,” includes an “it,” but one that’s far less easy to define — is spooky, funny, touching and very, very well made. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzApr 6, 2018
If you have a good idea, a strong cast, a smart script, and directorial chops, you don't need a lot of money to make a compelling movie. The Endless is proof. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 4, 2018
Although The Endless works just fine as a standalone film, looking at it in the wider context of Benson and Moorhead’s work highlights another, more meta theme: the desire to return to an earlier, simpler period in one’s life, and relive those glory days forever. Read full review
80
EmpireJames DyerJun 25, 2018
An effective, micro-budget sci-fi horror, that makes up in confidence and competence for what it lacks in frills. Read full review
80
Total FilmMatt GlasbyJun 25, 2018
Benson and Moorhead’s sophisticated sci-fi/horror features minimal SFX but more ideas than a TED talk. Uncanny, and uncannily good. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 5, 2018
The Endless rewards patience with mind-bending twists and turns. Read full review
80
Village VoiceSimon AbramsApr 5, 2018
The film’s fast-slow-fast pacing not only gives psychological weight to Benson’s unabashedly pulpy scenario but also constantly keeps viewers on their toes. Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 2, 2018
Moorhead and Benson may not be movie-star charismatic in the lead roles, but the bond between them is palpable, delivering just the dynamic the movie needs. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonApr 2, 2018
The Endless is not just about latent power struggles within cults but also within families, and about how both are eclipsed by more ancient, malevolent cosmic forces. Read full review
80
Screen DailyKim NewmanApr 2, 2018
The Endless is a demanding, rewarding picture with moments of unusual terror and awe, offering a science fiction/horror scenario on a literally cosmic scale which boils down to a study of a complicated sibling relationship. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 18, 2018
If there's such a thing as observational comedy horror, this is it. Read full review
77
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpMar 28, 2018
In The Endless, Moorhead and Benson show how sustained paranoia and foreboding can keep an audience hooked as effectively as special effects. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy BurrJun 20, 2018
It’s unnerving in ways that elude easy explanation and that slip under your skin and stay there. Read full review
75
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonMay 2, 2018
The Endless works on its own modest spooky-kooky terms, and also as a rumination on life’s ruts and patterns, best considered over a couple of beers. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisApr 18, 2018
A highly effective, psychological horror thriller. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganApr 4, 2018
Benson and Moorhead masterfully ratchet up the sense of unease, before the third act takes a turn for the truly terrifying. Read full review
71
The VergeTasha RobinsonApr 4, 2018
The Endless rapidly develops from a mysterious, elliptical story about cult survivors and strained relationships into a much larger and stranger movie, essentially the Aliens to Resolution’s original Alien. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 3, 2018
The mystery is more intriguing than the movie is alarming. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineHenry StewartApr 1, 2018
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead veer away from the deeper, even meta-cinematic, implications of their plotting. Read full review
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