The Birthday Trip (2026)
Director: James Robert Woods
Cast: Josephine Starte, Luke Jacobz, David Quirk, Nicola Frew, Annelise Hall
Did you know? The film’s remote "Southern Highlands farmstay" was actually a single sprawling mansion in rural New South Wales, where the cast and crew were so isolated that they had to share a communal generator, leading to impromptu "power outage" rehearsals that became some of the movie’s most unscripted, awkward scenes.
Why Watch: Forget your safe, sanitized rom-coms—*The Birthday Trip* is a brutally funny, cringe-worthy mirror held up to modern coupledom, where luxury escapes become pressure cookers for passive-aggressive jabs and unspoken resentments. With razor-sharp satire and pitch-perfect performances, this film turns a simple weekend getaway into a hilarious yet uncomfortably relatable dissection of millennial relationships. It's the smart, savagely entertaining watch you need for your next movie night, guaranteed to make you laugh, squirm, and maybe text your partner a peace offering.
Three millennial couples arrive at a lavish Southern Highlands farm retreat for a birthday getaway that spirals into chaos, upending their relationships in this razor-sharp and relentlessly hilarious satire.