Bones and All (2022)
77%RT Audience Score: 66%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Although its subject matter may be hard to stomach, Bones and All proves a deeply romantic and thought-provoking treat.
If you’re looking for a movie that’ll make you feel all the feels, Bones and All is the one for you. Sure, it’s not for the faint of heart – cannibalism isn’t exactly a topic you bring up at the dinner table – but trust me, it’s worth it.
The romance in this flick is so deep, you’ll need a snorkel just to keep up. And it’s not your typical love story either – it’s thought-provoking, it’s complex, it’s…well, it’s a little bit weird. But hey, who doesn’t love a good weird love story?
So if you’re feeling brave and you’re in the mood for something a little different, give Bones and All a shot. Just maybe don’t watch it while you’re eating dinner.
Production Company(ies)
MGM Studios, Road Trip / Journey, United Artists Releasing, Warner Bros.
Distributor
United Artists Releasing
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Lebanon, Ohio, United States; Kentucky, United States; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ohio, United States
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 10m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States, Italy
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller/Drama
Keyword(s)
Bones and All, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Luca Guadagnino, Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, David Kajganich, United Artists Releasing, R, Box Office, $121.0K, Dolby Digital, Flat (1.85:1), reviewed by James Berardinelli, Carlos Aguilar, A.A Dowd, Anna Bogutskaya, David Fear, Chris Hewitt, Luke Goodsell, Chris Joyce, Roger Friedman, Matt Oakes, James Verniere, produced by Luca Guadagnino, Theresa Park, Marco Morabito, David Kajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Gabriele Moratti, Peter Spears, Timothée Chalamet, written by David Kajganich, first love, road odyssey, identity, beauty, society, disenfranchised, drifter, survival, graphic nudity, sexual content, bloody violence
Worldwide gross: $14,534,907
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $14,134,907
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,831
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,541,429
US/Canada gross: $7,834,907
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $7,834,907
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,671
US/Canada opening weekend: $121,004
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $121,004
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,854
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $16,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $16,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,447
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,616,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$10,481,093
ROI to date (est.): -43%
ROI ranking: 1,635
Timothée Chalamet – Lee
Michael Stuhlbarg –
André Holland –
Chloë Sevigny –
David Gordon Green –
Luca Guadagnino – Director, Producer
Theresa Park – Producer
Marco Morabito – Producer
David Kajganich – Producer, Writer
Francesco Melzi d’Eril – Producer
Lorenzo Mieli – Producer
Gabriele Moratti – Producer
Peter Spears – Producer
Dolby Digital – Sound Mix
United Artists Releasing – Distributor
Director(s)
Luca Guadagnino
Writer(s)
David Kajganich
Producer(s)
Luca Guadagnino, Theresa Park, Marco Morabito, David Kajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Gabriele Moratti, Peter Spears, Timothée Chalamet
Film Festivals
Venice, Telluride
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (162) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (137) | Rotten (25)
Filled with underdeveloped characters and a plot that goes nowhere, it reinforces the feeling I got from Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake: this director doesn’t understand horror but is really good at putting viewers to sleep.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: 1.5/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
[A] beautiful, voracious coming-of-age romance.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Carlos Aguilar
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
For a good long while, Bones and All is rather outstanding, an equally seductive and sinister scavenging of genre touchstones.
November 23, 2022
A.A. Dowd
Chron
TOP CRITIC
The beauty [Luca Guadagnino] finds in the savagery of these two outsiders’ affliction merges with the sweetness of a story of first love. Is a heartthrob still a heartthrob if he’s soaked in blood? Here, the answer is yes.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Anna Bogutskaya
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
By the end of this film, you feel like you’ve watched Russell test her own limits and emerge a stronger performer because of it.
November 23, 2022
David Fear
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
Guadagnino establishes a mood of doomed romance, similar to a skilled production of “Romeo and Juliet,” and he sustains it, largely because his leads are all on the same disturbing page.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Chris Hewitt
Minneapolis Star Tribune
TOP CRITIC
In its Grand Guignol gesture, in its queasy mix of horror and young lovers united against the world, the film is by turns melodramatic, earnest, and completely ludicrous – in other words, just like teenage romance.
November 24, 2022
Luke Goodsell
ABC News (Australia)
The content may be shocking, but when it’s combined with beautiful cinematography, grotesque practical effects, and a patient pace, the story is an enveloping romance that isn’t easy to forget.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Chris Joyce
Movies and Munchies (YouTube)
Guadagnino may have a point, but I don’t what it is, nor care to. The movie is outlandishly disgusting. You can’t recommend it to anyone. The director is skilled, so the production is not the issue. I wish he applied himself to something more savory.
November 24, 2022
Roger Friedman
Showbiz 411
Though it’s not the inspired mash-up that a romantic cannibal roadtrip movie promises, ‘Bones and All’ features a strong cast (Rylance is especially great) and striking production elements.
November 24, 2022 | Rating: B-
Matt Oakes
Silver Screen Riot
Angsty cannibal leads keep getting upstaged by brilliant supporting cast. Shouldn’t Armie Hammer be playing this lead?
November 24, 2022 | Rating: B-
James Verniere
Boston Herald
It’s probably the best movie you’ll ever see about a pair of human flesh craving teenagers traveling cross country in pursuit of their next meal, and I mean that as a complement.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: B+
Nate Adams
The Only Critic…
Plot
Sixteen-year-old Maren Yearly goes on a cross-country journey as she searches through dark, unseen corners of America to find the father she’s never met. She seeks to understand why she’s killed a number of friends and acquaintances, and why she’ll kill again. Based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis.
Trivia
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