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The End streaming

1978 Movie United States Drama, Comedy 100 min FSK 16

By: Burt Reynolds With: Norman Fell, Sally Field, Strother Martin, David Steinberg, Joanne Woodward

Wendell Lawson has only 6 months to live. Not wanting to live his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take his own life. He enlists the help of a humorously delusional mental patient, and the movie chronicles his many unsuccessful attempts to kill himself. Will he ever succeed...?

Filmium rating

61%

Mood

Bittersweet

Dark

Humorous

Melancholic

Reflective

Cast & Crew

Burt Reynolds

Jerry Belson

Dom DeLuise

Joanne Woodward

David Steinberg

Strother Martin

Norman Fell

Sally Field

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Close-Ups

Crowded Framing

Intimate

Intimate Camera

Suffocating

Narrative Structure

Episodic

Non-Linear

Pace

Dialogue-Driven

Dynamic

Rhythmic

Slow-Paced

Variable

Runtime

Long Runtime

Soundtrack

1970S Soundtrack

Paul Williams Music

Style

1970S Style

Black Comedy

Satirical

Surrealism

Time-Period

1970S

Central Conflict

Desire To Die

Fear Of Pain

Search For Meaning

Characters

Friends And Family

Schizophrenic Patient

Terminally Ill Man

Ending

Change Of Original Plan

Hopeful Ending

Historical Context

1970S

Post-Vietnam Era

Key Plot Points

Diagnosis Of Death

Friendship In Hospital

Suicide Attempt

Plot

Friendship

Mental Health

Mental Institution

Suicide

Terminal Illness

Setting

Mental Hospital

Urban Environment

Shooting Location

City

Urban Hospital

Theme

Death

Death And Mortality

Despair And Hope

Friendship

Mental Health

Genre

Black Comedy

Drama

Psychological

Audiences

Adults

Comedy Lovers

Dark Comedy Fans

Dark Humor Enthusiasts

Film Enthusiasts

Titles

Nobody Is Perfect

Suicidez-moi docteur

The End

Box Office Success

$40 Million Gross

Critical Reception

Critic Criticism

Negative Reviews

Festivals

Filmex 1978

Popularity

Audience Approval

Ratings

60% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Audience Reception

Box Office Success

Cult Following

Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

United States

Release Year

1978

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