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Former architect Bernadette Fox seems to have it all -- a beautiful home in Seattle, a successful and loving husband, and a brilliant teenage daughter who's about to attend boarding school. When Bernadette suddenly disappears without a trace, her concerned family sets off on an exciting adventure to solve the mystery of where she might have gone.

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette offers dispiriting proof that a talented director, bestselling source material, and terrific cast can add up to far less than the sum of their parts.

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) These themes have preoccupied Linklater through his whole career -- and while Where'd You Go, Bernadette may not be one of his peaks, it shows he's still bent on approaching them in new ways. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 17, 2020 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Caroline Siede The Spool [I]n a cinematic landscape where stories of women finding themselves are too few and far between, Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a welcome gift, even if it's an imperfect one. Jan 20, 2020 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jason Bailey Flavorwire Basically a miscalculation from end to end, full of bizarre narrative turns and inexplicable craft decisions. Yet there's never any question that Linklater is fully committed, and it's hard to consider a movie "bad" that's made with this much care. Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Francesca Faccani Loud and Clear Reviews Where’d you Go Bernadette is not just the title of the film: it’s also the question it leaves the audience with. Where did the plot go? Where did all of those promising elements run away to? Rated: 2/5 Sep 21, 2024 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Paul Kanieski KSQD Community Radio Linklater’s film is a loose adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name. Fans of the novel might take exception to how loose. Chief among the changes: Bernadette is around an awful lot for a story about someone who disappears. Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies I even liked its messiness. That may be a weird compliment, but this is a weird movie, and I guess I like that about it too. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Maryle Blah movie that took too long! Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/19/19 Full Review robert G Long winding story that went no where ...Walked out thinking what was the story being told.??? Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/19 Full Review Patricia V Love the actress but not in this role.. didn’t quite follow the flow of the story line . Movie is not memorable. Forgot what it was about as soon as the lights went on. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/15/19 Full Review Gloria Beautiful story with exceptional acting by Cate Blanchett, as expected!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/19 Full Review kimberly o Good, funny. Outstanding acting! Recommend seeing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/19 Full Review Cindy Quirky, thoughtful and a bit thin on characters. Seemed that some character development early on would have helped define “why” - I thought I missed the beginning or a Part 1. I liked it. Just left me underwhelmed. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/14/19 Full Review Read all reviews

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Richard Linklater Director Cate Blanchett Bernadette Billy Crudup Elgie Kristen Wiig Audrey Emma Nelson Bee Judy Greer Dr. Janelle Kurtz
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Synopsis Former architect Bernadette Fox seems to have it all -- a beautiful home in Seattle, a successful and loving husband, and a brilliant teenage daughter who's about to attend boarding school. When Bernadette suddenly disappears without a trace, her concerned family sets off on an exciting adventure to solve the mystery of where she might have gone.

Director
Richard Linklater

Producer
Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Ginger Sledge

Screenwriter
Richard Linklater, Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr.

Distributor
Annapurna Pictures

Production Co
Les Films Séville, Annapurna Pictures, Color Force, Detour Filmproduction, Entertainment One

Rating
PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Drug Material)

Genre
Comedy, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 2019, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 27, 2019

Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.2M

Runtime
1h 44m
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