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A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

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Satirizing Brat Summer and the pitfalls of pop stardom, The Moment is a mockumentary that could've used sharper barbs, but Charli XCX acquits herself well as a presence that can bind even an unwieldy movie together.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

3h

2/5

Perhaps Charli intended this as her Hard Day’s Night, but what she and Zamiri have turned in is more like an infinitely glummer Spice World.

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Stephen A. Russell

Time Out

2d

A blistering take-down of the social media-driven celebrity culture, The Moment combines the anxiety-inducing mayhem of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and the omnishambles clusterfuck of The Thick of It.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

Feb 10

Winks at the slight but important difference between artistry and stardom. In “The Moment,” Charli isn’t ripping her contemporaries. Rather, she’s acknowledging that many musicians entertain without actually saying anything interesting.

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Dan Scully

ScullyVision

1h

Often clever, and decidedly no-holds-barred, even if it leads to an unoriginal, painfully didactic ending.

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Violeta Kovacsics

Otroscines.com

5h

2.5/5

What results is not so much a tension between reality and fiction, but between cinema and audiovisual media. And in that context, the eminently cinematic actors are the best thing about the film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

10h

7/10

It’s not as original or boundary pushing as some might be expecting from Charli XCX, but overall, The Moment captures a cultural… well, moment, from a darker perspective.

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hunter

4h

Amazing acting skills and unique approach to document events.

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Jonathan MacKay

21h

Loved it! It really felt like an insight of the music industry

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Kristen S

2d

funny, honest, brilliant

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Jodi M

2d

Terrible acting, slow and boring. Plus the flashing lights were so annoying.

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Alma

3d

i love you charli!!! took me through such intensity within emotions, this film sits with me fervidly and i cant wait to rhapsodize about it!!

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Michael K

3d

Strange movie if you weren't a fan or into the niche, wonderfully amusing drama with a touch of personal vulnerability and honesty hidden in a comedic meta commentary.

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The Moment: Exclusive Clip - Johannes and Celeste Brawl

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Charli XCX & Aiden Zamiri Break Down a Scene from 'The Moment'

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Synopsis

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

Director: Aidan Zamiri
Producer: David Hinojosa, Charli XCX
Screenwriter: Aidan Zamiri, Bertie Brandes
Distributor: A24
Production Co: 2AM, Studio365
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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