Magazine Dreams

2023

2 hr. 4 min.

Drama

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84%

92 Reviews

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A man looks after his ailing grandfather while trying to make it in the world of professional bodybuilding.

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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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Elijah Bynum

Director

Jonathan Majors

Killian Maddox

Harrison Page

William Lattimore

Harriet Sansom Harris

Patricia Waldron

Haley Bennett

Jessie

Mike O'Hearn

Brad Vanderhorn

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Lyvie Scott

Inverse

Majors holds everything together with a Herculean resolve, and his blistering performance is just enough to distract from what becomes an aimless plot.

Feb 14, 2023

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Murtada Elfadl

AV Club

Magazine Dreams is visceral and intense but ultimately feels like only a half-realized portrait.

Feb 11, 2023

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Majors, the tech crew and Bynum's directing skills are destined for great things. This film, likely not.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 1, 2023

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

With its cynical, exploitative wallowing in a dishonest version of misery, Magazine Dreams might just be 2023’s The Whale.

Oct 27, 2023

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Lex Briscuso

Film School Rejects

Elijah Bynum’s Sundance breakout laser-focuses on star Jonathan Majors, whose incel bodybuilder character is cracking at the seams.

Aug 8, 2023

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Lucas Moore

JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS

While the story isn't the best and it has a third act that almost derails the entire movie, Johnathan Majors is absolutely captivating. This is the first must see performance of the year.

Rated: B -

Aug 2, 2023

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Synopsis

A man looks after his ailing grandfather while trying to make it in the world of professional bodybuilding.

Director: Elijah Bynum
Executive Producer: Andrew Blau, Jonathan Majors, Luke Rodgers
Screenwriter: Elijah Bynum
Production Co: Los Angeles Media Fund, Tall Street Productions, Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1