Goodbye Christopher Robin

PG

Released Oct 13, 2017

1 hr. 47 min.

Biography

History

Drama

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After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son's growing collection of stuffed animals. These stories form the basis for "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner," published respectively in 1926 and 1928. Milne and his family soon become swept up in the instant success of the books, while the enchanting tales bring hope and comfort to the rest of postwar England.

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Goodbye Christopher Robin struggles to balance wartime tension and childlike wonder, but offers valuable insight into the darkness shadowing the creation of a classic children's tale.

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Eduardo C

A really good movie, at first, the photografy and the music are a totally acuarate complemet to every single scene. The story is treated in a very sad perspective, and several awfull events, such as; the consecuence of the war, the difficulties at the childhood, the failed attemp of the father. Are seen in a so coherent and interesting way, in fact, maybe the only mistake of the movie, is close the plot so fast, and let it a bit unclear at the begining, because the main idea is awesome. Finally, I've to say that the acting of all the characters, (speccialy Margot Robbie and the kid), gives you a suitable touch that add a lot to this fantastic story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Elvis D

Un vistazo detrás del origen de la popular obra literaria de Winnie The Pooh, la película narra una conmovedora historia de un padre traumatizado por sus vivencias en la primera guerra mundial que logra superar todo gracias a su pequeño hijo y hallar la felicidad. Vemos una dulce historia de la relación entre Milne y su hijo y como lo ha llevado eso a escribir su obra más popular hasta la fecha. Pero está claro que toda obra popular requiere de un sacrificio y en este caso, se trata de la infancia del pequeño Christopher. Vemos como el niño consigue todo lo que un niño podría soñar, pero muchas veces la fama es un peso demasiado grande para un niño que aún no conoce mucho sobre el mundo. La película resume bastante la historia y había mucho más que ver acerca de la dura infancia que Christopher tuvo debido al peso de la fama. De igual modo se las arregla para ser un drama conmovedor. Las actuaciones, el vestuario y toda la producción son admirables, logrando recrear algunos de los eventos sobre la infancia de Christopher y su relación con su padre. Goodbye Christopher Robin es una buena película dramática que no necesita ser vista con los ojos, sino con el corazón. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Liam Y

This was such a good story but it was so sad. Poor Christopher he hated being famous and I did not realize that Winnie The Pooh brought the family togeather and tore them apart this was a sad story

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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Gareth v

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

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Rosana B

Uau, como não ser um adulto problemático com pais amorosos mais igualmente problemáticos e afetados diretamente como vítimas da guerra, um misto de amor e ódio pela mãe (que resolve não amar o filho por ser homem e quando crescer vai ter de perdê-lo para a guerra, complexo)... Will Tilston, ator mirim magnífico, já quero para mim s2 Um filme biográfico lindíssimo, recheado de poesia, imagens belíssima, trilha da época, realismo, imaginação, as cenas de pai e filho encantam, de Nou emociona...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Daniel G

Bitter-sweet, with lovely scenery and a bit of conventionality, this was a pleasant, though not exceptional, manner of learning about the making of Winnie the Pooh.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Simon Curtis

Director

Domhnall Gleeson

Alan Milne

Margot Robbie

Daphne Milne

Kelly Macdonald

Olive

Alex Lawther

Christopher Robin Aged 18

Will Tilston

Christopher Robin Aged 8

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

The solid Goodbye Christopher Robin is a perfectly amiable and beautifully filmed semi-biopic. That it has Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Macdonald and Margot Robbie as the adult leads is to its credit.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 23, 2017

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Whatever truth the film holds is in the darkness between these parents and their offspring - but even that is not quite faithful enough.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 22, 2017

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

The movie's focus on the caustic effects of celebrity make this narrative set in the first half of the 20th century particularly relevant for the media-frenzied 21st.

Nov 2, 2017

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Hosea Rupprecht

Pauline Center for Media Studies

While Goodbye, Christopher Robin is a bit of a sad story, I think it can be a great inspiration for parents to encourage their children's imaginations.

Aug 25, 2021

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Curtis separates 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' from the usual ham-fisted, dry-as-dust bio-pic.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 21, 2021

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Like so much of the hoary, prestige moviemaking that floods cinemas in the fall, Goodbye Christopher Robin is too sure-footed to be truly moving.

Dec 11, 2020

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Synopsis

After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son's growing collection of stuffed animals. These stories form the basis for "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner," published respectively in 1926 and 1928. Milne and his family soon become swept up in the instant success of the books, while the enchanting tales bring hope and comfort to the rest of postwar England.

Director: Simon Curtis
Executive Producer: Simon Curtis, Simon Vaughan
Screenwriter: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Simon Vaughan
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: DJ Films, Gasworks Media
Rating: PG (Some Bullying|Brief Language|Thematic Elements|War Images)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M

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