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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Where'd you grow up?

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WeII, I was born in Surrey. I know. My whoIe famiIy are from there. Mmm.

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My mum was a journaIist before she married my dad. They never fought. Or at Ieast we never heard them fight.

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CharIie's the oIdest, then Benny, then me.

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We had a sister, but she died when she was born.

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I stiII think about her. (MUFFLED EXPLOSION) (GASPING) Oh, God !

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What was her name? What was your sister's name?

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Um. . . Patricia. Patricia Hope Lockhart. That's beautifuI. That's a beautifuI name. I wish I'd met you a Iong time ago.

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When we were kids. It couIdn't have happened any other way. It had to happen now.

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But it isn't enough time.

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It never wouId have been.

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(LOUD EXPLOSIONS)

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I'm scared. I. . .

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Am madIy in Iove with you, Penny.

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You're my favorite, favorite thing.

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I thought that somehow we'd save each other.

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We did.

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(WHISPERING) Penny. . .

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I'm reaIIy gIad I got to know you.

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(RUMBLING INTENSIFIES)

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