Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Bugonia end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Bugonia easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Bugonia

Name: Bugonia
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy
Released: 2025
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Produced by Element Pictures, Square Peg

2025119 min7.3 / 10

A darkly comedic satire that weaponizes paranoia and absurdism to interrogate capitalism, conspiracy thinking, and the blurred line between delusion and justified alarm.

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

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Questions people ask

Is Bugonia scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Bugonia end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Bugonia easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Bugonia sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Bugonia violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.