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Pillion

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A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Melling’s high-wire skill at cycling between elation and sadness keeps the film resolutely grounded. It’s a triumphant risk to have taken, and very much the performance of his career to date. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Elle Lighton radiantly walks a delicate tonal line with feeling and humor within a subculture. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Esther Zuckerman The Daily Beast Pillion is often very funny without ever kinkshaming, thanks to the wry script, Skarsgård’s deadpan, and Melling’s guilelessness. And while there is heartbreak involved the film is also genuinely uplifting. May 20, 2025 Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending Skarsgård continues to astound...His Ray is steely cool but lets out flickers of vulnerability and humanity...It’s an enigmatic, provocative turn, often super funny, sometimes frightening, always mesmerizing. Rated: A- Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Alfred Castaneda Shade Studios Although the graphic kink dominates the first half of the film, it’s really an absorbing love story between two extremely different men in a power dynamic where rules are sometimes made up as you go along. Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Liselotte Vanophem Geek Vibes Nation While an Academy Award won’t be on the cards for Pillion, let’s hope that this erotic push-and-pull game will reach as many people as possible, as it offers the perfect mix of sexiness, humour, and emotions. Rated: 8.0/10 Jul 13, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Harry Lighton

Director

Alexander Skarsgård

Ray

Harry Melling

Colin

Douglas Hodge

Pete

Lesley Sharp

Peggy

Brian Martin

Colton
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Movie Info

Synopsis A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
Director
Harry Lighton
Producer
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton
Screenwriter
Harry Lighton, Adam Mars-Jones
Production Co
Element Pictures, British Film Institute (BFI), BBC Film
Genre
Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m