Bohemian Rhapsody

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Bohemian Rhapsody

PG-13

2018

2h 15m

Biography

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Drama

Music

LGBTQ+

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Freddie Mercury -- the lead singer of Queen -- defies stereotypes and convention to become a beloved entertainer; the band's popular songs lead to Queen's rise in the 1970s; after leaving the group to pursue a solo career, Mercury reunites with Queen for the benefit concert Live Aid -- resulting in one of the most memorable performances in rock 'n' roll.

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Critics Consensus

Bohemian Rhapsody hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection.

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Alessa Dominguez

BuzzFeed News

04/05/2022

In trying to tell Mercury’s queer story through his straight bandmates’ eyes, the new Queen biopic ends up saying almost nothing at all.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

03/14/2022

3/5

Like many biopics, it's a bit glossy when it comes to the darker moments in (Freddie Mercury's) life. but the affection for the music and the great man is absolutely there..

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Marissa De La Cerda

Chicago Reader

02/29/2020

The film ends on a musical high, accurately capturing the essence of the band's energy but, despite Malek's best efforts, fails to capture the elusiveness of Freddie Mercury.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

Aug 19

The confluence of feminism and an almost puritan suspicion of pleasure makes for a strange fusion of the traditional and the radical. Good girls don’t do sex? Bohemian Rhapsody suggests if boys want to be good, they shouldn’t do sex either.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

2/5

Bohemian Rhapsody, the new biopic on Queen’s inception and fame, with a leaning on Freddie Mercury’s life, is a cinematic Wikipedia page.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

07/24/2023

A-

With great chemistry, the cast delivers a lot of entertaining moments, both musically and dramatically. Brilliant use of an incredible soundtrack which culminates in an epic reenactment of the famous 1985's show.

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TIMOTHY M

04/01/2025

Thats the sweatiest and warm the audience ever got . You could feel the warmth.

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matthew h

01/18/2025

university of evansville magic, very good

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Anna

04/29/2023

This movie in theaters was a bigger experience than i can explain!

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HK1213

12/20/2021

Good to see what it was like seeing Queen's in the stage.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 13

Um filme divertido, que não captura totalmente a experiência transcendental que era Queen. O filme só é bom por causa das musicas da banda pois o film é bem chato depois do inicio.

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K G

@KatyG-S Jun 24

The title of a song adapted into a movie... I do not mean what the song is about, but how Freddie Mercury's life was portrayed in this. The casting was impactful: Rami Malek as the man himself - he was the best to find for a person, who looked most similar, he is a good face for modern 20th Century movies. Mike Myers as Jom Beach - with that hair, he was slightly unrecognizable but like Shrek, he could do a voice. And with the hair, I almost thought Ben Hardy as Roger was female. The casting is slightly ironic because Rami Malek acts like an AMATEUR to some people, so he could be unintentionally hilaroius:(. However, the criticisms, which come are the factual inaccuracies but those scenes as if they were fictional could be so well done as long as they were deep & you could see Freddie Mercury's emotions. However, I AM HERE FOR THE MUSIC. Audiences, however enjoyed. And it even got accolades. Still better than "Back to Black" or "The Super Mario Bros Movie".

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Synopsis

Freddie Mercury -- the lead singer of Queen -- defies stereotypes and convention to become a beloved entertainer; the band's popular songs lead to Queen's rise in the 1970s; after leaving the group to pursue a solo career, Mercury reunites with Queen for the benefit concert Live Aid -- resulting in one of the most memorable performances in rock 'n' roll.

Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Jim Beach, Peter Oberth, Graham King
Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Queen Films, 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Suggestive Material|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama, Music, LGBTQ+
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $216.3M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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