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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 56 m
- 2024
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 56 m
Summary The Bikeriders captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy). Much like the coun...
Directed By: Jeff Nichols
Written By: Jeff Nichols, Danny Lyon
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 56 m
- 2024
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 56 m
The Bikeriders
70
6.5
Where to Watch
Summary The Bikeriders captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy). Much like the coun...
Directed By: Jeff Nichols
Written By: Jeff Nichols, Danny Lyon
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
21% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
21% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
There’s no goal to be met or secret to be uncovered. Instead, it’s a collection of odd, wonderfully realized vignettes that plunge us into an alternative way of life that it neither glamorizes nor satirizes but simply strives to understand.
Most contemporary westerns end up mourning a vanished era of compromised freedom. The Bikeriders doesn’t quite believe in that myth, but it still finds time to dampen a handkerchief as its shadow recedes. A flawed, fascinating film.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 74 User Ratings
6.5
61% Positive
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
30% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
9% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 74 User Ratings
6.5
61% Positive
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
30% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
9% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
This film was such a pleasant surprise because rather than a typical hollywood film filled with special effects, it focused on the characters and their varied nuances. It is a beautiful produced ensemble piece that captures so much by facial expressions alone. I left this film wanting to know so much more about these characters, especially Kathy. Jodie Comer is absolutely outstanding in this film. How she was able to capture Kathy's very unique dialect and come across so real is mind boggling. Oscar worthy indeed. Kudos to Jeff Nichols for developing such a visually creative film from a photograph book as well as the ultra talented cast and exceptional crew for making such a unique film that showcased a culture I was never introduced to but I want to know more about.
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What resonates beyond the brawls and blood is a profound affection for the people onscreen — those grace notes provided by a fine cast, with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy stirring undercurrents that are particularly affecting precisely because they’re never explicitly examined or explained.
Like Lyon balancing looking out and looking in “The Bikeriders,” Nichols balances the mythic and mundane in this version.
An affectionate take on a much-romanticized subculture, The Bikeriders purrs along rather than zips, but its stellar cast ensures a smooth ride as Jeff Nichols offers some insights into the highs and lows of a legendary motorcycle gang.
By Hannah Strong
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It is too conventional to be an outlaw, but Nichols and the cast have a blast pretending.
This is a two hour waste of a lot of fine vintage motorcycles.
Romanticizes masculinity in a way that’s reminiscent of classic Hollywood, which is a refreshing surprise.
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The Bikeriders is and isn't what the trailers made you think it was. Done in a more interview/documentary style with the story being told by the scene and movie stealing Jodie Comer in a great performance, The Bikeriders is a solid film even if it's characters are a little thin most of the **** Hardy, Austin Butler and the entire cast do a solid job telling this based on real life story, but Jodie Comer is definitely the reason to see this film as she shines brightly ****'s well shot, dramatic and at times much more humorous than expected, The Bikeriders is worth a watch on the big screen.
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Was to slow at times and took to long to get to other parts, if it wasnt for the magnificent Tom Hardy and Austin Butler the film would've been a boring slog fest.
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This move tries really hard with to "copy" the style of really good interesting movies like "Good Fellas." It uses the same sort of narration - albeit through the voice of an annoying woman with a thick accent - and uses music similarly. What's missing is a "purpose" or "plot" to drive the film. I walked about after about 90 minutes. I decided I'd rather be home and watch another episode of "Outer Range" than stuck for another 30 minutes on a bikeride that feels like a stationary bike.
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Oh my Gaawd what a complete waste of enormous acting ability. I cannot bare Hollywood taking books that are mildly interesting, then making movies out of them that are far less creative.
This movie is a perfect example of that. It is boring, uneventful, and horribly lacking fleshed out character development. Write a story on a sheet of plywood, then extract, randomly mind you, a couple paragraphs, and produce a movie on that
Aside from Jodie Comer's fantastic persona Americana impersonation, everyone else has so little to work with, it is painfully obvious after the first 30 minutes.
Nothing really happens till the end, and it's horrible. " Hey look, a bunch of guys with no jobs getting drunk and sitting around all day "
Let's make that movie. Tom Hardy is so subdued he comes across as amusing. Michael Shanon has a couple good very emotional scenes, but they are destroyed by excessive and unnecessary vulgar language that destroys the depth of sincerity of the moment.
I could have written this crap on a few bev naps in 15 minutes.
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Production Company
Focus Features,
Regency Enterprises,
New Regency Productions,
Tri-State Pictures,
20th Century Studios
Release Date Jun 21, 2024
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating R
Tagline Freedom belongs to the fearless.
Awards
Mill Valley Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination