Bugonia
It all starts with something magnificent.
2025 | 118m | English
Popularity: 43 (history)
| Director: | Yorgos Lanthimos |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Will Tracy |
| Staring: |
| Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 23, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Writer: | Will Tracy |
| Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime |
| Keywords | saving the world, capitalism, symbolism, kidnapping, paranoia, delusion, satire, remake, extraterrestrial, dark comedy, alien invasion, power politics, mental illness, disturbed, hierarchy, global threat, absurdism, political conflict, alien conspiracy, ecologism, social critique, suspenseful, intense, black comedy |
| Production Companies | Element Pictures, Fremantle, Square Peg, CJ ENM, Fruit Tree, Pith Quest Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,308,000
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 28, 2025 Entered: Aug 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Emma Stone | Michelle |
| Jesse Plemons | Teddy |
| Aidan Delbis | Don |
| Stavros Halkias | Casey |
| Alicia Silverstone | Sandy |
| J. Carmen Galindez Barrera | Ricky |
| Marc T. Lewis | Tony |
| Vanessa Eng | Corey |
| Cedric Dumornay | Chris |
| Charita Momma Cherri Jones | Tina |
| Fredricka Whitfield | Self |
| Rafael Lopez Bravo | Carlos |
| Yaisa | EMT |
| Teneise Mitchell Ellis | Detective |
| Roger Carvalho | Young Detective |
| Jerskin Fendrix | Andromedan |
| Atsushi Nishijima | Andromedan |
| Janlyn Bales | Andromedan |
| Andy Blackburn | Andromedan |
| Stella Bizirtsaki | Andromedan |
| Diana Duah | Andromedan |
| Adam Esufali | Andromedan |
| Aiecia Harper | Andromedan |
| Sally Kennington | Andromedan |
| Paul Mansell | Andromedan |
| Harith Mohammed | Andromedan |
| Zawadi Phillimore | Andromedan |
| Parvinder Shergill | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jang Joon-hwan | Original Film Writer |
| Will Tracy | Screenplay |
| Yorgos Mavropsaridis | Editor |
| Vasilis Marmatakis | Graphic Designer, Title Designer |
| Robbie Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Johnnie Burn | Music Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jennifer Venditti | Casting |
| Jerskin Fendrix | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Torsten Witte | Makeup & Hair |
| Yorgos Lanthimos | Director |
| Alexander Bracq | Stunt Double |
| Jennifer Johnson | Costume Design |
| William Sheffield | Electrician |
| Clifton Harrison | Musician |
| Anne Booty | Music Supervisor |
| Joe Rice | Music Supervisor |
| Roger Linley | Musician |
| Deborah Harding | Post Production Supervisor |
| Nick Benseman | Stunt Double |
| Monica Casey | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Reece Palmer | Props |
| Nick Baird | Dolly Grip |
| Scott Eaton | Unit Production Manager |
| Sam Tidwell | Stunts |
| Edoardo Petti | Second Assistant Director |
| Milou van der Kolff | Third Assistant Director |
| Chrissy Rosman | Production Manager |
| Eva Roelfs | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Thom Khoury Williams | Stunt Coordinator |
| Cole Brace | Grip |
| Diamond McCall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Adam Woodford | Stunt Double |
| Hayley Williams | First Assistant Director |
| Janelle Beaudry | Stunts |
| Alex Colthart | Best Boy Grip |
| Adruitha Lee | Hair Department Head |
| Abdul Basith | Stunts |
| Logan Russell | Grip |
| Emma Holt | Stunt Double |
| Matthew Smith | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Elena Riccabona | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Jonny Franklin | Gaffer |
| Liz Phillips | Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor |
| Erin Wheatland | Makeup Trainee |
| Duncan Steven | Key Grip |
| Tony Goulding | Rigging Gaffer |
| Nathan Porter | Lighting Technician |
| Adam Smart | Electrician |
| Milo Smyth | Best Boy Electric |
| Atsushi Nishijima | Still Photographer |
| Rachel Garlick | Storyboard Artist |
| Betty Woodhouse | Graphic Designer |
| Sophie Powell | Graphic Designer |
| Antonio Niculae | Concept Artist |
| Ali Bell | Additional Still Photographer |
| Daniel James-King | Stunt Double |
| Nikki Berwick | Stunt Coordinator |
| Albert Elizondo | Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist |
| Jwaundace Candece | Stunts |
| Olga Abramson | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Cristina Cretu | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Nadine Richardson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Joshua Jones | Loader |
| Filippo Maso | Second Assistant Camera |
| Calem Trevor | Loader |
| Daniella R. Baggaley | Production Supervisor |
| Pasha Mansurov | Musician |
| Hugh Brunt | Orchestrator |
| Hannah Grant | Stunt Double |
| Kevin Boyett | Set Costumer |
| Iliana Sanchez | Costumer |
| Nick Irving Allen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lili Lea Abraham | Art Direction |
| Christopher Wyatt | Art Direction |
| James Price | Production Design |
| Prue Howard | Set Decoration |
| Francesca Mauri | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Mursalim Topham | Assistant Art Director |
| Hussein Agamiri | On Set Dresser |
| Kate Walshe | Prosthetic Designer |
| Brendan Feeney | Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Effects Designer |
| Graeme Stewart | Music Editor, Scoring Mixer |
| Adam Azmy | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Keeley | Stunts |
| Nikita Mitchell | Stunts |
| Oli Parsons | Stunts |
| Aja Frary | Stunts |
| Elaina Rae Haehnle | Stunts |
| Heather Hayes | Stunts |
| Keith Adams | Stunts |
| Kevin Waterman | Stunts |
| Laurence Chavez | Stunts |
| Leesa Pate | Stunts |
| Lex D. Geddings | Stunts |
| Nick DeKay | Stunts |
| Adam A. Makin | Supervising Art Director |
| Regis Harrington | Stunts |
| Steven Ritzi | Stunts |
| Abigael Snape | Standby Art Director |
| Darren Tubby | Art Direction |
| Darren Vincent | Camera Operator |
| James France | Camera Operator |
| Steve Quan | Camera Operator |
| James Willis | Special Effects Technician |
| Tyrell Kemlo | Special Effects Technician |
| Paul Chandler | Special Effects Technician |
| James Short | Special Effects Technician |
| Morgan Kimber | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Thea Mulvey | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Darren Robinson | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Jon Moore | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Max Payn | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Jocelyn Bennett-Snewin | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Rebecca Butterworth | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Alan Scott Neal | Casting Associate |
| Daniel Wolfe | Second Unit Director |
| Harry Wheeler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| John Malaney | Gaffer |
| Paul D. Kelly | Art Direction |
| Alexander Armero | First Assistant Director |
| Sarah Carter | Set Decoration |
| Lauren Tanner | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Ramon Engle | Steadicam Operator |
| Nicholas Storm | Set Dresser |
| Kenneth Pratt | Lighting Technician |
| David McLean | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Malachi Roberts | Lighting Technician |
| Serena Reichenbaugh | Sound Mixer |
| Stathis Tsiapas | Lighting Technician |
| Callie Andreadis | Art Direction |
| Triantafyllos Omiridis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Max Behrens | Sound Effects Editor, Sound Effects Designer |
| Srdjan Kurpjel | Foley Mixer, Foley Editor |
| Niklas Matthaei | Foley Artist |
| Gadou Naudin | Foley Artist |
| Louis Naudin | Foley Mixer |
| Christabel Anderson | Foley Editor |
| Simon Carroll | Music Editor |
| Laurent Chassaigne | Foley Editor |
| Dominic Roberts | Visual Effects Producer |
| Andréa Loy | VFX Artist |
| Clément Thomasson | VFX Artist |
| Risto Puukko | VFX Artist |
| Aleksandra Stojanović | Foley Artist |
| Zoe Schneidereit | Visual Effects Editor |
| Greg Fisher | Colorist |
| Che Panoussopoulos | First Assistant Editor |
| Neil Leachman | Dialogue Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lowe | Producer |
| Ed Guiney | Producer |
| Kasia Malipan | Co-Producer |
| Lars Knudsen | Producer |
| Ari Aster | Producer |
| Yorgos Lanthimos | Producer |
| Jerry Kyoungboum Ko | Producer |
| Miky Lee | Producer |
| Yoon Sang-hyun | Executive Producer |
| Khan Kwon | Executive Producer |
| Mark Byrne | Executive Producer |
| Christian Vesper | Executive Producer |
| Seb Shorr | Executive Producer |
| Jang Joon-hwan | Executive Producer |
| Rhee Han-dae | Executive Producer |
| Shawn Goehl | Co-Executive Producer |
| Ellie Nayoung Park | Co-Executive Producer |
| Will Greenfield | Co-Producer |
| Emma Stone | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 6 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 99 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 66 | 296 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 17 | 491 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 91 | 599 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 21 | 184 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 547 | 656 |
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6.0
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/bugonia-review/ "Bugonia functions primarily as a stage for the memorable performances of Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, who carry the movie with intensity and charisma. Although Yorgos Lanthimos maintains his cohesive visual style and the tonal ... balance between black comedy and violence, the discursive and predictable approach to its central themes — humanity, corruption, paranoia, inequality — prevents it from achieving the complex resonance of his best films. Something didn't quite click in the narrative execution, but it remains a peculiar and entertaining experience, albeit with a short-lived thematic impact. It leaves us with the message that, sometimes, the most fearsome monsters don't come from space, but rather from the reflection we find in the mirror." Rating: B-
Oct 10, 2025