What is the Metascore for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure has a Metascore of 50 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is available on The Criterion Channel, MGM+. Availability varies by region — check your local streaming guide.

What countries is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure streaming in?

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure streams on Sky Cinema, StudioCanal Presents in the United Kingdom; The Criterion Channel, MGM+ in the United States. Subscription availability only; rental and purchase options may differ.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Directed by Stephen Herek · 1989 · Last reviewed August 31, 2026

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Answer Summary

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) earns a 68% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

68%

Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

81% Editorial Rating

75% Audience snapshot · excluded

50 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5

6.9 IMDb /10

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Runtime: 1h 30m
Cast: Keanu Reeves , Alex Winter , George Carlin , Terry Camilleri , Dan Shor , Tony Steedman , Rod Loomis , Al Leong , Jane Wiedlin , Robert V. Barron
Streaming: The Criterion Channel, MGM+
Country: United States
Language: English

Official theatrical poster for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Theatrical release

Where to watch

The Criterion Channel
MGM+

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Where to watch Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure by country

Country	Streaming on
United Kingdom	Sky Cinema, StudioCanal Presents
United States	The Criterion Channel, MGM+

Subscription availability, refreshed from TMDB. Rental and purchase options may differ.

Why this score?

Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (81/100).
General viewers mostly liked it (75%).
Celluloid Score 68% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure worth watching?

Yes — Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure earns a 68% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

Be excellent to each other — Reeves’ Ted helped invent a time-travel comedy that still defines his early persona.
Celluloid editorial verdict

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure about?

Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.

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