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Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

October 24, 2018· 2h 15m
Directed by
Cinemagraphs Score7.8

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

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21 reviews·Last updated 1mo ago
Peak Moment

Queen delivers legendary twenty minute Live Aid Wembley performance

9.8at 2h 05m
Lowest Moment

Freddie indulges in drugs and parties in Munich isolation

5.8at 1h 35m
Biggest Swing

The film plunges from its creative peak with Bohemian Rhapsody's recording to its lowest point during Mercury's isolated Munich period, then soars to transcendent heights with the Live Aid finale.

Bohemian Rhapsody follows a classic rise-fall-redemption arc, with critics consistently praising Rami Malek's performance and the musical sequences while criticizing the sanitized script and historical liberties. The film's emotional and critical peak comes with the meticulously recreated Live Aid performance, which reviewers universally celebrated as transcendent cinema. Despite mixed critical reception overall, audiences responded enthusiastically to the film's celebration of Queen's music and Mercury's charismatic legacy.

21 reviews analyzed|Sources: Tmdb, Imdb, Guardian
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