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How It Ends

How It Ends

Party like there is no tomorrow.

20214.81h 23m

Overview

Liza scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, as her car has been stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self, Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.

Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones
Written by Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
Produced by Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
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Top Cast

Zoe Lister-Jones

Zoe Lister-Jones

Liza

Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny

Young Liza

Whitney Cummings

Whitney Cummings

Mandy

Tawny Newsome

Tawny Newsome

Celine

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Ezra

Nick Kroll

Nick Kroll

Gary

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Nate

Bobby Lee

Bobby Lee

Derek

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Manny

Glenn Howerton

Glenn Howerton

John

Themes & Keywords

regretasteroiddysfunctional familyend of the worldlos angeles, californiawoman director

About How It Ends

How It Ends is a comedy, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of regret, asteroid, dysfunctional family, end of the world, los angeles, california, woman director. Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, it stars Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Whitney Cummings. Liza scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, as her car has been stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self, Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.

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