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Directed by | James Ponsoldt |
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Screenplay by | Donald Margulies |
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Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky |
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Music by | Danny Elfman |
Cinematography | Jakob Ihre |
Edited by | Darrin Navarro |
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Distributed by | A24 |
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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.