Story of an elderly man walking to heal a friend and himself.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 9, 2025

Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton bring a quiet power to this moving tale.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 11, 2024

Dawns, sunsets, and horizons of the lovely English countryside and distinctive towns frame Harold Fry’s moving experience, beautiful looking and touching, without being sentimental or mawkish. Broadbent is heartbreaking and heartwarming.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 27, 2024

Even the sterling work of Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton... can’t entirely overcome the mawkishness and manipulation at the center of the movie.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 26, 2024

Jim Broadbent warms your soul in a beautiful and heartfelt portrayal of a kind man's reckoning with tragic loss. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry addresses the profound journey of life through a hopeful and honest lens.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 24, 2024

Directed by Hettie Macdonald and adapted from Rachel Joyce’s novel, the film presents itself as a well-intentioned stroll that ultimately feels longer than a trek to Mordor.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 21, 2024

With its appropriate leisurely pace, the film relies on crowd-pleasing sentimentality, yet it also builds an emotional potency beneath its quirky surface.

| Sep 20, 2024

Performance, direction, writing, cinematography all work together to make this a film that will sneak up on you and open your heart to forgiveness and possibility.

| Sep 20, 2024

A well-intentioned coming of death and life retrospective led by the steadfast Jim Broadbent

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 20, 2024

THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY is a lovely movie with many meaningful themes. Harold isn’t necessarily a hero, but Broadbent certainly makes him seem like one.

| Sep 20, 2024

The premise of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY is perhaps a bit far-fetched. But in the incredibly capable hands of the great Jim Broadbent and the equally adept Penelope Wilton --- this adventure does not seem so ludicrous.

| Sep 20, 2024

Just because a tale rambles ... doesn't mean it has to be aimless, but the manipulative mysteries and stretched-thin ideas make this one feel that way.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 20, 2024

When twinned with the overly inspirational vibe to the narrative and visual style, however well crafted, it creates a film whose sentiments are earnest but whose execution is flimsy at best and borders on manipulative at worst.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 18, 2024

Even a dependable and likeable lead actor cannot lift this slight, feel-good film above its shallow messaging

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 20, 2023

A feelgood fable as twee as its title.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 14, 2023

Well-regarded books don't always make a smooth transition to the screen.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 9, 2023

Broadbent never puts a blistered foot wrong in an unassuming road movie that rues a wasted life, but offers a second chance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 7, 2023

Broadbent is terrific, but everyone in front of and behind the camera is making smart decisions, every step of the way.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 2, 2023

It's a non-religious pilgrim story about the power of hope and faith. A movie that celebrates everyday joys and human connection. The perfect pick-me-up tonic for tough times.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 5, 2023

It’s a surprisingly frank look at a certain British way of life, polite and unassuming but hiding debilitating levels of repression, a harsh reality that Harold’s momentum can only partially conceal.

| May 4, 2023