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I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

It stays, it sticks, it lingers.

20206.62h 15m

Overview

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

Directed by Charlie Kaufman
Written by Charlie Kaufman, Iain Reid
Produced by Anthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Stefanie Azpiazu
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Top Cast

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Jake

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Young Woman

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Mother

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Father

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Janitor

Hadley Robinson

Hadley Robinson

Laurey / Tulsey Town Girl 1

Gus Birney

Gus Birney

Aunt Eller / Tulsey Town Girl 2

Abby Quinn

Abby Quinn

Tulsey Town Girl 3

Colby Minifie

Colby Minifie

Yvonne

Anthony Grasso

Anthony Grasso

Diner Manager

Themes & Keywords

farmsuicidebased on novel or bookwinterphilosophypoetrydementiamelancholysurrealismroad tripfilm in filmjanitorsnowschoolpsychological thrillerrelationshipice creamblizzardexistentialismmysteriousreflectivesuspenseful

About I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of farm, suicide, based on novel or book, winter, philosophy, poetry. Directed by Charlie Kaufman, it stars Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette. Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

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