Bugonia
Focus Features | Release Date: October 24, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 61 Critic Reviews
Positive:
48
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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60
Time OutSophie Monks KaufmanOct 15, 2025
Stone and Plemons’ verbal battles of wits are worth the price of admission, even if the script co-written by Will Tracy (The Menu) is overly reliant on culture war jargon. Read full review
60
Next Best PictureCody DericksAug 30, 2025
Bugonia makes the disappointing choice to favor ridiculousness over meaning. Read full review
60
TimeStephanie ZacharekAug 28, 2025
The world isn’t pretty, and Lanthimos is sounding the alarm. If only he would tell us something we don’t already know. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 28, 2025
Yorgos Lanthimos’s macabre and amusing new film has a predictably strong performance from Emma Stone, an intestine-shreddingly clamorous orchestral score from Jerskin Fendrix and, most importantly, a wonderful montage finale – but frankly it’s a very, very long run-up to that big jump. Read full review
58
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerOct 31, 2025
Bugonia, the newest movie from Yorgos Lanthimos, features a simple-enough structure, some stunning performances, and some twists that make it damn hard to write about without getting into spoilers. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNatalia KeoganOct 22, 2025
Lacking distinctive social commentary, meaningful character development, or a salient environmental angle, the update feels all but incapable of speaking to the moment. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 31, 2025
Plemons and Stone, who has become the director’s Oscar-winning muse, are terrifyingly real. And the allegory of a civilization in crisis lured like lemmings off this or that cliff of lunacy lands hard. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerOct 22, 2025
True, the odd quill may scratch the surface, but there’s nothing really penetrating. Read full review
50
IGNMatt DonatoSep 30, 2025
Bugonia is a film that tries to balance barbed sci-fi themes and conspiracy looniness funneled through Lanthimos’ trademark quirks, but it slips off the pommel horse on the dismount. Read full review
40
The TimesKevin MaherSep 6, 2025
In short, Yorgos, move on. Read full review
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