Daniela Forever

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Daniela Forever

R

2025

1h 58m

Sci-Fi

Romance

Drama

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Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he's offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means--and whether he's ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal), Daniela Forever is a sci-fi journey through love, loss, and illusion.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Jul 15

1.5/4

A baffling disappointment, a sci-fi mindbender with echoes of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Inception,” but no idea what to do with its many ideas or what it’s ultimately trying to say.

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

Jul 10

C

As this somewhat overlong film continues on, it becomes increasingly shapeless, finally succumbing to the sort of soupy sentimentality it’s trying to critique.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Jul 10

The philosophical window dressing — would you rather your loved one live a better life if it meant living without you? — doesn’t play to Vigalondo’s strengths.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Jan 9

4/5

... things get truly interesting as the expectation of the story and Vigalondo’s intention collide into something simultaneously whimsical and soul-crushingly dark.

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Juan Barquin

MovieWeb

Oct 8

4/5

Vigalondo’s commitment to forcing the audience into the same role as Nicolas is what makes Daniela Forever so compelling.

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Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)

Women Write About Comics

Aug 20

The story was precise, the rules of the world were clear, and when they were muddied, there were obvious reasons for it. The individual stakes for the characters were high. There were plenty of heart-felt moments and a fair few laugh-out-loud ones, too.

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Nicolas J

@RT04474315 Dec 27

A deeply frustrating film: overlong, messy, and saddled with atrocious production design. Vigalondo has demonstrated wit before (Colossal, Timecrimes), but he continues to fall short where it matters most: substance and style. Clever ideas aren’t enough when execution remains this unfocused. At their best, his films feel like a great night with your stoner friends. At their worst, those stoner friends are over forty, going nowhere, and still repeating the same jokes.

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Moody C

@MoodyC Jul 16

Daniella Forever is a movie with a message but just took awfully long to deliver it with a meandering, somewhat repetitive storyline. Needs better editing. And why does Golding never get the girl? First, Emilia Clarke, now this girl, ouch. It’s a movie that asks if it’s better to live without someone you love if you know the ending will be cut short for her. I’m not sure it’s as clever as director thinks because paths are infinite. He knows one path is bad but what about others?

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 11

Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $6,400.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he's offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means--and whether he's ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal), Daniela Forever is a sci-fi journey through love, loss, and illusion.

Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Producer: Nahikari Ipina, Nacho Vigalondo, Benoit Roland, Leire Apellaniz
Screenwriter: Nacho Vigalondo
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales, XYZ Films, Señor & Señora, Wrong Men, Mediacrest
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4K
Runtime: 1h 58m

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