The End of the Tour
2015 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 7.0 · 87% critics
A journalist spends five days interviewing an acclaimed novelist soon after his breakthrough novel is published. As the conversations unfold, the two form a close, complicated rapport while probing big ideas about writing, identity, and fame during a road trip.
Based on Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-07-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (611 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy character-focused, conversation-driven dramas and want a thoughtful take on fame and writing; Not for you if you dislike slow, mostly talk-based movies like Origin or Fleishman Is in Trouble.
Pros: sharp dialogue; compelling performances; thoughtful themes | Cons: slow, talk-heavy pace; polarizing for casual viewers
Themes
- journalist
- interview
- illinois
- author
- novelist
- bandana
- 1990s
- book tour
- minneapolis
Cast & crew
Jason Segel
as David Foster Wallace
Jesse Eisenberg
as David Lipsky
Mamie Gummer
as Julie
Mickey Sumner
as Betsy
Johnny Otto
as Pilot
Anna Chlumsky
as Sarah
Joan Cusack
as Patty
Becky Ann Baker
as Bookstore Manager
Ron Livingston
as David Lipsky's Editor
Stephanie Cotton
as United Ticket Agent
Directed by James Ponsoldt