The Best You Can

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The Best You Can

R

2025

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Reuniting Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon on screen for the first time in twenty years, THE BEST YOU CAN is a sharp, touching, and laugh-out-loud exploration of change, losing our bearings, and finding connection in the most unexpected places. This character-driven comedy is a reminder that sometimes the people who understand us best are the ones who are nothing like us.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Jan 1

B+

Real-life couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon are pure magic on screen. Their skill, their powerful chemistry, and the modest intentions of "The Best You Can Do" elevate this small film into something special.

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Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

Dec 24

2/4

It’s clear that the irrepressibly charming Sedgwick and Bacon love to share the screen, and it is an absolute joy to watch their effortless chemistry. I just wish it were in a better picture.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Dec 24

The boomer afflictions that create the situations in “The Best You Can” -- physical, mental, financial, attitudinal -- are handled gently, though with enough weight to provide a foundation for the charm brought by Ms. Sedgwick and Mr. Bacon.

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Michael Cook

KLRT-TV

Jan 21

7.5/10

it got a little contrived and muddled, but the star power of these two actors {Bacon & Sedgwick] made-up for some of the deficiencies

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Jan 20

3/5

Outside of a handful of overly frenzied moments of dialogue and/or acting, The Best You Can lands as a sincere, slightly offbeat take on aging and relationships.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

Dec 30

The chemistry between Bacon and Sedgwick is obviously electric, and the film engages with some very real issues. Mostly, though, it's a good hangout movie and a pleasant diversion.

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K T.

@KTinWI Feb 15

Perfect Romcom with a bit of extra depth. Great Valentines Day watch with the hubs!

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Optiman O

@Optiman8 Feb 4

I started to watch it expecting another Rom/Com wth two of my favorite actors. I was so pleasantly surprised by the script that is so engaging and smart and funny! It shows us that you can still find a movie that explores the life of a father’s love for his child while struggling through his own. Though sometimes she misunderstands his love and intentions he just wants her to have everything his own life never achieved. Kyra’s character is dealing with her much older husband who is starting to get dementia. Even though his life was overflowing with achievements and milestones he still had a great life. Kevin and Kyra are truly amazing and lovely to watch. It’s very real with life’s tragedy and beauty but overall it’s just an incredible experience.

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SaneReviewsbyDave B

@SaneReviewsbyDave Feb 3

I'm sick of Fake Reviews! There was no reason to make this movie. It wasn't funny and it wasn't interesting. There were numerous, irrelevant side-stories that added nothing to the movie except screen-time. I kinda-chuckle once, but the rest of the time, I sat waiting for any word, sentence, or scene that was remotely funny. Never happened. Perfectly flat and boring movie.

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Luis T

@LuisTR Jan 25

Admittedly for the 40+ range, this movie is the warm, close-to-home kind of flick I needed to see right now. Sedgwick-Bacon duo sparks are tremendous.

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Katherine G.

@KayGee Jan 24

I enjoyed this movie so much! It’s funny, moving, engaging, has great music, and most importantly — it’s so well written and acted. Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon bring such chemistry and intelligence to their indie film. They are clearly having fun. I’m so glad they made it and that I saw it.

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Tom W

@twernigg Jan 17

Hmm. Anyone who doesn't like this film must have a stick up his or her ass. (crude and uncalled for, I know, but echoing the rhetoric of the haters out there). No, seriously, I laughed out loud (while on an airplane) many times, and just enjoyed it from start to finish. A little cringy (adult themes), I'll give you that. But otherwise it was a perfect movie. The banter was delightful and unpredictable, the pacing gorgeous, the ending sweet but not saccharine. If you enjoy a RomCom that won't put you to sleep, The Best You Can Get is the film for you!

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Reuniting Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon on screen for the first time in twenty years, THE BEST YOU CAN is a sharp, touching, and laugh-out-loud exploration of change, losing our bearings, and finding connection in the most unexpected places. This character-driven comedy is a reminder that sometimes the people who understand us best are the ones who are nothing like us.

Director: Michael J. Weithorn
Producer: Victoria Hill, Andrew Mann, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Michael J. Weithorn, Andrew Wonder
Screenwriter: Michael J. Weithorn
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Fibonacci Films
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2025
Runtime: 1h 43m

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