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Hoping to prove that romantic dramas with two big Hollywood heavyweights still have box office draw, Sony Pictures has just released into theaters globally A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, directed by Kogonada. Following its exclusive theatrical window, it’ll be heading to Netflix. Here’s when depending on where you live.
Robbie and Farrell headline the cast with additional talents including Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Billy Magnussen, Hamish Linklater, and Lily Rabe. Of course, Colin Farrell fans are being heavily treated this fall with Netflix set to release his big feature film Ballad of a Small Player that’s currently touring the festival circuit ahead of its October Netflix premiere.
The story follows two single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and are drawn into an extraordinary journey, one filled with humor, wonder, and discovery. Through a twist of fate, they are given the chance to step back into the most defining moments of their pasts, seeing how the choices they made shaped the lives they now live. Along the way, they begin to understand not only where they have come from but also what their futures might hold, and whether destiny offers them the chance to change everything.
It’s fair to say the movie isn’t expected to be a critical blockbuster nor a box office blockbuster with low tracking upon its opening. Furthermore, reviews have been mixed-to-negative. Emblematic of those reviews included Nick Levine for NME, who wrote that despite good performances from the two leads, “it all adds up to something not quite charming, not quite moving and not quite compelling. This film is less a big bold beautiful journey; more a mildly diverting pitstop.”
When will A Big Bold Beautiful Journey be on Netflix US?
Good news! The movie will be heading to Netflix if you’re not planning to catch it on the big screen, but you’re going to be waiting a while.
Netflix, at least in the United States, has a first-window deal with Sony Pictures, the studio behind the movie, which means all their titles come to Netflix shortly after their theatrical run comes to an end.
For the most part, movies typically come to Netflix around 120 days (or about 4 months) after their initial theatrical debut. Some titles have landed slightly earlier when they’ve underperformed, and in rare instances, they come a little later. If A Big Bold Beautiful Journey follows this blueprint like every other Sony movie so far, it would stream on January 17th, 2026.
Once on Netflix, the movie will stream for 18 months before departing for Hulu/Disney+ in the US.
What about other regions of Netflix? Will they stream A Big Bold Beautiful Journey?
Yes, but it differs around the world. India and some Asian territories typically get Sony movies first alongside the US (expect early 2026), while others like the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia usually have to wait until that second window comes to an end, which will be mid-to-late 2027.
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