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7.5
Working Title Films

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget Jones · Bridget Jones Collection

2025 125 min R
Critic7.5
Comedy Drama Romance
Peacock Apple TV
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Overview

Now a widowed single mother, Bridget Jones juggles work, parenting and grief while being pursued by a much younger man and, just maybe, her son's science teacher.
Story 7.2
Acting 8.0
Direction 7.5
Cinematography 7.3
Music 7.5
Pacing 7.2
Originality 6.8
Emotional Impact 8.3
Overall 7.5

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

7.5 /10

Zellweger's finest Bridget

Renée Zellweger balances comedy and genuine grief, giving one of her most affecting turns as the character.

An emotional maturity

Where earlier films chased farce, this one leans into loss and moving on — and it earns its tears.

Pros

  • Renée Zellweger's heartfelt performance
  • Emotional depth about grief and moving on
  • Beloved returning cast
  • Hugh Grant's scene-stealing Daniel

Cons

  • Less laugh-out-loud than earlier films
  • Leans on familiar rom-com tropes
  • New characters less developed
Verdict A warm, bittersweet and surprisingly moving return for Bridget. Renée Zellweger anchors a more mature story about grief and second chances that gives the beloved character a graceful send-off.

AI Review

The warmest and best-reviewed Bridget Jones film — a bittersweet, grief-tinged fourth chapter led by Renée Zellweger.

A warm, bittersweet and surprisingly moving return for Bridget. Renée Zellweger anchors a more mature story about grief and second chances that gives the beloved character a graceful send-off.

Stream on Peacock in the US — ideal cozy, tissue-box viewing.

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Development

Adapted from Helen Fielding's 2013 novel; Michael Morris (To Leslie) signed on to direct.

Principal photography

Filmed in London in 2024 with the returning ensemble cast.

Release

Premiered in France on February 12, 2025 and released in the UK theatrically and on US Peacock on February 13, 2025.

Production

Development

Adapted from Helen Fielding's 2013 novel; Michael Morris (To Leslie) signed on to direct.

Principal photography

Filmed in London in 2024 with the returning ensemble cast.

Release

Premiered in France on February 12, 2025 and released in the UK theatrically and on US Peacock on February 13, 2025.

Streaming

Peacock Apple TV

Cast

Renée Zellweger Bridget Jones
Chiwetel Ejiofor Mr. Wallaker
Leo Woodall Roxster
Hugh Grant Daniel Cleaver
Emma Thompson Dr. Rawlings
Jim Broadbent Bridget's Father
Gemma Jones Bridget's Mother
Colin Firth Mark Darcy
Isla Fisher Nicolette
Nico Parker Chloe
Sarah Solemani Miranda
Josette Simon Talitha

Characters

Bridget Jones Renée Zellweger
Mr. Wallaker Chiwetel Ejiofor
Roxster Leo Woodall
Daniel Cleaver Hugh Grant
Dr. Rawlings Emma Thompson
Bridget's Father Jim Broadbent
Bridget's Mother Gemma Jones
Mark Darcy Colin Firth
Nicolette Isla Fisher
Chloe Nico Parker
Miranda Sarah Solemani
Talitha Josette Simon

Crew

Michael Morris Director
Helen Fielding Writer
Dan Mazer Writer
Abi Morgan Writer
Dustin O'Halloran Composer
Suzie Lavelle Cinematographer
Mark Day Editor
Tim Bevan Producer
Eric Fellner Producer
Jo Wallett Producer

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Original Score — Dustin O'Halloran

Trivia

  • The fourth Bridget Jones film and the highest-rated in the franchise on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Released nine years after Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).
  • Co-writer Helen Fielding, who was widowed in 2016, drew on personal experience of grief for the story.
  • Hugh Grant returns as Daniel Cleaver, despite the character being presumed dead in Bridget Jones's Baby.
  • Universal released it theatrically worldwide but sent it straight to Peacock in the United States.

Quotes

"The thing about moving on is you have to actually move."

"You don't stop loving someone just because they're gone."

Goofs

  • A few London locations shift geographically between consecutive scenes for narrative convenience.

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