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Penguin Bloom
Directed by
Glendyn Ivin
PG-13
2021
1h 35m
Drama
,
Biography
,
and more
6.8
66%
78%
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A family takes in an injured Magpie that makes a profound difference in their lives.
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Cast of Penguin Bloom
Naomi Watts
Sam Bloom / Producer
Andrew Lincoln
Cameron Bloom
Griffin Murray-Johnston
Noah Bloom
Felix Cameron
Rueben Bloom
Abe Clifford-Barr
Oli Bloom
Jacki Weaver
Jan
Rachel House
Gaye Hatfield
Gia Carides
Megan
Leeanna Walsman
Kylie
Lisa Hensley
Bron
Randolph Fields
Skater
Glendyn Ivin
Director
Shaun Grant
Writer
Cameron Bloom
Writer
Harry Cripps
Writer
Bradley Trevor Greive
Writer
Emma Cooper
Producer
Steve Hutensky
Producer
Bruna Papandrea
Producer
Jodi Matterson
Producer
Penguin Bloom Ratings & Reviews
Newsday
Robert Levin
There's a thin line between feel-good entertainment and hokum. While Penguin Bloom never quite slips into the latter, it comes awfully close.
Common Sense Media
Jennifer Green
True story about trauma, grief is intense but uplifting.
Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation
Austin Burke
Tragic and uplifting, Penguin Bloom overcomes unnecessary story elements to find emotional resonance.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
While it's all a bit on the nose, that nose will be running, and hankies coming.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Watts is such a chameleon of an actress, such a pro at slipping into a vast array of roles without drawing attention to the mechanics of her work, that we almost take for granted how damn good she is - and she delivers beautiful and resonant work as Sam.
New York Post
Johnny Oleksinski
There is bloom for improvement.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
Penguin Bloom director Glendyn Ivin doesn't honey-coat the difficulties faced by Sam or her family, which is one of his film's virtues.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
An uneven Netflix showcase for producer-star Naomi Watts, one that never entirely gets off the ground.
RogerEbert.com
Christy Lemire
But despite its feel-good formula, Penguin Bloom still manages to inspire and impress, thanks to some striking visuals and strong performances, namely from star Naomi Watts.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Aided by its deft performances, the film manages its tricky emotional territory with aplomb, rarely dipping into sentimentality or easy conciliations.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Underscores every sentiment and tugs every heartstring with wincing insistence.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
The movie won't stop treating you like an idiot.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
It's not where the story is headed that matters as much as the path it takes to get there, and "Penguin Bloom" largely avoids the overly sentimentalized traps into which stories like this tend to fall. Once it takes flight, it has earned its wings.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
In this era of increased calls for more authentic and inclusive representation onscreen, Watts' casting seems, at the very least, outdated.
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
The film sensitively focusses on a mother who has lost the ability to mother... Loose ends are held together by Watts who gives the film a certain state of grace.
Collider
Perri Nemiroff
The Bloom family's willingness to share their story could boost your spirits and serve as a very effective reminder of what we can overcome with the people we love.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
"Penguin Bloom" meanders a bit before coming in to land. The path there might be predictable, but there is still something beautiful when it really takes flight.
Variety
Tomris Laffly
It's thanks to Watts' measured performance that Glendyn Ivin's based-on-a-true-story film... mostly avoids the pitfalls of dated and offensive inspiration-porn movies of yore that supply nothing but uplifting fodder to the able-bodied.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Naomi Watts and Andrew Lincoln bring dignity and seriousness to what might've been a painfully sappy tale of rebirth...
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
It treats a very emotional, layered situation with blunt, on-the-nose storytelling.
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