A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
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Two strangers find themselves on a surreal, multi-dimensional road trip after their cars are linked by a mysterious rental company.
The story
After his car is clamped, David rents a 1994 Saturn SL with a unique GPS and meets Sarah, a woman who is skeptical of relationships. While traveling to a wedding, their paths cross again at a rest stop where they discover they both rented from the same unusual car company. When Sarah's car fails to start, David's GPS instructs him to pick her up. The two embark on a surreal journey guided by the GPS, passing through mysterious doors that transport them to various locations, including a lighthouse in Canada and a familiar art museum, as they navigate their personal histories and shared journey.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
David and Sarah embark on a surreal journey guided by a mysterious GPS in a 1994 Saturn SL. The GPS leads them through 'doors' into various locations: a lighthouse in Canada, an art museum where Sarah remembers her mother, and a high school where David relives a past performance. At a hospital, Sarah confronts her guilt over her mother's death while David comforts his father. They eventually reach a mountain overlook where they share a kiss, before arriving at a roadside billboard where they both face their past romantic failures. After a car accident, they spend a night at a Timely Inn. They are eventually dropped off at their respective homes, where they each experience a final moment with their parents. Ultimately, Sarah changes her mind and travels to David's home, where they confess their love and walk through the front door together.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Kogonada
- Writers
- Seth Reiss · writer
- Cast and characters
- Margot Robbie; Colin Farrell; Kevin Kline; Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Genres
- romantic fantasy; romantic drama
- Themes
- grief; nostalgia; fate; romance
- Tone and mood
- dreamy; surreal
- Setting
- A surreal, shifting landscape featuring a lighthouse in Canada, an art museum, a high school, a hospital, and a mountain overlook.
- Premise and plot tags
- road movie; fantasy; magical realism
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb.
- Reported review scores
- PostTrak · score: 2.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The score was composed by Joe Hisaishi, his first Western film soundtrack.; The film features product placement for Burger King.; The script was featured on the annual Black List in 2020.
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