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Jodie Comer may currently be busy filming upcoming projects like The Death of Robin Hood, Stuffed, and her first TV role in five years with The Chain, but while fans wait for those releases, there’s already a powerful performance from the actress quietly finding new attention again.

Released in 2024, survival drama The End We Start From takes place after catastrophic flooding leaves London submerged underwater, forcing a young mother to navigate an increasingly unstable world while trying to protect her newborn son and find a way back home.

Speaking previously about the film, Comer revealed that working with director Mahalia Belo was one of the biggest reasons she immediately connected with the project, explaining that she was deeply moved by the emotional weight of the story and wanted to understand Belo’s vision as quickly as possible.

For viewers looking for an emotional survival drama this weekend, The End We Start From is quickly becoming one of those quietly intense films that stays with you long after it ends.

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Who is in The End We Start From?

• Jodie Comer as Woman
• Joel Fry as R
• Benedict Cumberbatch as AB
• Katherine Waterston as O
• Mark Strong as N
• Nina Sosanya as G
• Gina McKee as F

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What did critics say about The End We Start From?

The End We Start From has quietly become Jodie Comer’s highest-rated feature film on Rotten Tomatoes, currently holding a strong 89% critics score from more than 80 reviews — with many critics singling out Comer’s emotionally raw performance as the driving force behind the film.

Reviewers repeatedly praised both the film’s intimate survival storytelling and Comer’s ability to carry the emotional weight of the story almost entirely through subtle, grounded performances. Empire described the film as “involving and unpredictable,” while also highlighting Comer’s emotional power in the lead role.

Other critics were equally enthusiastic, with The Post NZ calling it a “nightmarish and brilliant” near-future drama, while Financial Times praised the film’s tension and momentum, describing it as the kind of intelligent, emotionally gripping survival story British cinema rarely produces at this scale anymore.

Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph praised the film’s restraint and emotional maturity, noting how moving it becomes without relying on exaggerated melodrama or manipulative emotional moments.

Together, the reception has helped position The End We Start From as one of the most critically acclaimed peformances of Jodie Comer’s career so far.

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The End We Start From is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer after being added earlier this year as part of the broadcaster’s British Film Premiere season.

Viewers still have plenty of time to catch it as well, with the acclaimed survival drama expected to remain available on the platform for the next several months.

jodie comer in the end we start from

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