Until the End of the World
1991 · Movie · R · 158 min · ★ 6.7 · 76% critics
In a near-future 1999, a woman survives a violent crash and gets pulled into a risky handoff involving stolen money. Her search for answers turns into a globe-spanning chase that draws in a fugitive pursued by powerful forces—and a breakthrough device that can capture dreams and visions, raising unsettling questions about obsession and control.
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Details
- Original title
- Bis ans Ende der Welt
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-09-12
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (241 votes)
- Budget
- $23,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you’re up for a lengthy, wandering road-movie sci‑fi with big ideas about technology and obsession; Not for you if you need tight pacing, clear stakes, or straightforward thrills like Biohackers.
Pros: ambitious globe-trotting scope; striking futuristic touches; intriguing sci-fi ideas | Cons: very long runtime; meandering confusing plot; uneven acting and pacing
Themes
- road trip
- road movie
Cast & crew
Solveig Dommartin
as Claire Tourneur
William Hurt
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
Sam Neill
as Eugene Fitzpatrick
Rüdiger Vogler
as Phillip Winter
Max von Sydow
as Henry Farber
Jeanne Moreau
as Edith Farber
Ernie Dingo
as Burt
Chick Ortega
as Chico Remy
Eddy Mitchell
as Raymond Monnet
Chishū Ryū
as Mr. Mori
Directed by Wim Wenders