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The Travellers (2025)

Name: The Travellers
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-10-09
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown, Susie Porter, Celia Massingham, Nicholas Hammond

The Travellers (2025), directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Luke Bracey and Bryan Brown.

10/09/2025 BR Drama 1h 37m

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Stephen Seary, a stage designer, returns to Australia to visit his dying mother, but a quick trip descends into family tensions, past conflicts, and romantic complications, jeopardizing his return to Europe and the opera that awaits.

Peter JamesCinematography
Bruce BeresfordDirector, Writer
Mark WarnerEditing
Kelvin MunroProducer

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The Travellers is a 2025 Australian drama film written and directed by Bruce Beresford.

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The Travellers is a 2025 Australian drama film written and directed by Bruce Beresford.

Plot

The Travellers follows Stephen Seary, a successful stage designer, who returns to his small hometown in Australia to say goodbye to his dying mother. What was to be a quick trip descends into chaos, drama, and at times funny moments as Stephen navigates family responsibilities, a difficult relationship with his father, old friends & past lovers, all while trying to return to Europe for a major opera contract.

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Production

The Travellers, an Ambience Entertainment production was shot in August - September 2024 in various locations across Perth, Western Australia and the Avon region capturing the landscapes and untouched nearby country towns.

Release

On 2 July 2025 the first trailer for the film was released and it was announced that the film will open in theatres in Australia on 9 October 2025.

Critical response

Film Ink rated the film 14 out of 20, stating that it is "a cozy comedy-drama". The Age said there are "passages of light and shade finely etched in a poignantly funny film". Richard Wilkinson, Nine Entertainment Editor said the film is "a triumph... a timeless story beautifully told" in an interview with Bryan Brown and Bruce Beresford on A Current Affairs. Ruari Elkington from The Conversation also gave the film a positive review stating, those who see the film "will be rewarded with a gently unfurling yarn that delivers on the promise of Beresford's and Brown's brand of prestige Australian drama." He went on to say that "there won't be five other titles much like The Travellers in Australian cinemas this year, or any other year."

The Australian declared the film "an exquisite gift from the legendary Bruce Beresford" rating it 4 out of 5. Nikki Gemmell gave the film a positive review, calling Luke Bracey's performance "a revelation". Sandra Hall of the Sydney Morning Herald praised Bryan Brown's performance stating he was "a joy to watch" and that the film was "poignantly funny." Sandra rated the film 4 out of 5 stars.

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The Travellers at IMDb

Text from The Travellers (2025 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travellers_(2025_film)

Trivia

It premiered on October 9, 2025, a Thursday.
It runs 1h37 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on HBO Max.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosAmbience Entertainment, Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Screen NSW
CountriesAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Peter James Cinematography
Bruce Beresford Director
Mark Warner Editing
Kelvin Munro Producer
Matthew Street Producer
Michael Boughen Producer
George Ellis Original music
Bruce Beresford Writer

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What is The Travellers about?

The Travellers: Stephen Seary, a stage designer, returns to Australia to visit his dying mother, but a quick trip descends into family tensions, past conflicts, and romantic complications, jeopardizing his return to Europe and the opera that awaits.

Who directed The Travellers?

The Travellers was directed by Bruce Beresford in 2025.

Who stars in The Travellers?

The cast of The Travellers includes Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown, Susie Porter, Celia Massingham and Nicholas Hammond.

How long is The Travellers?

The Travellers runs for 97 minutes, or 1h37.

Where can I watch The Travellers?

The Travellers is available on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.