the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2018. It was selected as the opening night film of the 2019 Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco and the 2019 BFI Flare in London. Vita and Virginia was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 5 July 2019 by Thunderbird Releasing. It was released in the United States on 23 August 2019 by IFC Films. Home media The film was released on video on demand (VOD) in the US on 30 August 2019. Reception Critical reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "Vita & Virginia takes a well-acted and initially intriguing look at the relationship between its real-life protagonists, but is undone by unsatisfying storytelling." According to Metacritic, which sampled the opinions of 18 critics and calculated a score of 43 out of 100, the film received "mixed or average reviews". Accolades Elizabeth Debicki's portrayal of Virginia Woolf was recognised with a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd British Independent Film Awards. The film was also nominated for Best Makeup & Hair at the 16th Irish Film & Television Awards. Notes References Further reading External links Vita and Virginia at British Council Film 2018 films 2018 LGBT-related films 2018 biographical drama films 2010s historical drama films 2010s historical romance films 2018 romantic drama films Biographical films about poets British biographical drama films British films based on plays British historical drama films British historical romance films British LGBT-related films British romantic drama films Irish biographical drama films Irish films based on plays Irish historical films Irish LGBT-related films Irish romantic drama films Lesbian-related films Biographical films about LGBT people LGBT-related romantic drama films Romantic drama films based on actual events Cultural depictions of Virginia Woolf 2010s English-language films 2010s British films