Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly funny
- surreal
- grotesque
- late night viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertainingly twisted and darkly funny, while divided over its incoherent structure, uneven pacing, and unsatisfying payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film pairs over-the-top gore and monstrous transformations with deliberately sick, irreverent jokes.
Soy Sauce opens access to other dimensions, while a silent otherworldly invasion threatens humanity.
College dropouts Dave and John are barely functional workers yet become humanity's unlikely defense against the invasion.
The drug Soy Sauce produces out-of-body experiences and sends users across time and dimensions.
Films like John Dies at the End, and why
The Evil Dead II
shares dark comedy, surreal horror, grotesque creature imagery, and an intentionally chaotic supernatural premise
The Cabin in the Woods
combines cosmic horror, bizarre bodily transformations, deadpan humor, and an offbeat cult-film sensibility
Beyond the Black Rainbow
features drug-fueled reality distortion, eccentric protagonists, grotesque horror, and irreverent genre blending
In the Mouth of Madness
shares cosmic horror, absurdist comedy, unreliable-seeming reality shifts, and escalating otherworldly menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Don Coscarelli
- Release Date
- 2013-01-25
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (751)
Cast
- Chase Williamson
- Rob Mayes
- Paul Giamatti
- Clancy Brown
- Glynn Turman
- Doug Jones
- Daniel Roebuck
- Fabianne Therese
- Jonny Weston
- Jimmy Wong
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is John Dies at the End about?
- A pair of incompetent college dropouts become humanity’s last, least-qualified defense against a drug-fueled cosmic invasion.
- What is John Dies at the End like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of John Dies at the End as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is John Dies at the End violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in John Dies at the End as graphic.
- What did critics think of John Dies at the End?
- Critics broadly found the film entertainingly twisted and darkly funny, while divided over its incoherent structure, uneven pacing, and unsatisfying payoff.
- Which films are like John Dies at the End?
- Films with a similar feel include The Evil Dead II, The Cabin in the Woods, Beyond the Black Rainbow, and In the Mouth of Madness.
- How long is John Dies at the End?
- John Dies at the End runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch John Dies at the End?
- In United States, John Dies at the End streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
