Goodbye Christopher Robin

Name: Goodbye Christopher Robin
Genre: Biography, History, Family
Released: October 13, 2017
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Alex Lawther, Domhnall Gleeson, Geraldine Somerville, Honey Holmes, Kelly Macdonald

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: October 13, 2017 | PG

Starring: Alex Lawther, Domhnall Gleeson, Geraldine Somerville, Honey Holmes, Kelly Macdonald, Margot Robbie, Mossie Smith, Nico Mirallegro, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Richard McCabe, Shaun Dingwall, Simon Williams, Stanley Hamlin, Stephen Campbell Moore, Vicki Pepperdine, Will Tilston

Summary: Goodbye Christoper Robin gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher RobinGoodbye Christoper Robin gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family? [Fox Searchlight]… Expand

Director: Simon Curtis

Genre(s): Biography, History, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 107 min

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Mick LaSalle

Oct 18, 2017

It touches, in a way movies rarely do, on some essential current of life. Read full review

The Telegraph Helen O'Hara

Sep 20, 2017

The whole thing reads as an indictment of the sort of upper class upbringing that Milne's children's books idealised, with only paid employees offering worthwhile parental affection. Read full review

Barbara VanDenburgh

Oct 12, 2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin is an emotionally layered story about failures in parenting that gave rise to one of our most enduring joys. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 20, 2017

All of this is reasonably interesting, but not as dramatic as it ought to be. Read full review

Gary Thompson

Oct 19, 2017

I give Goodbye Christopher Robin credit for presenting audiences with a Pooh origins story they might not want to see, but having settled on this subject, the movie seems uncertain how to proceed. Read full review

Kate Taylor

Oct 12, 2017

We all love Winnie the Pooh; that is why we are interested in the story of the real Christopher Robin. To learn that public affection all but destroyed his childhood makes an audience uncomfortably complicit in this cuddle-free origin story of the world's most famous teddy bear. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Sep 20, 2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin doesn’t just lack authenticity, it appears to scorn it. Read full review

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Bitash

Nov 1, 2018

Amazing movie, Surpassed my expectations and then some. Beautiful touching story , great cinematography and writing. Margot Robbie did an amazing job. I absolutely recommend. This never got the buzz it should have. Go watch it. Won’t be disappointed

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freddiescrace

Nov 19, 2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin was a very good retelling of how the famous stories came about. Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson played their characters very well. Showing becoming a famous author is not all fun and games. Wil Tilston plays young Christopher Robin with the perfect mix of charm,Goodbye Christopher Robin was a very good retelling of how the famous stories came about. Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson played their characters very well. Showing becoming a famous author is not all fun and games. Wil Tilston plays young Christopher Robin with the perfect mix of charm, innocence and aggression that you could ever want. This is a film you need to see.… Expand

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lobosalvaje2012

Feb 7, 2019

Excellent movie. I recommend it. It makes you miss your childhood no matter how old you are. One the best movies I've seen in the last days.

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Montucky

Nov 10, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I saw this previewed when I went to see Victoria & Abdul (which is a must see, in my opinion). I immediately connected to it because of my affection for Winnie the Pooh. However, upon seeing Goodbye Christopher Robin, I feel a wanting for more. I wished there was more drama, especially with the orneriness of Christopher's mother and the way Blue dropped CR off at that boarding school. Perhaps the film was true to the integrity of the story, or perhaps the movie's real message is lost on me. Regardless, it was a cute movie. I'm glad to have seen it, but I'm not chomping at the bit to see it again (nor recommending it to a friend).… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jan 8, 2018

At the beginning I thought that this movie would be more solid, but it never managed to find a balance on the issues it handles and in the end it affects the result. The story is good and the actors do a good job as well, that's the reason why this movie doesn't fail.

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geewah

Jan 9, 2021

There is probably a decent movie in there, but too often this comes across as nothing more than a big budget tele-movie.

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Vladx1991

May 30, 2018

On the worldwide scale Winnie the Pooh is a wonderful, cute and funny tale, mainly for kids. Indeed, one cannot promise, that fairytales are created in peace, with smile on a face. Still, I have found this story too cynical. Also there was a hope that all toys will also be showed as livingOn the worldwide scale Winnie the Pooh is a wonderful, cute and funny tale, mainly for kids. Indeed, one cannot promise, that fairytales are created in peace, with smile on a face. Still, I have found this story too cynical. Also there was a hope that all toys will also be showed as living things.

All in all this is quite an interesting story, but again its mood is not quite appropriate.… Expand

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