How It Ends ( film ) - wikipedia How It Ends ( film ) How It Ends Film poster Directed by David M. Rosenthal Produced by Paul Schiff Tai Duncan Kelly McCormick Patrick Newall Written by Brooks McLaren Starring Theo James Forest Whitaker Grace Dove Kat Graham Mark O'Brien Music by Atli Örvarsson Cinematography Peter Flinckenberg Edited by Jason Ballantine Production company Paul Schiff Productions Sierra / Affinity Distributed by Netflix Release date July 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 13 ) ( United States ) Country United States Language English How It Ends is a 2018 American action disaster thriller film directed by David M. Rosenthal and written by Brooks McLaren. The film stars Theo James, Forest Whitaker, Grace Dove, Kat Graham, and Mark O'Brien. The film was released on July 13, 2018, by Netflix. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot Will and Samantha ( Sam ) are a young couple who are expecting their first child. Will flies from Seattle to visit Sam 's parents in Chicago, intending to ask permission to marry Sam from Tom, her disapproving father. At dinner, Will and Tom get in an argument and Will does not mention the proposal. The next day, Sam calls Will before his flight back. After a mysterious sound, the call disconnects and Will can not call her back. At the airport, all flights are cancelled. During a TV news report that discusses preliminary reports on a seismic event off the West Coast of the United States that has disrupted electrical power and telecommunication, electricity and phone lines in Chicago are disrupted. Will returns to Sam 's parents ' house where Tom and Will agree to travel together to Seattle to find Sam. Amid heavy traffic, Will and Tom discover that soldiers have closed off the interstate highway for safety reason. Tom manages to persuade them let his car through. That night, they are pulled over by what appears to be a police patrol but is in actuality an escaped convict with a shotgun. The ensuing firefight results in an accident that fractures Tom 's ribs. Tom knocks out the convict with a blunt object and they use the police cruiser to tow their damaged car to a nearby reservation. At the reservation, Tom finds a mechanic, Ricki, who fixes the car and agrees to travel with them in case their car breaks down again. The trio set out, making sure to restock for provisions when they can, first at an abandoned theme park and again at a small town reluctant to help outsiders. At one point, robbers hold the three of them at gunpoint and steal their gasoline reserves. While Will drives after the robbers, Ricki shoots out the tires, causing the robbers ' car to flip over. With the flipped car 's leaking gas tank and surrounding fire, they barely have enough time to take their gasoline back before the car explodes, resulting in the robbers ' deaths. Upset over the consequences of her actions, Ricki leaves Tom and Will. The next day Tom 's lungs collapse. Will performs a needle thoracostomy to help him breathe. Sensing that Tom will die without medical help, the two of them bond and Will finally feels that Tom approves of his relationship with Sam. On a bridge, they encounter a gang of armed men on motorcycles. The two of them work together to evade the gang, but Tom succumbs to his wounds and dies. The car breaks down and Will continues the journey on foot. A family picks Will up and he leads them to his father 's house in Idaho where they all rest. Will strikes a deal with the family to take their car in exchange for them staying at his father 's well - stocked house until they are ready to go north, where they hear the situation is better. As he gets closer to Seattle, Will sees that the city is almost completely destroyed. He sees a note left by Sam with an address to a Cabin. At the cabin, Will finds Sam with their neighbor Jeremiah. The next morning, Jeremiah attempts to kill Will, having fallen in love with Sam. Will shoots him before he can draw his pistol. Soon after, an earthquake triggers a large eruption, causing a pyroclastic flow. Will and Sam drive away from the all - engulfing cloud. Cast Theo James as Will, an attorney who is based in Seattle and travels to Chicago to ask his girlfriend 's parents for their daughter Sam 's hand in marriage Forest Whitaker as Tom, Paula 's husband and Sam 's father Kat Graham as Sam, Will 's girlfriend who is pregnant with his child, and Tom 's and Paula 's daughter Nicole Ari Parker as Paula, Tom 's wife and Sam 's mother Grace Dove as Ricki, an auto mechanic who fixes Tom 's car Mark O'Brien as Jeremiah, Will and Sam 's neighbor in Seattle Kerry Bishé as Meg, a friend of Will and Sam 's who lives in Ashland Heights Eric Keenleyside as Sheriff Reynolds, the sheriff of Ashland Heights Production On March 19, 2011, it was announced that Sierra / Affinity was developing an action thriller film How It Ends based on the 2010 Black List script by Brooks McLaren, and it would be produced by Paul Schiff and Tai Duncan through Paul Schiff Productions. On December 1, 2015, David M. Rosenthal came on board to direct the film, while Sierra Pictures, which developed the project, would also produce the film and fully finance it. On January 4, 2017, Netflix acquired worldwide rights to the film. In June 2017, Theo James, Forest Whitaker, and Kat Graham were cast in the film. In September 2017, Mark O'Brien was cast in the film. Filming Principal photography took place in Winnipeg in August 2017. Release The first full - length trailer was released by Netflix on June 22, 2018. The film was released on July 13, 2018. Reception Critical consensus is overwhelmingly negative. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 17 % based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 3.3 / 10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. References Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 19, 2011 ). `` Sierra / Affinity likes ' How It Ends ' ''. Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved December 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ( December 1, 2015 ). `` ' The Perfect Guy ' Director David M Rosenthal Perfect For ' How It Ends ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved December 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ( January 4, 2017 ). `` Netflix Lands Rights To ' How It Ends, ' Black List Pic From Sierra / Affinity ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick ( June 5, 2017 ). `` Theo James To Star In Netflix Thriller ' How It Ends ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( June 8, 2017 ). `` Forest Whitaker Joins Action - Thriller ' How It Ends ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Nyren, Erin ( June 21, 2017 ). `` Kat Graham Joins Forest Whitaker, Theo James in Netflix 's ' How It Ends ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ N'Duka, Amanad ( September 8, 2017 ). `` Camille Guaty Joins ' Nappily Ever After ' ; ' Boy Erased ' Adds Madelyn Cline ; Mark O'Brien Cast In ' How It Ends ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Uncredited ( August 4, 2017 ). `` Netflix movie looking for background performers ''. The Brandon Sun. Retrieved January 25, 2018. Jump up ^ Foutch, Haleigh ( June 22, 2018 ). `` Exclusive ' How It Ends ' Trailer Reveals Netflix 's Action - Packed Apocalypse Movie ''. Collider. Complex Media. Retrieved July 16, 2018. Jump up ^ Parfitt, Orlando ( January 22, 2018 ). `` 15 Netflix Original movies to look out for in 2018 ''. Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved January 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` How It Ends ( 2018 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` How It Ends Reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2018. External links How It Ends on IMDb Films directed by David M. Rosenthal See This Movie ( 2004 ) Falling Up ( 2009 ) Janie Jones ( 2010 ) A Single Shot ( 2013 ) The Perfect Guy ( 2015 ) How It Ends ( 2018 ) Jacob 's Ladder ( 2019 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_It_Ends_(film)&oldid=853821923 '' Categories : 2018 films English - language films American films American action adventure films Films directed by David M. Rosenthal Netflix original films Post-apocalyptic films Films shot in Winnipeg Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 7 August 2018, at 04 : 45 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where was the movie how it ends filmed
Answer: Winnipeg