Magazine Dreams

2023
R
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

722

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Psychological Drama Drama

An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

722

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

909

1,618

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Upon acquiring distribution rights, Searchlight Pictures was set to release the film on 8 December 2023 in the United States. However following star Jonathan Majors' assault allegations and subsequent trials and the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Disney removed the film from their release calendar entirely in October 2023.

In January 2024, Searchlight dropped distribution rights for the film and the producers began shopping for another distributor. In October 2024, Briarcliff Entertainment bought the rights and set a 2025 release date.

Connections
Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: I Watched 45 Movies in 1 Week | 'Talk to Me' and the Best Movies of Sundance 2023 Explained (2023)

Soundtracks
Salut D'Amour
written by Edward Elgar
performed by Sueye Park (violin), Love Derwinger (piano)
courtesy of: BIS Records
by arrangement with: Source/Q

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Featured review

7/10

Jonathan Majors' star continues to rise

Magazine Dreams centers on a body builder gripped by ambition, toxic masculinity, and violence. Jonathan Majors shines in Magazine Dreams for nearly every frame of this film, well-suited by bringing his even-more-buff body builder physique with the talent to bring the complex vulnerability and intensity to the Killian Maddox character. Because of the directions of this film, it's a difficult watch. As mentioned in the Sundance Q&A by writer:director Elijah Bynum, the movie rides the edge in keeping the audience's empathy for the character. Undoubtedly it may be a push too far for some viewers. There are a lot of ideas in this film, some of which feel tonally off or extraneous to the core, but it's impossible to look away from this movie.