Waltzing with Brando

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Waltzing with Brando

2025

1h 44m

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Drama

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WALTZING WITH BRANDO follows Brando (Billy Zane) -- then the most famous actor in the world -- as he filmed Mutiny on the Bounty and bought a tiny and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability. To achieve this goal, he plucks Judge (Jon Heder), an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinces him that together they could build the world's first truly sustainable ecological retreat.

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Critics Consensus

Anchored by Billy Zane's remarkable performance, Waltzing with Brando is a sporadically engaging yet tonally uneven portrait of Hollywood excess that charms in moments but falters in emotional resonance.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

1d

It feels like a bad sitcom.

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Bob Mondello

NPR

Sep 24

Billy Zane's uncanny resemblance to a 40-something Marlon Brando is put to intermittently amusing use in this breezy, if scattered, comedy.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Dec 13

Zane is excellent, but it’s just a shame that the movie tells one of the least interesting possible stories about his life.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Nov 26

13/100

Waltzing With Brando is an offer you absolutely should refuse.

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John Serba

Decider

Nov 13

This waltz is all left feet.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

Nov 6

2.5/5

Billy Zane’s bravura performance as Brando deserved better; it deserved a top-notch vehicle—probably a drama.

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GUYFIERY

Sep 21

Billy Zane embodied the essence that is Brando ! Kon Heder looks like and Pete Holmes could be brothers. Very entertaining. Shame this doesn't get the attention.

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Terry C

Sep 20

The story was very interesting considering most people never knew much about Marlon Brando. The location was beautiful and the acting by Billy Zane was outstanding. Definitely worth seeing.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Con M

Nov 12

Waltzing with Brando really surprised me with how grounded and honest it felt. It’s not your usual Hollywood take on an icon, instead, it strips away the myth and shows Brando as a flawed, fascinating person wrestling with purpose, ego, and the world around him. The story feels deeply human, almost intimate, like you’re being let in on something personal rather than performed for. Every conversation carries weight, and the emotional beats hit because they come from truth, not spectacle. Billy Zane delivers a performance that’s alive in every sense; sharp, unpredictable, and full of quiet emotion. He doesn’t imitate Brando; he channels him, finding those moments of tenderness and turmoil that make you forget you’re watching an actor. There’s a real sense of restraint and vulnerability in his portrayal, and it gives the film its pulse. By the end, it feels less like a biopic and more like a meditation on art, isolation, and what it means to truly live.

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Caroline C

Nov 9

Great film, really enjoyed watching it and stunning location.

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Johnny D.

@johnnybbored Nov 6

Billy Zane is endlessly impressive as the charismatic film legend Marlon Brando. The film has unique scene transitions, beautiful set pieces and more heart than most films I've seen this year; I just wish the ending was a tad more climactic.

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WALTZING WITH BRANDO follows Brando (Billy Zane) -- then the most famous actor in the world -- as he filmed Mutiny on the Bounty and bought a tiny and uninhabitable island in Tahiti. His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability. To achieve this goal, he plucks Judge (Jon Heder), an obscure but idealistic Los Angeles architect, from his stable existence and convinces him that together they could build the world's first truly sustainable ecological retreat.

Director: Bill Fishman
Producer: Bill Fishman, Doug Dearth, Brett Kerr, Billy Zane, Dean Bloxom
Screenwriter: Bill Fishman
Distributor: Iconic Events
Production Co: Fallout Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 44m

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