John Dies at the End (2013)

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Just so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen.

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

• Released: 2013-01-25
• Genres: Horror, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 759 votes

Directed by Don Coscarelli.

Top cast

• Chase Williamson as Dave
• Rob Mayes as John
• Paul Giamatti as Arnie Blondestone
• Clancy Brown as Dr. Albert Marconi
• Glynn Turman as Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
• Doug Jones as Roger North
• Daniel Roebuck as Largeman
• Fabianne Therese as Amy
• Jonny Weston as Justin White
• Jimmy Wong as Fred Chu

Full cast & crew

Where to watch John Dies at the End

• United States: stream on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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