The Travel Companion
Directed by Travis Wood, Alex Mallis
Simon, a struggling documentary filmmaker, enjoys free flights courtesy of his best friend and roommate, Bruce, who works for an airline. However, when Beatrice, a more successful filmmaker, enters the picture and starts dating Bruce, Simon risks flying too close to the sun. From TMDB
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 41 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Despite brushing against familiar indie clichés, The Travel Companion remains a sharply observed, quirky character study that evolves into a bittersweet and incisive critique of creative ambition." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 4 critics, which the site labels as "generally favorable" reviews. Jason Delgado of Film Threat gave the film a score of 7.5 out of 10, writing, "a friendship that has changed in dynamics due to the other person entering a romantic relationship." Stephen Saito for Moveable Fest described the score…
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21 of 21 · most liked firstBack on the indie beat, The Travel Companion is an engaging and incisive comedy-drama about a younng film-maker who enjoys the benefits of his best friend's job at an airline. When romance blossoms for his pal, he faces losing his perks, and his friend. 4 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/04/29/t...
unlabelledView post →In my latest blog entry/movie review(s), I tie together 'Backrooms' with 'The Travel Companion' - both independent films of similar discomforts. Enjoy! #filmsky ⚜️🍿 www.moviegoingwithbill.com/the-travel-c...
unlabelledView post →THE TRAVEL COMPANION journeys to the possibility of loss. Review by @cameronritter35.bsky.social insessionfilm.com/movie-review...
unlabelledView post →The Travel Companion has a theatrical release starting on April 10th! Check out my review: 🍿👍 filmthreat.com/reviews/the-...
unlabelledView post →MJ's @garymkramer.bsky.social chatted with Alex Mallis and Travis Woods in advance of their world premiere at last year's Tribeca... Their film THE TRAVEL COMPANION is now playing in theaters #TheTravelCompanion #NowPlaying #Tribeca2025
unlabelledView post →Alex Mallis & Travis Wood create a realistic glimpse into an in-between moment in the life of a young filmmaker on a journey to self-realization in THE TRAVEL COMPANION, which had its World Premiere at #Tribeca! 🤩 Read Hayley's review! #Tribeca2025 #TheTravelCompanion
unlabelledView post →48 Hour Film Fest, #portland https://cstpdx.com/event/pdx-48-hour-film-project-2026-block-a/ "The Travel Companion" https://tomorrowtheater.org/movies/the-travel-companion/ #Oregon -made "Horsegirls" https://pdx.livingroomtheaters.com/movie/horsegirls […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
unlabelledView post →This week, THE TRAVEL COMPANION directors Travis Wood and Alex Mallis unpack the quiet oddness of Hong Sang-soo's 2011 gem THE DAY HE ARRIVES -- and also discuss the functions of festival Q&As and film critics! On all podcast platforms and streaming right here: someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/tra...
unlabelledView post →‘The Travel Companion’ Review: A Bromance Goes Adrift in a Gently Wry Indie Amble https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-travel-companion-review-1236736279/
unlabelledView post →Now watching: THE TRAVEL COMPANION (Alex Mallis & Travis Wood)
unlabelledView post →Catch the L.A. Premiere of THE TRAVEL COMPANION (2025) this Saturday at LF3! ✈️ Filmmakers Travis Wood & Alex Mallis + actors Tristan Turner & Anthony Oberbeck will be joining us in-person for a Q&A following the film. April 25th at 7 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
unlabelledView post →And here's my second dispatch from #MSPIFF #MSPIFF45, where I cover Two Prosecutors, The Travel Companion, and Living the Land. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/mspiff-2026-... #MovieSky #FilmSky #FilmFestival
unlabelledView post →‘The Travel Companion’ Review: One of the Better Indie Films About Indie Films in Recent Memory https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-travel-companion-review-1235188403/
unlabelledView post →THE TRAVEL COMPANION Review: Friendship and Filmmaking Commingle in Deadpan, Bittersweet Comedy screenanarchy.com/2026/04/the-...
unlabelledView post →‘The Travel Companion’ Trailer: What’s Harder Than Indie Filmmaking? Healthy Male Friendship https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/the-travel-companion-trailer-1235182310/
unlabelledView post →WESTHAMPTON, Not Another Garden State https://www.allforgardening.com/1334866/westhampton-not-another-garden-state/ For the second time in the Tribeca Festival program, a film starts with a Q&A session that doesn’t go overly well. At least, the filmmaker protagonist of The Travel Companion …
unlabelledView post →From #Tribeca... Chris Shields spoke with Alex Mallis & Travis Wood on their film fest set cringe comedy THE TRAVEL COMPANION... www.hammertonail.com/interviews/m... #Tribeca2025 #TribecaFilmFestival
unlabelledView post →MJ's @garymkramer.bsky.social is back and chatting with the filmmakers behind the anti-buddy comedy, THE TRAVEL COMPANION - which had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. #Tribeca2025 #TheTravelCompanion
unlabelledView post →Directing duo Travis Wood & Alex Mallis capture the pain, tediousness, & shame that come with trying to get a film project off the ground in their unflinching feature debut, THE TRAVEL COMPANION. M.J. O'Toole has this review from #Tribeca www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-...
unlabelledView post →my latest Tribeca dispatch covers a gnarly animated film out of Latvia (DOG OF GOD), a gripping Australian prison story with three incredible performances (INSIDE), and a breezy New York dramedy (THE TRAVEL COMPANION) doomrocket.substack.com/p/tribeca-in...
unlabelledView post →The Travel Companion (2025) is the rare friendship breakup movie that gets it right. Simon wants to finish his film, but the free plane tickets tied to his best friend may cost him everything. Painfully real, sharply observed, and quietly devastating. 🔗 sarahgvincentviews.com/movies/the-t...
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