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Bitter Christmas

Play trailer 1:05 Poster for Bitter Christmas 2026 1h 52m Comedy Drama Holiday Play Trailer Watchlist
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Critics Reviews

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) 5h
3/5
f you wanted to be mean about Pedro Almodóvar’s new film, you could call it complacent. On the other hand, if you wanted to be generous, you could call it a spry deconstruction of artistic complacency. In reality, it’s both. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 5h
3/5
I confess that, for me, this movie doesn’t have the impact of his comparably modernist Parallel Mothers, but Almodóvar’s sensual, playful, melancholy films are always food for thought and feeling. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 5h
Bitter Christmas is so exhaustively Almodóvarian, the viewer occasionally has to fight their way into its circular hall of mirrors. For those who do, there’s much fun to be had here. Go to Full Review James Mottram South China Morning Post 41m
3.5/5
As always, an Almodovar production is a unique and transporting experience – and Bitter Christmas is no different. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Liubov K. @shpingalette May 2 Like a clip, beautiful and senseless See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Pedro Almodóvar

Director

Bárbara Lennie

Actor

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Actor

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Actor

Patrick Criado

Actor

Victoria Luengo

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Bitter Christmas

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Movie Info

Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar
Production Co
El Deseo
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Holiday
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 52m