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  • 2022
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2022
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary A sequel to 2019’s Knock Down the House, To the End follows the intersecting stories of four visionary young women of color who are environmental leaders on the front lines of the fight for a Green New Deal—a bold and ambitious plan to stop the climate crisis and make racial and economic justice part of the solution. The film’s protagoni...

Directed By: Rachel Lears

Written By: Robin Blotnick, Rachel Lears

  • 2022
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2022
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 34 m

To the End

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary A sequel to 2019’s Knock Down the House, To the End follows the intersecting stories of four visionary young women of color who are environmental leaders on the front lines of the fight for a Green New Deal—a bold and ambitious plan to stop the climate crisis and make racial and economic justice part of the solution. The film’s protagoni...

Directed By: Rachel Lears

Written By: Robin Blotnick, Rachel Lears

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75
Nov 21, 2022
A scattered, occasionally galvanizing, call to arms, To The End paints in broad strokes. Yet, when it lands, which it often does when focused on the sheer doggedness of its protagonists, Lears’ film replicates the simultaneous enthusiasm and indignation that propels these activists to continue working.
By Christian Gallichio FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 9, 2022
Throughout, Lears is all over the place. When To the End focuses on climate change deniers, it can be cathartically searing.
By Jacob Oller FULL REVIEW

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70
Nov 21, 2022
To the End keeps its large canvas entertaining and informative. Even so, it preaches enough to the choir that this documentary can hardly serve as an introduction for those belatedly coming to terms with its central issues.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
65
Dec 9, 2022
One of the subjects of To the End notes that she wants to “speak things into existence.” It’s a painfully poignant wish, representative of the blend of optimism, desperation, and determination that powers the entire film.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
63
Dec 9, 2022
Throughout To the End, there is a clear sense of urgency to the call for action.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 8, 2022
Lears clearly feels earnest sympathy for her subjects and passion for their cause, but the film often replicates for viewers the same atmosphere of hopelessness that makes climate activism a hard sell for voters.
By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 8, 2022
This is a movie that could probably have done with less chronological vérité or media moments and more wide-ranging interviews drawing out observations from Prakash, Gunn-Wright, Rojas and AOC, because whenever we do get to hear them, we can see how smart, interesting and perceptive they are, and why they’re needed for the challenges ahead.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Impact Partners, Jubilee Films, Lost Gang Films West, Story Syndicate, The Redford Center, Vespertine Films
Release Date Dec 9, 2022
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
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Website https://www.totheendfilm.com/
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Awards

Crested Butte Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
CPH:DOX
• 1 Nomination

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