Desc: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: Directed by Lorene Scafaria. With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Connie Britton. As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.