Magazine Dreams

Mar 21, 2025

2h 3m

★ 6.7

Overview

Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tall Street Productions

Los Angeles Media Fund

Jennifer Fox Productions

Magazine Dreams Trailers

Cast

Killian Maddox

Jonathan Majors

Jessie

Haley Bennett

Pink Coat

Taylour Paige

William Latimore

Harrison Page

Patricia Waldron

Harriet Sansom Harris

Brad Vanderhorn

Mike O'Hearn

Ken Donaghue

Bradley Stryker

Middle Aged Man

Craig Cackowski

Jon

Justin Cuomo

Jimmy

Sonny Valicenti

Nate

Peter Ivanov

Bryce

Mark Rhino Smith

A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.

8.1

Taxi Driver

Feb 9, 1976

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

7.3

The Piano Teacher

Sep 5, 2001

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

0.0

Stage Ready

May 4, 2019

An obsessed bodybuilder who struggles with personal demons and his family’s lack of belief soon learns that achieving perfection is all he has left.

8.0

b420

Nov 17, 2005

Koey believes happiness is like a bottle of coke, it'll soon become tasteless if you don't enjoy it right away. Simon believes happiness is similar to planting trees. You need to water them everyday, and the true satisfaction comes when they blossom. Willy does not believe in happiness at all. Three lives intersect. Three totally different personalities. Three ways of experiencing life and love.

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All the Things I Should Have Said

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In the countryside, a man lives isolated from the world. More than 200 years ago, a couple puts their naïve love for each other above anything else, with tragic results. Two people form a peculiar intertemporal conversation on the meaning of loss, grief and rediscovering one’s self after a life-altering event.

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Last Set

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A young and obsessive bodybuilder contends with the cost of his sport as well as the temptation of steroids.

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Beau Ideal

Feb 23, 2026

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism and his own fractured sense of self.

7.8

Perfect Days

Nov 10, 2023

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

0.0

March the 33rd

Dec 19, 2022

It's been a long time since they have met, and when an unexpected event happens, something shifts. Uncovering what they actually meant to each other, everything seems more clear than ever.

7.3

Naked

Aug 6, 1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

7.1

Buffalo '66

Jan 20, 1998

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

4.7

The Hustler of Muscle Beach

May 16, 1980

A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat mentally challenged young man who wants to win bodybuilding championships, but needs some help and direction--and the promoter thinks he's just the one to do it.

5.7

Stay Hungry

Apr 23, 1976

A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.

6.6

May

Apr 11, 2003

A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

10.0

PITFALL

Sep 9, 2017

Amidst the horror and chaos of war, two enemies are forced into an unholy alliance in the battle for survival.

10.0

Cyn

Sep 27, 2021

Liverpool 1960. Art students, Cyn and John, find their blossoming romance in a state of flux as music and fame starts to overtake their passion.

8.1

There Will Be Blood

Dec 26, 2007

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.