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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No, you didn't.

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(VOICE BREAKING) Oh, yes, I did.

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(SOBBING) I ruined my Iife, and I took you down with me. I was a terribIe neighbor, and I'm a. . .

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I'm an awfuI daughter.

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(GENTLY) Hey. Hey.

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(SOBBING)

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Shh.

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DODGE: Look at him.

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Sound asIeep in his sandwich board. You know why?

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'Cause he aIways knew the end was near.

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And he's currentIy not surprised.

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You are Iooking at a vindicated man.

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How come you're not with your famiIy?

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I don't reaIIy have any.

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What do you mean?

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My mother passed away, and my father drove away a Iong time ago.

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My wife recentIy ran away, as fast as any human woman couId.

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It onIy took Armageddon to give her the courage. Which is ironic, because (LAUGHS) being afraid of dying aIone is why I got married in the first pIace.

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Your roommate was your wife.

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My wife was my roommate.

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