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Rosebush Pruning

2026

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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews

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RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2026

Rosebush Pruning

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MUBI | Release Date: July 24, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: In an opulent villa beneath the Catalonian sun, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune, eschewing the demands of their blind father, and seeking love and validation through each other and their latest designer clothes. When Jack, the eldest brother and linchpin of this family, announcesIn an opulent villa beneath the Catalonian sun, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune, eschewing the demands of their blind father, and seeking love and validation through each other and their latest designer clothes. When Jack, the eldest brother and linchpin of this family, announces that he is moving in with his girlfriend Martha, blood ties are severed and Ed is forced to uncover the truth surrounding their mother’s death. Generational lies begin to unravel, and the fabric of this family slowly begins to disintegrate. [Berlin]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Metascore

Critic Reviews

80

Time Out

Stephen A. Russell

Feb 17, 2026

Rosebush Pruning is a fabulous feast for the eyes and ears – and those who like their cinema deliriously queer. Read full review

70

The Film Verdict Stephen Dalton

Feb 17, 2026

The second English-language feature by Berlin-based Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz (Futuro Beach, Motel Destino, Firebrand) is shallow and lurid and not entirely coherent. Even so, it is loaded with enough visual brio, acrid wit and WTF plot twists to hit the target as a surreal, salacious guilty pleasure. Read full review

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Variety

Guy Lodge

Feb 17, 2026

Rosebush Pruning makes its anti-capitalist points tartly enough in such moments, but the twistier things get, the sillier they get too — while any social commentary begins to feel like a thin cover for so much luridly gross, glossy spectacle. Still, there’s pleasure in the film’s excesses, mainly because Aïnouz and his team present them with such febrile, iridescent beauty. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

David Rooney

Feb 17, 2026

There’s no shortage of stylish craft here and much to enjoy in the performances, but ultimately, Rosebush Pruning is too glib to work, leaving only an acrid aftertaste. Read full review

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Screen Daily

Lee Marshall

Feb 17, 2026

This spiky black comedy is smart, cool and occasionally funny, in a bleakly cynical way, but it’s also surprisingly dull for long periods. Read full review

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IONCINEMA.com Nicholas Bell

Feb 24, 2026

If there’s any need to make another film about despicable, beautiful, filthy rich monsters, at least decide what, if anything, might be of interest to say. If families are rose bushes needing pruning, then so are scripts. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Bilge Ebiri

Feb 18, 2026

Rosebush Pruning tries to be about something while pretending not to be about anything at all; it’s somehow both too stupid and too cool for the room. Read full review

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