The Bubble

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The Bubble

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Released Apr 1, 2022

2h 6m

Comedy

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A comedy about a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a sequel to an action franchise film about flying dinosaurs.

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Critics Consensus

Meandering and mostly unfunny, The Bubble gums up an all-star cast with hackneyed gags about showbiz and pandemic life.

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Audience Says

Don't be fooled by all the funny people in the cast -- The Bubble is two largely laugh-free hours you'll never get back.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

There's an undercurrent of desperation in the frenzied dialogue readings and hamming for the camera, as if the skilled people assembled here somehow implicitly felt the need to compensate for the writing by forcing things.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 24, 2022

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Oliver Jones

Observer

It has nothing new or insightful to add to the discourse, and instead seems comfortable recycling jokes that weren’t funny when we first encountered them on Twitter two years ago.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 20, 2022

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Maybe I’ll regret writing this after a rewatch – or when we’re back in lockdown after the Pi Epsilon 2.0 variant – but there is semi-purpose and not insignificant pleasure to be had in Apatow’s experiment.

Apr 13, 2022

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Yasmine Kandil

Discussing Film

Yet another dull name on a list of premature pandemic fuelled filmmaking.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 15, 2024

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Shakyl Lambert

CGMagazine

Running at over 2 hours long, The Bubble feels like it’s spinning its wheels a lot of the time to quickly diminishing returns.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 12, 2024

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Tyler Strandberg

InSession Film

The Bubble bursts without much payoff.

Rated: D-

Jul 19, 2023

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Tanaputz J

Quirky, disconnected, wry humor that can be easily blamed on the British. Definitely borne out of the pandemic...hell, it might even be the actual documentary from its own plot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Evelyn N

I can't tell if the shitty effects and the shitty acting are on purpose or if it's satire. Only good bit in this movie is Pedro Pascal, although I stopped the movie about half an hour in. Top many things going on and just not a good story in general

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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thiago s

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são ruins, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar a porra do filme, a história é fraca, e o filme coloca cenas de dinossauro todo fudidos com humanos, eu não recomendo esse porra de filme vai toma no cu.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Alex C

Watched about 20 minutes before I realized this was just boring nasty "humor."

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Jeffrey R

Just caught this on Netflix. Funny, goofy humor. It's everything how I imagined Hollywood was/is. The reference to a Tom Cruise movie being filmed at same time, Hilarious. The fact that the actual world was terrified of everyone dying... and that Hollywood would make it a top priority to get Cliff Beasts 6 out for distribution

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Kyle M

Grasped satire over its conveying message only to be met with tiresome groans over aimless jokes resulting unsatisfactory that cements the poor stretch of their ideas, thus becoming a familiar directorial low whilst squandering a talented ensemble. (C-)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Synopsis

A comedy about a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a sequel to an action franchise film about flying dinosaurs.

Director: Judd Apatow
Producer: Judd Apatow
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow, Pam Brady
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Apatow Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2022
Runtime: 2h 6m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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