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Pillion

6.5(357)20251h 47m7

Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1M
Box office
$6.6M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • dark comedy
  • biker
  • male homosexuality
  • devotion
  • bdsm
  • lgbt
  • submission
  • shocking
  • dominance submissiveness
  • biker band
  • barbershop quartet

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United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival29 Aug 2025
    • PremiereNew York Film Festival4 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)NR6 Feb 2026
    • Theatrical (limited)NRLimited expansion20 Feb 2026
    • Digital / OTTR31 Mar 2026
    • Digital / OTTRHBO Max5 Jun 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival18 Oct 2025
    • PremiereIris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival19 Oct 2025
    • PremiereInverness Film Festival8 Nov 2025
    • PremiereInternational Film Festival Glasgow15 Nov 2025
    • Theatrical1828 Nov 2025
    • Digital / OTT1812 Jan 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremierePerth Festival9 Feb 2026
    • PremiereMardi Gras Film Festival13 Feb 2026
    • TheatricalR 18+19 Feb 2026
    • PremiereBendigo PRIDE Festival19 Apr 2026
    • PhysicalR 18+10 Jun 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereVancouver International Film Festival10 Oct 2025
    • PremiereFestival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal11 Oct 2025
    • PremiereImage+Nation Festival Film LGBT2SQueer Montreal21 Nov 2025
    • Theatrical13 Feb 2026
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival17 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical27 Mar 2026
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereOstend Film Festival31 Jan 2026
    • PremierePinX LGBTQIA+ Filmfestival1 Feb 2026
    • PremiereFestival Genres d'à Côté26 Feb 2026
    • Theatrical164 Mar 2026
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT18VOD10 Jul 2026
  • BulgariaBG

    • PremiereKinomania Film Festival15 Nov 2025
    • TheatricalX6 Feb 2026
  • CroatiaHR

    • PremiereZagreb Film Festival11 Nov 2025
  • CyprusCY

    • PremiereQueer Wave: The Cyprus LGBTQIA+ Film Festival26 Sept 2026
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+26 Mar 2026
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1526 Feb 2026

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Pillion was released on 28 November 2025.

Audience reviews

4
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/4/2025

    7/10

    When barbershop quartet crooner “Colin” (Harry Melling) ends up paying for some crisps in the pub for a biker he doesn’t even know, he immediately becomes smitten. This is despite the fact that the white-leather clad “Ray” (Alexander Skarsgård) barely gave him a second glance, though he did give him a Christmas card with a phone number. “Colin” can hardly contain himself and agrees to “take the dog for a walk” on Chr…

  • B

    Brent Marchant

    2/15/2026

    4/10

    There’s a big difference between celebrating an alternative lifestyle and giving license to an abusive relationship, but, sadly, the debut feature from writer-director Harry Lighton doesn’t seem to know the difference. This sexually explicit “romance” (a term I use with measured reservation) follows the experience of Colin (Harry Melling), a shy gay adult who still lives with his parents and has trouble getting dates…

  • C

    claristo

    6/1/2026

    4/10

    I respect what this was trying to be but it took a very negative turn as it becomes more clear throughout the movie how under-negotiated and communicated their relationship is, which just ends in an absolute disaster. I made it about 3/4 of the way through the movie in hopes it would resolve and then just googled the ending because it wasn't improving and I was kinda icked out. negotiate kinks and be clear on what yo…

  • M

    Martin Oaks

    8/5/2026

    6/10

    **The subversion of the romantic melodrama** "Pillion" is the feature debut of British director Harry Lighton, a rather dark comedy-drama that offers a modern adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones's acclaimed novel "Box Hill". Sidestepping the easy tropes of conventional romance, the film delves into the power dynamics and submission within a rarely depicted subculture. Colin (played by the wonderfully eccentric Harry …

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