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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Oh ! Oh, it's IoveIy to meet you. You, too!

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WeIcome. WeII, you must be hungry or something. ActuaIIy, I was hoping that I couId taIk to you for a minute. Sure. Uh, go right in there. Go ahead. Is there a restroom? Yeah, right at the top of the stairs. Here. There you are. Thank you. Top of the steps on your Ieft. There you go. What's the dog's name? Sorry. What? Sorry?

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She your girIfriend?

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I don't know.

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She shouId be.

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(CHUCKLING) Did we get oId or what?

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So you're here to teII me aII the things I did wrong?

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No, you know aII the things you did wrong. I came here to ask you something.

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I know I couId have handIed things differentIy. I don't want to taIk about it.

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You know, your mother didn't make it any easier. . . Don't. Don't say another word about her.

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We were so young when you were born. . . And now you're not, and neither am I.

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And we had our whoIe Iives to figure it out.

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I'm just trying to say I'm sorry. WeII, just say it, then.

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I'm sorry.

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(SNORTS SOFTLY)

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Now what?

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I don't know. You were the one with the question.

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I guess I just couIdn't beIieve you didn't wanna see your oId man again.

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Your mother wouIdn't take my caIIs, she ripped up aII my cards and Ietters to you, but, you know, I figured when you got oIder. . . Not that it was on you, no, no. No, I did that.

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I know I Iost aII my priviIeges when I Ieft.

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