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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World [Blu-ray]

Steve Carell (Actor), Keira Knightley (Actor), Lorene Scafaria (Director, Writer) Rated:
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4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,915 ratings
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Genre Drama, DVD Movie, Blu-ray Movie, Comedy
Format Blu-ray, Color, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Dubbed, Ultraviolet
Contributor Rob Corddry, Steve Carell, William Petersen, Steven Rales, T.J. Miller, Joy Gorman Wettels, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, Lorene Scafaria, Keira Knightley, Derek Luke, Steve Golin, Mark Roybal, Connie Britton, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Moses, Patton Oswalt See more
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Steve Carell and Keira Knightley lead an all-star cast in this clever and heartwarming comedy that explores the crazy things people do when humanity's last days are at hand. Set in a too-near future two neighbors Dodge (Carell) and Penny (Knightley) react in their own unique ways to the announcement that a 70-mile-wide asteroid is en route to the Earth. He wants to return to his first love. She just wants to get back to her family. As the unlikely companions' respective journeys converge their outlooks - if not the world's - brighten in surprising and hilarious ways. The feature directorial debut of screenwriter Lorene Scafaria (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is being hailed as 'funny and wonderfully poetic! Steve Carell and Keira Knightley are superb.' (Claudia Puig USA

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  • Digital Copy Expiration Date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2017
  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.35 x 0.45 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 25674466
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Lorene Scafaria
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Color, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Dubbed, Ultraviolet
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 41 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Steve Golin, Joy Gorman Wettels, Steven Rales, Mark Roybal
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (DTS 5.1), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007L6VRHG
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Lorene Scafaria
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,915 ratings

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Brian C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Struck just the right chord for me...
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2012
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I was not originally planning on writing a review for this movie, but I really thought it was a good movie, well worth watching, so I wanted to do my part to get the star count up. The movie is kind of a mix between a black comedy and a tragic romance. The movie lacks a single tone. Some might say that this movie lacks unity, or that it does not know what it wants to be, but it struck just the right chord for me. I think the combination is perfect.

It seems like I rarely really laugh at comedies anymore, but this movie had some truly hilarious moments. It opens with a radio announcement that the last mission to save humanity from an asteroid hurtling toward the earth has failed, but that the radio station is going to continue bringing their listeners a countdown to the apocalypse, along with all their favorite classic rock hits. That opening sets the tone for the first part of the movie and all the absurd behavior of the human race in the face of their imminent demise. Highlights from the comedy side of the film include the relationship between Dodge (Steve Carrell) and his housekeeper, and the scene in the Friendly's (whoever the actor was who played the host did a brilliant job). I rarely see comedy that I think is this good, but this movie is more than just a comedy.

Now I must give my SPOILER ALERT. The rest of the movie is about the relationship that forms between Dodge (Steve Carrell) and Penny (Keira Knightly) as they attempt to track down Dodge's high school sweetheart and get Penny back to England to see her family. In some ways we have seen this part of the movie before. The two strangers who set out on a mission together, both looking for something, but who wind up finding each other instead. While this is somewhat of a formula, it is a formula I happen to like, and I think this movie did a good job with it. There is also a story about Dodge's father who apparently abandoned him when he was young and their reconciliation which adds an emotional layer to the film. Dodge and Penny wind up spending their last days together, and I am glad the movie did not back away at the last minute from the end of the world. The last scene, I thought, was particularly well done. The romance may not be entirely believable, but I am inclined to suspend my disbelief for this movie, since I think the rest of the movie works so well.

I think the movie might also be viewed as a meditation on what is really important in life. There are so many people hanging on to things (jobs, relationships, old wounds, etc.) that they are not really happy with. This movie, by forcing people to decide how they want to spend their last three weeks, also forces them to decide what is important to them. There is a scene on the beach, where a group of strangers have gathered and are just having a good time, that I think makes a point also made in Ecclesiastes "All is vanity. So eat, drink, and be merry" (I am paraphrasing). We all return to dust, so there is nothing to do but enjoy life. That seems to me, anyways, to be one of the messages of the movie.

I have to say, the only thing that really mystified me about the movie (I remind everyone my SPOILER ALERT is in effect) was the decision to have the asteroid hit a week earlier than expected. It seems ridiculous to think that the scientists would have been off by a week. I could understand if it served some purpose in the plot but, as far as I can tell, it does not. So why ask the viewer to believe something so implausible if there is no purpose? If anyone can shed some light on this particular aspect of the movie I would love to hear it. It is not really a big deal. It certainly did not ruin the movie for me. I just do not understand it.

In summary, I will say that I think this is one of the better movies I have seen in awhile. It has quite a few laughs, but has a serious side as well. It is a sad story, but avoids getting overly heavy. If this movie had just been a comedy I do not think I would have liked it as much, and if it had just been a sad love story I also do not think I would have liked it nearly as much, but the combination worked just right for me. Perhaps it will work just right for you as well...
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RMurray847
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars for this surprisingly touching and original film
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2013
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SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD is an odd, quirky and touching film. It is NOT a raucous comedy (despite the presence of Steve Carrell and folks like Rod Cordry), but it is pretty funny throughout. It is NOT a romance in a traditional sense, yet it is an unusual love story.

The movie starts as the world learns that the last efforts to stop a huge asteroid from slamming into it have failed. Three weeks is all the planet has remaining. Immediately upon hearing the doomsday proclamation, Steve Carrell's wife leaves him. We learn their marriage hasn't been great for a long time...but the sudden abandonment leaves Carrell a bit stunned. We sense he has probably been unhappy for a long time, because he continues to go through the motions of his life even as chaos slowly descends around him. It's as though the world has finally caught up to HIS condition...fatalistic and seeing no real reason to care about anything.

Then he meets his next door neighbor (Keira Knightley) a British girl who has just broken up with her boyfriend, and with the end of the world coming, wishes she could get back to Britain to see her parents one last time (which is tough, because airlines are grounded). The two head out into the world, with Carrell offering to get Knightley to someone he knows that owns a plane...and her offering to help him find his "first love"...the girl that got away.

Along the way they have many amusing encounters...most notably at a Chili's-like restaurant that has decided to "get creative" with its menu. They encounter zaniness, they encounter suicide, and they encounter families that are simply together to enjoy their last few days of beauty and togetherness. And not surprisingly, a bond grows between these two unlikely companions.

This is a thoughtful and sad movie. Yes, there were plenty of funny moments, but writer/director Lorene Scafaria is interested in much more. Trying to make a movie about the end of the world is daunting. HOW would people act? What kinds of crazy things would happen? Scafaria has actually come up with a wide variety of possibilities and she gives us little peeks at each of those, mostly through Carrell's bemused and sad eyes. (The best is his maid, who keeps coming to work and gets upset when Carrell tells her she doesn't need to clean his apartment anymore.) But in the end, her wry, funny and sometimes affecting musings on how human along America's east coast might react in the face of the apocalypse are only background to the plight of her two leads. Their problems, in the great scheme of things, are pretty small...but we learn to care for each of them deeply.

There is the potential for quite a "creepiness" factor in partnering Carrell and Knightley. But Carrell gives one of his best "serious" performances here, and although Knightley is occasionally a bit antic and scattered, she generally matches him. Their relationship, as it progresses, feels logical and right...and we root for them, even as we might worry that Carrell is becoming a bit too much like a Woody Allen character (as in, interested in women far too young). They make it work as best as a relationship like this could work.

And in the end, I found the movie to be surprisingly effective and touching. Clearly, this movie will not be for everyone (as its poor box office performance attests), because it is very unconventional in many ways. But I liked it very much because it WAS surprising. Scafaria was bursting with ideas for this film, yet it never feels cluttered. She is able to make most of her observations or assumptions quickly and adroitly. The film is also full of cameos from some great actors (Patton Oswalt, Connie Britton, Derek Luke, William Petersen and especially Melanie Lynskey, who is terrific in her little role)...each of these experienced performers (and more) are skillful enough to take their brief moments and make something of them...to add to the experience rather than just creating "oh, look, he's in the movie" moments. SEEKING A FRIEND... is a low-key delight, original, well-acted, well-written, funny and affecting. Highly recommended!
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Leah Hanscom
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming and Hilarious
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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Spoiler: you’ll cry like a baby at the end.
Do yourself a favor and watch this. Because maybe it’s telling us something? Enjoy!
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James C Garant
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2024
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Cliente Amazon
2.0 out of 5 stars No tiene idioma castellano
Reviewed in Spain on September 6, 2020
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Quería tener esta película porque me encantó pero no la sacaron en Bluray en España. Vi esta versión, leí que tenía idioma Castellano y, al final, no fue así. Solo tiene Español latino e Inglés. Una lástima.
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5.0 out of 5 stars LA comédie romantique a l'humour absurde!
Reviewed in France on November 26, 2017
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tout a déja été dit sur ce film qui illustre l'absurdité de notre monde et de nos pratiques quotidiennes! amis tout en offrant une relation franchement originale et des plus agréable a suivre!

steve carrell est a son meilleurr niveau, keyra knightly que je n'apprécie pas profondément propose ici un personnage attachant....

ce film n'est pas parfait, quand les 10 1eres secondes disent que bruce willis a raté dans armageddon et que dans 2 semaines l'astéroide s'écrase et que tout le monde va mourir; tout devient futil et rien n'a de sens... pas meme de suivre les aventures deces personnages voués a mourir (c'est rare du nihilisme assumé)

et franchement le commentaire audio est inutile au possible...
ca se limite a la metteuse en scee qui adoore ses acteurs (surtout secondaireset qui enchaine des énormités parfois vraies souvent fausses(par exemple la femme du eprsonnage de sete carrel qui l'abandonne dans la premiere scene du film est interprétée par la femme en vrai de steve carrel l'acteur(vrai); quand quelqun veut apprivoiser une araignée et se reveille avec des bouton, elle annonces de raies piqures d'araignées; ou quand elle annonce qu'un des acteur a vraiment été entérré vivant (faux de toute évidence)...

en tous cas un film à voir
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Blue
4.0 out of 5 stars もしも地球がなくなるなら、こんな過ごし方をしてみたい。
Reviewed in Japan on May 17, 2020
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※少しネタバレあり。
人類滅亡的な映画が好きで色々観てますが、一般的な作品より穏やかな気持ちで観れる作品だと思いました。個人的には結構気に入り、なんか定期的に観ちゃいます。
綺麗なシーンやそこで流れる音楽も好きです。暴動や略奪シーンなどは少なく、主人公含めピュアな人達ばっかりでちょっと癒されるくらいです。
派手な滅亡系映画が好きな方にはオススメできませんが、地球の終わりをちょっと違った視点で過ごす内容は新鮮だと思いました。
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I. Peters
5.0 out of 5 stars Was wirst du tun wenn das Leben in 3 Wochen für alle endet?
Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2013
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Die Ausgangslage des Filmes der am Anfang erklärt wird ist so düster das einem unter die Haut geht. Der Asteroid Matilda wird in 21 Tagen auf der Erde einschlagen und die gesamte Menschheit vernichten. Die Rakete mit 12 Mann Beatzung die das hätte verhindern sollen und die letzte Hoffung der Menschheit war wurde durch ein Feuer im All zerstört. Die Welt stirbt definitiv in drei Wochen. Wie kann man den Film jetzt noch drehen das er nicht in eine komplett Depresive Stimmung führt? Ganz einfach man folgt einem Paar das sich gerade kennen gelernt hat und so gegensätzlich ist und einfach nur die letzten Tage zu ihren liebsten wollen und folgt ihnen auf einen Roadtrip in den Untergang der Welt.

Die Hauptfiguren des Filmes sind
Dodge (Steve Carell): Versicherungsvertretter der zu seiner ehemaligen Collegeliebe unterwegs ist nach dem er durch einen 3 Monate alten Brief erfahren hat das sie ihn nie vergessen konnte.
Penny (Keira Knightley): Will unbedingt zu ihrer Familie um mit ihnen die letzten Stunden zu verbringen und bereut es nicht mehr Zeit mit ihnen verbracht zu haben da sie diese lieber mit irgenwelchen Typen verbracht hat.
Sorry (Hund): Wurde von seinem ehemaligem Besitzer ausgesetzt mit dem Zettel I Sorry und begleitet Dodge
und Penny als Freund auf ihrer letzten großen Reise.

Unterwegs treffen sie auf allerlei Arten von Menschen die alle auf ihre Art die letzte Zeit die sie haben verbringen wobei man insbesondere Trucker (William Peterson CSI)der
gerade von seinem Arzt erfahren hat das er nur noch 6 Monate zu leben hat ehe er zu Hause am Ferseher erfährt das die Welt in 3 Wochen untergeht und den wohl den genilsten Ausweg aus der Lage überhaupt nimmt da es so überraschend kommt.
Die Mitarbeiter von Frienskies wo jeder dein Freund ist die ihre letzte Zeit auf Erden bei ihrer Arbeit mit Kollegen und Gästen vebringen wollen und dort auch ihre Orgien feiern.
Pennys Ex Freund der mit seinen Armee Kumpels mit Vorräten bis an die Zähne bewaffnet in einem Bunker im Garten seines Hauses auf das Ende wartet hervorheben muss.

Die einen Akzeptieren es die anderen leugnen es und machen einfach so weiter wie bisher. Andere wiederum gehen als Mob auf die Straße und Plündern, Prügeln und Brandschatzen.
Wieder andere geben die Hoffnung nicht auf das es irgendwie weitergeht.

Mann muss sagen der Film bietet trotz seines unausweichlichen Endes doch so etwas wie ein Happy End
für unsere Helden und bringt darüber hinaus jeden zum Grübeln mit wem und wie man selbst wohl die letzten Stunden die einem bleibt verbringen würde und was einem dabei wichtig wäre. Der Film wird wohl nicht jeden Ansprechen aber er bringt einen dennoch dazu über sich selbst nachzudenken.

Man sollte sich zumindes einmal den Trailer ansehen der einen Recht guten Einblick auf die Stimmung des Filmes wirft.
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