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The Best You Can

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Reuniting Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon on screen for the first time in twenty years, THE BEST YOU CAN is a sharp, touching, and laugh-out-loud exploration of change, losing our bearings, and finding connection in the most unexpected places. This character-driven comedy is a reminder that sometimes the people who understand us best are the ones who are nothing like us.

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Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter With strong performances and a fresh premise about an unexpected friendship in middle age, but far too many creaky comic tropes, the uneven film is always watchable but never pops off the screen in a gripping way. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap So no, perhaps this isn’t the most sophisticated project these accomplished veterans might have chosen. But sometimes, it’s enough just to spend time with people you enjoy. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety While a little contrived at times, Michael J. Weithorn’s unassuming dramedy feels comfortingly sweet thanks to an earned ending and the real-life couple’s natural on-screen ease. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Will Bjarnar InSession Film That The Best You Can is far too easy a film to invest in affectionately will diverge audiences, to be sure. Rated: C+ Jun 13, 2025 Full Review Pete Hammond Deadline Hollywood Daily This is something many people of a certain age may identify with, the inevitability of growing old in a society that caters to a generation to which they both don’t belong. What makes it work is its star teaming. Jun 9, 2025 Full Review Nadia Dalimonte Next Best Picture Too many competing plots, an uneven tone, and two-dimensional characters bury the film in a wasteland of generic romantic comedies and dramas. Rated: 5/10 Jun 7, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael J. Weithorn

Director

Kevin Bacon

Stan Olszewski

Kyra Sedgwick

Cynthia Rand

Brittany O'Grady

Sammi

Judd Hirsch

Warren Rand

Victoria Hill

Betty
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Movie Info

Synopsis Reuniting Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon on screen for the first time in twenty years, THE BEST YOU CAN is a sharp, touching, and laugh-out-loud exploration of change, losing our bearings, and finding connection in the most unexpected places. This character-driven comedy is a reminder that sometimes the people who understand us best are the ones who are nothing like us.
Director
Michael J. Weithorn
Producer
Victoria Hill, Andrew Mann, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Michael J. Weithorn, Andrew Wonder
Screenwriter
Michael J. Weithorn
Production Co
Fibonacci Films
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m