Bugonia

Name: Bugonia
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Released: October 24, 2025
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 72

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Focus Features | Release Date: October 24, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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The Independent Clarisse Loughrey

Nov 1, 2025

While it’s been argued that Lanthimos harbours active disdain for other people, Don reminds us that there’s a poignant streak of empathy to be found in even the most nihilistic of his stories. Hope, in Bugonia, is mostly lost. But not entirely. Read full review

Nikki Baughan

Aug 28, 2025

It’s a serious message delivered in typically entertaining Lanthimos style and hammered home via a bravura climax which manages to be both gonzo and gut-wrenching in equal measure. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Nov 1, 2025

Every image feels intentional, with nothing left to chance. (This results in some amazing images, many of them involving Stone’s face.) Along with the precision of the performances, this makes Bugonia one of the more enjoyably weird times at the movies in recent memory. Read full review

Shirley Li

Nov 6, 2025

Bugonia’s provocative premise doesn’t yield a sci-fi thriller. The film instead offers an intimate, unhurried exploration of human cruelty. Read full review

Steve Pond

Aug 30, 2025

Any time a logical explanation (or even an illogical one) seems imminent, Lanthimos pulls the rug out from under his audience’s expectations. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Oct 31, 2025

There are moments of brilliance, but overall this is a bit of a chore—and the ending renders the whole enterprise kind of pointless. Of the director’s six English-language films, this is his biggest misstep and the one I’ve liked the least. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Oct 21, 2025

It’s not a cookie cutter superhero film or predictable horror film. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’s form without enough content. Read full review

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