Is This Thing On?
6.7
As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.
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Cast
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Will Arnett
Alex Novak
Known for
BoJack Horseman
The Lego Batman Movie
Laura Dern
Tess Novak
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Andra Day
Christine
Known for
The Deliverance
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Bradley Cooper
Balls
Known for
The Hangover
American Sniper
Christine Ebersole
Marilyn
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
Amadeus
Ciarán Hinds
Jan
Known for
Rome
The Woman in Black
Amy Sedaris
Kemp
Known for
BoJack Horseman
The Mandalorian
Sean Hayes
Stephen
Known for
The Bucket List
Monsters University
Scott Icenogle
Geoffrey
Also in
Will & Grace
Blake Kane
Felix
No other roles listed
Calvin Knegten
Jude
Also in
F#$& You Old Man
Sotto Voce
Peyton Manning
Laird
Known for
Ferdinand
Bradley Cooper Director · Will Arnett Screenplay Mark Chappell Screenplay
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $15M · United States release December 19, 2025
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,134,166
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Searchlight Pictures
Production · Studio
Archery Pictures
Production
Lea Pictures
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 10, 2025
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · December 19, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · February 10, 2026
Digital
United States
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Twin Cities Film Fest
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Hawai’i International Film Festival
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
December 7, 2025 · Premiere · Sun Valley Film Festival
December 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
March 20, 2026 · Digital · Hulu
American Samoa
February 9, 2026 · Digital
Argentina
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Austria
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 2, 2026 · Premiere · Ostend Film Festival
February 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
May 13, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 29, 2026 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
France
February 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
May 12, 2026 · Digital
Greece
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Guam
February 10, 2026 · Digital
Guatemala
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 16, 2025 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
February 26, 2026 · Limited theatrical
June 10, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
June 23, 2026 · Digital · iTunes / Apple TV
Italy
April 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
April 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
February 10, 2026 · Digital
Peru
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
February 10, 2026 · Digital
February 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
April 28, 2026 · Digital · Rakuten TV / TVOD
Singapore
March 20, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
South Africa
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 2026 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 12, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Türkiye
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
February 10, 2026 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
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