THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (2026)
Film · Drama, Comedy, Thriller
One to see, ifif you prefer David Fincher’s cold, clinical precision over the sun-drenched nostalgia of the original film.
A dark, methodical deep dive into the seedy underbelly of the studio system, trading the nostalgic haze of the original for David Fincher’s clinical precision. It is a slow-burn noir that demands full attention as it unspools a complex web of betrayal.
What it is about
Eight years after the events of Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood, Cliff Booth returns to a changing Los Angeles. Now working as a fixer in the shadows of the Hollywood studio system, Cliff finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of secrets, crimes and betrayals that will test everything he knows about loyalty and survival.
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What THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH is like, and who it is for
What it is like to watch
Watching this feels like stepping out of a hazy afternoon and into a refrigerated darkroom. The pace is deliberate and rhythmic, swapping the shaggy, anecdotal structure of its predecessor for a tense, forensic exploration of 1970s Los Angeles. It possesses an exacting intensity, where every frame feels calculated and every conversation carries a hidden threat.
Who it is for, and who should skip it
This is for viewers who enjoy meticulous procedural thrillers and the specific, weathered charisma of Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth. However, fans of Tarantino’s talkative, pop-culture-obsessed style should skip it; Fincher’s approach is far more austere and humourless. The central caveat is that it lacks the warm, breezy escapism that defined the character's first appearance.
The right evening for it
It suits a quiet evening where you can give the screen your undivided attention. It is a film for a rainy night when you want to be immersed in a dense, uncompromising mystery.
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How THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH leaves you
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Expect to come away feeling chilled and perhaps a bit cynical, carrying the weight of a world where loyalty is a liability and everyone is hiding something behind a polished facade.
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Questions people ask
- When does THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH come out?
- THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH opens in cinemas on 25 November 2026 in Ireland, the US and the UK, and 26 November 2026 in Australia. It is a limited release, so not every cinema will show it.
- Is THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH a tense film?
- Yes. On Watchlist Boosted it is tagged Tense, with an authentic streak. A dark, methodical deep dive into the seedy underbelly of the studio system, trading the nostalgic haze of the original for David Fincher’s clinical precision. It is a slow-burn noir that demands full attention as it unspools a complex web of betrayal.
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