A Beginner's Guide to Endings

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

A Comedy About Tragedy

201092 min6.0 / 10

A darkly comedic meditation on mortality and redemption where three brothers facing imminent death attempt to repair their fractured lives and relationships.

The film centers on three brothers who, upon learning they only have a few days left to live, set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes. Hopper and Simmons are playing the brothers' father and uncle, respectively, while Caan is one of the brothers. Helfer is Caan's girlfriend, a woman with a dangerous past.

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