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The Sense of an Ending (2017) · CriticCrunch

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The Sense of an Ending

Movie2017·108 min

The Sense of an Ending

Directed by Ritesh Batra

A mystery drama film directed by Ritesh Batra.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 64%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

226 ratings

About The Sense of an Ending

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, grief and loss, identity self discovery, london, romantic partners, everyman, nonlinear flashback, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Ritesh Batra
Language: English

Cast

Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter

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How The Sense of an Ending Ranks

All movies

Top 64%

2010s movies

Top 56%

Mystery movies

Top 53%

2010s Mystery movies

Top 44%

★Ritesh Batra films#3 of 3

Top 64% All movies.

the vibe

The Sense of an Ending Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalearnest

contemplative

unsettling

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackmystery disappearanceslow-burn revealobsessiongrief & lossidentity self discoveryeverymanromantic partnerslondon

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet