A Home at the End of the World

2004 Drama

Directed by Michael Mayer and based on The Hours author Michael Cunningham's novel of the same name, A Home at the End of the World chronicles the 1980s reunion of childhood best friends Bobby (Colin Farrell) and Jonathan (Dallas Roberts). Where they were once best pals -- and teenage lovers -- in the suburbs of Cleveland, Bobby has become a charismatic but go-nowhere heterosexual slacker, and Jonathan is now living as an openly gay man in New York City, hoping to serve as father to his eccentric roommate Clare's (Robin Wright Penn) child. When Bobby impulsively moves to the city to be closer to his former friend, their bonds are tested sooner than anyone would have thought. Bobby falls for Clare, and in doing so, effectively eliminates what would have been Jonathan's position in the baby's life. Jonathan temporarily takes off; when his father dies, and he attends the Arizona funeral, Bobby and Clare unexpectedly turn up with the news that she's expecting. Despite the still-existent tensions, the trio becomes a family unit among themselves, ultimately buying a house in Woodstock, Upstate New York, where they all move together, challenging traditional notions of family, commitment, love, and devotion. more..

Director: Michael Mayer

Starring: Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright Penn, Sissy Spacek, Matt Frewer

Reviews

  • Charged by a passion for life, A Home at the End of the World is a major achievement.

    Kevin Thomas - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

  • Colin Farrell is astonishing in the movie.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    29 November 2012

  • How many movies these days leave you wanting more? The funny and heartfelt Home is a small treasure.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    29 November 2012

  • The movie is really a lovely ensemble piece. Beautifully conceived and written by Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours), the film has a distinctly novelistic and literate style.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    29 November 2012

  • Bobby marks a turning point for Colin Farrell, whose vulgarities and inelegance tend to get the better of his range.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    Chlotrudis Awards (2005)

     
  • Outstanding Film - Wide Release

    GLAAD Media Awards (2005)

     
  • Dallas Roberts

    Gotham Awards (2004)

     
  • Best Actor

    Irish Film and Television Awards (2004)

     
  • National Board of Review (2004)