It Ends (2025)
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A group of friends becomes trapped on an endless road after a late-night drive turns into a surreal nightmare.
The story
Recent graduates James, Day, and Fisher are picked up by their friend Tyler for a late-night drive. While traveling down a forested road, they find themselves trapped on a highway that seems to stretch on indefinitely. The situation turns dire when a horde of frantic people emerges from the woods, and the group realizes they are stuck in a strange, repetitive environment. As they struggle to understand their predicament, they must navigate the psychological toll of their situation while trying to find a way off the road.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a group of friends—James, Day, Fisher, and Tyler—turn onto a road that appears to go on indefinitely, they are attacked by a horde of people from the woods. They soon realize they are trapped in a loop where they feel neither tired nor hungry, but their injuries do not heal. They discover they have 90 seconds of safety before being swarmed again. As they travel hundreds of thousands of miles, the group fractures: Tyler stays in the woods, while Day and Fisher settle into a routine of coping with their situation. James remains obsessed with finding an exit. Eventually, James reaches the end of the road—a circle of asphalt—and experiences a breakdown before deciding to drive back, eventually finding a new companion to talk to about the same questions they once shared.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 89
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Alexander Ullom
- Writers
- Alexander Ullom · writer
- Cast and characters
- Phinehas Yoon · James; Akira Jackson · Day; Noah Toth · Fisher; Mitchell Cole · Tyler; Jon Linstad · Interrogated Man; Jenny Doyle · Voice of Fisher's Mom; Ian Weir · Lost Man; Alexander Ullom · New Passenger
- Genres
- road horror thriller; independent; psychological horror; psychological thriller
- Themes
- uncertainty of entering adulthood; search for meaning; accepting mortality; value of relationships
- Tone and mood
- existential
- Premise and plot tags
- road movie; survival; liminal space
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, with one critic describing it as a brilliant modern spin on a classic existentialist work.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 75 · scale: 100 · review count: 26
- Production trivia
- The director was inspired by a question about whether a gorilla or grizzly bear would win in a fight.; The director cited The Backrooms as an inspiration for the film.
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