This Is the End (2013)
80%RT Audience Score: 71%
Awards & Nominations: 10 wins & 22 nominations
Energetic, self-deprecating performances and enough guffaw-inducing humor make up for the flaws in This Is the End loosely written script
If you’re looking for a movie that’s a little bit ridiculous, a little bit hilarious, and a lot bit stoned, then This Is the End is the perfect pick. Sure, the plot is a bit all over the place and the characters are mostly just playing exaggerated versions of themselves, but that’s what makes it so entertaining. Plus, who doesn’t love watching celebrities poke fun at their own egos and Hollywood culture? So grab some snacks, roll a joint (if that’s your thing), and settle in for a wild ride with This Is the End.
Production Company(ies)
Killer Films, New Line Cinema,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence
Year of Release
2013
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2013 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2013
Genre(s)
Comedy/Fantasy
Keyword(s)
starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, directed by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, comedy, fantasy, R rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Dan Simolke, Wesley Morris, Max Kyburz, Anthony Lane, Mark Kermode, Kip Mooney, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Brent McKnight, David Harris, Michael Compton, self-deprecating performances, apocalypse, biblical proportions, Hollywood, celebrity pals, party, cabin fever, dwindling supplies, Tinseltown’s elite, crude content, sexual content, brief graphic nudity, drug use, pervasive language, some violence, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital, James Weaver, produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Worldwide gross: $126,041,322
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $160,116,345
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 814
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 17,460,888
US/Canada gross: $101,470,202
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $128,902,471
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 594
US/Canada opening weekend: $20,719,162
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $26,320,547
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 521
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $32,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $40,651,137
Production budget ranking: 950
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $21,890,637
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $97,574,571
ROI to date (est.): 156%
ROI ranking: 750
Jonah Hill – Self
Seth Rogen – Self
Jay Baruchel – Self
Danny McBride – Self
Craig Robinson – Self
Director(s)
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Writer(s)
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer(s)
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
10 wins & 22 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (228) | Top Critics (61) | Fresh (189) | Rotten (39)
There are some terrific one-liners, most of them insults…But this is a string of character gags, not a film, and the narrative barely putters along.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
Luckily, when the jokes hit, they hit hard, and it’s almost always at least entertaining.
August 14, 2017 | Rating: B-
Dan Simolke
Shadow and Act
TOP CRITIC
There’s wonder here that films with quadruple the effects budget would kill for.
January 6, 2014
Wesley Morris
Grantland
TOP CRITIC
The loose structure lazily rushes out plot points late in the game
November 4, 2013
Max Kyburz
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The film is more guileful than it looks, even though the narrative is nuts …
July 1, 2013
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
[A] bloated and only sporadically chucklesome vanity project from Hollywood’s new generation of superannuated frat boys.
June 30, 2013
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The movie needs more plot but works better when the guys are just goofing off.
September 17, 2021 | Rating: B-
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
It’s clear that the creators have learned little from the mistakes of preceding endeavors, as virtually every pratfall and shortcoming is repeated in spades.
December 4, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have created a film that mostly makes fun of the real life characters in the film while making them accountable for the choices they make.
September 26, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Does watching a bunch of foul-mouthed, weed-smoking, pill-popping celebrities attempt to survive the end of the world sound like a good time?
July 9, 2020 | Rating: B+
Brent McKnight
The Last Thing I See
This is the End demonstrates a sweet core that keeps us cheering for the protagonists, even while Goldberg and Rogen are skewering the self-absorption of Hollywood types.
November 19, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Sure, “This Is the End” is juvenile and inconsequential, but it is also a lot of fun.
April 10, 2019 | Rating: B
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News…
Plot
All Jay Baruchel expected coming to LA was a fun time with Seth Rogen with all the wild partying to have both by themselves and at James Franco’s housewarming party. Suddenly, the Rapture hits and the Biblical Apocalypse has begun. Now, Jay and Seth are desperately sheltering in James’ house for rescue along with a few other friends. Together, they must band together to attempt to survive the end of the world, only for Jay to find that they are all too dumb and superficial to do it until they discover the only way out.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
“This Is the End” features a star-studded cast playing exaggerated versions of themselves, including James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, and more.
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