Baby Ruby

Released Feb 3, 2023

1h 33m

Drama

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BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off--even though she's assured it's all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.

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Critics Consensus

A flawed but finely cut gem, Baby Ruby puts the horror of new parenthood under a frighteningly effective magnifying glass.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

You can look at it as a dark comedy, a thriller, a horror movie, or as a psychological study. It gets to a lot of truth about how confused you feel when you're a new mom.

Feb 15, 2023

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

[Baby Ruby] operates at a high-pitched melodrama-horror level, and the constant frenzy becomes exhausting.

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 3, 2023

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Disorienting, tense, funny and scary.

Feb 3, 2023

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

The movie keeps viewers guessing for the most part, leaning on tried and tested horror tropes to maintain the sense of unease, even as viewers are steered to wonder if the danger is coming from inside the house.

Aug 28, 2024

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Prabhjot Bains

Tilt Magazine

While Bohl’s story is the epitome of a waking fever dream, it never becomes a gloomy slog. Instead, it’s imbued with a playful and inventive campiness that is emblematic of the absurdly torturous realities of parenthood.

Nov 2, 2023

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

The purposely ambiguous cinematography, with its abrupt cuts and perplexing visuals, is clearly a manipulative tool that Wohl uses to great effect.

Jul 25, 2023

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Sarah Anne

Interestingly similar to Rosemary's Baby with Zoe Seldona.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/23

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Diana S

Overall I thought this was really well done and ultimately quite moving. I was glued to the screen for the last two-thirds. Also Jayne Atkinson was completely amazing!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Audience Member

dont watch ts…you’ll be better off watchin a tubi film…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Tony L

Baby Ruby attempts to delve into the tumultuous world of horror and motherhood, but unfortunately, it stumbles everywhere. While the film aims to capture the challenges of a good horror movie and the complexities of postpartum life, it ultimately falls short of its mark. The Cinematography is bad, the dialogue is awful and film's depiction of hospital settings and postpartum experiences feels ridiculous and unrealistic and if you ever find a nurse that talks to you in that manner, and traumatizes you to the point where you can't poop, please sue that hospital. As someone with firsthand experience in healthcare, I couldn't help but laugh at all the inaccuracies and over dramatizations. Ultimately, Baby Ruby is a perplexing experience that leaves viewers scratching their heads, wondering where the story was headed and why. Also, Kit Harington consistently plays "Jon Snow" in every film. Pompeii, Eternals, Gunpowder... I mean she could have just yelled at him, "You know nothing, Jon Snow" that's all that was missing in this movie for the main character to yell at him "You know nothing, Jon Snow"...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Marcia M

Reading some of the reviews before I watched this, I expected a disappointing horror film- building hysteria and some kind of bizarre, inexplicable ending. I realise after watching that most of these reviewers were looking for bona fide (Rosemary's Baby??) horror. All I can say is that if you've experienced motherhood OR if you're willing and open to read the film as a deep-dive into that often frighteningly binary, emotional experience, you're in for a very good watch indeed. It might not be classic horror (and therefore a disappointment to paranormal/gore/freaks) but it's an emotionally astute,genius telling

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Grainne F

I have rarely sat through such utter rubbish .. no insight to new parenthood , no storyline, snippets of a Rosemary’s baby remake that goes nowhere. I will never get this time back.. don’t bother !!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off--even though she's assured it's all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.

Director: Bess Wohl
Producer: Alex Saks, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, Jeffrey Penman
Screenwriter: Bess Wohl, Bess Wohl
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Page Fifty-Four Pictures, Point Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.7K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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