Kevin Bacon Is Back: New Netflix Movie Drops Today
Golden Globe winners Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick reunite on screen for the first time in two decades in the romantic comedy The Best You Can, now streaming on Netflix after its 2025 Tribeca Festival premiere.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are back on screen together for the first time in two decades. Their new romantic comedy 'The Best You Can' just landed on Netflix today after premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Yes, it has been that long — and yes, both are still Golden Globe winners and apparently still enjoy working together.
What kind of movie is this?
It is a character-first rom-com with an indie vibe, written and directed by Michael J. Weithorn. Netflix is billing it as warm, funny, and a little bittersweet. The official synopsis sums it up like this:
'The film is a sharp, touching, and laugh-out-loud exploration of change, losing our bearings, and finding connection in the most unexpected places.'
'This character-driven comedy is a reminder that sometimes the people who understand us best are the ones who are nothing like us.'
The reunion angle
This is Bacon and Sedgwick’s first shared screen time in 20 years. Their last run of projects together wrapped in the mid-2000s, after a streak that included 'Lemon Sky' (1988), 'Pyrates' (1991), 'Murder in the First' (1995), 'Cavedweller' (2004), 'The Woodsman' (2004), and 'Loverboy' (2005). If you grew up seeing them pop up together every few years, this one is a bit of a nostalgia hit.
Who made it and who is in it
- Writer-director: Michael J. Weithorn
- Lead cast: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
- Also starring: Judd Hirsch, Brittany O'Grady, Olivia Luccardi, Ray Romano, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Misha Brooks, Heather Burns, Rob Benedict, and Victor Williams
- Producers: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Victoria Hill, Andrew Mann, Michael J. Weithorn, and Andrew Wonder
- Executive producers: Greg Clark, Zach Garrett, Judd Hirsch, Gretchen McGowan, Cindy Ambers, Cora Olson, and David L. Schiff
- Key crew: cinematographer Andrew Wonder, editor Tricia Holmes, composer Kurt Farquhar, production designer Michael Fitzgerald, costume designer Gina Ruiz
Where to watch
'The Best You Can' is streaming now on Netflix. If you missed the Tribeca premiere, you did not have to wait long.