Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- contemplative
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- cinephile exploration
What critics said
Critics generally found the film ambitious and visually lyrical in its paranoid analysis of American life, but too disjointed, slow, and ultimately unconvincing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray Bering's surveillance work and the city's observation systems drive the film's paranoid social critique.
Mike's disappearance, Ray's investigation, Doc's police case, and Cat's storyline intersect through incomplete clues.
Mike's wealth comes from producing brutal action films, making mediated violence central to the film's ethical inquiry.
Los Angeles freeways repeatedly connect the characters while emphasizing alienation and social fragmentation.
Films like The End of Violence, and why
Short Cuts
interwoven Los Angeles stories, social critique, and fragmented ensemble drama
The Conversation
paranoid surveillance themes, morally unstable institutions, and urban thriller atmosphere
Paris, Texas
introspective road-movie structure, alienated characters, and contemplative American landscape
The Player
disjointed crime narrative, media cynicism, and stylized Los Angeles noir
Movie Details
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release Date
- 1997-09-12
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Bill Pullman
- Andie MacDowell
- Gabriel Byrne
- Loren Dean
- Traci Lind
- Daniel Benzali
- K. Todd Freeman
- John Diehl
- Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Peter Horton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The End of Violence about?
- A wealthy Hollywood producer's kidnapping opens onto a fragmented, paranoid meditation on surveillance, mediated violence, and alienation in Los Angeles.
- What is The End of Violence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The End of Violence as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is The End of Violence violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The End of Violence as brutal.
- What did critics think of The End of Violence?
- Critics generally found the film ambitious and visually lyrical in its paranoid analysis of American life, but too disjointed, slow, and ultimately unconvincing.
- Which films are like The End of Violence?
- Films with a similar feel include Short Cuts, The Conversation, Paris, Texas, and The Player.
- How long is The End of Violence?
- The End of Violence runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch The End of Violence?
- In United States, The End of Violence streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
