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When I'm Ready

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As asteroids threaten to wipe out all life on Earth, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see her grandmother one last time before they all perish. Along the way, the young couple encounter lost souls from different backgrounds, each looking for something very different out of the end.
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Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Mar 4, 2025
3.5/5
What do you call a movie about a freshly-minted couple traveling America's backroads while they await the destruction of the Earth? The genre-blurring film is now out on disc and VOD. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Feb 27, 2025
2.5/5
Pretty young people are sad about the end of everything, but there’s no urgency and little emotional authenticity to any of it. We’ve seen this before, pulled off with far more affecting feeling. Go to Full Review
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz Fangirlish Feb 24, 2025
When I’m Ready is a quietly tragic, but still very poignant movie about finding happiness as the world around you ends—literally. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Feb 7, 2025
Breezy and sweet, but sugar-coated and clunky. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Film Obsessive Feb 6, 2025
3/5
Those who lean to and shine with the soulful will be rewarded with a lovely odyssey of warmth fighting back bleakness. Go to Full Review
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B P @Bradster69 Sep 12, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Par H @Parhwy Apr 6, 2026 When I'm Ready (2025) is a 108-minute-long drama from the USA I saw on Prime in April 2026. Adam and Eve type characters travel around as a 66 million tonnes of asteroid chunks hurtle towards Earth, with 6 days until impact. This could be "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" except that film had a ten-million-dollar budget and this one had a "very limited, indie budget". It shows only in the number of extras, and how the visceral appearance of societal breakdown is shown. The two leads do fine, the scripting at times is really good. That said... The structure is travel, talk, camp, meet someone good or bad, travel, talk, camp. The days look and feel the same except that the DJ for KIWA on the car radio tells us how many days or hours remain. Rewatch? No. Recommend? No. 4/10. See more Janelle F @Janellekay14 Mar 5, 2026 Been really into apocalypse media lately. Loved the different take on it. See more Randy M @RT72783424 Mar 21, 2025 This movie was horrible. Acting horrible (exception Durmot Mulroney. Plot was stupid. Why would everyone be missing from their homes and in the streets. Doesn't even show the asteroid. Waste of rental fee on Prime and Waste of my time. See more SkyRo P @TheMovieSearch Feb 23, 2025 "When I'm Ready" is a 2025 film that explores the unexpected love story of a couple who come together under dire circumstances. Set against the backdrop of an impending meteor strike threatening to obliterate Earth, they embark on a journey to connect and discover each other while pretending to be married, all the while deepening their bond. The direction is commendable, effectively unveiling the characters' personalities and hinting at their backgrounds without revealing everything. The film captures their struggles, which include various challenges and intense situations, adding layers to their relationship. However, the film's conclusion left me feeling unsatisfied. While it's not a terrible film, it doesn't quite reach greatness either. The ambiguous ending left me with too many unanswered questions: Does the world actually end? What happens when the meteor hits? Did anyone survive? While it's clear the meteor impacts Earth, the film doesn't clarify the aftermath or the fate of the characters. Instead, it feels like the ending is meant to leave viewers satisfied without providing closure. Because of this, I find it hard to see myself rewatching it. See more Tom O @credjab Feb 11, 2025 Really enjoyed, When I’m Ready, big fan of end of the world movies, this one had a fresh take on the genre, very affecting See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis As asteroids threaten to wipe out all life on Earth, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see her grandmother one last time before they all perish. Along the way, the young couple encounter lost souls from different backgrounds, each looking for something very different out of the end.
Director
Andrew Johnson
Producer
Andrew Ortenberg, Eli Samek, Jordan Dykstra, Robert Ballo
Screenwriter
Andrew Ortenberg
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
Film Bridge International, 19th Hole Productions
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2025
Runtime
1h 48m
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