What is How It Ends about?
A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
A desperate father races through apocalyptic chaos, battling unknown threats to reunite with his pregnant wife.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
How It Ends parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: strong violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is How It Ends scary?
- Only a little. How It Ends has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is How It Ends?
- Light gore and strong violence.
Cast and crew
Directed byDavid M. Rosenthal
StarringTheo James, Forest Whitaker, Kat Graham, Kerry Bishé, Grace Dove, Mark O'Brien
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