Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette

PG-13

Released Aug 16, 2019

1h 44m

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Drama

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Former architect Bernadette Fox seems to have it all -- a beautiful home in Seattle, a successful and loving husband, and a brilliant teenage daughter who's about to attend boarding school. When Bernadette suddenly disappears without a trace, her concerned family sets off on an exciting adventure to solve the mystery of where she might have gone.

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette offers dispiriting proof that a talented director, bestselling source material, and terrific cast can add up to far less than the sum of their parts.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

These themes have preoccupied Linklater through his whole career -- and while Where'd You Go, Bernadette may not be one of his peaks, it shows he's still bent on approaching them in new ways.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 17, 2020

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Caroline Siede

The Spool

[I]n a cinematic landscape where stories of women finding themselves are too few and far between, Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a welcome gift, even if it's an imperfect one.

Jan 20, 2020

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Basically a miscalculation from end to end, full of bizarre narrative turns and inexplicable craft decisions. Yet there's never any question that Linklater is fully committed, and it's hard to consider a movie "bad" that's made with this much care.

Sep 15, 2019

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Francesca Faccani

Loud and Clear Reviews

Where’d you Go Bernadette is not just the title of the film: it’s also the question it leaves the audience with. Where did the plot go? Where did all of those promising elements run away to?

Rated: 2/5

Sep 21, 2024

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

Linklater’s film is a loose adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name. Fans of the novel might take exception to how loose. Chief among the changes: Bernadette is around an awful lot for a story about someone who disappears.

Jul 19, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I even liked its messiness. That may be a weird compliment, but this is a weird movie, and I guess I like that about it too.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Maryle

Blah movie that took too long!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/19/19

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robert G

Long winding story that went no where ... Walked out thinking what was the story being told.???

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/19

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Patricia V

Love the actress but not in this role.. didn’t quite follow the flow of the story line . Movie is not memorable. Forgot what it was about as soon as the lights went on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/15/19

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Gloria

Beautiful story with exceptional acting by Cate Blanchett, as expected!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/19

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kimberly o

Good, funny. Outstanding acting! Recommend seeing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/19

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Cindy

Quirky, thoughtful and a bit thin on characters. Seemed that some character development early on would have helped define “why” - I thought I missed the beginning or a Part 1. I liked it. Just left me underwhelmed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/14/19

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Synopsis

Former architect Bernadette Fox seems to have it all -- a beautiful home in Seattle, a successful and loving husband, and a brilliant teenage daughter who's about to attend boarding school. When Bernadette suddenly disappears without a trace, her concerned family sets off on an exciting adventure to solve the mystery of where she might have gone.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Ginger Sledge
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr.
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Production Co: Entertainment One, Detour Filmproduction, Annapurna Pictures, Color Force, Les Films Séville
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Drug Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.2M
Runtime: 1h 44m

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