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Two Hollywood heavyweights, one legendary stuntman. The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, directed by David Fincher from a script by Quentin Tarantino, brings Brad Pitt back to the role that won him an Oscar. It opens in IMAX theaters on November 25, 2026 for an exclusive two-week run, then arrives on Netflix on December 23.
Watch the Cliff Booth trailer
Netflix’s official trailer, released September 21 after first playing in theaters, has passed 32 million views on YouTube. It opens by reminding us of Cliff’s most infamous claim to fame, his fight with Bruce Lee, and it also answers the big question about Rick Dalton, with Cliff joking that Rick got too fat for him to double anymore.
What is The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth about?
It’s 1977, eight years after the Manson-era events of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Cliff is scraping by doing odd jobs around Los Angeles when talent agent Karen Crosby calls him about Charlie Peters, a TV star known for doing his own stunts. That job pulls Cliff into Charlie’s world, and into the path of the Verdusco brothers, a pair of gangsters causing chaos across the city. Where the first film played like a Hollywood fairy tale, this one is pitched as a full-on crime story.
Cliff Booth cast
- Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth
- Elizabeth Debicki as Karen Crosby
- Scott Caan as Charlie Peters
- Carla Gugino as Toni
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Roderick “Hot Rod” Harrison
- Peter Weller in a supporting role
Why Fincher, not Tarantino?
Tarantino wrote the script but famously plans to make only ten films as director. Instead, he let Pitt take the screenplay to David Fincher, Pitt’s collaborator on Se7en, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Tarantino fans also get a bonus: his novelization, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, is due in bookstores on December 8.
Netflix’s first IMAX movie
This is a notable release strategy. It’s Netflix’s first film to get an exclusive IMAX run before streaming, a big shift for a company that has historically kept theatrical releases small. If it performs well in that two-week window, expect Netflix to try the same approach with more of its biggest films.
Cliff Booth release dates at a glance
- IMAX theaters: November 25, 2026 (two-week exclusive run)
- Netflix: December 23, 2026
- Tarantino’s novel: December 8, 2026
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Sources: Netflix, ScreenCrush, TheWrap, What’s on Netflix.