| Bleecker Street Cinema | Release Date: June 12, 2026 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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Positive:
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Mixed:
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Critic Reviews
Jun 11, 2026
With the same kind of sweetness and heightened stylization that he brought to “Hairspray,” the director Adam Shankman balances jokes for an in-crowd with the pleasures of spoofs like “Airplane!” and “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” plus the appeal of seeing Joel McHale in a harness (one of the better star cameos, which also include Sarah Michelle Gellar and Charo).
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The GuardianJun 11, 2026
Ladykins, Stop! That! Train! is a winner. Perhaps that’s unsurprising seeing as many recent Drag Race challenges have felt like mini movie sets themselves, with elaborate scripts and costumes. And while recent gay movies like Pillion and Blue Film have focused on uncomfortable home truths about queer life, Stop! That! Train! offers refreshingly rosy escapism. See it with as rowdy – and gay – an audience as possible.
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Jun 12, 2026
More than their civilian counterparts, viewers familiar with “Drag Race,” its superstars and its lore will likely get much out of watching the cast trade on or tweak the personae for which they’re known on stage. But notwithstanding its queer-friendly lexicon (much of which has infiltrated social media anyway), Shankman’s film is an easily accessible, unexpectedly ingratiating experience.
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Jun 9, 2026
My lack of good taste is why I’m disappointed in “STOP! THAT! TRAIN!” The gags don’t fly fast enough to distract from the dead spots, and unlike more successful spoofs, there aren’t enough jokes bombarding the screen to help with the hit/miss ratio. However, the actors are all very good, and there are two hilarious musical numbers that STOP! THE! SHOW!
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Next Best PictureJun 9, 2026
Ultimately, the success of Stop! That! Train! comes down to one simple question: Is it funny? And the answer is, mostly, yes. With the high ratio of jokes per minute, not all of them are destined to land, and some gags linger too long, slowing down what should be a breakneck pace. But the bits that do work are genuinely hilarious.
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