Off the Rails

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Off the Rails

R

2021

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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Three best friends from college recreate their post-graduation trip across Europe to honor the memory of their friend Anna. Joining Kate (Jenny Seagrove), Liz (Sally Phillips) and Cassie (Kelly Preston) is Anna's 18-year-old daughter Maddie fulfilling her mother's last wish to have them take this trip with her. When lost passports, train strikes and romantic entanglements get in their way, they put old feuds aside to complete the journey and remind themselves that they are still at their peak.

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Critics Consensus

It has a talented cast and an entertaining soundtrack, but the limp and predictable Off the Rails lives down to its title in the most disappointing ways.

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David Stratton

The Australian

03/23/2022

2.5/5

There’s nothing very exceptional about this minor affair, which is blandly directed by Jules Williamson. The film is dedicated to Preston, who died soon after it was completed.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

03/04/2022

3.5/5

It’s predictable but cheery. Phillips, an assured feel-good performer best remembered for the advice she dispensed as Shazza in Bridget Jones’s Diary and its sequels, is responsible for most of the laughs.

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Nick Schager

Variety

12/14/2021

Temporarily recapturing one's youthful spirit while simultaneously accepting and embracing middle age has rarely felt this staid.

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

01/06/2022

3/5

Not all films have to be life changing. Some can just make you smile and feel good.

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

12/13/2021

Wastes not only the talented cast but, more importantly, our valuable time.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

12/11/2021

Given the pleasant scenery, cameos by Judi Dench and Franco Nero, and Blondie songs peppering the soundtrack, it's a shame this earnest comedy of middle-aged misadventures is so predictable and uninspired.

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04/17/2022

Ham acting. People pretending to have a good time. Cliched. High hopes but totally missed to spot.

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03/19/2022

I thought this was really wholesome and heart-warming. I love a story about friendship and this was it! The act of sticking by your friends through thick and thin. I love it! It feels hopeful

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03/17/2022

A really, really bad movie and we were bored and disappointed. The script was clichéd, the Direction boring and the characters one dimensional at best with zero chemistry. Waste of my time and money, not to mention the talents of everyone involved.

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02/07/2022

Kelly Preston is my favourite person in the world ever...

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greg r

@itsgregsworld 01/13/2022

Really really poor. Turned it off in 10 minutes. Shamefully bad.

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01/03/2022

Watchable but not many laughs 2.0

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Synopsis

Three best friends from college recreate their post-graduation trip across Europe to honor the memory of their friend Anna. Joining Kate (Jenny Seagrove), Liz (Sally Phillips) and Cassie (Kelly Preston) is Anna's 18-year-old daughter Maddie fulfilling her mother's last wish to have them take this trip with her. When lost passports, train strikes and romantic entanglements get in their way, they put old feuds aside to complete the journey and remind themselves that they are still at their peak.

Director: Jules Williamson
Producer: Bill Kenwright, Arabella Page Croft
Screenwriter: Jordan Waller
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Black Camel Pictures, Bill Kenwright Films
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m