In his review in the "New York Post," Kyle Smith gave the film four of four stars, writing, ""The End of the Tour" is the best movie you’ll see this summer. . . It's a glory. . . See it with your best friend." In his review for "Cut Print Film", Josh Oakley awarded the film a perfect "10/10", calling it "one of the best films of the year", and stating ""The End of the Tour" presents, with ample evidence, Wallace as a figure who could never fill the holes of loneliness with the spackle of acclaim." In his review for the "Chicago Sun-Times", Richard Roeper awarded the film four out of four stars, calling it "brilliant. . .this is one of the best movies of the year." In his review for the "Minnesota Star Tribune" Colin Covert gave the film four out of four stars, writing, "Simply put, it is a masterwork."