Bonus Track is a 2023 British musical coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Julia Jackman, in her feature directorial debut, based on an original story by Josh O'Connor, who also appears in the film, and Mike Gilbert, who wrote the screenplay.
In 2006, George Bobbin, a 16-year-old who lives in a small English town and dreams of becoming a pop star, meets Max, the son of a famous musical duo.
[6] In July 2024, it was reported that Sunrise Films had acquired US rights and was planning a theatrical and digital release in October.
[7] Nikki Baughan of Screen Daily found the film laden with teenage romantic comedy clichés, and the 2006 setting "not entirely realistic", but wrote that "two charming lead performances, and a largely positive depiction of adolescent homosexuality ... should chime with its intended teen audience".
[8] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found the film "sweet-natured and engagingly laid-back, if a bit televisual and reliant on that time-honoured staple that dates from Richard Curtis's Love Actually", giving it three out of five stars.