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Movie ID: 1117
RT slug: it_ends
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_ends
Release year: 2026
Runtime: 89 mins
Wide release date: 2026-08-28
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 96%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: Alexander Ullom
Writers: Alexander Ullom
Producers: Carrie Carusone, Evan Barber
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-08-10 11:07:19
Updated: 2026-08-19 01:26:43
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding.
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Canonical reviews: 68
Canonical fresh: 65
Canonical rotten: 3
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 96%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-08-21 23:40:24
Snapshot Tomatometer: 96%
Snapshot review count: 68
Snapshot fresh count: —
Snapshot rotten count: —
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #3003 (delta_update)
| Company | Role |
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| NEON | distributor |
| Snoot Entertainment | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Phinehas Yoon | — |
| 2 | Akira Jackson | — |
| 3 | Noah Toth | — |
| 4 | Mitchell Cole | — |
| 5 | Alexander Ullom | Screenwriter |
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| 3003 | 2026-08-21 18:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 23:40:24 | 96% | 68 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=68 reviews, 65 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.588%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (68 reviews, 96%). |
| 2999 | 2026-08-21 17:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 22:40:24 | 96% | 67 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=67 reviews, 64 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.522%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (67 reviews, 96%). |
| 2982 | 2026-08-21 15:39:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 20:39:09 | 95% | 64 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=64 reviews, 61 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.313%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (64 reviews, 95%). |
| 2970 | 2026-08-21 10:25:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 15:25:09 | 95% | 62 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=62 reviews, 59 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.161%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (62 reviews, 95%). |
| 2960 | 2026-08-21 09:25:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 14:25:09 | 95% | 60 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=60 reviews, 57 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (60 reviews, 95%). |
| 2954 | 2026-08-21 08:50:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 13:50:11 | 95% | 58 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=58 reviews, 55 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.828%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (58 reviews, 95%). |
| 2951 | 2026-08-20 20:34:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-21 01:34:08 | 94% | 54 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=54 reviews, 51 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.444%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (54 reviews, 94%). |
| 2940 | 2026-08-20 16:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 21:14:10 | 94% | 53 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=53 reviews, 50 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.340%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (53 reviews, 94%). |
| 2931 | 2026-08-20 15:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 20:14:10 | 94% | 51 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=51 reviews, 48 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.118%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (51 reviews, 94%). |
| 2925 | 2026-08-20 13:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 18:14:10 | 94% | 50 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=50 reviews, 47 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (50 reviews, 94%). |
| 2923 | 2026-08-20 12:44:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 17:44:10 | 94% | 49 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=49 reviews, 46 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.878%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (49 reviews, 94%). |
| 2918 | 2026-08-20 10:19:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 15:19:09 | 94% | 48 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=48 reviews, 45 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.750%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (48 reviews, 94%). |
| 2912 | 2026-08-20 09:14:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 14:14:10 | 94% | 47 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=47 reviews, 44 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.617%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (47 reviews, 94%). |
| 2910 | 2026-08-20 08:44:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 13:44:08 | 93% | 46 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=1, rotten=1, tomatometer=50%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=1, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=46 reviews, 43 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.478%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (46 reviews, 93%). |
| 2901 | 2026-08-19 21:47:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 02:47:09 | 95% | 44 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=44 reviews, 42 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.455%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (44 reviews, 95%). |
| 2897 | 2026-08-19 18:42:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 23:42:05 | 95% | 43 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=43 reviews, 41 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.349%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (43 reviews, 95%). |
| 2870 | 2026-08-19 14:02:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 19:02:03 | 95% | 42 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=42 reviews, 40 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.238%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (42 reviews, 95%). |
| 2867 | 2026-08-19 12:57:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 17:57:04 | 95% | 40 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=40 reviews, 38 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (40 reviews, 95%). |
| 2864 | 2026-08-19 12:22:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 17:22:04 | 95% | 39 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=39 reviews, 37 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.872%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (39 reviews, 95%). |
| 2859 | 2026-08-19 09:12:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 14:12:05 | 95% | 38 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=38 reviews, 36 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.737%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (38 reviews, 95%). |
| 2854 | 2026-08-18 19:38:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-19 00:38:28 | 95% | 37 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 7 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=7, fresh=6, rotten=1, tomatometer=86%. Net new reviews added=7, fresh=6, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=37 reviews, 35 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.595%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (37 reviews, 95%). |
| 2852 | 2026-08-17 11:44:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-17 16:44:23 | 97% | 30 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=30 reviews, 29 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=97% (96.667%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (30 reviews, 97%). |
| 2851 | 2026-08-17 08:24:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-17 13:24:22 | 96% | 28 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=29 reviews, 28 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=97% (96.552%). WARNING: entered headline 28 reviews / 96% did not match current canonical totals 29 reviews / 97%. |
| 2842 | 2026-08-17 02:59:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-17 07:59:22 | 96% | 27 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=27 reviews, 26 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=96% (96.296%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (27 reviews, 96%). |
| 2678 | 2026-08-10 06:04:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-10 11:04:45 | 96% | 26 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 26 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=26, fresh=25, rotten=1, tomatometer=96%. Net new reviews added=26, fresh=25, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=26 reviews, 25 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=96% (96.154%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (26). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (96%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
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| 249635 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T22:58:38.000Z | 2026-08-21 22:58:38 | Haunting, absorbing, and occasionally funny, It Ends puts a creative spin on a horror story concept about people trapped in situation they can't seem to escape. |
| 249629 | Scott Collura | IGN Movies | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-08-21T22:13:17.000Z | 2026-08-21 22:13:17 | It Ends, the latest indie-horror-thriller-that-could, is both creepy and amusing thanks to its likable cast and filmmaker Alexander Ullom’s ability to exploit minimal resources to maximum effect. |
| 249630 | David Fear | Rolling Stone | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T21:59:12.000Z | 2026-08-21 21:59:12 | In a perfect world, Ullom’s extraordinary riff on fear, loathing, and postcollegiate rootlessness would reap the same reception and box-office returns as Obsession and Backrooms. |
| 249631 | Peter Travers | The Travers Take | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-21T21:44:22.000Z | 2026-08-21 21:44:22 | Here’s the one shining movie original you have to see right now. Alexander Ullom’s dazzling debut is a Gen Z scarefest that gets you going by going nowhere and that’s some kind of miracle. |
| 248311 | Owen Myers | Guardian | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-21T19:53:51.000Z | 2026-08-21 19:53:51 | If Sartre famously said that hell is other people, It Ends seems to suggest that they might be able to save us too. |
| 248312 | Reuben Baron | Reactor | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T19:12:58.000Z | 2026-08-21 19:12:58 | I’m not particularly wowed by it because it’s so simple and because I’ve seen similar things before—but if this is your first time with this kind of thing, it’s a ride worth taking. |
| 248287 | Jared Mobarak | Hey, Have You Seen ...? | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-08-21T14:44:03.000Z | 2026-08-21 14:44:03 | Regardless of whether they are correct, however, none of them regret their choice. And that’s truly all you can ask. Maybe this is a nightmare you must escape. Maybe it’s the escape you didn’t know you needed. |
| 248288 | Matthew Passantino | Big Picture Big Sound | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-21T14:27:35.000Z | 2026-08-21 14:27:35 | "It Ends" is an exercise in atmosphere and style and from that perspective, Ullom has succeeded in his debut feature. |
| 247440 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T14:09:53.000Z | 2026-08-21 14:09:53 | Some clever turns fuel the nightmarish road to nowhere in this unsettling dystopian thriller that subverts genre tropes and eschews jump scares in favor of deeper psychological terror. |
| 247441 | Peyton Robinson | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-21T13:43:04.000Z | 2026-08-21 13:43:04 | Testing the resilience of your serotonin levels and the durability of your existential faith, it is not a horror film in the traditional sense, but is definitively perturbing in portraying just how fatiguing optimism can be. |
| 247413 | BJ Colangelo | Slashfilm | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-08-21T13:17:28.000Z | 2026-08-21 13:17:28 | "It Ends" has all the makings of a survival horror thriller. But when the drive continues on, and on, and on, Ullom's film reveals itself to be something far more interesting. |
| 247414 | Maitland McDonagh | MaitlandOnMovies (Substack) | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T12:33:50.000Z | 2026-08-21 12:33:50 | [S]ubverts the American road movie’s traditional promise of freedom. Whereas the highway in films usually suggests escape, self-invention or at least the possibility of elsewhere-ness, [this] offers ... a riposte to the mythology of American mobility. |
| 247415 | Karina Adelgaard | Heaven of Horror | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-08-21T08:19:49.000Z | 2026-08-21 08:19:49 | I enjoyed the pacing, the escalation and evolution of the plot, and how it’s character-driven. As always, you have to somehow root for these people. Otherwise, you won’t care what happens to them. Well, I rooted for all of them, which means... |
| 247416 | James Preston Poole | Discussing Film | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-21T03:13:41.000Z | 2026-08-21 03:13:41 | In an already stacked year for horror movies, Alexander Ullom’s It Ends proves to be one of the most terrifying and wildly original. |
| 247400 | William Bibbiani | TheWrap | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T00:52:46.000Z | 2026-08-21 00:52:46 | It’s profoundly troubling and all the more powerful for its simplicity. |
| 247388 | Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-08-20T20:59:38.000Z | 2026-08-20 20:59:38 | It’s a neat concept that wears a little thin after a while, but it’s a movie that shows promise not only in Ullom’s ability to create a sustained, ominous mood, but in his eye for casting a group of talented and essentially unknown actors. |
| 247389 | Andrea Chase | Killer Movie Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-20T20:50:57.000Z | 2026-08-20 20:50:57 | The premise is esoteric, but the execution is psychologically rich and compelling thanks to performances from the four leads that delve rich emotional depths and entirely recognizable human foibles. |
| 246386 | Alissa Wilkinson | New York Times | Fresh | — | 2026-08-20T19:44:18.000Z | 2026-08-20 19:44:18 | It Ends, on the other hand, is about something less individually horrifying, more systemically ghastly: finally taking the on-ramp to adulthood, only to discover that what you’ve worked for your whole life, until now, is unblinking, unchanging monotony. |
| 246376 | Matt Goldberg | Commentary Track (Ghost.io) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-20T17:54:12.000Z | 2026-08-20 17:54:12 | Alex Ullom takes a simple premise and pushes it to maximum effect in his captivating thriller. |
| 246374 | Michael Nordine | Movie Brief | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-20T17:10:27.000Z | 2026-08-20 17:10:27 | Forms a recursive loop alongside Exit 8 and Backrooms in its portrayal of a uniquely nightmarish dread: the growing awareness that the liminal space you’re in appears to go on forever with no offramp in sight. |
| 246369 | Ben Wasserman | Film-Forward.com | Fresh | B | 2026-08-20T14:52:20.000Z | 2026-08-20 14:52:20 | It Ends might not be a time loop movie in the traditional sense, but it succeeds in creating a metatextual angle to the question of what these kinds of traps mean within an existential nightmare. |
| 246361 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-20T13:59:33.000Z | 2026-08-20 13:59:33 | It Ends ... initially uses the gimmick for some straightforward horror but gradually reveals it has bigger ... things on its mind. |
| 246358 | Joseph Robinson | Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-08-20T12:55:06.000Z | 2026-08-20 12:55:06 | The endless highway isn't the only thing that drags—It Ends is a frustrating, theme-heavy experiment that overstays its welcome. |
| 246359 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2026-08-20T12:28:28.000Z | 2026-08-20 12:28:28 | Goes into unexpected directions, mostly in terms of the character dynamics, while dealing with this sort of situation. |
| 246334 | John Odette | Pop Culture Leftovers | Fresh | — | 2026-08-20T02:03:54.000Z | 2026-08-20 02:03:54 | It Ends, the indie-horror debut from writer/director Alex Ullom, fleshes out into typical horror before diving headfirst into existential dread. |
| 246330 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-19T22:42:15.000Z | 2026-08-19 22:42:15 | It’s yet another example of a newcomer with a fresh voice and clear vision who’s steering horror films into exciting, existential directions. |
| 244859 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B- | 2026-08-19T18:38:36.000Z | 2026-08-19 18:38:36 | Being in a car, on an endless road driving days on end, never getting tired or hungry and never running out of gas. We should be hearing Rod Serling say, "You’ve entered the ‘Twilight Zone.’" |
| 244860 | Amy Nicholson | Los Angeles Times | Fresh | — | 2026-08-19T18:23:12.000Z | 2026-08-19 18:23:12 | Bursting through the confinements of movie logic, "It Ends" untrains audiences out of their certainty that every crisis has a solution. Does it even matter what they do? |
| 244854 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-19T17:27:24.000Z | 2026-08-19 17:27:24 | A breathtaking work of existential horror, unsettling because of the questions it raises. |
| 244822 | Todd Gilchrist | Fangoria | Fresh | — | 2026-08-19T16:25:47.000Z | 2026-08-19 16:25:47 | Ullom’s work follows in the footsteps of recent hits like Obsession and Backrooms by reminding audiences that horror movies don’t need a lot of money if their ideas are big enough. |
| 244797 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-19T06:12:43.000Z | 2026-08-19 06:12:43 | It Ends gets a lot of mileage out of an impossible premise. |
| 244751 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-18T19:53:58.000Z | 2026-08-18 19:53:58 | The movie is narratively indeterminate by design. That may frustrate some and intrigue others. Either way, Ullom’s filmmaking is confident, and his premise is admirably obscure, making this, and whatever he does next, worth seeking out. |
| 244752 | Fred Topel | United Press International | Fresh | — | 2026-08-18T18:57:09.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:57:09 | Like Backrooms and Obsession earlier this summer, It Ends, in theaters Friday, showcases a new filmmaker executing a concept with depth using minimal means. With four characters and one location, It Ends terrifies, shocks and inspires despair. |
| 244753 | Chris Joyce | Movies and Munchies (YouTube) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-18T18:07:32.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:07:32 | The writing is smart, creating depth without barraging us with obvious and preachy messaging. The filming is also beautifully captured, using nature’s simplicity to craft a foreboding atmosphere where all sorts of terrors lurk just out of view. |
| 244754 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | B- | 2026-08-18T18:00:54.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:00:54 | Ullom doesn’t construct a swell of suspense to really support the viewing experience, but he scores with ideas and various points of pressure on the foursome as they battle against the melting of their minds. |
| 244755 | Patrick Cavanaugh | The Wolfman Cometh | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-18T17:23:28.000Z | 2026-08-18 17:23:28 | Successfully threads the needle of being a banal excursion through existential dread while also keeping us engaged with charming character dynamics and a mysterious mythology. |
| 244756 | Nick Schager | The Daily Beast | Fresh | — | 2026-08-18T13:01:54.000Z | 2026-08-18 13:01:54 | A thriller that thrums with existential dread, embracing the irrational and incomprehensible to unnerving ends. |
| 244757 | Monica Castillo | AV Club | Rotten | C | 2026-08-17T18:27:33.000Z | 2026-08-17 18:27:33 | It Ends feels more like a pit stop than a feature-length destination. |
| 244749 | Kristen Lopez | The Film Maven | Fresh | C+ | 2026-08-17T16:03:50.000Z | 2026-08-17 16:03:50 | Alex Ullom's film is a unique little movie that doesn't try to aim for cool, slick, or viral. Instead, it's a dark, melancholy story about where the 20somethings of today are. |
| 244747 | Brandon Zachary | Screen Rant | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-08-17T13:14:57.000Z | 2026-08-17 13:14:57 | It Ends might not be for everyone; there's certainly a type of horror fan who will balk at the lack of violence or overt scares. However, as a heady exploration of the human condition in an impossible situation, it's an understated marvel. |
| 244748 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2026-08-17T12:32:33.000Z | 2026-08-17 12:32:33 | an existential psychological thriller and four way character study that tackles the very meaning of life itself, a heady theme for a debut but [Ullom] and his cast are up to the challenge. |
| 244709 | Chris Barsanti | Slant Magazine | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-08-16T16:06:48.000Z | 2026-08-16 16:06:48 | Alex Ullom’s film is a neatly crafted, if somewhat under-imagined, inquiry into a Twilight Zone scenario. |
| 236771 | Nicholas Bell | Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2026-07-30T16:09:15.000Z | 2026-07-30 16:09:15 | Gen Z grapples with the Sisyphean doldrums of adulthood in Ullom's slightly sinister debut, a metaphorical odyssey on a road to nowhere which generates interesting conversations but not intriguing characterizations. |
| 236772 | Lexi Amoriello | Movie Recs by Lex | Fresh | — | 2026-07-09T21:47:26.000Z | 2026-07-09 21:47:26 | It Ends is a strong directorial debut with a clever script. The metaphor may be simple, but it effectively captures the existential dread of adulthood. |
| 236773 | Murjani Rawls | Substream Magazine | Fresh | — | 2025-12-17T21:15:29.000Z | 2025-12-17 21:15:29 | "It Ends" feels that understanding the journey into adulthood comes at a cost. In thinking about the many memories and people you had to jettison to reach what we are told is happiness, you'll question why you had to in the first place. |
| 236774 | Kat Hughes | THN | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-10-28T07:33:22.000Z | 2025-10-28 07:33:22 | From thoughts on the range of characters differing survival tactics, to musings as to what is actually happening to the core four means that It Ends is a film whose staying power lasts far beyond its conclusion. |
| 236775 | Michael Gingold | Rue Morgue Magazine | Fresh | — | 2025-08-15T13:01:36.000Z | 2025-08-15 13:01:36 | IT ENDS is existential horror at its most relatable and engrossing, taking us on a trip that has us as anxious about its endgame as the characters are. |
| 236776 | Jake Pitre | In Review Online | Fresh | — | 2025-08-12T00:46:58.000Z | 2025-08-12 00:46:58 | [It Ends] takes its easy-to-market conceit and plays with it, iterates on it, takes it to logical conclusions, and keeps things interesting until the very last moment. |
| 236777 | Maxance Vincent | InSession Film | Fresh | A- | 2025-08-01T19:02:05.000Z | 2025-08-01 19:02:05 | For 87 efficient minutes, Ullom approaches his framing device in constantly surprising ways. |
| 236778 | Alexandra Heller-Nicholas | AWFJ.org | Fresh | — | 2025-06-17T03:06:21.000Z | 2025-06-17 03:06:21 | A film elegant in its simplicity that garners much of its oomph from the solid individual performances and the undeniable spark between them, It Ends is the kind of bold, original movie that low budget horror cinema at its best provides a perfect home for |
| 236779 | Anthony Oleszkiewicz | Starburst | Fresh | 5/5 | 2025-05-21T23:05:15.000Z | 2025-05-21 23:05:15 | Through this horrifying premise and powerfully simple, sense-dulling filmmaking, Alex Ullom becomes a filmmaker to watch as he inquires about the very real lack of motivation in a generation without direction. |
| 236780 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | — | 2025-04-15T21:42:39.000Z | 2025-04-15 21:42:39 | Creative, unsettling, and surprisingly thought-provoking, this is a strong entry in indie sci-fi horror, proving that a smart script and eerie atmosphere can go a long way. |
| 236781 | Rendy Jones | Dread Central | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-04-02T16:52:17.000Z | 2025-04-02 16:52:17 | Alexander Ullom’s It Ends is a smart and inventive genre-bending experience. |
| 236782 | Cody Leach | Cody Leach (YouTube) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-03-31T03:33:53.000Z | 2025-03-31 03:33:53 | It's rare that I see a film that is so steeped in subtext and metaphoric storytelling that comes to such a satisfying conclusion. Great central performances ground it while the concept moves from eery and terrifying to mundanely relatable in the best way. |
| 236783 | Matt Donato | Collider | Fresh | 7/10 | 2025-03-25T21:06:26.000Z | 2025-03-25 21:06:26 | Ultimately, It Ends is a winning experiment that treads lightly regarding horror influences. Ullom’s head-on collision between hope and fate is a calamitous display, running on the pains of existence. |
| 236784 | Hoai-Tran Bui | Inverse | Fresh | — | 2025-03-21T20:23:18.000Z | 2025-03-21 20:23:18 | A brilliant and thought-provoking Gen Z riff on Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit, It Ends is a singular road-trip thriller that interrogates contemporary social anxieties and thorny friendships. |
| 236785 | Sean Boelman | FandomWire | Fresh | 9/10 | 2025-03-18T01:31:41.000Z | 2025-03-18 01:31:41 | It Ends has the potential to be an indie horror breakout on the level of something like Talk to Me. It’s creative, smart, and — most importantly — genuinely scary and fun. |
| 236786 | Giovanni Lago | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 8/10 | 2025-03-17T19:43:04.000Z | 2025-03-17 19:43:04 | “It Ends” is not only a thrilling film but also an inspired inspection into the fears and existential dread that plague Gen-Z, all of which is bolstered by Alexander Ullom’s fantastic screenplay and an amazing quartet of performances. |
| 236787 | Chase Hutchinson | The Playlist | Fresh | A- | 2025-03-16T01:09:09.000Z | 2025-03-16 01:09:09 | It’s a simple yet effectively haunting work that’s well-shot, written, and acted across the board, especially for a first feature that takes on as much as this does. |
| 236788 | Alan French | Sunshine State Cineplex | Fresh | 8/10 | 2025-03-15T00:34:29.000Z | 2025-03-15 00:34:29 | From beginning to end, the mystery of It Ends takes a backseat to the relationships between characters. While the momentum slows at times, the overall film is a compelling experience. |
| 236789 | Brian Tallerico | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | — | 2025-03-14T13:43:12.000Z | 2025-03-14 13:43:12 | Anchored by four genuinely engaging performances and a concept that understands the benefit of not overexplaining itself. |
| 236790 | J Hurtado | ScreenAnarchy | Fresh | — | 2025-03-13T15:07:25.000Z | 2025-03-13 15:07:25 | Speaking to the universal fears of growing up and outgrowing the world you once knew; It Ends strikes a deep chord by relating to an anxiety to which we can all relate. |
| 236791 | Meagan Navarro | Bloody Disgusting | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-03-12T17:22:16.000Z | 2025-03-12 17:22:16 | Writer/Director Alexander Ullom nestles an existential crisis within his genre-bending road trip thriller in his feature debut. What begins as an intense horror movie settles into a meditative rhythm for an inventive slice-of-life metaphor. |
| 236792 | Wesley Hunt | Loud and Clear Reviews | Fresh | 3/5 | 2025-03-09T18:26:56.000Z | 2025-03-09 18:26:56 | It Ends is worth watching once, blind if you can, but once you know the joke there is not much there. [...] This is a valiant first effort, but it needed some fine tuning to become a true horror classic. |
| 236793 | Siddhant Adlakha | Variety | Fresh | — | 2025-03-09T16:41:28.000Z | 2025-03-09 16:41:28 | Gradually reveal something tonally surprising, dramatically complex and immensely promising for all the young talent involved. |
| 236794 | Esther Zuckerman | IndieWire | Fresh | B- | 2025-03-08T21:16:58.000Z | 2025-03-08 21:16:58 | There’s an intriguing nihilistic streak to the whole affair, but what comes before isn’t funny or insightful enough to warrant what is ultimately served up. It’s just sort of a joke on you for caring. And maybe that’s what the youth are al about. |
| 236795 | Jordan Mintzer | The Hollywood Reporter | Fresh | — | 2025-03-08T20:17:48.000Z | 2025-03-08 20:17:48 | Here, the threat is so outlandish that it’s not easy to wrap your head around it, which is why Ullom deserves credit for delivering such a dubious high concept with plenty of directorial craft. |
| 236796 | Stephen Saito | Moveable Fest | Fresh | — | 2025-03-08T14:04:40.000Z | 2025-03-08 14:04:40 | Recognizing that to be alone with one’s thoughts can be the most dangerous place to be, “It Ends” can be terrifying, but also exhilarating when it’s conveyed so vividly as Ullom does. |
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