Bugonia

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Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

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Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are at the top of their game in Bugonia, a bonkers entertainment that applies director Yorgos Lanthimos' whip-smart method to modern society's madness.

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Wildly audacious, Bugonia may be the bleakest film yet in Yorgos’ filmography, sure to satiate fans of peculiar, deranged, and pessimistic satire.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

This takes me back to [Yorgos Lanthimos'] Dogtooth in the bold weirdness of it and the challenge of "Are you going to go with us on this trip or not?"

Nov 10, 2025

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Bugonia belongs to Jesse Plemons. The desperation, the righteousness and just the sweatiness makes Teddy both magnetic and repulsive.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 5, 2025

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

I think I like it.

Nov 4, 2025

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Feels like Yorgos Lanthimos' final verdict on humanity.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 13, 2025

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

or as silly as “Bugonia” can be, it is also a deeply sad exploration of one man’s conspiracy-filled journey to right a great wrong.

Nov 11, 2025

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are both fantastic, and I think there's a lot here to recommend.

Nov 10, 2025

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Amy

definitely a yorgos lanthimos film!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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sharon m

despite the horrible people in the theater I loved it! some people take things to seriously.. i had my predictions and it threw me for a second but overall very pleased

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Grumpus1

All I can say without any spoilers. Is that it is definitely not what you think It was three thumbs up for me. I definitely recommend this for the Emma Stone fans and sci fi fans everywhere!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Drew

Great acting and twist! One of the best this year

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Art

It’s a complete mastermind of a story line

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Riley

Why is Stavros in a Yorgos movie, what the heck is going on. I wish my theater were still giving out those promotional calculators. This was wonderful and I loved everyone in this was crushing it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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Synopsis

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko
Screenwriter: Will Tracy
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Focus Features , Element Pictures, Square Peg, Fruit Tree, CJ ENM
Rating: R (Bloody Violent Content|Suicide|Grisly Images|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos