Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a 2012 American apocalyptic romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as a pair of strangers who meet and form an unexpected bond as they help each other find closure in their lives before an asteroid wipes out life on Earth. The inspiration for the title comes from a line in Chris Cornell's song "Preaching the End of the World", from his 1999 debut solo album Euphoria Morning. The film was theatrically released on June 22, 2012, in the United States by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, earning $9.6 million on a $10 million budget. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc and made available for digital streaming in the United States on October 23, 2012.

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I thought I was gonna Iive forever. Was totaIIy gonna peak at 40.

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WeII, I hear 30 is the new 40.

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(LAUGHS)

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LuckiIy, I'm getting my mid-Iife crisis in just under the wire.

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She must be reaIIy speciaI, huh? OIivia?

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To want to find her after so much time.

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She was, yeah.

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So why did you break up?

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We were young. We were not fuIIy formed beings yet.

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Life just took us in different directions. She dumped you?

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Yes. (CHUCKLING)

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What about you? What about me? Who's the one that got away? I am, thank God.

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I don't mean I'm anything speciaI, I just. . . I'm gIad that part of my Iife's over with, you know? ReIationships.

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I thought you weren't cynicaI. I'm not cynicaI. I'm. . .

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I'm cIinicaI.

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I am a recovering seriaI monogamist.

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Sounds very serious. Very serious. I went to this therapist who toId me that I had probIems being aIone.

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But then, I mean, she wanted to see me five times a week, so you teII me who had the reaI probIem.

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You know, if the end of the worId has taught me anything, it's that I'm finaIIy getting my. . . Oh, my God.

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Is that a Friendsy's? (GASPS)

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