Meeting the parents is always a daunting prospect, but it takes on an even more heightened tension in "I'm Thinking of Ending Things," a frequently confounding and unsettling 2020 thriller from Oscar-winning writer-director Charlie Kaufman ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind").
Based on Iain Reid's novel of the same name, the surrealist psychological study centers on a young woman (Jessie Buckley) who goes to meet the parents of her new boyfriend at their family farm, despite considering breaking up with him. The movie premiered on Netflix in September 2020. And despite earning strong critical acclaim, it received a polarizing reception from audiences, who were seemingly put off by the film's offbeat pacing and unconventional structure. While "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" has a solid 82% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its audience score is much lower at 50%.
