Magazine Dreams

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Magazine Dreams

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Released Mar 21

2h 4m

Drama

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Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of fitness magazines. He lives a lonely, regimented life, and his relentless drive for perfection only pushes him deeper towards self destruction, but beneath his tenacious pursuit of superstardom lies a desperate, aching need for human connection. As he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons, MAGAZINE DREAMS explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him.

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Critics Consensus

Its dramatic form may get a little wobbly during certain reps, but Jonathan Majors' incredibly committed performance makes Magazine Dreams well worth a watch.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

I'm watching it thinking "any one of these [storylines] is a movie, but all of these things together is a mess."

Mar 28, 2025

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

[Jonathan Majors] is great in it, but it is very tough to watch.

Mar 28, 2025

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Andy Crump

AV Club

There is no character here, but a walking time bomb that only acts when compelled to by outside influences.

Rated: D

Mar 24, 2025

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

A deeply troubled and troublesome movie in the vein of Taxi Driver and Joker, this bodybuilding drama has—off-screen controversy notwithstanding—an undeniably brutal, committed central performance.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 4, 2025

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

Jonathan Majors' performance is amazing. He manages to pull off a character who is ill and knows it.

Mar 31, 2025

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

The "fallen" star is terrific in this otherwise small-scale drama which saw its value as a likely Oscar nominee undercut by skewed "real life imitates art" circumstances.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 28, 2025

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Hosea

Just amazing storytelling and performance from everyone involved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Rena

I really like Jonathan Majors, his acting is stellar.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Mars

This gets this rating simply for the acting. The story and the writing really werent well driven in my opinion, but Majors really put his all into this role, cant even hold you

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Richard

Dark unglamorous side of bodybuilding

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Shujaa M

Great acting! Intense!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Christopher

What a Journey! This is a masterpiece of Character and Atmosphere

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Synopsis

Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of fitness magazines. He lives a lonely, regimented life, and his relentless drive for perfection only pushes him deeper towards self destruction, but beneath his tenacious pursuit of superstardom lies a desperate, aching need for human connection. As he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons, MAGAZINE DREAMS explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him.

Director: Elijah Bynum
Producer: Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy, Simon Horsman, Jeffrey Soros
Screenwriter: Elijah Bynum
Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment
Production Co: Los Angeles Media Fund, Tall Street Productions
Rating: R (Violent Content|Drug Use|Sexual Material/Nudity|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2025
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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