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John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

Horror · Comedy · 2013

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

Movie details

John Dies at the End

“Just so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen.”

2013 Horror · Comedy 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over John Dies at the End?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Don Coscarelli

Written by

Don Coscarelli

Chase Williamson

Chase Williamson

Dave

Rob Mayes

Rob Mayes

John

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Arnie Blondestone

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Dr. Albert Marconi

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Roger North

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Largeman

Court is in session

Put John Dies at the End on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.