Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a 2012 comedy-drama film written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The film stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley. When news breaks that a laser, sent to space to protect Earth from an asteroid impact, has failed at its mission, Dodge (played by Steve Carell) hits the road in search of his high school sweetheart, accompanied by Penny (Keira Knightley).
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writer: Lorene Scafaria (screenplay)
Stars: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley and Melanie Lynskey
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World stars Golden Globe Award
winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and is
the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Lorene Scafaria. Set in a
too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity's
last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell)
and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and
their outlooks - if not the world's - brighten.
