Encounters at the End of the World

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Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.

Letterboxd User Reviews

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4.1
  • Mar 15, 2022

    *getting interviewed for a werner doc* me: yea so basically i-- werner's narration fades in: jeremy's story was difficult to parse. like a piece of theatre written in a dead language, i could only do my best to decipher the meaning of his words. we are all strangers on…

    1.2K Likes
    Jeremy Kaplowitz
    Jeremy Kaplowitz
    Feb 17, 2018

    Werner Herzog narrating the suicidal journey of a nihilistic penguin is somehow beautiful.

    1.0K Likes
    Julps2
    Julps2
    Sep 12, 2025

    werner herzog VO narration: i tried to keep the conversation going.  werner herzog to antarctica’s leading penguin scientist: have u ever seen a gay penguin

    318 Likes
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  • Jun 22, 2022

    1. never stop the penguin 2. always face the lava lake

    315 Likes
    vroni
    vroni
    Jan 24, 2026

    Vu qu'il y a la trend du pingouin sur TikTok, j'en ai profité pour découvrir le Werner Herzog Encounters at the End of the World qui était sur ma watchlist depuis très longtemps. C'est un film sur les habitants de l'Antarctique et au début on pense sincèrement que cela va…

    298 Likes
    Regelegorila
    Regelegorila
    Jul 25, 2021

    Oh to be a chimp riding a goat.

    224 Likes
    Thehoennhippo
    Thehoennhippo
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    bu bana çok ilginç geliyor; sarmal şekilli bir galaksi içerisinde, küçük boyutlu bir yıldızın yörüngesinde, bir kaya parçasının üzerindeyiz... ve üzerinde bulunduğumuz gezegeni, bir şempanzenin işaret dilini öğrenmesi gibi öğrenmeye çalışıyoruz. bilimde o kadar…

    202 Likes
    Kaan
    Kaan
    Sep 12, 2020

    This should be a stoner classic.

    187 Likes
    Glenn Charlie Dunks
    Glenn Charlie Dunks
    Oct 18, 2026

    My grandmother was reading the Odyssey and the Iliad to me. So I started my journey in my fantasy before I even knew the means of accomplishing it, but my mind and my psyche was ready for it. I was already travelling with Odysseus and with the Argonauts and to those strange…

    79 Likes
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    Sethsreviews

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Metacritic

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Based on 25 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (41)

Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Reviews
70

Midway through, an eerier theme creeps in, all the more powerful for Herzog's lack of insistence. By the end of the world he means the end of the world.

Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
70

Retains considerable entertainment value on the strength of Herzog's never-dull, very personal narrating style.

Metacritic review by Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood Reporter
70

Resultant picture -- one of Herzog's best and most purely enjoyable -- may lack the built-in curio factor of Grizzly Man.

Metacritic review by Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
Variety

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Encounters at the End of the World family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as G (General Audiences), so all ages are admitted.
How long is Encounters at the End of the World?
The movie is 1hr 39min long.
What's Encounters at the End of the World about?
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.