The End Of The Tour (2015)
88%RT Audience Score: 81%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 18 nominations
Brilliantly performed and smartly unconventional, The End of the Tour pays fitting tribute to a singular talent while offering profoundly poignant observations on the human condition
The End of the Tour” is a movie that will make you feel like you’re having a deep conversation with a friend, but without the awkward silences and weird pauses. Segel’s portrayal of Wallace is spot-on, and you’ll find yourself getting lost in the literary world of these two writers. It’s like a buddy movie, but for intellectuals. Plus, who doesn’t love a good road trip movie? Just don’t watch it if you’re feeling too existential, or you might end up questioning the meaning of life.
Production Company(ies)
Dreamworks Pictures, Kemp Company, Splendid Pictures,
Distributor
A24
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language including some sexual references
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 46m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 31, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 3, 2015
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Becky Ann Baker, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer, directed by James Ponsoldt, written by Donald Margulies, drama, R rating, box office gross $3.0M, reviewed by Max Weiss, Jason Bailey, David Stratton, Philippa Hawker, John Semley, Yasser Medina, Dan Scully, produced by David Kanter, Matt DeRoss, James Dahl, Mark C Manuel, Ted O’Neal
Worldwide gross: $3,072,991
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,835,917
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,246
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 418,312
US/Canada gross: $3,002,884
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,748,405
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,886
US/Canada opening weekend: $123,238
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $153,834
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,772
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Jason Segel – David Foster Wallace
Becky Ann Baker –
Anna Chlumsky – Sarah
Joan Cusack – Patty
Mamie Gummer – Julie
David Kanter – Producer
Matt DeRoss – Producer
James Dahl – Producer
Mark C. Manuel – Producer
Ted O’Neal – Producer
Donald Margulies – Writer
James Ponsoldt – Director
Director(s)
James Ponsoldt
Writer(s)
Donald Margulies
Producer(s)
David Kanter, Matt DeRoss, James Dahl, Mark C. Manuel, Ted O’Neal
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 18 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (161) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (148) | Rotten (13)
I can’t speak to its veracity, but I loved Segel’s work here, playing Wallace as someone who over-analyzed everything, to a compulsive, near paralyzing degree, while still managing to be the most interesting, literary guy in the room.
June 12, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
By the time we’re at the end of ‘The End of the Tour,’ it’s arrived at something thoughtful and true about being a writer-and, even better, about being a real person.
May 30, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
Strong performances from the lead actors anchor the film, but the world depicted is rather too hermetic for anyone not immediately interested in the subject matter.
May 20, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
It’s essentially a two-hour conversation about life, love, selfhood, art high and low (Wallace was a television addict) — and I did not want it to end.
December 11, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Despite the depiction of rivalry and discomfort, its tone is not harsh; there’s something restrained and carefully poignant about the film and the rueful reverence it displays for its central figure.
December 9, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
Philippa Hawker
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
The performances, the writing, the direction, Segel’s D.F.W. impression, everything is just fine. But The End of the Tour is disgraceful. It feels like it’s towing out the real Wallace’s ghost to perform some soppy parody of himself.
August 28, 2015 | Rating: 1/4
John Semley
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
The film is fascinatingly intellectual and brimming with humanity.
July 26, 2021
George Fenwick
Stuff.co.nz
Occasionally it feels like an excuse for introspective comments from the David Foster Wallace Book of Wisdom, but Segel finds the humanity in him, playing him as a man who lived inside his head even as his world expanded.
February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
The End of the Tour movingly illustrates how deeply a human connection, no matter how momentary, can effect a person’s life.
January 14, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension
The End of the Tour is a riveting film that celebrates a literary genius by exposing his flaws.
July 17, 2020
Damond Fudge
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
James Ponsoldt shows a very moving study on friendship, idolatry and fear of sincerity seen through the eyes of two writers. [Full review in Spanish]
June 26, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
Both Segel and Eisenberg are fantastic, each offering up some of the their best work.
April 8, 2020
Dan Scully
Cinema76…
Plot
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, ‘Infinite Jest.’
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The End of the Tour stars Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel in “powerful” and “fantastic” performances, according to audience reviews.
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