162 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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The film is a gripping, uncomfortable look at relational trust and societal judgment. [1][2][3] Some viewers find it thought-provoking and emotionally honest, with strong performances. [4][2][5] Others criticize it for spinning its wheels or focusing too much on one character's panic. [6][2][7]
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Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/the-drama-2026-the-agonizing-fragility-of-modern-acceptance/ Rating: B+ THE DRAMA is a gripping, nerve-wracking look at relational trust and societal judgment. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson give spectacular, deeply vulnerable performances, perfectly matched by an uneasy score and brilliant sound design. While the triggering subject matter occasionally focuses …
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Most of us are no doubt familiar with the expression “You think you know somebody,” an often-highly disillusioned reaction that arises when we become aware of some kind of previously unknown deception involving someone that runs contrary to our beliefs about that person’s nature. The impact can be severe, too, particularly when it relates to someone close and centers on an especially shocking revelation. So imagine …
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Impressive acting by Zendaya, better than in other movies. Plot: Soon or later every couple discovers aspects of their partner they didn't expect and bring doubts. Unless you love one another and can't resist giving more chances, and realize everyone makes mistakes.
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With just one week to go until their nuptials, the partially deaf 'Emma' (Zendaya) and 'Charlie' (Robert Pattinson) are nervously anticipating the big day. Planning is still incomplete as they sit down with friends 'Rachel' (Alana Haim) and her husband 'Mike' (Mamoudou Athie) for the onerous task of selecting the menu. The mushroom risotto seems to be a winner, though quite what was wrong with his idea of a …
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The Drama is a little like Borgli’s other movie, Dream Scenario, in that they both have dazzling and exciting premises and first acts, and then proceed to spin their wheels for an hour in the most tedious way possible.
How this was made: an AI model (deepseek-v4-flash) read 34 of the 153 public posts we collected about this film and wrote the summary, likes and dislikes, citing the posts behind each point ([n] opens the post). A second AI pass checked every statement against the posts it cites; anything it could not match was removed, and code removed any statement with quotation marks, numbers that are not in the posts, or unattributed claims about people. The split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Generated Oct 9, 2026. Method
Critics, per Wikipedia
The Drama grossed $48.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $84.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $132.5 million. In the United States and Canada, The Drama was released alongside The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and was projected to gross $12–15 million from 3,151 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $6.3 million on its first day and went on to debut to $14.3 million, finishing in third. In its second weekend, the film grossed $8.7 million (a drop of 39.4%), remaining in third. The film crossed $100 million worldwide on April 22, becoming the fifth film in A24's history to do so. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 302 critics' reviews…
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60 of 162 · most liked firstI'd add a whole range of movies--as varied as Weapons, The Housemaid, The Sheep Detectives, Project Hail Mary, The Drama, Iron Lung, and Michael--to make a case that we might be embarking on the first big realignment in ages. (Note: No sequels, and exactly one studio film out of the 9 I've named.)
neutral · AI labelView post →I just got out of the movie The Drama … to this.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘The Drama’ starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson opens to $28M at the global box office 💰 • One of the best starts for an A24 film • Budget was ~$28M
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in Kristoffer Borgli’s ‘THE DRAMA’ The film follows a couple whose relationship takes a major unexpected turn before their wedding.
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in Kristoffer Borgli’s ‘THE DRAMA’ The film follows a couple whose relationship takes a major unexpected turn after one reveals a horrifying secret to the other.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Drama is a little like Borgli’s other movie, Dream Scenario, in that they both have dazzling and exciting premises and first acts, and then proceed to spin their wheels for an hour in the most tedious way possible.
negative · AI labelView post →Wait so I just learned the “twist” of The Drama. Does the movie at ALL grapple with the fact that Black women are one of least likely demographics to do… THAT.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rather than pursue either of the unfortunate options for reviewing THE DRAMA, I wrote about spoiler culture, the outsized role of marketing, and access journalism (and criticism) in contemporary moviemaking. Might be self-indulgent but it's important to me!
neutral · AI labelView post →The twist of The Drama is that they let Robert Pattinson be British in a movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked The Drama but ultimately, without spoiling anything, Zendaya’s character really didn’t do anything wrong and the movie is ultimately about her various, pampered haters.
positive · AI labelView post →The Drama is ultimately a movie about how rich people from the Boston/Cambridge area don’t have real problems
negative · AI labelView post →The Drama is better than Dream Scenario, for the record, which is a much more blandly reactionary movie in my opinion
positive · AI labelView post →JT reviews ‘The Drama’ on Letterboxd: “Mind you it was a man 2 seats down with a backpack & NO popcorn so before the movie even started I was paranoid. THIS IS AMERICA!”
neutral · AI labelView post →This week I watched: -The final Season of The Bear -Sorry, Baby. -The Drama -Season 20 of Married at First Sight -X Men 97 S2 EP 8 -Season 6 of Parks and Rec -The new animated Avatar movie
neutral · AI labelView post →April on The Big Picture: 4/3 THE DRAMA + SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE 4/7 35 Under 35 Movie Star Rankings 4/10 The Meryl Streep Hall of Fame 4/14 Summer Movie Preview Game 4/17 CINEMACON 4/21 Our 900th Episode 4/24 MICHAEL + MOTHER MARY 4/27 The Star Wars Movie Draft 4/29 THE MUMMY + Garbage Monsters
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m so honored, happy, and still kind of in shock to announce that THE OPEN AIR is one of six Finalists for the Drama Feature Award at Austin Film Festival! I have truly been blown away by the response to this script, and I’m so grateful to attend AFF next week and promote this script! #scriptsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Pattinson’s upcoming projects. 🎬 ▪️Mickey 17 - January 31, 2025 ▪️The Batman Part II - October 2, 2026 ▪️Die, My Love - 2025 ▪️The Drama - 2025 ▪️Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film - 2026
neutral · AI labelView post →always forgetting about my #LastFourWatched lately 😅 The Drama was not at all what I expected in a good way, it’s very theatre instead of film & I loved that 🌀also you don’t see the 4 star film🌀
positive · AI labelView post →Very nice to be nominated for FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR for my work on.. - Project Hail Mary - The Drama - Masters Of The Universe - The Bad Guys 2 ..by the World Soundtrack Academy this October 👇 www.worldsoundtrackawards.com
neutral · AI labelView post →would you end a relationship with someone who did the drama from THE DRAMA? I said I probably wouldn't if the person expressed the situation like the drama-doer did in the film. my boyfriend said it'd be a pretty immediate breakup
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DRAMA and THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY BROTHERS MOVIE: Quite possibly the widest chasm in quality of two movies ever covered on The Big Picture. open.spotify.com/episode/2iWl...
neutral · AI labelView post →since you're all losing your minds about Robert Pattinson, good time to remind you that The Drama is on streaming and is, imo, a good movie
positive · AI labelView post →Finally getting around to watching The Drama, because I’m on a plane, and this movie is very good at making you hate everyone but the character with the most stigmatized narrative.
neutral · AI labelView post →Seeing The Drama tonight and still have no idea what that movie is about
neutral · AI labelView post →The Drama is a viscerally uncomfortable movie to watch (complimentary)
positive · AI labelView post →Here's my hot take that no one asked for nor cares to hear but here it is anyway: THE DRAMA is a decent film that would have been a great film if you cast actors around Rob Pattinson.
neutral · AI labelView post →Got back from seeing The Drama Clearly how you react to this film depends on what offends you. Do you react to something because you’re meant to be offended? Can/would you consider other points of view? Should I be laughing or cringing (I did both!) I really enjoyed it - interesting and satirical
positive · AI labelView post →finally had a night to decompress and not Work so i thought hey, i'll put on a movie i've been wanting to watch for a while now, and folks The Drama is not a movie for decompression
neutral · AI labelView post →i’m finally watching The Drama and i don’t think i’ve hated a movie character as much i hate this bish in a long time
negative · AI labelView post →THE DRAMA is a heck of a movie. No spoilers but it’s basically a horror movie skinwalking as a rom-com and the score is exquisitely nervewracking
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Drama 🎬🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Of The Day... The Drama 🍿🎥🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved The Drama so so so so so much but I am predisposed to loving any film where Robert Pattinson is just so stressed out
positive · AI labelView post →'Starting Over' was for the best after 'The Drama' of 'Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker' being a good movie or not, caused 'Mikey & Nicky' to part ways. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DRAMA (2026) Streaming: May 5, 2026 PVOD (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #TheDrama whentostream.com/the-drama-di...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DRAMA? frankly there’s so much real life Drama these days that I think they should make a movie called THE COMEDY so we can all have a laugh, we deserve it
neutral · AI labelView post →Why would I pay to see a movie called “The Drama”? If I wanted drama for 2 hours I could call my EX-WIFE!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Funniest unintentional thing from watching Project Hail Mary and The Drama back to back was seeing they were both scored by Daniel Pemberton. He has such good range between these and also Spiderverse. One of my new favs in terms of film composers.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wtf Hokum might be my movie of the year so far (sorry The Drama) I hadn't sweat from anticipation and nervousness while watching a movie till today and that was AWESOME 😅
negative · AI labelView post →Just got home from THE DRAMA and I actually really loved it. Zendaya the star that you are. Robert Pattinson was incredible. Good movie. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →I'm being made to watch The Drama (new Zendaya & Robert Pattinson movie) and it's stressing me out so bad
negative · AI labelView post →TPC: would have liked more death chariot adventures (will now be seeking out more Victor Sjöström) Gilda: Gilda is too good for every single man in this film, apart from Uncle Pio The Drama: the memes are right, Alana Haim is iconic in this film #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday
positive · AI labelView post →wrote about The Drama, a movie about an extremely normal woman who realizes her friends and fiancé are assholes, and which asks if you'd still love your partner if they revealed the most mentally ill version of themselves
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Pattinson and Zendaya were spotted on the set of Kristoffer Borgli’s movie THE DRAMA, November 15th 2024 in Boston, MA/USA. Via dayaschani X
neutral · AI labelView post →i havent seen anyone compare them but the movie i was most reminded of while watching THE DRAMA was another one by a scandinavian director, FORCE MAJEURE
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone told me I should tell you guys, “Told You So,” because Tkor just confirmed it was for a short film she directed inspired by The Drama. So told you.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: THE DRAMA (2026) Join us as we take a look at director Kristoffer Borgli's black comedy about Millennial relationship anxieties and the ways it fails its characters and fumbles its questions tomandlorenzo.com/2026/09/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →oh so grateful for this very nice surprise :) My screenplay SHIFT is a semifinalist in the Drama and Horror Feature Screenplay categories at this year’s Austin Film Fest 💛 #screenwriting #aff2025 #filmsky #scriptsky
neutral · AI labelView post →There is a controversial movie in theatres rn... & it's not mario galaxy... lmfao... I liked The Drama 👍
positive · AI labelView post →Something of a radical concept, The Drama is a film for young people that's not about space-princesses or super-heroes; that makes for a welcome outbreak of seriousness in the multiplex. Zendaya + Robert Pattinson click in a story of pre-wedding nerves; 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/04/11/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →There’s a new movie called “The Drama” but frankly if I want more Drama in my life I’ll watch the freakin NIGHTLY NEWS
neutral · AI labelView post →Zendaya upcoming projects. 🎬 ▪️‘The Drama’ dir. Kristoffer Borgli ▪️Christopher Nolan’s next film ▪️‘Spider-Man 4’ ▪️‘Dune: Messiah’ dir. Denis Villeneuve ▪️‘Euphoria’ season 3
neutral · AI labelView post →We watched The Drama last night and I this movie is what I think is gonna happen to me at all times
positive · AI labelView post →Excitingly The Drama may be the worst film I've seen in quite a while.
negative · AI labelView post →Keep the Drama, Arts, film, music, natural history, comedy, documentary, Sports & light entertainment departments. Get rid of news and politics - that one department isn’t worth the money and is dragging down the whole corporation. #BBC
neutral · AI labelView post →The Drama (2026), good movie!
positive · AI labelView post →The wedding of the year. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in THE DRAMA, a new film from Kristoffer Borgli. In theaters April 3. Save the date. youtu.be/6zmKcUa4Xxk?...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DRAMA (2026) Streaming: July 31, 2026 HBO Max #TheDrama whentostream.com/the-drama-ge...
neutral · AI labelView post →🍿 The Drama, Mario Galaxy, Pizza Movie and Two Prosecutors: letterboxd.com/ColsUndergro...
neutral · AI labelView post →FFC review: THE DRAMA, by Angelo Muredda (@amuredda.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2026/04/the-...
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