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Film · 2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Directed by Simon Curtis · starring Vicki Pepperdine, Nick Blakeley and Domhnall Gleeson

  • 1 h 47 min
  • PG
  • Biography · Drama · Family
  • UKUSA
  • Released in the UK 28 September 2017
  • 6.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.2 Users2 votes
  • 6.0 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

'Goodbye Christopher Robin' tells the story of famous children's story writer A. A. Milne and his relationship with his son, Christopher Robin, whose games and iconic stuffed animals inspired the author to write one of the most well-known children's stories of all time: 'Winnie The Pooh'. A. A. Milne's approach to the success of his books opposes his son's naive and infantile vision bringing us a unique point of view that showcases the magic of a little boy's games in contrast to adult's reality. Together with his mother Daphne and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin will embark on a magical journey with his animal friends who will come to life before his very own eyes. The film not only highlights the success of the authors work, but also reveals the strain the family felt over their new-found fame.

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The essentials

Runtime
107 min1 hour and 47 minutes
Box office
£1.7min UK
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is Goodbye Christopher Robin?
1 hour and 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Goodbye Christopher Robin released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 28 September 2017.
Who directed Goodbye Christopher Robin?
Simon Curtis.
Who is in Goodbye Christopher Robin?
It stars Vicki Pepperdine, Nick Blakeley, Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie.
Where can I watch Goodbye Christopher Robin?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Disney+ and on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Goodbye Christopher Robin make?
It took £1.7 million in UK.
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Cast

Full cast (22)
Director
Simon Curtis
Writers
Frank Cottrell Boyce, Simon Vaughan
Producers
Steve Christian, Simon Curtis, Simon Vaughan

Videos and trailers

All 3 videos
'Goodbye Christopher Robin' trailer 1:421 August 2017

Photos and posters

All 2 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
7.2 2 votes

What the critics say average 6.0 from 4

  • 8.0 The TelegraphSheri Linden Yet Goodbye Christopher Robin moves far away from the glossy whimsy of Miss Potter or nostalgia of Finding Neverland. Read
  • 7.0 The WrapAlonso Duralde No one?s going to accuse Goodbye Christopher Robin of subtlety or of rewriting the biopic rules, but it does dare to go darker than most films like it. Read
  • 6.0 The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden It's the chemistry between Domhnall Gleeson and newcomer Will Tilston, as the awkwardly matched father and son, that makes the movie more than a mélange of inept parenting and Tigger too. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • UK £1.7m

Soundtrack

All 8 songs
  1. 2 Waltzes, Op. 54: Waltz No. 1: Moderato in A MajorVlach Quartet Prague Spotify
  2. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B: 91: III Romanza: Andante Con MottoVlach Quartet Prague Spotify
  3. The Object of My AffectionThe Boswell Sisters, Published Bourne Co Spotify
  4. A Man and His DreamAl Bowlly, Published Chester Music Limited trading as Campbell Connelly, Co Spotify

Trivia

All 8 facts

  • Collaboration

    This is the third time that Domhnall Gleeson and Kelly Macdonlands work together in a film, after 'Anna Karenina' and 'Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Part 2'.

  • Meeting again

    This is Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie's second time working together, after 'About Time'.

  • Locations

    The film's locations have been entirely shot in the U.K.

  • The Christopher Robin Milne's real life

    The film's depiction of Christopher Robin Milne's relationship with his parents is fairly accurate. In real life, C.R. never actually forgave his father for exploiting him (perhaps inadvertantly) to sell books. Instead, he learned to accept what had happened, and lived with it until he died in 1996. His relationship with his mother was worse; she also disapproved of the woman C.R. eventually married. After A.A. Milne died in 1956, C.R. had almost no contact with his mother until she died 15 years later. C.R.'s only child, his daughter, Claire, was born with Cerebral Palsy. She died in 2012, at age 56.

  • C. R. Milne and the Rolling Stones

    A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, and C.R. Milne, Christopher Robin, lived on Cotchford Farm in East Sussex. It was also the last home of the Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, and where Jones drowned in his swimming pool on July 3rd, 1969. He was 27, the same age as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and many more famous people.

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