Goodbye June

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Goodbye June

R

2025

1h 54m

Holiday

Drama

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The film takes place just before Christmas, when an unexpected turn in their mother's health thrusts four adult siblings and their exasperating father into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms -- with biting humor, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.

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Critics Consensus

A family affair both on screen and behind the camera, Kate Winslet's directorial debut stacks the deck for tears a little too lopsidedly, but honest performances help put this drama's heart firmly in the right place.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

Jan 2

"Goodbye June” is far from a catastrophe, but it’s perhaps a greater sin that the film would be far more interesting if it were.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Jan 2

2.5/5

It’s a story open to the syrupy and the sentimental, and it can’t quite escape the formulaic, despite an overqualified supporting cast...giving their all to the reconciliation dynamic underpinning the plot.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Dec 29

2/4

Goodbye June has some fine qualities, but it's flat when it should be compelling.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Jan 21

This depressing holiday drama is predictable, emotionally draining, and ultimately forgettable.

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Steve Murray

ArtsATL

Jan 14

Here’s one more example of a great cast unable to salvage bad material.

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Whang Yee Ling

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Jan 10

2/5

The sterling ensemble renders watchable a middling melodrama that is far beneath what its members are capable of.

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David

Dec 23

Great acting, Helen Mirren at her best. Kate winslet also. Great story line and brought tears to my eyes.

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peter g

Dec 14

It’s a tear jerk for sure but I sobbed and laughed from beginning to end! Great story, great cast (Helen, Kate and Toni) and perfect flow and timing! I put it in my holiday movie category faves including Home For The Holidays and The Family Stone. I am excited to see what else Kate and her son have to collaborate on together.

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Ann W

@Doxiegirl 12h

Slow moving and overly heavy plot with a mishmash of underwhelming, stereotypical characters in a depressing hospital backdrop. Almost impossible to squander the magnificence of Helen Mirren, but this movie manages to do so.

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L

@Loveamoan 2d

I cried and laughed (mostly cried) all the way through this movie! It’s a proper tearjerker with a lot of relatable situations. As a nurse I felt this portrayed perfectly the caring side that goes on behind the door when you are one to one with the patient. Beautifully made along with a fantastic cast.

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Simon B

@Simon_BBBBB 3d

Odd movie where usually excellent actors look wooden but over play their characters . Whole thing felt fake. Switched off before the end.

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Lucile F

@lucile_fl 4d

Touching but uneventful

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Kate Winslet

Julia

Toni Collette

Helen

Johnny Flynn

Connor

Andrea Riseborough

Molly

Timothy Spall

Bernie

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Synopsis

The film takes place just before Christmas, when an unexpected turn in their mother's health thrusts four adult siblings and their exasperating father into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms -- with biting humor, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.

Director: Kate Winslet
Producer: Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet
Screenwriter: Joe Anders
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Working Title Films, Netflix
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Holiday, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 54m

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