To the End

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To the End

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2022

1h 33m

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Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, TO THE END captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. Award-winning director Rachel Lears (Knock Down The House) follows four exceptional young women--Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas--as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation's right to a future. From street protests to the halls of Congress, these bold leaders fight to shift the narrative around climate, revealing the crisis as an opportunity to build a better society. Including up-to-the-minute footage that culminates in 2022's landmark climate bill, TO THE END lifts the veil on the battle for the future of our world, and gives audiences a front seat view of history in the making.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Dec 9, 2022

2.5/4

Throughout To the End, there is a clear sense of urgency to the call for action.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

Dec 8, 2022

One of the subjects of “To the End” notes that she wants to “speak things into existence.” It’s a painfully poignant wish, representative of the blend of optimism, desperation, and determination that powers the entire film.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

Dec 8, 2022

Representative Ocasio-Cortez offers the best onscreen antidote to despair — she’s funny, a canny political strategy.

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John Serba

Decider

May 9, 2023

Despite its rather-too-broad approach to its subject matter, To the End is a compelling on-the-ground behind-the-scenes over-the-shoulder glimpse at the mechanisms of American progressive politics.

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

Feb 17, 2023

Despite "To the End"’s insistence on hope, its most indelible moments are those that are honest about the understandable trepidation so many of us feel about the future.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Dec 13, 2022

There is no doubt that this issue is fundamental to a functioning and existing society. This documentary is simply not the film to tackle it head-on.

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Travis B

@RT03938002 Jun 24, 2025

Its hard watching dated material cause you look back and think " wow none of this changed anything and wasted everyone's time."

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Andrew W

@RT52488255 Jan 3, 2023

Absolutely terrible. You'd be better off spending 90 minutes as an NVA POW.

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Dec 18, 2022

A pack of lies. Boring.

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Emile D

@RT47048832 Dec 17, 2022

Quite possibly the worst piece of visual media I have seen in my life.

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Derek H

@RT91399782 Dec 16, 2022

Wow. Egos aside, there is nothing big about this.

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Drew C

@drewcurley Dec 16, 2022

Incoherent, failing all logic, terrible story that feels more like a bad soap than a documentary.

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Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, TO THE END captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. Award-winning director Rachel Lears (Knock Down The House) follows four exceptional young women--Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas--as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation's right to a future. From street protests to the halls of Congress, these bold leaders fight to shift the narrative around climate, revealing the crisis as an opportunity to build a better society. Including up-to-the-minute footage that culminates in 2022's landmark climate bill, TO THE END lifts the veil on the battle for the future of our world, and gives audiences a front seat view of history in the making.

Director: Rachel Lears
Producer: Robin Blotnick, Rachel Lears, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Screenwriter: Robin Blotnick, Rachel Lears
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Lost Gang Films West, Vespertine Films, Impact Partners, Story Syndicate, The Redford Center, Jubilee Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.7K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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