It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

[4] The film consists of a series of vignettes that are often narrated to provide further context.

As of October 2021[update], 94% of the 102 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 8.1/10.

The site's critical consensus reads, "About Endlessness sees writer-director Roy Andersson surveying the human condition with equal parts striking clarity, tenderness, and deadpan existential wit.

"[5] On Metacritic, it has an average score of 87/100, based on thirty critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".