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How It Ends

How It Ends

No one survives alone

20185.31h 53m

Overview

A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Written by Brooks McLaren
Produced by Paul Schiff, Patrick Newall, Tai Duncan
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0M0

Top Cast

Theo James

Theo James

Will

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Tom

Kat Graham

Kat Graham

Samantha

Kerry Bishé

Kerry Bishé

Meg

Grace Dove

Grace Dove

Ricki

Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien

Jeremiah

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Paula Sutherland

Nancy Sorel

Nancy Sorel

Sonographer

Anett Rumanoczky

Anett Rumanoczky

Flight Attendant

Cheryl Gensiorek

Cheryl Gensiorek

Airport Bar Woman

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoislightningpregnancyseattle, washingtonvolcanoearthquaketsunamiroad tripmurderapocalypsepower outage

About How It Ends

How It Ends is a science fiction, thriller, mystery, action, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, lightning, pregnancy, seattle, washington, volcano, earthquake. Directed by David M. Rosenthal, it stars Theo James, Forest Whitaker, Kat Graham. A desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic event turns everything to chaos.

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