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The End of the Tour

The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Ponsoldt
Produced by
  • James Dahl
  • Matt DeRoss
  • David Kanter
  • Mark Manuel
  • Ted O'Neal
Screenplay by Donald Margulies
Based on Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself
by David Lipsky
Starring
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography Jakob Ihre
Edited by Darrin Navarro
Production
companies
Distributed by A24
Release date
  • January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance)
  • July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $3 million

The End of the Tour is a 2015 American drama film about writer David Foster Wallace. The film stars Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg, was written by Donald Margulies, and was directed by James Ponsoldt. Based on David Lipsky's best-selling memoir Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, the film was released on July 31, 2015, by A24 Films.

The film has received widespread acclaim from critics, with a 91% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of "universal acclaim" on Metacritic. In his review for The New York Times, A. O. Scott wrote, "I love it… You hang on its every word and revel in its rough, vernacular beauty."

The film has been honored in numerous "Best of 2015" lists, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, The Guardian, Variety, The Washington Post, The New York Post, The New Republic, Paste, Wired, The Bay Area Reporter, Collider, Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Examiner.com, The Seattle Times, The Capital Times, Herald and News, Cinema Blend, Now Magazine, Seven Days, Auburn News, City Pages, Austin Chronicle, The Oklahoman, The Oregonian, The Washington Times, and Huffington Post.


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