Magazine Dreams

2023
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Jonathan Majors in Magazine Dreams (2023)

'Magazine Dreams' stars Jonathan Majors, Taylour Paige, and Haley Bennett reveal their secret obsessions and the unconventional way one of them got to Sundance this year.

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An amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.An amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.An amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

401

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Trivia
Was filmed in 24 days.

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)

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8/10

"You'll Get Fat and No One Will Like You"

Wow saw this at Sundance. Honestly had no idea what this was going in. This was intense! Jonathan Majors is great, no surprise there. He is totally believable as Killian, a probably somewhat developmentally disabled amateur bodybuilding competitor. It ranges from cringeworthy to edge of your seat to weird to shocking to horrifying. Such an amazing performance.

The cinematography was claustrophobic and off putting and the music was often jarring, with dramatic shifts that mirror Killian's mental state.

I don't want to give any spoilers, but this wouldn't be one to take your grandma to. It gave me Nightcrawler vibes in the way it just keeps escalating and getting more frantic and surreal, mixed with a little Bullhead. Unless that sounds like something your grandma would be into, in which case, take her, she'll love it!