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The End of the Tour

Imagine the greatest conversation you've ever had.

2015 · 1h 46m · R Drama
Directed by James Ponsoldt

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Overview

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.'

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All reviews
92%
Tomatometer
Rotten

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.

John Semley, Globe and Mail
Fresh

It's a movie that makes thoughtful drama out of the essential insanity of celebrity journalism, wherein a star proclaims humility while a scribbler promises idolatry.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh

What we have here is a road trip about two guys talking. And it's riveting.

Liz Braun, Toronto Sun
Fresh

Despite a premise that seems anything but cinematic, "The End of the Tour" is an offbeat and fascinating film.

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

The End of the Tour is so effective because it's far too smart to engage in ominous foreshadowing.

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

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