Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- melancholic
- whimsical
- quirky movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charmingly crafted, willfully daft, and emotionally affecting beneath its distinctly British silliness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stephen's life in the flat is contrasted with long recollections of his continental trip, making memory his principal route beyond agoraphobia.
The film treats hoarding, gambling, social isolation, and failed travel with deliberately silly British humor while preserving their sadness.
Stephen's meticulously labeled flat and the stylized European journey give mundane objects and locations a whimsical constructed quality.
Stephen's agoraphobia and Bunny's outgoing gambling personality shape the film's central relationship and its remembered journey.
Films like Bunny and the Bull, and why
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
surreal visual whimsy, emotional memory, and a psychologically enclosed protagonist
The Mighty Boosh: Future Sailors
eccentric British humor, stylized settings, and melancholy beneath absurd comedy
The Trip
quirky road movie structure, friendship, and offbeat emotional vulnerability
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
British absurdist comedy balanced with loneliness and strange visual invention
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul King
- Release Date
- 2009-11-27
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (77)
Cast
- Edward Hogg
- Simon Farnaby
- Verónica Echegui
- Julian Barratt
- Noel Fielding
- Richard Ayoade
- Sylvia Syms
- Rich Fulcher
- Madeleine Worrall
- James Fox
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bunny and the Bull about?
- A housebound hoarder revisits a disastrous European adventure with his reckless best friend, discovering that memory may be the first step back into life.
- What is Bunny and the Bull like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bunny and the Bull as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bunny and the Bull violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Bunny and the Bull.
- What did critics think of Bunny and the Bull?
- Critics broadly found the film charmingly crafted, willfully daft, and emotionally affecting beneath its distinctly British silliness.
- Which films are like Bunny and the Bull?
- Films with a similar feel include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Mighty Boosh: Future Sailors, The Trip, and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.
- How long is Bunny and the Bull?
- Bunny and the Bull runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bunny and the Bull?
- In United States, Bunny and the Bull streams on Philo.
