It Ends

Post-graduate depression of Gen Zers in an indie horror film drawing on Sartre’s philosophy.

2025, Alexander Ullom

United States
89 minutes, English with Russian subtitles

Starring: Mitchell Cole, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, Phinehas Yoon

Four friends, three of whom have just finished college, set off on a road trip. A ridiculous argument throws them off course, and their attempt to turn back leads to a dead end and an encounter with a frenzied mob emerging from the forest. Just like that, the road movie subtly turns into an existential parable. As the characters cover miles of road, they journey from rationalising the events unfolding around them to confronting their own fears.

Still from It Ends, 2025

Those entering adulthood are young enough to envision the future ahead of them yet old enough to recognize the unseen consequences that await.

—BJ Colangelo, SlashFilm