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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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Bugonia

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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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Rocco T. Thompson Slant Magazine The film unearths new depths of existential anxiety engendered by the increasingly tumultuous 2020s. Rated: 3/4 Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting A unique remake that’s both faithful and wildly different from its source material, one that’s unafraid to get even bleaker with its paranoia. Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal The story is pointedly not for everyone, but I enjoyed its twisted deviltry. Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central While its approach to contemporary culture is sticky, Bugonia is a must-watch for the freaks out there who hunger for bleak cinema that laughs in the face of a happy ending. Rated: 4/5 Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Rafael Motamayor But Why Tho? A Geek Community In a post-2020 world, it results in poor pacing and a muddled message. Rated: 6/10 Oct 3, 2025 Full Review David Crow Den of Geek As with her previous Lanthimos joints—and even the indulgent misfire they made in between, Kinds of Kindness—Bugonia’s Michelle provides Stone with a striking departure from anything else in her repertoire. Rated: 4/5 Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital