Goodbye June

"A good goodbye... It's all that matters."

2025 1h 56m EN

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6.5

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64%

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6.7

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★6.5TMDB · 163🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 9,122

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Synopsis

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Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

“A good goodbye... It's all that matters.”

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Cast

Helen Mirren
June
Toni Collette
Helen
Johnny Flynn
Connor
Andrea Riseborough
Molly
Timothy Spall
Bernie
Kate Winslet
Julia
Fisayo Akinade
Nurse Angel
Stephen Merchant
Jerry

Credits

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Director: Kate Winslet
Writers: Joe Anders
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released last year.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Kate Winslet, shot by Alwin H. Küchler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ben Harlan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Helen Mirren and Toni Collette and Johnny Flynn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A good goodbye... It's all that matters.".

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IMDB entry: tt35766629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kate Winslet directs. Alwin H. Küchler behind the camera. Ben Harlan scores. Lucia Zucchetti cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released last year.
2Directed by Kate Winslet, shot by Alwin H. Küchler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ben Harlan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Helen Mirren and Toni Collette and Johnny Flynn carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A good goodbye... It's all that matters.".
7IMDB entry: tt35766629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alwin H. Küchler
Original score: Ben Harlan
Editing: Lucia Zucchetti
Production design: Alison Harvey
Costume design: Grace Clark
Makeup / hair: Ivana Primorac
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Goodbye June (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 54/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 9,122 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2025-12-20
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/goodbye-june-movie-review-kate-winslet-and-a-powerhouse-cast-elevate-conventional-sentimentalism/ "Goodbye June presents itself as an intimate study of the fragility of family ties, balancing Kate Winslet's sensitive and atmospheric direction with overwhelming performances from a cast that elevates archetypes into deeply human figures. Although the narrative follows conventional paths, the movie triumphs by transforming loss into an emotional laboratory where pain becomes the raw material for the discovery of inner peace. In the end, it leaves the lesson that death isn't just the abrupt closing of a book, but the final chapter of a life that deserves to be read with the courage of someone who knows that love is the only thing that survives the eternal silence." Rating: B-
Brent Marchant2026-01-20
★ 6/10
When death waits in the wings, many of us would like to hope that we can say our goodbyes on our terms, even if timing doesn’t necessarily suit us. But what happens when the circumstances don’t align with our wishes, either? Is it possible to arrange things so that we can say “the good goodbyes” – sentiments profoundly expressed in the song that plays over the closing credits – that we so dearly crave? That’s the challenge put to a middle class London family in the directorial debut from actress Kate Winslet. When family matriarch June Cheshire (Helen Mirren) suffers a setback in her bout with cancer shortly before Christmas (her favorite time of year), she undergoes emergency surgery to save her life. However, even though she survives the procedure, her prognosis is bleak, leaving her with little time to settle her affairs and enjoy whatever lies ahead. But, as someone who’s accustomed to dictating her own fate, June’s in no position to do so this time, leaving matters to her family to handle. And, despite wanting the best for June, for various reasons, they’re also not in the best frame of mind to take on such a difficult task. Such conditions thus call for everyone to work together for the best possible outcome. Their efforts are thus a cross between a devoted labor of love and a painfully daunting challenge, a scenario that puts tremendous pressure on June’s husband, Bernie (Timothy Spall), and her four children, Julia (Winslet), Molly (Andrea Riseborough), Helen (Toni Collette) and Connor (Johnny Flynn). Fortunately, they have help available to them through their partners and children, as well as an attentive and empathetic oncology nurse, Angel (Fisayo Akinade), who not only tends to the needs of his patient, but also to those of all her family members. Together, this finely assembled ensemble works the story with grace, undeniable authenticity and heartfelt emotion (keep those hankies handy), despite a thinly drawn and at times clichéd narrative. The filmmaker toils mightily to make this material look better than it actually is and, truthfully, she succeeds quite capably in a number of segments. However, an underdeveloped back story, incomplete character development, occasionally trite story threads and unsuccessful attempts at comic relief that work only about half of the time keep this picture from fully living up to its potential. It’s encouraging to see that Winslet indeed possesses genuine talent behind the camera, and it’s a good bet she’s got more to show on this front. But, to truly succeed, she needs better material to work with to let those abilities shine. Let’s hope she gets that opportunity again sometime in a better vehicle to show off what she can do.