Overview
A dreamlike exploration of human existence, where every moment holds equal weight in the tapestry of life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- deadpan
- melancholic
- dreamy
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praise Roy Andersson's formally precise, tender, and deadpan survey of human vulnerability and the human condition.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film moves through brief scenes ranging from intimate everyday gestures to historical and wartime images, with no single continuous protagonist.
Roy Andersson stages human figures in composed, largely stationary frames that resemble deadpan paintings of social life.
The film pairs cruelty, banality, and vulnerability with dry narration and understated comic timing.
A father tying his daughter's shoelaces, dancing teenagers, a defeated army, and a war-torn city are presented as equally significant moments.
Films like About Endlessness, and why
Songs from the Second Floor
deadpan existential humor, static tableaux, and compassionate observation of ordinary human absurdity
You, the Living
surreal vignettes, muted absurdism, and a humanist meditation on social alienation
The Falls
fragmented human portraits, visual formalism, and bleak yet tender comic observation
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
episodic absurdist comedy and philosophical attention to mundane gestures
Movie Details
- Director
- Roy Andersson
- Release Date
- 2019-11-15
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (234)
Cast
- Jan-Eje Ferling
- Kristina Ekmark
- Martin Serner
- Bengt Bergius
- Anja Broms
- Magnus Wallgren
- Lisa Blohm
- Tatiana Delaunay
- Anders Hellström
- Thore Flygel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is About Endlessness about?
- A deadpan, dreamlike procession of human moments turns everyday tenderness, historical cruelty, and existential absurdity into a single fragile panorama.
- What is About Endlessness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of About Endlessness as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is About Endlessness violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in About Endlessness as mild.
- What did critics think of About Endlessness?
- Critics broadly praise Roy Andersson's formally precise, tender, and deadpan survey of human vulnerability and the human condition.
- Which films are like About Endlessness?
- Films with a similar feel include Songs from the Second Floor, You, the Living, The Falls, and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
- How long is About Endlessness?
- About Endlessness runs 76 minutes.
- Where can I watch About Endlessness?
- In United States, About Endlessness streams on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
