A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

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Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey -- a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

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Critics Consensus

Too solemn to have much fun with its high concept while also too saccharine for its wistful themes to resonate, this well-meaning odyssey never quite lives up to its title.

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The dividends of this Journey may depend on how much of A Big Bold Beautiful cheese your stomach can tolerate, but for those seeking vibrant colors and heart, it may pay in spades.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The problem is this self-consciously wacky and contrived fantasy feels gratingly synthetic and insincere. And despite the considerable appeal of the two leads, we don’t even buy their chemistry together.

Oct 7, 2025

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Kogonada consistently invites his characters to rediscover the familiar with fresh eyes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2025

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

The fantasy elements never quite click.

Sep 27, 2025

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Sarah Marrs

Lainey Gossip

A musical without musical numbers.

Oct 9, 2025

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Juan Barquin

MovieWeb

There’s nothing big or bold about this film, and even the beauty on display feels like a shallow approximation of what something like this should look like. It's just a hollow hallway of doors that lead to nowhere.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 8, 2025

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Lauren Veneziani

WBAL-TV (Baltimore)

A whimsical & fantasy storybook type of love story with emotional performances from Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2025

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Jason B

A good movie to get you thinking about how reviewing how our past choices can reshape how we move forward with our lives and make better choices and be better people. Treat ourselves better and others better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Amy V

Very interesting rom com premise. Loved Colin Farrell (very charming) and Margo Robbie (lovely as always) together.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Rocky

We liked that there was no blood and guts, no sex scenes and no gun violence. We liked they way doors were used to go back in time and few life at different stages of each of their lives that were an emotional turning point.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Bob

Needed to have a bit of the back story it came good in the end

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Quinn M

Loved it. The pacing is show but it has heart and great acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Carol N.

I felt it got off to a slow start and it felt whimsical at first. I'm so glad i saw it the theatre because if i was home, i probably would have turned it off. It really starts to kick in and you begin to understand the messages and meaning of the story. In the end, I loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Synopsis

Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey -- a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

Director: Kogonada
Producer: Bradley Thomas, Ryan Friedkin, Seth Reiss, Youree Henley
Screenwriter: Seth Reiss
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, 30West, Imperative Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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