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Bohemian Rhapsody

2018 2h 15m
Music Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
8.0/10
18,028 reviews
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Bohemian Rhapsody

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.

"Fearless lives forever."

Top Billed Cast

Rami Malek
Rami Malek
Freddie Mercury
Gwilym Lee
Gwilym Lee
Brian May
Ben Hardy
Ben Hardy
Roger Taylor
Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello
John Deacon
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Mary Austin
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
John Reid
Allen Leech
Allen Leech
Paul Prenter
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Jim Beach

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

G Gimly Verified TMDB Critic
2019-01-20

If _Bohemian Rhapsody_ is so great, why was the best part of it Tom Hollander saying a single word? Don't get me wrong, Rami Malek deserves props for the role, that much is true (less perhaps than he's been getting, but still, props). But beyond that, _Bohemian Rhapsody_ is bland, choppy, arguably even offensive. There **might** be some value in one of those sing-along type deals if you can get enough Queen fans together for one, but I'll never know, because I have no interest in re-watching this.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._...

G Gimly Verified TMDB Critic
2019-01-22

If _Bohemian Rhapsody_ is so great, why was the best part of it Tom Hollander saying a single word? Don't get me wrong, Rami Malek deserves props for the role, that much is true (less perhaps than he's been getting, but still, props). But beyond that, _Bohemian Rhapsody_ is bland, choppy, arguably even offensive. There **might** be some value in one of those sing-along type deals if you can get enough Queen fans together for one, but I'll never know, because I have no interest in re-watching this.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product....

R Richard Kirk Verified TMDB Critic
2019-02-02

Bohemian Rhapsody is not a biography of Freddie Mercury, nor a biopic of Queen. It's a story based on a selection of key events occurring between the formation of the band and their appearance at Live Aid.
As a Queen fan I found this film utterly engrossing and enjoyable. The acting brilliantly invokes the characters in the band and the music provides a thumping rhythm to carry the story along.
Queen aficionados may be affronted by the out of sequence music performances and the highly selective approach to the story telling but if you can see past that, you'll enjoy a storming film with a sp...

M Martha Verified TMDB Critic
2022-07-26

Rami was beyond superb at bringing the light that was Freddie to life again. I almost couldn't tell the difference. It was so well done. Perfection. I wish all real life bio-pics could be as heartwarming, heartbreaking, and fun as this. We miss and love you Freddie....

G GenerationofSwine Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-14

I was scared to see this, mainly because most Biopics paint people in an absolutely horrible light and Queen was one of my favorite bands and Freddie one of my favorite rock vocalists. I was ready to rant and rave if it turned out to be a smear campaign of one of my rock heroes.

Fortunately it wasn't, it was actually a fair treatment of all of them. And, in fact, it was really generous towards May, but then he wasn't the focus of the film.

And the cast actually looked like Queen. So that is a plus. Everyone did a great job and props have to go out to Rami Malek, he would have been great ...