(CNN) -- In "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," the plot is simple: An asteroid headed for Earth is ready to wipe out life as we know it. But the film isn't just a rehashing of the doomsday plots you might be familiar with from movies like "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon." Instead, the film follows Dodge (Steve Carell) on a last-minute road-trip with his neighbor, Penny (Keira Knightley), as they drive from New York to Delaware in search of Dodge's high school girlfriend -- "the one that got away." Along with Carell and Knightley, the film has a stellar supporting cast, including Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry and Patton Oswalt, to name a few. The story mixes a range of emotions -- regret, spite, fear and love -- through this backdrop of pending doom, balancing humor and sadness with dread.Screenwriter Lorene Scafaria makes directorial debut with 'Seeking a Friend'The film follows two neighbors as they prepare for an asteroid to wipe out life on EarthScafaria saw the film as a way to explore human emotions
I feel very much like (Knightley's character) _ in that sense, where I try to live my life to the fullest.