Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tense
- atmospheric
- quiet evening
- serious film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric cinematography, performances, and maternal perspective while finding its narrative impact and originality limited.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The unnamed mother navigates flooding, displacement, separation, and danger while protecting her newborn.
Floodwaters submerge London and England, destabilizing families, infrastructure, and communal order.
Jodie Comer is credited only as Woman, while several other central figures are identified by initials.
The flooded landscape and environmental crisis are presented through a contemplative, character-centered lens.
Films like The End We Start From, and why
The Impossible
shared environmental catastrophe, maternal survival perspective, and intimate dystopian drama
The Day After Tomorrow
shared climate-disaster premise, social breakdown, and tense survival storytelling
The Road
shared post-apocalyptic displacement, bleak atmosphere, and parent-child survival bond
First Reformed
shared contemplative survival film approach, ecological anxiety, and emotionally restrained tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Mahalia Belo
- Release Date
- 2023-12-08
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (146)
Cast
- Jodie Comer
- Katherine Waterston
- Joel Fry
- Mark Strong
- Gina McKee
- Nina Sosanya
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Alexandria Riley
- Ramanique Ahluwalia
- Neil Bell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 We Start From about?
- A new mother crosses a flooded England in search of safety as environmental collapse fractures the world around her.
- What is The End We Start From like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The End We Start From as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The End We Start From violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The End We Start From as mild.
- What did critics think of The End We Start From?
- Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric cinematography, performances, and maternal perspective while finding its narrative impact and originality limited.
- Which films are like The End We Start From?
- Films with a similar feel include The Impossible, The Day After Tomorrow, The Road, and First Reformed.
- How long is The End We Start From?
- The End We Start From runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The End We Start From?
- In United States, The End We Start From streams on Hulu.
