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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Directed by Peter Hewitt · 1991 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey worth watching?

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) earns a 63% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (70%) responded more warmly than critics (58%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

63%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

58% Critic Score
70% Audience
60 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.3
6.2 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 33m
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Alex Winter , William Sadler , Joss Ackland , Pam Grier , George Carlin , Amy Stoch , Jim Martin , Hal Landon Jr. , Annette Azcuy
Language
English

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Critics were divided or negative (58%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (70%).
  • Celluloid Score 63% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey worth watching?

Yes — Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey earns a 63% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Death, hell, and Wyld Stallyns — Reeves returns for the most inventively weird Bill & Ted sequel.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (70%) responded more warmly than critics (58%).

What is Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey about?

Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

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